Digi Cams

[demuire]

Tom: center.net.au

 

Cropping: That's basically what digital zoom is - cropping. No magnifying or anything, just cropping. It only looks bigger because that's all you see.

[ae71neo]

oh true, i didnt know that

[Peter]

What happened to all the rb67's and hasselblads, ripe for collectors no doubt.

[demuire]

Hey are a whole different league of camera...

[Peter]

which limb would you give for one

[demuire]

I think I like my limbs too much :D And besides, with less limbs I won't be able to make full use of those wonderful pieces of equipment :party:

[Peter]

How would they equate to the status quo in terms of resolution and quality.

 

The RB I used was a terrific piece of equipment and versatile but that was 20 years ago.

 

Sorry Tom, we have shot off at a tangent , but I think you should listen to what Fook and co have to say as I'm sure they are up to date on the new gear.

[demuire]

I'm not totally familiar with 'blads etc, but they aren't your run-off-the-mill 35mm camera (aren't they medium format cameras?), and most digital cameras are more easily compared to 35mm cameras. I think the main limitation if you wanted to take digital photos with a 'blad would be the actual sensor etc in the backing plate, as I'm fairly certain they never came originally as a digital camera.

Edited August 16, 2004 by demuire

[Peter]

fook,

 

please refer to original post

 

I,m not talking glass plates and sepia tone but it was a while ago.

 

They were a large format ' film' camera.

 

and wash your mouth, run of the mill, pahh,

 

thats like calling the red dwarf a ke30.

[demuire]

Peter: Ah, large format, not medium, my mistake.

 

And if you read my post properly, you will notice I said they WEREN'T your run-off-the-mill camera, they're a whole special sort of camera :D Most digital cameras, on the other hand, are more closely compared to 35mm cameras (which the 'blad isn't). Therefore would be rather difficult to "compare" them as far as resolution goes, to a digital camera... It would really depend on the digital backing plate used with the camera.

[wyldephyre]

Nope. Don't use digital zoom at all. I can honestly say that it is nothing more than a marketing gimmick, and should be turned off at all times. Personally, if I don't have the reach I need, I just crop it and call it a day. I'd prefer a small, high quality image to a big, soft and grainy one. Mind you, though, you're talking to someonw with a 6MP camera (~ 3000x2000 output), so my idea os 'small' may be different to yours :D

 

If you really want to upsize your image, interpolatethis.com (I think) has reviews of software which can do a better job of it than your camera can.

 

ND = Neutral density filter. It basically cuts down the amount of light, without affecting the colour of the light that enters the camera. Used when you want to cut down the light going in, so that that you can use a longer shutter speed. They come in various strengths, from 2x to 1000x (!). For example of fun you can have, see http://www.adorama.com/BW52ND1.html

 

I buy from centre.net.au, quick to ship (overnight) if stuff is in stock, takes bpay, and is cheap. They have a variety of stuff, from lenses to memory to filters to tripods and a whole myriad of non-photographic stuff.

[TOMsGPTurbo]

I feel stupid to ask this, however I haven't actually done any photography for a while so I've forgotten :D

 

How do I make the Subject in focus whilst having the background also in focus?

[wyldephyre]

I feel stupid to ask this, however I haven't actually done any photography for a while so I've forgotten :D

 

How do I make the Subject in focus whilst having the background also in focus?

In brief, zoom in as much as possible, use as wide an aperture (small f/number) as possible.

[TOMsGPTurbo]

thanks wyldephyre