Chris28_17 From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 1439 posts, RR: 13 Reply 1, posted (11 years 3 months 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 1489 times:
Thom@s From Norway, joined Oct 2000, 11922 posts, RR: 52 Reply 4, posted (11 years 3 months 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 1464 times:
If you are taking pictures inside the aircraft, lean towards a wall or another hard surface, like Gary said.
If you are taking pictures outside your plane, do the same thing basically. Lean against the window or something.
But if you can't keep the camera very still, the only solution is a tripod.
Sorry if I couldn't be of more help. Have a nice trip.
Thom@s
"If guns don't kill people, people kill people - does that mean toasters don't toast toast, toast toast toast?"
USAir_757 From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 994 posts, RR: 11 Reply 9, posted (11 years 3 months 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 1433 times:
Two words and a letter:
get
a
tripod
Regards,
C. Wassell
-Cullen Wassell @ MSL | Pentax *istDL, Sigma 28-80 AL DG Macro II, Sigma 70-300 DG Macro
Lewis From Greece, joined Jul 1999, 3092 posts, RR: 6 Reply 10, posted (11 years 3 months 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 1425 times:
You can use an IS lens in low light conditions if you own a Canon camera. Although not ideal for night shots, it will help you with the little shakes you might experience. While holding the shutter release button halfway down, the image doesn't move a mm in the viewfinder! Anyway, it has helped me a lot but nothing is better than a tripod.(the thing is that you cannot carry a tripod wherever you go.
Dsmav8r From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 579 posts, RR: 9 Reply 11, posted (11 years 3 months 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 1431 times:
You are forgetting one thing that is needed... A cable release. Even if you have your body on a tripod, your photos will blur from the slight movement caused by hitting the shutter release... A cable release will eliminate that.
Aric Thalman
Omaha, NE
To most people, the sky is the limit. To those who love aviation, the sky is home
Chris28_17 From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 1439 posts, RR: 13 Reply 12, posted (11 years 3 months 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 1416 times:
okay, at the risk of sounding really stupid, i dont think my camera has a place for a cable release..
I have a Canon EOS rebel S, i looked EVERYWHERE and there is absolutely nothing that looks like anything can be attached to it...
Thomasphoto60 From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 3598 posts, RR: 29 Reply 13, posted (11 years 3 months 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 1417 times:
Chris,
Most Canon EOS bodies have a 'remote control' socket on the lower right side of the camera, this is where you would attach a cable release. Although I do not have that particular body, I do own 3 EOS bodies, so I would assume that your camrea would have it there as well. Check with your manual.
LGW From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 14, posted (11 years 3 months 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 1416 times:
I dont think C. Wassell quite read this post and its replys properly before replying. I said "I have a tripod but I will be flying and dont really want to carry one around cheers anyway"
So saying afted that "Two words and a letter: get a tripod" isnt funny.
Thanks a lot to all the SERIOUS replys and help I recieved
TomH From United States of America, joined May 1999, 960 posts, RR: 3 Reply 15, posted (11 years 3 months 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 1419 times:
LGW,
While on trips when I didn't bring a tripod, I have been able to shoot stationary subjects (not panned) by using a small pillow I found in the hotel room. I have also used a spare bedsheet with the same good results.
Assuming you may find yourself in a location where having these things with you would not be an embarrasment(I don't recommend inside an airport terminal), then you take the bunched up bedsheet or pillow and shape it so you have satisfactorily framed the subject. (You can take verticals this way also). Then simply use auto exposure and your self-timer to take the shot. The Quebec City scenic shot at www.sover.net/~tomh was taken this way.I know photographers who used to carry around "bean bags" with them for the same purpose.
Thom@s From Norway, joined Oct 2000, 11922 posts, RR: 52 Reply 16, posted (11 years 3 months 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 1414 times:
Hang on...A picture could still be clear and nice even if I don't use a cable. Wouldn't it?
I mean, if your zoomed in on something far away, I understand that the slightest movement of the camera will ruin the picture. But using a 50mm lens on something not too far away, not using a cable shouldn't matter. Am I right?
Thom@s
"If guns don't kill people, people kill people - does that mean toasters don't toast toast, toast toast toast?"
USAir_757 From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 994 posts, RR: 11 Reply 17, posted (11 years 3 months 3 days 15 hours ago) and read 1403 times:
They have tripods of any size - you can get tripods that are 12 ft tall to tripods that will fit in your pocket when folded up - if you need a small one, go get one of those "pocket tripods".
Regards,
C. Wassell
-Cullen Wassell @ MSL | Pentax *istDL, Sigma 28-80 AL DG Macro II, Sigma 70-300 DG Macro
Chris28_17 From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 1439 posts, RR: 13 Reply 18, posted (11 years 3 months 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 1396 times:
Hey TomH, your scenic pics on that site are very very nice, i like them alot, for some reason i love that hay field... usually stuff like that bores me but that shot is nice....
About the cable release, i checked again and i REALLY doubt that i would not notice any unknown socket on such a small piece of equipment... And, to be honest, i dont have the manual because i didnt buy the actual camera, i received it from, well, lets just say i inherited it in an unfortunate way
Anyway, maybe mine just doesnt have a release.. oh well, i can survive without it....
Mirage From Portugal, joined May 1999, 3111 posts, RR: 19 Reply 19, posted (11 years 3 months 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 1387 times:
Thomas, even using a 50mm lens in low light conditions you are in serious danger of ruining the picture with the movement of your finger pressing the camera button. If you don't have the cable use the time trigger. I don't have cable and the time trigger is fine to shot the camera without shaking.
Thom@s From Norway, joined Oct 2000, 11922 posts, RR: 52 Reply 20, posted (11 years 3 months 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 1383 times:
Hi Luis.
Yeah, I just dicovered that. I took some night photos with 50mm and no cable, and some of them came out a little blurry. However some of them turned out great.
Thom@s
"If guns don't kill people, people kill people - does that mean toasters don't toast toast, toast toast toast?"
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