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Taken with a Canon A620.
The A620 is discontinued, but the A630 that replaced it goes for about $190.
The A620 is discontinued, but the A630 that replaced it goes for about $190.
Thats pretty cool. I usually just set mine to auto bracketing and let it fire off three shots. camera decides Tv and Av.3 exposures with aperture priority at 1/2000 sec. (-2 exp. comp. for sky,) 1/500 sec. (-1/3 exp. comp. for mid,) 1/100 sec. (+1.3 exp. comp. for shadow detail,)
Originally posted by: pontifex
there's no way those are directly from the camera. looks like a lot of photoshopping and even HDR stuff going on there.
Originally posted by: pontifex
there's no way those are directly from the camera. looks like a lot of photoshopping and even HDR stuff going on there.
Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Originally posted by: pontifex
there's no way those are directly from the camera. looks like a lot of photoshopping and even HDR stuff going on there.
Bingo. If you've got the time and talent to play around in post, you can make some pretty amazing shots. Even straight from the camera though one can get some pretty nice photos with a P&S. When most people see a photo, they aren't looking for the ultimate sharpness or scrutinizing everything for evidence of chromatic aberration, they're looking at the composition. A DSLR is great, I love mine, it makes it easier to play with settings and make adjustments, but it doesn't make my photos any better.
ZV
Originally posted by: AndrewR
Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Originally posted by: pontifex
there's no way those are directly from the camera. looks like a lot of photoshopping and even HDR stuff going on there.
Bingo. If you've got the time and talent to play around in post, you can make some pretty amazing shots. Even straight from the camera though one can get some pretty nice photos with a P&S. When most people see a photo, they aren't looking for the ultimate sharpness or scrutinizing everything for evidence of chromatic aberration, they're looking at the composition. A DSLR is great, I love mine, it makes it easier to play with settings and make adjustments, but it doesn't make my photos any better.
ZV
In certain situations, a piece of equipment is essential to getting a shot which is what always annoys me about the statement in the title. Try telling NFL photographers that the equipment doesn't matter -- those close-up, razor sharp action shots on the field are simply not possible, for the most part, without some serious equipment.
Ultimately, you cannot consistently take good, pleasing photos without a good photographer, but sometimes, you cannot get a shot because of the technical limitations of your equipment. No amount of photographic skill can change the aperture or focal length of your lens.
Originally posted by: BlinderBomber
Originally posted by: AndrewR
Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Originally posted by: pontifex
there's no way those are directly from the camera. looks like a lot of photoshopping and even HDR stuff going on there.
Bingo. If you've got the time and talent to play around in post, you can make some pretty amazing shots. Even straight from the camera though one can get some pretty nice photos with a P&S. When most people see a photo, they aren't looking for the ultimate sharpness or scrutinizing everything for evidence of chromatic aberration, they're looking at the composition. A DSLR is great, I love mine, it makes it easier to play with settings and make adjustments, but it doesn't make my photos any better.
ZV
In certain situations, a piece of equipment is essential to getting a shot which is what always annoys me about the statement in the title. Try telling NFL photographers that the equipment doesn't matter -- those close-up, razor sharp action shots on the field are simply not possible, for the most part, without some serious equipment.
Ultimately, you cannot consistently take good, pleasing photos without a good photographer, but sometimes, you cannot get a shot because of the technical limitations of your equipment. No amount of photographic skill can change the aperture or focal length of your lens.
I agree and disagree. Parting of being a good photographer is knowing the strenghts and weaknesses of your equipment and only playing towards its strengths. If you have a 50 mm lens, taking landscape shots is not usually in your best interest. Certainly a P&S limits what you can do, but you can definitely take consistently good photos with them.
That being said, sometimes I feel as though people get far too obsessed with owning the latest and greatest. Investing thousands of dollars into photo equipment is awesome, but only if you know how to use it. Ultimately, a good photographer can take great pictures with any camera.
Originally posted by: AndrewR
Originally posted by: BlinderBomber
I agree and disagree. Parting of being a good photographer is knowing the strenghts and weaknesses of your equipment and only playing towards its strengths. If you have a 50 mm lens, taking landscape shots is not usually in your best interest. Certainly a P&S limits what you can do, but you can definitely take consistently good photos with them.
That being said, sometimes I feel as though people get far too obsessed with owning the latest and greatest. Investing thousands of dollars into photo equipment is awesome, but only if you know how to use it. Ultimately, a good photographer can take great pictures with any camera.
I've been reading Outdoor Photography for awhile now, and they are big proponents of taking landscape shots with non-wide angle lenses.
Tell me though -- how do you get a wide angle shot without a wide angle?