Newbie on board....

[mickle]

Hi all,

Love this site........

I'm VERY new to the 300D, so I thought I would post a couple of my first pictures. Nothing special, but comments would be appreciated.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v440/mickleuk/Butterfly0034.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v440/mickleuk/Butterfly0029.jpg

Cheers

Mike

[Sailor Don]

Mike,

Good photos. Were these hand held or tripod? Was it natural light, or was there a reflector or flash fill-in?

What lens? What focal length?

[mickle]

Cheers Don,

Both photos were hand held, details for first:

Shooting Mode
Program AE
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/100
Av( Aperture Value )
7.1
Metering Mode
Evaluative
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
400
Lens
18.0 - 55.0mm
Focal Length
55.0mm
Image Size
3072x2048
Image Quality
Fine
Flash
Off
White Balance
Auto
AF Mode
AI Focus AF
Parameters
Contrast +1
Sharpness +1
Color saturation +1
Color tone Normal
Color Space
sRGB
File Size
2435KB
Drive Mode
Single-frame shooting


For the second:

Shooting Mode
Program AE
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/80
Av( Aperture Value )
5.6
Metering Mode
Evaluative
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
100
Lens
18.0 - 55.0mm
Focal Length
55.0mm
Image Size
3072x2048
Image Quality
Fine
Flash
Off
White Balance
Auto
AF Mode
AI Focus AF
Parameters
Contrast +1
Sharpness +1
Color saturation +1
Color tone Normal
Color Space
sRGB
File Size
1728KB
Drive Mode
Single-frame shooting


Mike

[Sailor Don]

Mike,

Wow! That's a steady hand you have for 1/80 sec. on a 55mm telephoto shot. My nerves must be shot from riding my Harley too much. Doesn't the "camera shake" icon come on at that setting? :?: :)

[ssim]

Excellent shots.

[Claire]

Wow, nice pics! You used the kit lens? Really nice colours and lighting.

[mickle]

Thanks for all the comments. Been a few years since I've done any serious photography. I used to have an EOS many moons ago, but haven't bought a good camera until I got the 300D.

@Don
Not too sure about the "steady hand", more a case of luck I think. :D

Cheers

Mike

[Sailor Don]

Mike,

I checked it out on my Pro1.
For a shutter speed of 1/80 sec., the "camera shake" warning icon comes on at a focal length of approximately 13mm (about 55 mm equivalent). So at 55 mm (200 mm equivalent), you were deep in the "camera shake zone".

Steady hand or good luck, either way you did a good job of holding it steady.

[mickle]

Don,

Where is the "camera shake" icon on the 300D?

Mike

[Andy_T]

Mike,

I checked it out on my Pro1.
For a shutter speed of 1/80 sec., the "camera shake" warning icon comes on at a focal length of approximately 13mm (about 55 mm equivalent). So at 55 mm (200 mm equivalent), you were deep in the "camera shake zone".

Steady hand or good luck, either way you did a good job of holding it steady.

The 300D has a larger sensor than the Pro1.
So 55 mm is not equivalent to 200 mm, but to 90 mm.

But the photographs are very nice :lol:

Best regards,
Andy

[Sailor Don]

Mike,

I was mistaken in thinking the Pro1 had a larger sensor because it is 8.0 megapixels instead of the 300D's 6.3 megapixels. Andy's observation seems to be right on. (Thanks for the explanation Andy.) I haven't found the focal length multipler of the Pro1 published anywhere, but if you take the equivalent to actual ratio, the multiplier is about 3.9. The published multiplier for the 300D is 1.6. Big difference.

When you shoot 55 mm focal length on your 300D, that is equivalent to 90 mm which is more like a portrait lens, definitely not telephoto. Still good for hand held but not in the "camera shake" range as I originally thought.

I checked the detailed review in Steve's Digicams and could find no mention of a camera shake icon for the 300D. I guess they figure 300D owners are smart enough to know when camera shake becomes an issue.

All these features and different image sensor sizes are so confusing. :? :oops:

[mickle]

Think I'll stick to pointing and shooting..... :D

No, seriously, I appreciate the comments and I've learnt a bit along the way. Thanks to all.

I look forward to spending a fair bit of time on this board, and risking a few more uploads.

Until the next time..........

Cheers all

Mike

[PhotosGuy]

There's a "camera shake" icon on the 300D? You guys are putting us on, right? :?

Nice shots, Mike. Tough ones to get, too. I'd crop some (a lot) off the right of the first one.

[mickle]

Frank, thanks for the suggestion. Tried the crop and it works quite well.

Cheers

Mike

[tpinchback]

very nice