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300D arrived
Good afternoon,
Love the camera, had a ball just shooting with the kit lens. Go some nice closeups of Don's conifers some OK pics of the local squirrels (would have been 'nothin but air' shots with he 717). As we figure out how to actually use it things will only get better:): Now the rub, neither of us was terribly impressed with the 75-300 IS USM. Going head to head with the 717, still shot, the 717 had the better picture. Could very well be operator error so will play a bit more today, BUT we are starting to wonder if our money might be better spent on a different lens. The C 28-105 is in the works, still need more on the long end. Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Love the camera, had a ball just shooting with the kit lens. Go some nice closeups of Don's conifers some OK pics of the local squirrels (would have been 'nothin but air' shots with he 717). As we figure out how to actually use it things will only get better:): Now the rub, neither of us was terribly impressed with the 75-300 IS USM. Going head to head with the 717, still shot, the 717 had the better picture. Could very well be operator error so will play a bit more today, BUT we are starting to wonder if our money might be better spent on a different lens. The C 28-105 is in the works, still need more on the long end. Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
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when I first got my Rebel I was pretty dissipointed with the picture quality. Until, that is, I learned (at least the basics) how to post process.
Work with it and you will be able to get much better photos.
Look at some of the photos here that were taken with the Rebel. Ya just need to pay your dues.
Good luck!
Sam
from it. It's not the sharpest lens, and the focusing is a little slow.
But, I owned this lens (before I bought a Sigma 80-400) and I was pleased
with the results when the lens was stopped down to f8.0.
I'm guessing in the picture that you put up, you were shooting wide open,
( aperture at f5.6 ) and at ISO 100.
Try it at ISO 200 or 400, and at F8.0. I think it will look better.
Also (in case you don't know) the "IS" takes a little time to work, about a half
of a second. So don't just bring the camera up and click away with that lens.
Use it more like the 717. Hold the shutter down half way till the image stops
moving around in the view finder, then take the picture.
I more thing. I find that it's helpful to use only the center focus point.
If you have them all 'lit' the camera may focus on the wrong area.
hope this helps.
100% crops straight from the camera.
Basking in the shadows of yesterday's triumphs'.
Thanks again
Hre is a 100% crop of catus photo. (not sure how it will look, here online, but on my screen it's pretty sharp)
Sam
Sam
These were shot at diff mag. (the 75-300 more mag.), this and the larger sensor on the 300d will both comspire to give you a much smaller DOF than your used to with the 717-this is good -gives ability to produce OOF backgrounds but harder to get that sharpnees from foreground to horizon- thats why super wide angles are popular for that extended DOF. The 75-300 is best shot at f8 as mentioned earlier and I recommend always using the IS except when on a tripod. Also out of camera jpegs from the 300d (and the rest of Canon's dslrs) all tend to be soft-they have less in camera sharpening than is done on jpegs from most point and shoot cameras. Study the forums here and keep learning -your pictures will get much better-but there is more of a learning curve to overcome and it will be worth it.............Good luck and don't be discouraged
.............................Mereimage
on the other hand in defense of the FZ line here are some pics my son took with a FZ10 this August
Nice pics but they have all been heavily processed with Noise Ninja and even at this size noise is still visible in the skies, and the FZ30's images are significantly noisier. If you have a good noise reduction program and enjoy post work then the fz30 may be an option but you can buy a lot more camera (body) for the money-tho a good lens will up the antee.....Mere
Dave your suggestions were rght on, made a huge improvement, oh the learning curve! Will post a shot later of the most photographed fire hydrant in the US:D
What was best out of this is, even with getting a better shot, it became obvious this isn't the lens Don wants. It doesn't really suit his shooting style and that is important to figure out. A shorter zoom will be fine for most stuff we shoot around here and when Don wants to go 'long' he is pretty specific about what and why. Soooo that leads us to one thing, save up and get a good prime telephoto in the 300-400 mm range. Oh heck its only money right? We are both thrilled with the 300D, fun, fun, fun. Spending wisely on lenses is a must for us and you folks are a huge help, thanks
If you're thinkin a bit of a shorter zoom, the Canon 70-200L F4 is tough to beat.
The pics are sharp, and have good contrast. Canon is starting up the triple
rebate offer again. It starts Oct 15 and runs through Jan 15 2006. It might
be worth it to wait till then.
Basking in the shadows of yesterday's triumphs'.
H: For less than the price and weight of a lens, how about an entire camera?
J: Has the Sony H1 appealed to either of you? I've reeeally had a blast with mine.
H: It's quite a bit more capable than the 717 in several respects (not just the long lens). I have an assortment of photos in my gallery if you'd like to check them out.
http://www.pbase.com/jekyll_and_hyde/sony_h1_gallery
J: Let me know if you'd like some feedback comparisons of the two cameras.
J&H