S1/S2/S3 Pics

[NightZ88]

pardon e poor quality.. but i like e colors of tis spider. seems to gif out a blue aura arnd it..

 

[NightZ88]

look who's coming..

 

[Wordlife]

1) It is average for a prosumer camera. That means considerable amounts of noise. Use it only when you really need to. Should be an improvement over Panasonic's noisy cameras though.
2) This is not a camera issue but rather a matter of stability and shuttle speed. At any rate, shuttle speeds will be too low indoors for you to handhold the camera at 12x zoom. Both cameras however have image stabilizing functions, which would assist in getting useable indoor shots more easily.
3) There are many models of slave flashes to choose from. Of course you miss in-camera metering and power adjustment and zoom etc.

Thx for the reply Btw mscolor quoted me $717 ($752 inclusive of GST) with free 512, kit bag, AA charger kit, lucky draw coupons...

Dunno shud get or not lol

 

[boogle]

Taken at TPY Garden also:

Follow the winding brick road

 

[cerebrus]

I like colour of this pic. However, I think the it will be good if the pic is sharper...It is always easy to comment then to do it....I also have prob getting sharp pic...

I see that you pic is f2.7...I read somewhere that to get sharper image, try not to use the highest and lowest 2 f/stops of the cam...and I also heard that S3's best f/stop is from 4.5-5.6...has anyone try? Can post the diff?

Thanks.

From what I have read, its supposed to be around f4 for the S2/S3 lens.

 

[boogle]

clouds in the sky, stars on the ground

 

[biggulp]

Thx for the reply Btw mscolor quoted me $717 ($752 inclusive of GST) with free 512, kit bag, AA charger kit, lucky draw coupons...

Dunno shud get or not lol

Seems to be the average street price. Won't go wrong at that price.

 

[Wordlife]

From what I have read, its supposed to be around f4 for the S2/S3 lens.

Hmm it appears that the S2/3 pics are indeed 'soft'... like no focus like that... any peeps out here can justify against this claim by getting sharp pics? If can, was is the f number? Thx

 

[tks]

Hmm it appears that the S2/3 pics are indeed 'soft'... like no focus like that... any peeps out here can justify against this claim by getting sharp pics? If can, was is the f number? Thx

Quite a number of people overseas have made this claim. Most of them say the pictures are too soft. Some clam they are generally not in focus. But they are in the minority.

I am not good enough to verify this claim. Do the experts here share this view? I would be disappointed if this claim is true, as the S3 is otherwise very good. Personally, I have this impression that some of the pictures are not as "sharp" as they should be. But like I said, I am a novice, and it could be just me.

I don't seem to recall any similar complaint with my S1.

 

[lastboltnut]

Good price, just remember dun upgrade SD card or other equipment/accessories (unless you know the price)...

Thx for the reply Btw mscolor quoted me $717 ($752 inclusive of GST) with free 512, kit bag, AA charger kit, lucky draw coupons...

Dunno shud get or not lol

 

[lastboltnut]

Ok, hope I can take advantage of this info....

From what I have read, its supposed to be around f4 for the S2/S3 lens.

 

[lastboltnut]

Good nice pic...but why is the street lamp green while the housing light is normal?

Can I know the setting, please?

clouds in the sky, stars on the ground?

 

[boogle]

Hi lastboltnut,

Thanks.

Settings used in the nite scene pic:

Shutter speed: 15 sec
Aperture: 4
ISO: 200
Mode: Tv

Regarding the lights, the streetlamps were white and the housing lamps were warm orangy yellow in general. I did not adjust the WB so I think the cam adjusted to make the housing lamps whiter resulting in the green tinge on the streetlamps. But I liked the colours that resulted from that so I just left it as that.

 

[lastboltnut]

Oic, thanks for sharing!

Hi lastboltnut,

Thanks.

Settings used in the nite scene pic:

Shutter speed: 15 sec
Aperture: 4
ISO: 200
Mode: Tv

Regarding the lights, the streetlamps were white and the housing lamps were warm orangy yellow in general. I did not adjust the WB so I think the cam adjusted to make the housing lamps whiter resulting in the green tinge on the streetlamps. But I liked the colours that resulted from that so I just left it as that.

Did you PP the pic below? The saturation seems a bit too much for me....and is becoming like a poster colour painting...Ü

Taken at TPY Garden also:

Follow the winding brick road

 

[NightZ88]

 

[lastboltnut]

I have 2 street candid, please comment....cannot be my pics are so perfect right? Or too :ipuke: ...

 

[lastboltnut]

Wow! We post at the same time! When the screen was refreshing, suddenly a big snake appears!!:faint:

 

[NightZ88]

I have 2 street candid, please comment....cannot be my pics are so perfect right? Or too :ipuke: ...

second one works better for me.. e lines (e railing) for e first pic. doesnT compliment e picture too well. but i wld prefer if e gown ainT cut-off.. nice moment though.

 

[NightZ88]

Wow! We post at the same time! When the screen was refreshing, suddenly a big snake appears!!:faint:

oops.. :embrass: e size of e file was too big.. gt to resize it.

 

[lastboltnut]

Yah, I have the same feeling for cutting off the gown...but you know lah, I am not a fast shooter, most of the time I shoot still life....so cant really compose well under such short timing....will practise more. Thanks for the comment.

second one works better for me.. e lines (e railing) for e first pic. doesnT compliment e picture too well. but i wld prefer if e gown ainT cut-off.. nice moment though.