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General => General discussion => Topic started by: jnufcuk on 27 March 2012, 18:30
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My dad has a Samsung nx5 which I use as I can't afford to buy my own :grin:
I've used it at ud, new York, pretty much everywhere lol
He has brought a new lens recently which is very good for long distance. It's a 50-200 ois.
Also the standard 18-55 ois lens.
Now my main question is I always just use smart function and auto focus, but after reading a few threads on here it seems this may not be the best option lol
Now I want to get into photography so is this camera ok to get decent shots?
Has anyone ever used one or know much about them?
Sorry for the ramble :)
Any help appreciated,
Thanks Jon
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Stick it in manual if it has it.
Buy Understanding Exposure book by Bryan Peterson.
Read and learn. Use youtube as well.
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Stick it in manual if it has it.
Buy Understanding Exposure book by Bryan Peterson.
Read and learn. Use youtube as well.
Will do, gunna start playing with it a bit more :)
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Try to avoid using the flash as well.
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Try to avoid using the flash as well.
Whys that?
Also is it best to use af or mf? :)
And one last question for now :wink: ois? On or off? :embarassed:
Thanks for your help mate
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AF is fine, but play with MF too.
OIS is image stabilisation? Try both. In low light handheld you'll need all the help you can get!
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The Samsung NX series are good cameras, so if your start learning how to use it in manual mode you'll see an improvement in your pictures.
But it's not just about going from auto mode to manual, it's also about learning how to compose a good shot, and how to get the camera to capture it best.
I would say while you are learning, stick to Auto Focus (AF), but learn how to get the camera to focus on the thing you want. If you went to manual focus and didn't get it completely in focus it would ruin a good shot no matter how great your exposure settings were.
Learn about aperture (f-stop), shutter speed, ISO and how they all relate. Then once you're well practiced at getting the exposure right, then work on focusing yourself.
There's nothing wrong with using Auto Focus, and you can get the camera to focus where you want by using the Focus Points. The NX5 has 15 focus points (in a grid across the image), so you just pick the focus point you want to use for that shot and let the camera focus on that point.
Practice taking photos outside in good light, then you don't have to think about flash. Built in flash on any camera is bad. That Samsung can go as low as ISO 3200, so it should be sensitive enough to take photos indoors without flash, but you'll have to take it off the auto-ISO setting.
Follow some youtube tutorials or read the manual on how to change the exposure settings in manual mode or you could also try the Aperture Priority mode (A on the top dial) or Shutter Priority (P on the top dial). These will give you the option to set either the aperture (f-stop) or shutter speed and let the camera work out the rest of the settings.
Give it a go, experiment.
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Also take time to look at other photo's on the like of flickr, make a list of what you like about them and you can transfer that into your images. Composition can't be fixed in post production but slight exposure adjustments can. Also look at the photo's EXIF data so you can see what settings someone used to take that shot in that particular condition.
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had a lil play with the settings and longer lens last night :)
cant believe how many extras it has and i didnt even realise the potential :smiley:
now go easy as these arent the best but one was using p on the dial, one using a and the other smart. Cant remember the exact settings i had for the p and a but gives me an idea of potential :D
Smart:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/76607792@N02/7024567433/
P or A cant remember :embarassed:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/76607792@N02/7024568243/
P or A cant remember :embarassed:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/76607792@N02/6878462388/
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had a lil play with the settings and longer lens last night :)
cant believe how many extras it has and i didnt even realise the potential :smiley:
now go easy as these arent the best but one was using p on the dial, one using a and the other smart. Cant remember the exact settings i had for the p and a but gives me an idea of potential :D
Smart:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/76607792@N02/7024567433/
P or A cant remember :embarassed:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/76607792@N02/7024568243/
P or A cant remember :embarassed:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/76607792@N02/6878462388/
Those links are all Private photos. You need to change your permissions on Flickr.
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Also if you've uploaded your EXIF with the shots it may tell you the mode
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Whoops lol. Not use to Flickr but heard its better for high res photos
Will change now :)
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Try this :)
Smart mode
http://www.flickr.com/photos/76607792@N02/7024567433
A or p
http://www.flickr.com/photos/76607792@N02/6878462388
A or p
http://www.flickr.com/photos/76607792@N02/7024568243
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Yup, we can see them now.
The fountain is a good test of shutter speed.
Put the camera in Shutter priority mode, then change the shutter speed up to 1/250 of a second and see how the water is frozen in mid air, then change the shutter speed down to 1/15th of a second (this is slower) and put the camera on a tripod (or something to make it steady), now notice how the water is blur of movement.
To try out Aperture priority, aim the camera at the fountain, put the camera into Aperture priority mode, then lower the f-stop to f2.8 or f3.2 this will make the fountain in focus and make much of the foreground and background very nicely blurry (this is a shallow depth of field). Now put the f-stop up to f5.6 or f6 and see how more of the picture is in focus. The higher the f-stop the more of the foreground and background will be in focus (this is a larger "depth of field").
Now go play. :smiley:
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Sweet thanks man. Appreciate your help :afro:
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A high f number is a small aperture. A small f number (f1.8) is a large aperture. Lower the f number (bigger aperture) smaller DOF.
Also consider the aperture the opening in the lens (gets bigger and smaller) the shutter determines the amount of time the light has to get through that hole, and ISO is the sensor's (or film) sensitivity to light.