Roni957 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 3401 times:
Hi everyone, this is my first post. I have bought a canon 40d but i would like someone could help me saying what kind of configuration should i have for spotting. Any help should be appreciate. Thank a lot
LeadingEdge From United Kingdom, joined May 2007, 60 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 3390 times:
Would suggest.
Centre weighted Average Metering
AV mode for jets
TV for turbo props with engines running, shutter speed below 300th/sec
AI servo mode
Auto focus with centre spot selected.
colour space SRGB
Colour, sharpness etc set to Zero
Noise reduction off
Lens cap off.
ISO100,200 or 400 depending on the conditions, the lower the number the better.
JakTrax From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2005, 4741 posts, RR: 8 Reply 2, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 3364 times:
Quoting LeadingEdge (Reply 1): Centre weighted Average Metering
AV mode for jets
TV for turbo props with engines running, shutter speed below 300th/sec
AI servo mode
Auto focus with centre spot selected.
colour space SRGB
Colour, sharpness etc set to Zero
Noise reduction off
Lens cap off.
Depends on the conditions. The above seem, in the main, sensible for sunny weather. I actually set my colour saturation to +1 and sharpness to +3, although everything else gets left at 0. I also use a combo of evaluative and centre-weighted metering depending on where the subject is and what the backdrop/surrounding looks like.
Quoting LeadingEdge (Reply 1): ISO100,200 or 400 depending on the conditions, the lower the number the better.
Yep, lower the better for less grain but don't forget the 40D's ISO goes up in increments, i.e. 100, 125, 160, 200, 250, 320, etc. (actually equal to available shutter speeds), which offers far more control. For pin-sharp images I'd recommend not going above 250.
WakeTurbulence From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 1288 posts, RR: 18 Reply 3, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 3346 times:
Quoting Roni957 (Thread starter): what kind of configuration should i have for spotting
That is a question that can only be answered in general terms. I would read through the manual a few times, know all the camera controls, and go out and test to see what brings out the best results for you. Just don't shoot in auto!
Just wondering, why? I understand that it will sharpen the originals a tad, but why would you not want to control it 100% in PS?
Me too, do you not risk adding noise unecessarily for example. If you have the right settings, a steady hand and a reasonable lens, you should be sharp enough at a setting of zero- Surely?
Jid From Barbados, joined Dec 2004, 960 posts, RR: 35 Reply 6, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 3328 times:
Quoting JakTrax (Reply 2): I actually set my colour saturation to +1 and sharpness to +3
Far better letting PS do the sharpening and colour adjustment, it is far better at it than a 40D will ever be. If you shoot RAW it makes no difference what you have them set to as you can change those settings in post processing.
Jid
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Raoulr From Netherlands, joined Jul 2005, 14 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 3310 times:
Quoting JakTrax (Reply 2): Yep, lower the better for less grain but don't forget the 40D's ISO goes up in increments, i.e. 100, 125, 160, 200, 250, 320, etc. (actually equal to available shutter speeds), which offers far more control. For pin-sharp images I'd recommend not going above 250.
Warbirdz From Australia, joined Dec 2007, 25 posts, RR: 1 Reply 10, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 3272 times:
Just make sure now that when you submit the images, you use the names of the people as the photographer that helped you, seeing as you couldn't spend the time working it out yourself.
LeadingEdge From United Kingdom, joined May 2007, 60 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 3232 times:
Quoting Roni957 (Reply 7): ¿Why to use SRGB if RGB can get more information ?
Most if not all PC Monitors will only display SRGB so unless you plan to print your images there is no point in using a wider colour gamut such as Adobe RGB. I f you do want to make prints then use a wider gamut but convert your web images to SRGB.
JakTrax From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2005, 4741 posts, RR: 8 Reply 12, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 3194 times:
Quoting WakeTurbulence (Reply 3): Just wondering, why? I understand that it will sharpen the originals a tad, but why would you not want to control it 100% in PS?
It's actually a kick-back to my old slide days - I own Photoshop and I use it when I upload the odd shot here (I've only 67 in the database) but other than that I don't like it. My images are primarily for my own satisfaction and I don't normally edit them in any way. I'm aware that most leave the settings at neutral and process post-capture. As for unnecessary grain it's never been a problem - I've never had a 'grainy' reject.
Quoting Raoulr (Reply 8): but the bottom line is to avoid ISO settings 125, 250 and 500.
I tend to stick with 100 or, occasionally, 200 but I have used the 'in-betweens' and don't see any difference. Maybe there is one but it's certainly hard to see! I have a few pics here taken with ISO125, 160 and even 250.
Jid From Barbados, joined Dec 2004, 960 posts, RR: 35 Reply 13, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 3178 times:
Quoting JakTrax (Reply 12): I tend to stick with 100 or, occasionally, 200 but I have used the 'in-betweens' and don't see any difference. Maybe there is one but it's certainly hard to see! I have a few pics here taken with ISO125, 160 and even 250.
Karl
Karl go with the ISO that gives you the shutter speed you require. You will notice very little difference between ISO100 and 250 even up to 400!
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Spoogle From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 14, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 3170 times:
Quoting Jid (Reply 13): I tend to stick with 100 or, occasionally, 200 but I have used the 'in-betweens' and don't see any difference. Maybe there is one but it's certainly hard to see! I have a few pics here taken with ISO125, 160 and even 250.
Hmmm .. personally ive noticed a difference in using either 125 or 160 , it does look like more noise than at 200 !
i may be going mad , but im sure its the case
It does refer to that in the dpreview so why have the in betweens ?
Steady hand ...... thats the way forward ( or IS )
StealthZ From Australia, joined Feb 2005, 5434 posts, RR: 49 Reply 15, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 3161 times:
There is a fixation, especially within this community, about low ISO but it is much better to have a sharp shot with a little noise than blurry image that is irrecoverable.
Learn the factors affecting the image and apply them appropriately!
Cheers
If your camera sends text messages, that could explain why your photos are rubbish!
Jid From Barbados, joined Dec 2004, 960 posts, RR: 35 Reply 16, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 3158 times:
Well I have not noticed that Mr Spoogle. I only use the 40D in RAW mode and have used the intermediate ISO's quite a few times due to MAN's not always great weather. These two were shot at ISO160
Samuel32 From Switzerland, joined Jun 2005, 141 posts, RR: 0 Reply 17, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 3148 times:
Wow,
I almost always use ISO 125 on my 40D when I got the 100-400L on there because it needs a lot of light which isn't always present. I've haven't noticed any significant noise at it, but if its true that ISO 160 is less grainy in shadows and so on, I'll be glad to use ISO 160 instead of 125.
JakTrax From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2005, 4741 posts, RR: 8 Reply 18, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 3103 times:
Quoting StealthZ (Reply 15): There is a fixation, especially within this community, about low ISO but it is much better to have a sharp shot with a little noise than blurry image that is irrecoverable.
I like it! Good comment. My point exactly, but you worded it better.
Quoting Jid (Reply 16): Well I have not noticed that Mr Spoogle. I only use the 40D in RAW mode and have used the intermediate ISO's quite a few times due to MAN's not always great weather. These two were shot at ISO160
Nope, me neither. Was out at MAN today, light first thing was nice but soft (08:05). ISO100 gave me 1/250, but ISO125 gave me 1/400. I went with the latter. As Jid suggests I use whichever ISO gives me the shutter I want, and I really cannot see any problems with the intermediate ISO settings.
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