Photograph and Camera talk

[Seul]

No idea what I'm doing wrong, but all my pics are turning out shitty… Out of focus, red eyes,... What are some adviced/ general setting to take pics inside with shitty light (from a bulb) and the autospanner function?..

Camera's a Lumix DMC-ZX1 if that helps...

[Beatle]

with a small point and shoot you will have to use auto and flash. there's no way you will get crisp pics w/o flash, and red eyes is a problem for most cameras

[jbphoto23]

some point and shoots have in-camera red eye reduction…and some photo programs have it for post-processing..

otherwise ways to help- don't use zoom too much, walk closer to subjects..and shoot at a slight angle...red eye is from a direct reflection of flash from the eyes.

[Seul]

I use flash… Don't really use a zoom... Thing is I used to be able to take pics without the eyes showing up all red... It's set to reduce the red-eye effect even...

By 'auto' you mean 'auto-intelligence' Beats?.. Cause it's a bit better with that, but I never used the function til I started having issues with the standard function...

[Beatle]

yeah…maybe turn on all the lights you have in whatever room your taking ppics - helps the camera to focus prior to flash

[hectic]

You guys seen this before: http://www.denis-darzacq.com/chute-vignettes.htm

[elclintor]

My new toy! (well, new to me at least..)

[Giles]

What is an ultrasonic lens?

[jbphoto23]

Giles, ultrasonic refers to the type of motor the lens uses. With Canon they call it "USM", which is now pretty
standard technology on most of their middle through top end lenses. Ultrasonic motors tend to be
quieter than the previous technology also I believe.

[Giles]

Cool - thanks jbp

[DougNg]

Just got this thing

Attaches to the bottom of your point and shoot via tripod attachment

Then you put it on top of any bottle of water/soda and use it as a tripod

[elclintor]

That's awesome Doug!!

Link?

[DougNg]

Just search for bottlepod on amazon. That's where I got it

[elclintor]

cool thanks!!

[AFTRMTH]

Glad i found this thread. I just began exploring the boards outside the IH products LOL. I do alot of photography but for the last few years, i am  merely concentrating on something a lil more challenging.. dogs! Aka American Bullies. It's great to capture them posing like they can follow my directions.

[nooblet333]

Dam that bottlepod looks cool 

[loghill]

I just got a Pentax 6x7 plus 90mm and 45mm lenses. And 25 rolls of medium format slide film. 

[guillaume]

Dont know if this can go here but I met Robert Frank and Sid Kaplin today.They were telling jokes to each other while I was fetching his tri-x quota for him.

[jacoavlu]

wow. don't suppose Robert was carrying a camera?

[guillaume]

@jacoavlu:

wow. don't suppose Robert was carrying a camera?

no, im surprised he can still walk. it was just really funny that sid kaplin came in the same time he did. my dumb co worker tried to take a photo of the two of them together but my boss told him "if you take that photo your fired fat man".