The 6th UK South-East Spider-Infested Plague Pit Gossip Thread (All Welcome)

Im kind of aware of the camera snobs that are out there , personally i don't give a monkeys what people think, yes the camera is way better than me , so i will have to step up to the challenge.I have been fortunate to be able to buy some good kit that will outlast me. So far i have found people on here to be very helpfull, and its much appreciated. After all, we all strive to achieve the same thing surely, to get pictures that make us go "WOW" and bring enjoyment to others at the same time.

mungo wrote in post #9233430
it is one hell of a camera, done a lot of research on it before i bought it, had a very rough year so this was a special treat to make up for things. Dont intend buying another camera , so bought one built to last. looking to join local camera club to help speed up the learning process, will keep reading posts on here as well.

many thanks for your help guys

It is a beauty of a beast that's for sure. I've had one for a couple of years now, it does take some getting used to.

Welcome to the thread by the way, if I haven't already. Any nice piccies of the part of the SE that you come from with the new toy?

mungo wrote in post #9233576
Im kind of aware of the camera snobs that are out there , personally i don't give a monkeys what people think, yes the camera is way better than me , so i will have to step up to the challenge.I have been fortunate to be able to buy some good kit that will outlast me. So far i have found people on here to be very helpfull, and its much appreciated. After all, we all strive to achieve the same thing surely, to get pictures that make us go "WOW" and bring enjoyment to others at the same time.

You won't find any of those kind of people in here, for sure, in fact you shouldn't find any on the whole of POTN.

Just keep playing with it and posting on POTN and we'll all have you exhibiting in no time

mungo wrote in post #9233576
Im kind of aware of the camera snobs that are out there , personally i don't give a monkeys what people think, yes the camera is way better than me , so i will have to step up to the challenge.I have been fortunate to be able to buy some good kit that will outlast me. So far i have found people on here to be very helpfull, and its much appreciated. After all, we all strive to achieve the same thing surely, to get pictures that make us go "WOW" and bring enjoyment to others at the same time.

Welcome to the thread - there are a thoroughly decent bunch of (very talented) folks here and they'll bend over backwards to help with most things!

I have to say I for one like your approach, get the best it'll last a lifetime and you'll grow into it - I wish I'd bought a better camera first (would have saved me buying another so soon after!) and as so many have said it's all about the photos not the black box that holds them!

looking forward to seeing some more shots once you've 'tamed' the monster!

Lee

mungo wrote in post #9233576
Im kind of aware of the camera snobs that are out there , personally i don't give a monkeys what people think, yes the camera is way better than me , so i will have to step up to the challenge.I have been fortunate to be able to buy some good kit that will outlast me. So far i have found people on here to be very helpfull, and its much appreciated. After all, we all strive to achieve the same thing surely, to get pictures that make us go "WOW" and bring enjoyment to others at the same time.

And not to forget we do have SE POTN meets & get togethers every so often ~ just where are you, as sometimes just 3 or 4 meet up on an ad hoc basis such Victor and his UE outings ?

Hi Anke
we have spoken before,

unfortunately no nice pics from Ashford today , as i kinda messed up my settings through lack of understanding so ended up with some ****e pics ! posted a couple on here couple of pages back. But have a better idea of where i went wrong now thanks to some helpfull posts

Hey Mungo, welcome to the thread.

Based in Ashford , Kent. More than happy to meet up for days out and learn how to tame the beast that is the mk3

well back from a cold day at Heathrow. Not been down there for a year so took the chance to update my stock images. Very cold but some good photos.

Had the 100-400 on the MKIII and 300 + 2x on the MKIIN

A couple of photos. edited on lappy so not sure if they are ok or not, they look fuzzy here when posted.

mungo wrote in post #9233603
Hi Anke
we have spoken before,

Apologies, if I missed you, this thread does move very quick sometimes

mungo wrote in post #9233603
unfortunately no nice pics from Ashford today , as i kinda messed up my settings through lack of understanding so ended up with some ****e pics ! posted a couple on here couple of pages back. But have a better idea of where i went wrong now thanks to some helpfull posts

Ahh, my mum lives in Ashford too
I saw your pics and you got some great replies, which should keep you busy reading for a while All I can add is that to make sure that your shutter speed is at least the same speed as your focal length. i.e. you shot at 73mm at 1/40, whereas you should have used a shutter speed of say 1/100.

mungo wrote in post #9233618
Based in Ashford , Kent. More than happy to meet up for days out and learn how to tame the beast that is the mk3

If you don't have time to read every post in here every day, and not many people do then just keep your eye on the first post of this thread where all meets are announced.

Anke wrote in post #9233633
All I can add is that to make sure that your shutter speed is at least the same speed as your focal length. i.e. you shot at 73mm at 1/40, whereas you should have used a shutter speed of say 1/100.

i dont understand this. How is 73mm the same as 1/100?

Pete wrote in post #9232971
I used to love that series.

It got really pants after the shadow wars though.

It's ALL good. Though wish they hadn't been forced to end the Shadow War half a season early. I think I watch it all every 6 months or so and am still spotting things that I've missed before. Straczynski is such a great writer.

And Mungo, welcome to our area of madness.

courier wrote in post #9233659
i dont understand this. How is 73mm the same as 1/100?

Chris was trying to say you should aim to keep your shutter speed above the focal length to try and reduce camera shake and movement

so 73mm - 1/100, or 400mm use higher that 1/400

don't use 73mm and 1/20 or its likely it will be blurry.

courier wrote in post #9233659
i dont understand this. How is 73mm the same as 1/100?

Make sure that your shutter speed is at least the same speed as your focal length.

At least, is the key word, the shutter speed should be higher.