Recent content by bluesky77

so if the lighting condition is NOT consistent, izzit better to use other mode(Av, Tv)? i tried to shoot manual mode tday, both indoor and outdoor, no problem in indoor. but when shooting outdoor, my light meter always change when i changing my standing position. thanks!

if shooting white tigers, where shld i take the meter reading? the backgroup. the tigers or some mid-tone objects? tks

i learn something new everyday from here....tks bros!

just to check is 35 f1.8 "fast" enough to shoot kids indoors without flash?

actually it's still better than started off from auto mode and keep shooting with auto.....:bsmilie:

oh.....that is exposure compensation. tks, will start shooting mamual mode from now on.

i am also shoot a lot of my kids photos by using my 18-200mm f3.5-5.6, shooting outdoor usually is not a problem for me, the pics turn out nice. but when come to indoor, like indoor playgroup, science center...etc.. most of pics blur. i am wondering if 50mm F1.4 will be the solution? (i dun feel...

err..........you mean set the shuttle speed to 0?? btw, how to read from light meter? :dunno:

i think i learned a new thing today, tks all bros here to share your information. concluded as below: When the light condition is consisternt, such as indoor, indoor w/flash, night photography -- shoot in mamual mode. another silly question: when i switch to manual mode, first thing i...

Hi all, I am new to DSLR, most of time i shoot with A(v) and S mode, i found these two modes meet most of my need. now starting to explore mamual mode, would like to learn more from expert here. what is the advantage of using mamual mode than Av or S mode? in Av or S mode, i just need to...

tks bro, will try to play ard as per your advise. another question is: is it better to use center weighted metering if i take portrait which will occupy the large portion of the frame.

Dear all, DSLR newbie here, can anyone advise me usually use exposure lock in which metering mode? or it can be used in any metering mode. For night landscape photograpy, which metering mode is more appropiate? Many thanks in advance. :D

u can get Canon 500D kit II (18-200 lens) @$1588 from canon. check out this: http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=509763

Hi bros, new bird reporting here, just got my 500D kit II last week. very new to DSLR, ask some silly questions here: is it a must to get a filter for my lens and which filter to good for a beginner? if i have filter, do i still need to buy cleaning kit for the lens? thanks in advance.

bro. thanks for this info, was planning to go down after work. now seems hv to go down during lunch time. :)