Luke W Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 ps - bokeh actually looks pretty good to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruthless Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Where'd he get the name? It's Irish, the name of a Goat http://www.puckfair.ie/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tahna Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 ok I have sucessfully done no work today but learnt heaps reading up on all things photographic. I found a great website and I think.... that I may have found the penny but won't know for sure till I get home and start practicing with the actual camera.Stay tuned! I look forward to seeing your results. Pity you're so far away, we could have a practice day together and get thoroughly confused have you had a look here, it's Canons own instruction site. http://web.canon.jp/imaging/enjoydslr/index.html Thank you, I will check out that website. Just incase it helps you or anyone else in our prediciment, the website and topic I found very helpful (idiotproof with piccies) was this one: http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=414088 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 Where'd he get the name? It's Irish, the name of a Goat http://www.puckfair.ie/ I named him after the play Midsummer night's dream. I think it suits him but he/we get teased about it a little bit. Puck doesn't mind though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruthless Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Do you tell him to Puck off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashanali Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 http://www.shopbot.com.au/p-32489.html$119 is the cheapest. Although I give a HUGE thumbs up to camerasdirect.com.au I just got my 50mm 1.4 lens from them. Ordered it on Monday and had it on Tuesday morning. was that shopbot mob the ones you got the refund from? I'd be wary of them if that's the case. I've had a read up of the lens. it sounds really cheap, plasticky. May I ask how much your 1.4 cost. There seems to be a huge price difference from what I've seen. Is there so much of a difference in quality and ability? Shopbot are the price comparison website... the name of the place with BAD service is quikshop.com.au BUT they are no longer listed at shopbot. Cameras direct is listed at shopbot though. I have learnt my lesson. If I use shopbot now I am going to call someone everytime and also do an online search for reviews about the stores BEFORE I purchase. My partner is looking at an apple macbook through shopbot also... all good if you play it safe. The 1.8 is a bit 'plasticky' but well worth it if you don't have alot to spend. The 1.4 was around $520 through camerasdirect.com.au . As I said, they were brilliant Ordered one day, delivered the next and they have over the counter pick up if you happen to be on the Gold Coast. We have used them twice now and very happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chezzyr Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Oh, I didn't know that about Quikshop. My only experience with them is they couldn't give me a straight answer about whether they had something in stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 (edited) Do you tell him to Puck off? Actually I do sometimes and I have a giggle about it. If you met him I am sure you'd think the name suits him. anyway I've just changed the lens over and shot these from my doorway. they look blurred because the maggies are behind a wire fence so I changed to manual focus. It's just all practice for me. and Penny, Pucks mum giving me lip Edited October 30, 2008 by Kirislin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruthless Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 I get the same lip from Trixie every evening Without fail. The bow turns into a drop, then a crawl, then a frog dog lying on the ground aroo-rooing at me for leaving her all day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polomum Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Tahna.....where are you in SA? I am waiting on my Nikon D80 being delivered...bought it 2nd hand on ebay yesterday.....I'm going to have to do a course cos everything is sounding SOOOO double dutch to me.....Have bookmarked your entry of Ben Fried - does he do a part 3......taking the pics sounds tricky but then you have to go to your computer and choose programs to make the piccys look 'awesome' like Vickies.......Ho hum so much to learn..... I live in between Macclesfield and Strathalbyn...... Krislin.....I want your Penny dog......she's so gorgeous :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tahna Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Tahna.....where are you in SA? I am waiting on my Nikon D80 being delivered...bought it 2nd hand on ebay yesterday.....I'm going to have to do a course cos everything is sounding SOOOO double dutch to me.....Have bookmarked your entry of Ben Fried - does he do a part 3......taking the pics sounds tricky but then you have to go to your computer and choose programs to make the piccys look 'awesome' like Vickies.......Ho hum so much to learn..... I live in between Macclesfield and Strathalbyn......Krislin.....I want your Penny dog......she's so gorgeous :rofl: I live in Morphett Vale, down the southern side of adelaide. We should do the next WEA course together so we can work together in between classes to practice Just came back from doing afew practice picces down the beach. I realised why alot of my shots were so terrible last night... I had the ISO set to 1600 Have since changed that setting to 200 and it seems much better. Another question that you wonderful DOL'ers might be able to help me with. I have the settings on the camera to take the shots at maximum quality however I notice if I look at the properties when the photos are saved on my computer they are saving at much less than the 10mp camera that I have. Some are saving at less than half. Is this because they are JPEG? When I do sucessfully fluke a good shot to have enlarged how do I know that the photo will able to be enlarged without going grainy? I want to enlarge a photo and have it framed as a gift. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tahna Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Do you tell him to Puck off? Actually I do sometimes and I have a giggle about it. If you met him I am sure you'd think the name suits him. anyway I've just changed the lens over and shot these from my doorway. they look blurred because the maggies are behind a wire fence so I changed to manual focus. It's just all practice for me. and Penny, Pucks mum giving me lip Your photos are looking very nice.... you'll be a professional before you know it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clicking Mad Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Krislin..Notice how the first has a smaller DOF than the second yet both were shot at f/3.5. DOF is not just related to aperture (aka fstop), it's also related to focus distance. All other things being equal, same focal length, same aperture, the closer the subject is, the smaller the DOF. aha! that is something I didn't know as such, very useful bit of information, thanks I keep taking these head shots of my dogs with their eyes in focus and their noses out of focus (when looking at me), I don't like them. I always seem to just choose the shallowest aperture and zoom in as close as I can get, because I'm just thinking I do not want that background to be in focus, right? So what I would have to do is open up the aperture a bit, what up to 6.5 or 7.1 ???? ... that way my background of fence-line and dirty long green/yellow weeds and grass etc. keeps out of focus while my dogs' noses as well as their eyes are sharp, is that correct? As it stands, if I choose to step back a pace or so, I'm not filling the frame big enough with the dog, there is too much cropping room, and the lens doesn't zoom that far, but if I did that I would need to get back down to the shallowest depth of field possible, which as we have discussed here is at 55mm to f5.6? Would that have the same effect of ensuring my dogs eyes as well as their noses stay in focus with the background out of focus? I'm not sure I fully understand any of what I just wrote ... help oh, and that 50mm 1.8 sounds like something I should get my hands on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clicking Mad Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 I had a little practise today I hope the post-production doesn't ruin it taken at f/5.0 and 55mm - eyes out of focus, nose in focus, and background well out of focus taken at f/9.0 and 41mm - much more even focus, but maybe I had my point of focus on his muzzle, between his eyes and his nose? taken at f/9.0 again but lens at 21mm - focus is clear in at least his right eye and nose another one at f/9.0 and lens at 25mm ... I think f/9.0 has become my new practise thing. I've gotta get out of the habit of always keeping the aperture as shallow as possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlenheimBoy Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 ... I am waiting on my Nikon D80 being delivered...bought it 2nd hand on ebay yesterday........ ... Another question that you wonderful DOL'ers might be able to help me with. I have the settings on the camera to take the shots at maximum quality however I notice if I look at the properties when the photos are saved on my computer they are saving at much less than the 10mp camera that I have. Some are saving at less than half. Is this because they are JPEG? When I do sucessfully fluke a good shot to have enlarged how do I know that the photo will able to be enlarged without going grainy? I want to enlarge a photo and have it framed as a gift. Any suggestions? Hi polomum, congrats on the D80!! Tahna, the MP (mega-pixel) count of your camera and the image file size (mega-bytes) are two separate things. eg: polomum's Nikon D80 is a 10 megapixel camera. At it's maximum resolution setting, it will produce an image 3872 pixels by 2592 pixels 3872 x 2592 = 10,036,224 pixels or a little over 10 million (or Mega) pixels. Recorded as a JPG, I'd expect the file size to be 4 - 5 MB (MegaBytes) From a decent 10MP image you should be able to get quite a large print - probably larger than you're intending to give away... This link may help you with print sizes http://www.bythom.com/printsizes.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rugerfly Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 All great photos I LOVE the 50m 1.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillbear Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 All great photosI LOVE the 50m 1.8 So do I, its is a great little lens. All of my pound shots in the urgent threads use the 50m 1.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kja Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Here's a nifty little DOF calculator that might come in handy ... it's interesting at least! And I actually miss my 50 1.8 ... I'm glad it went to a good home, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rugerfly Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Thats sooooooooooo not a good home from what I hear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruthless Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 you're a nasty piece of work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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