XTI/400D Users Chat

Hi there all thought it was time I put my hand up to say that I have a 400D. Came from EOS film cameras almost a year ago.

Welcome!

Ive finally got round to cleaning mine again and im happy. Can now take it out again for some casual shooting.

Im going to ask ym question here because I feel like my fellow rebellers wont judge me

Ill give you the scenario. Ill be taking some Makeshift studio(by this i mean My living room, againt a wall with a backdrop) shots of my daughter indoors of course, and have a large patio glass door open with No blinds on the right. So i guess my main lightsource would be on the righthand side, on an overcast day. What would I want my settings at? Mainly my ISO. Im reading to set my ISO to 200.. but that doesnt seem right. I could just play with it.. but id rather ask for opinnions because Well, Shooting a toddler is REALLY hard and have got to be quick..lol

RebelChick wrote in post #5535863
Im going to ask ym question here because I feel like my fellow rebellers wont judge me

Ill give you the scenario. Ill be taking some Makeshift studio(by this i mean My living room, againt a wall with a backdrop) shots of my daughter indoors of course, and have a large patio glass door open with No blinds on the right. So i guess my main lightsource would be on the righthand side, on an overcast day. What would I want my settings at? Mainly my ISO. Im reading to set my ISO to 200.. but that doesnt seem right. I could just play with it.. but id rather ask for opinnions because Well, Shooting a toddler is REALLY hard and have got to be quick..lol

As long as you have enough light, ISO 200 should be adequate, try and shoot about f4 and shutter speed will vary depending on the amount of light. Minimum I would try and aim for is 1/60sec if possible. Maybe ISO400 at max to help.

If the light is too strong from outside, this about trying to soften it with white baking paper or a thin white cotton sheet. Apart from that, invest in a flash or some stobes.

Whilst this may not be the best option but the link below were taken with a 580EX II(on camera) and 430EX(on lightstand with white umbrella).

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=465767

Not technically correct but it was a start. The room was an undecorated lounge with white walls and natural light. Helping to have some flash or stobe can help to improve the light quality.

elysium wrote in post #5535954
As long as you have enough light, ISO 200 should be adequate, try and shoot about f4 and shutter speed will vary depending on the amount of light. Minimum I would try and aim for is 1/60sec if possible. Maybe ISO400 at max to help.

If the light is too strong from outside, this about trying to soften it with white baking paper or a thin white cotton sheet. Apart from that, invest in a flash or some stobes.

Whilst this may not be the best option but the link below were taken with a 580EX II(on camera) and 430EX(on lightstand with white umbrella).

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=465767

Not technically correct but it was a start. The room was an undecorated lounge with white walls and natural light. Helping to have some flash or stobe can help to improve the light quality.

See and i feel though that the stock flash is really powerful. So i dont want to go too powerful on the flash. But like you say with the adequate lighting i may be able to achieve what i want. I tend to do really harsh exposure , and i am trying my damnedest(sp?) to really improve my issues. And yes , i am doing this by using my daughter as my guinea pig

RebelChick wrote in post #5536031
See and i feel though that the stock flash is really powerful. So i dont want to go too powerful on the flash. But like you say with the adequate lighting i may be able to achieve what i want. I tend to do really harsh exposure , and i am trying my damnedest(sp?) to really improve my issues. And yes , i am doing this by using my daughter as my guinea pig

The stock flash is ok, you can give it a try. Try and create some sort of diffuser as it can be pretty harsh with shadows.

http://photo.net …a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00JDS8

Harsh exposure is fine but it can be very unflattering. What additional flashes and off shoe flashes allow you to do is direct your light where you need it.

Best thing is set up first and take some shots, shoot RAW so you can adjust later. After that you can go back and review your pictures and see if you do need any other equiptment.

One from a local MMA fight a few weeks back:

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A few shots from last weekend's historic races here at Road Atlanta...

UGHH HELP! Noise noise noise!!! I honestly never experienced so much noise in my photo before.. What went wrong? I dont even remember my settings

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Not knowing the settings will make it hard to diagnose the noise problem. Higher ISO is the leading cause of noise I believe.

That may be it.. Let me check on the camera its self...

LMAO ISO 800 theres my problem!

Yeah, the XTi doesn't do so great with higher ISOs, but sometimes it's either have some noise or don't get the shot at all. With a moving object in what looks like low light, you may not have had a choice. Are you using full manual mode? Flash?

That was Full manual mode with no flash, and a Mini Maglite as a spotter

RebelChick wrote in post #5537024
UGHH HELP! Noise noise noise!!! I honestly never experienced so much noise in my photo before.. What went wrong? I dont even remember my settings

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How'd you even get that picture. Manual Focus?

Edit- ^^ got it.