S1/S2/S3 Pics

[cerebrus]

Zoom to Tele. Go near. Put largest Aperture. I think still can. S2/S3 are capable cameras..;p But I dont have one. So dont take my word for it. TRY IT!

Cheers,
tltan

Eh, whats a Dark Side dSLR user doing here?? :devil:

Yeah, this method works if you want to increase your DOF. I have tried taking potraits with my DCR 1540, full 660mm.

 

[tltan]

Eh, whats a Dark Side dSLR user doing here?? :devil:

Yeah, this method works if you want to increase your DOF. I have tried taking potraits with my DCR 1540, full 660mm.

:devil: :devil: :devil: in my heart, i want a S2IS or a S3IS. hahaha..Anyway, whats the effect with full TELE? blur waterfall like background? hehe

 

[wishxtreme]

#02 (like the board, shouldn't have crop the shop name inside the shop, but no choice, there are other customers stand there. What do you think?)

What is your setting for this pic? I guess it is without flash.

Any UV filter attached?

 

[cerebrus]

:devil: :devil: :devil: in my heart, i want a S2IS or a S3IS. hahaha..Anyway, whats the effect with full TELE? blur waterfall like background? hehe

Ill show you next time Full tele also makes it easier to find a nice background, since the field of view is so narrow.

 

[lastboltnut]

Cerebrus, I think you mean decrease DOF rite (shallower=less depth rite)?

By the way, if I need a shallow DOF, then I need to full zoom, then I have to stand very far away.....ok.

Eh, whats a Dark Side dSLR user doing here?? :devil:

Yeah, this method works if you want to increase your DOF. I have tried taking potraits with my DCR 1540, full 660mm.

 

[lastboltnut]

Camera: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Exposure: 0.067 sec (1/15)
Aperture: f/3.2
Focal Length: 10.6 mm
Focal Length: 2, 1060, 230, 173
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
ISO: 80

No flash, no filter......anyway, I read in some websites saying digital cam doesn't need UV filter as the CCD isn't sensitive to UV but sensitive to IR range. I wonder how true?:dunno:

What is your setting for this pic? I guess it is without flash.

Any UV filter attached?

 

[tltan]

Cerebrus, I think you mean decrease DOF rite (shallower=less depth rite)?

By the way, if I need a shallow DOF, then I need to full zoom, then I have to stand very far away.....ok.

I think you are right=) cerebrus has been burning his brain cells else where. hehe

 

[cerebrus]

No flash, no filter......anyway, I read in some websites saying digital cam doesn't need UV filter as the CCD isn't sensitive to UV but sensitive to IR range. I wonder how true?:dunno:

It is sensitive to UV. However, almost all lenses now have anti-UV coating on the. The only reason I use a UV filter is to protect the lens element.

 

[cerebrus]

Cerebrus, I think you mean decrease DOF rite (shallower=less depth rite)?

By the way, if I need a shallow DOF, then I need to full zoom, then I have to stand very far away.....ok.

I think you are right=) cerebrus has been burning his brain cells else where. hehe

Yeah, I mean shallow DOF. Well, you can stand about 2m away.

 

[lastboltnut]

I wonder Y the sites say digital cam is not sensitive to UV.....anyway, anyone has pic with blue fringe to show? Just curious. By the way, you can fit the UV filter onto the S3 lens directly?

It is sensitive to UV. However, almost all lenses now have anti-UV coating on the. The only reason I use a UV filter is to protect the lens element.

 

[cerebrus]

I wonder Y the sites say digital cam is not sensitive to UV.....anyway, anyone has pic with blue fringe to show? Just curious. By the way, you can fit the UV filter onto the S3 lens directly?

Using the adapter for my S2.
Not all sensors are sensitive to UV, in the same way that not all digital cameras can take good IR shots. Also, you need lenses that do not have the anti-UV caoting & are able to pass as much light in the UV wavelength as possible.
Blue fringe?? :dunno:

 

[lastboltnut]

Below are the two sites I visited, both mentioned digital cam not too sensitive to UV filter, but sensitive to IR..... I meant blue cast, like the increasing the gammar of the blue tint in a pic......

http://dpfwiw.com/filters.htm#why

http://www.photo.net/equipment/filters/

 

[cerebrus]

Below are the two sites I visited, both mentioned digital cam not too sensitive to UV filter, but sensitive to IR..... I meant blue cast, like the increasing the gammar of the blue tint in a pic......

http://dpfwiw.com/filters.htm#why

http://www.photo.net/equipment/filters/

Not to sure about the blue cast thingy.

For UV photography (From the site you jsut passed me):

http://dpfwiw.com/filters.htm#uv

http://dpfwiw.com/flowers.htm#uv

Another Site:
http://www.naturfotograf.com/UV_IR_rev01UV.html

Cameras are more sensitive to IR, which is why almost all of them have a IR block filter. Which is why most of my IR shots are 10-15 sec long.

 

[lastboltnut]

In the site 1/3 down there is a paragraph:

But How Much UV Can a Digital Camera Really See?

UV sensitivity seems to vary from one digital camera to the next, but most digital cameras seem to be substantially less UV-sensitive than film. In fact, few digital cameras are UV-sensitive enough to reap a noticeable optical benefit from UV filtration, even in the most extreme UV conditions—at very high altitude (well over 10,000 feet) or in very long shots over water. A good quality multicoated neutral UV filter is as good a choice as any for a lens protector if you feel compelled to use one, but don't expect to see much of a benefit in your digital images.

Anyway, it is not too important lah. BTW, if you permanently put the UV filter on with the adapter, you camera become longer huh? Actually I have the UV filter, which Felixcat8888 gave to me free when I bought his adapter.

Not to sure about the blue cast thingy.

For UV photography (From the site you jsut passed me):

http://dpfwiw.com/filters.htm#uv

http://dpfwiw.com/flowers.htm#uv

Another Site:
http://www.naturfotograf.com/UV_IR_rev01UV.html

Cameras are more sensitive to IR, which is why almost all of them have a IR block filter. Which is why most of my IR shots are 10-15 sec long.

 

[cerebrus]

In the site 1/3 down there is a paragraph:

But How Much UV Can a Digital Camera Really See?

UV sensitivity seems to vary from one digital camera to the next, but most digital cameras seem to be substantially less UV-sensitive than film. In fact, few digital cameras are UV-sensitive enough to reap a noticeable optical benefit from UV filtration, even in the most extreme UV conditions—at very high altitude (well over 10,000 feet) or in very long shots over water. A good quality multicoated neutral UV filter is as good a choice as any for a lens protector if you feel compelled to use one, but don't expect to see much of a benefit in your digital images.

Anyway, it is not too important lah. BTW, if you permanently put the UV filter on with the adapter, you camera become longer huh? Actually I have the UV filter, which Felixcat8888 gave to me free when I bought his adapter.

The filter is on all the time with the adapter. Makes it easier for me to stick my DCR 250 macro on. Also protects my lens from knocks and fingerprints.

Yeah, CCD are less sensitive to UV then film. Same as IR. Since almost all modern lenses have anti UV coatings, you do not really have to worry about the UV haze problems.

 

[NightZ88]

Hmm.. Watz dat pointin at me?

 

[aristosmilagros]

Yah, I think S2/3 is very difficult to control the DOF......

Thank for all the advise given. Will practice more.

 

[lastboltnut]

Me learning too. I think to the veteran, it is not that diff to control the DOF.

Thank for all the advise given. Will practice more.

 

[lastboltnut]

Is the nose tip of the lizard white or over? I like it with deeper DOF...may be you are at your full zoom, if thats the case will it be better if you shoot at wider angle, with deeper DOF then crop? (assuming you cannot change your aperture smaller due to lighting prob).:dunno:

Hmm.. Watz dat pointin at me?

 

[lastboltnut]

Ya DCR250 can fix straight onto the UV filter?

The filter is on all the time with the adapter. Makes it easier for me to stick my DCR 250 macro on. Also protects my lens from knocks and fingerprints.

Yeah, CCD are less sensitive to UV then film. Same as IR. Since almost all modern lenses have anti UV coatings, you do not really have to worry about the UV haze problems.