Plankton Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 (edited) Edited April 20, 2009 by Plankton Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moriquende Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 (edited) Nice pics. Do you mind if I save them? Took these today. Note that the last two were taken at speed and are not exactly perfect. BTW, I'm planning on getting a new camera instead of my old *suitcase* IXUS 40. I might go for something that's less pocketable but still compact. Do you recon the LX3 would be a good choice? Or is there something else I should check out aswell? Edited April 20, 2009 by Moriquende Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WhutJP Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Well there are a few cameras in the LX3 class like the g9 being talked about a few posts up. I guess it comes down to what you want to get out of the camera. I do like my lx3 a lot though here's a few I took recently. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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ChrisWPA Posted April 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Wow great pics! Love the contrast! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Harmless Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 (edited) Can anyone tell how to post the pictures so they are larger? Edited April 28, 2009 by Harmless Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Xaccers Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 (edited) 640x427 is plenty big enough. Great photo btw If you want it larger, you have to actually post a larger image. If that's straight off the camera, then check the quality settings to see if there are any higher ones. Edited April 28, 2009 by Xaccers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisWPA Posted April 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Great pic! I bet its hard to get something in flight. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aerodrew Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 Taken with Point-and-shoot cameras: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Harmless Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 I get about 1 in 10 at a reasonable focus. Its manual focus, as the depth of field on F4 is very small (shutter speed 1/1250). Hoverflies atleast hang around in the same area. I've had no success with any other flying inescts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Xaccers Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 (edited) Edited April 30, 2009 by Xaccers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moriquende Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 (edited) Well there are a few cameras in the LX3 class like the g9 being talked about a few posts up. I guess it comes down to what you want to get out of the camera. I do like my lx3 a lot though here's a few I took recently. http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/2766/closeup3c.th.jpg http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/6149/p1000789y.jpg http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/2595/p1000768b.jpg After doing some research, I've decided tog myself an LX3. I'm also fed up with photos always coming out too dark in low-light. Here's some pics taken at a local "motorshow". There's many pics. ^^ *edit* Actually, *fruitcage* it. I'll post a seperate thread to avoid cluttering this one. Edited May 4, 2009 by Moriquende Quote Link to post Share on other sites
apmaman Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Straight from the LX3, no shooping or anything Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vidar Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 MEOW Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moriquende Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Nice cat. Love the detail. Here's something I took the other day. Dunno if it qualifies or not. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moriquende Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Double post! Pied Flycatcher chicks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisWPA Posted June 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Haha sweet pic Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisWPA Posted July 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 Double post aswell Emerging a pattern eh? Okay this is from Pitt Pirates and Chicago Cubs game on July 1st at PNC park. I was using a macro lens (sigma 105mm) since its my furthest reaching lens haha, so pics arnt to good :/ But turned out alright. c&c appreciated Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisWPA Posted July 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 Wow 3rd post in row ha, my bad this was the June 30th game, I made a mistake. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfishsalesco Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 (edited) Critique of Chris WPA's Baseball shots - Broke the Quote thing! http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2613/3677568490_cd24d586fc_b.jpg I take it this is a crop from a fullsized image? Or a Stich, it seems a bit wide for 35mm / 1.6x crop The only thing I would say about this is its a bit over exposed- you can see alot cliping in the whites- best to expose a bit under IMO. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3549/3677566700_6372c9e473_o.jpg Not so much cliping here, still a bit... the only problem here is the lack of detail- it really shows that it is a crop. Also, did you use an aggressive noise reduction filter here? http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2605/3676752821_12b8c71b68_b.jpg Well exposed shot here, no clipping, I would drag the sutter just a tad more, its a bit too frozen here, looks like the guy just just about to fall over . http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2618/3676751633_a177968f84_o.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2461/3677567142_60be3f7174_o.jpg Again, a bit too much of a crop here, lack of detail, maybe again dude to agressive NR? http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2538/3676752061_1c96aebb02_o.jpg Like above, lack of detail, emphasised by the clipping of the whites, bit too over exposed. Edited July 1, 2009 by catfishsalesco Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisWPA Posted July 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 Thanks I appreciate it! Every pic was highly cropped due to me using a 105mm macro lens, but it was first time I ever really shot anything moving, so I was actually extremely confused and didnt know what settings to use and when I put on shutter priority mode to hopefully help, pics wernt clear, so I just used sport mode (one of those newb mode things) because that turned out best, but I had to manual focus and its kinda hard when your using a macro lens. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfishsalesco Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 A good rule of thumb for shutterspeed is 1/focal length, that is, if you are using a 300mm lens, then you want a min shutterspeed of about 1/300 of a second (When handholding, not on a tri/monopod) to get a reasonably sharp image. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisWPA Posted July 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 Hmm yeah I think I heard that somewhere, but its so confusing for me since when I check my shutter speed in my d40s screen it dosnt say 1/300 a sec, so I always never know what its at, I just do shutter priority and guess then shoot and change untill it looks good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moriquende Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 Haha sweet pic Thanks. Was actually worried a while that my presence so close to the nest would drive the parents away, but Pied Flycatchers are persistent birds. The mother even watched me as I was taking the pic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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