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[dlancast]

Thank you  Dave.  I'm certainly on a learning curve with respect to my digital camera.  Wondered about that ISO setting.. I will try that.  So much to learn, so little time.

Dennis

[Martin (Admin)]

Costs Enough to Run Norway ?

 

[derekwarner]

Guys.........could one of members with reasonably competent photographic skills [this precludes me  ] please offer a few tips relative to our hobby

1. is macro photography really the best option?......or necessary? .......I find macro advantageous for technical presentation/reporting/viewing....but the associated blurring of close by components can be disconcerting for viewing model work

2. is it not best to take the original images at the highestposssible resolution & then reduce the pixel sizing to bring it back to < 160 Kb WEB site limit?....Martin made a complementory comment in a different thread ..re the quality of images posted & the response was large pixel [5Mb?] originals....... ......Derek

[Martin (Admin)]

1. Yes many, most cameras can't focus down that close without the 'Macro' option being selected.

2. If you so take an 'ordinary photo' and  use software to crop the image;
    a. It''s a lot of unnecessary faffing about
    b. You won't get as good results.


Photos:
1. Camera set on normal
2. Zoom selection of above
3. Camera on Macro

[barryfoote]

Martin is right, but only to a degree......Sorry Martin..For images as he has taken the macro works well. These images are flat. They have no depth, but on Macro setting the image depth of field can be a couple of millimetres, therefore throwing most of an image out of focus, which is fine in artistic terms, but not in our hobby, where we are trying to show details in focus.

For best results we want to set a largish aperture, say f8 to f11. Shutter speed is not important if mounted on a tripod and shooting a static image. Focus as close as possible to the image and use flash if  required. Then only a small amount of cropping will be required to show the detail wanted. If the finished image is too large to post, then it will need resizing, but then that has always been the case..

Such an example is shown below.

[Martin (Admin)]

The camera I used (Canon Powershot A470) and Dennis' Cannon Power Shot SD450 don't have those kind of options....

[dlancast]

My SD450 does. I just need to learn how to set the menu up and use it.  I need to try to adjust that ISO setting to a higher number, I think its set at 60 now... should help with focus issues.

Dennis

[Norseman]

Hey Dennis

It would be good to see the same shot but on the different possible settings.
I had just assumed (before this thread) that macro was the only way.

Dave

[barryfoote]

Dennis,

I use Nikon, so do not know exactly where you change the settings. You will have to look in the main menu setup. It should be there somewhere. Set the ISO to 400 if it has it and try that.

[Welsh Wizard]

will have a look tomorrow on mine and post how to do it here


Dave