The Photography Thread 2

[EvilBoris]

I'll have another look into it, thanks CS

Here are some IR photos I took today

CRW_0110.jpg by EvilBoris, on Flickr

CRW_0121.jpg by EvilBoris, on Flickr

CRW_0122.jpg by EvilBoris, on Flickr

CRW_0131.jpg by EvilBoris, on Flickr

[Brad]

Second shot is a corker!

[fishbowlhead]

The second one looks like something out of a Chinese Kung fu flick set in the Forrest

[capcom_suicide]

Wonderful shots!

[speedlolita]

Second shot is a corker!

Agreed, incredible.

[MartyG]

Got something new to play with:





Little bit more expensive than ordinary converters, this is a speedbooster - essentially it reduces the crop factor and increases the effective f stop by a stop. Seems to work okay with initial test shots but I'll have a better play later.

[speedlolita]

Believe I have heard of those.

Don't some offer like 11 stops? Madness.

[MartyG]

Not sure about that, it's this one here. I'm quite interested in picking up a Sony NEX as the boosters for those effectively make the focal length of the lens 1:1, i.e., no crop factor.

[Garf]

Not posted here for a while, recent randoms :


Single by GarySmith70, on Flickr



Double by GarySmith70, on Flickr


Tumble by GarySmith70, on Flickr


Blocks by GarySmith70, on Flickr

[Brad]

Love the top two. Very nice.

[MartyG]

Playing around with a Samsung NX100 with M42 converter and 80-200mm f4.5 lens.





Quite a nice feeling camera in the hand, although the sensors do seems to be a little be noisy.

['Press Start']

I am looking to buy a camera and am unsure if I should go for:-
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ35 - Compact
Canon PowerShot SX510 12MP - Bridge Camera
Fuji Film S8650 16mp - Bridge Camera

I'll mostly be taking shots of the family and a few picturesque vistas whenever we go out. I am hesitating getting a 12mp camera as if I capture an amazing image of the kids I will want to make it a canvas. Should I be concerned or is that just my lack of photo knowledge?

[EvilBoris]

I would fret about the resolution, your TV for example is only 2megapixels worth of resolution, so unless you want a canvas like 6 times bigger than that.

The Bridge ones will probably edge on image quality, but the Panasonic is very good and will be appreciably smaller.

[MartyG]

Not so much the megapixel count but the size, density and quality of the sensor. Lens and technique can play a big part too, so like EB says don't worry too much about MP count. All three have 1/2.3" sensors and comparable lenses so I doubt there's much appreciable difference in IQ and if you're not cropping photos it should be okay for A3 prints.

Given you're after something for family snaps and not a DSLR backup the fact they won't snap focus as fast as a DSLR isn't something you'll have expectations of

['Press Start']

Thanks guys. My son (5) likes to try and take photos too and I would like to encourage it, although if I had a pricey DSLR I would start sweating every time he wanted a go. I think I'll plump for the Panny and save some space.