help with camara

[Jim Ford]

Originally Posted by cosmicma

although the eye seems to be ok the small leaves to the lower left seem soft although they are on the same focal plain as the eye
overall the image does have a soft look to it compared to other lenses at the same apeture and focal length

Very difficult to say with the small forum image, though.

Jim

[cosmicma]

Originally Posted by Jim Ford

Very difficult to say with the small forum image, though.

Jim

you have a very good point and we have no idea of how large a crop it is if any

[chrisbryn40]

hi everyone,
replies are great thanks but dont forget im a complete novice so im getting abit confused.
2 questions for you all: how do i turn the shutter sound off? and also my pictures are getting alot better but some pictures are of birds in flight,how do i adjust the shutter speed to stop the wings and indeed the action coming out blurred?

once again thanks eceryone x

[nightshade]

A shutter sound? what will they think of next (see the thread on keeping a shutter quiet ) It should be in the camera menu, they are usually easy to go through.
The 70-300 can give shake if hand held on the full 300mm but if you change
Shutter speed, look for shutter priority set 500th (for a start) the camera will take care of the aperture try it but it needs lots of good light.

[Geoff F]

For in flight shots use the Tv setting option (try to avoid the full auto setting whenever possible) and set the shutter speed to at least 1/1000 sec. You may need to also adjust the ISO options in order to obtain a reasonable aperture.

ISO of 400 should be fine and 800 will normally work satisfactorily if the light is good. Beyond that there is a risk of getting some 'noise' in the darker areas. But this is often acceptable in order to get the photo.

For flying birds, or sitting ones for that matter, against a sky you may have to use a little Exposure Compensation. Ask again if you have problems with this.