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03-23-2008, 03:14 PM
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Re: My First Set with my new Xti
He just started taking them in raw..the first set was in jpeg only
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03-24-2008, 05:09 PM
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Re: My First Set with my new Xti
some more...from tonight....now consider these were taken from my drivers seat at a red light....so i didnt have much time to get these but figure id post them....kinda cool pics
i think my uv filter is giving me some darkness problems....im finding to balance at 0 on the scale, im needing really high shutter lengths...like 30seconds the city hall pic could use some editing around the border  
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03-24-2008, 07:14 PM
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Re: My First Set with my new Xti
Sean I thought about your UV filter.
It's like putting sunglasses on your camera at night - no need. There are no harmful UV rays at night - that's why we don't need to wear sunglasses at night either. Anyway - so the UV filter seems to be working at night - seriously blocking all your light - thus the need for 30 second exposure times in low lighting. Did you try taking it off?
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03-24-2008, 11:03 PM
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Re: My First Set with my new Xti
My guess for the dark pictures and the long exposure lengths is because you're shooting in low level of light (judging from those pics, the sun was already down and 1/60 shutter speed at ISO400 is not enough at that light level....maybe more like .5-1 sec)... A UV filter will not make your image darker.
It sounds like you still have a lot of basic stuff to learn, such as how the camera captures light to expose an image properly.
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03-24-2008, 11:55 PM
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Re: My First Set with my new Xti
the only real reason to use a UV filter anymore is to protect your front element if you're shooting something like paintball or there is a chance of something striking the front element
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03-25-2008, 12:01 AM
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Re: My First Set with my new Xti
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Sean: I would suggest playing around with aperture priority (Av) and shutter priority (Tv) modes before diving right into manual mode. Using Av and Tv modes will teach you quite a bit about how shutter speed, aperture, ISO speed, and exposure comp relate to each other... and you need to know a good bit about those sorts of things to operate a camera in manual mode with any degree of success. And for the last round of pics you took, I would check to make sure you're using a clear UV filter (or try again in similar lighting conditions with no filter at all) and also check which light metering mode you're using.
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03-25-2008, 05:29 AM
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Re: My First Set with my new Xti
mine is tinted like sunglasses would be....not clear....
can i just order a clear lens? i prefer to have a filter just to protect the lens....do they make clear ones? went to ritz camera today on my way to campus...they said i have a polarizing lens that filters out light but said it shouldnt really give me a problem...is this right? or should i be using a clear uv filter? i really want something on there to protect it Last edited by 97mits3kgtSOHC : 03-25-2008 at 07:28 AM. |
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03-25-2008, 07:31 AM
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Re: My First Set with my new Xti
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thats what I was thinking - you werent given a "normal" UV filter. heck Ive shot in dark rooms with mine and I never had that problem. this shot for reference was shot with a UV filter on the lens:  i think you should skip filters for now - you are trying to learn to use the camera properly and stuffing a lot down your throat isnt going to help. take things one step at a time - get the regular/clear UV filter to protect your lens first, then just shoot away and get as many shutter clicks under your belt. only when you begin to get a lot of "aha!" moments and actually learning to use your gear, should you move on to filters and stuff. |
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