 Matt Rose |
Just bought a Digital Camera Hi, my name is Matt. I'm 22 and have had a passion for photography for a few years. I would stil consider myself a novice camera user. I had a canon powershot for the longest time and it would be in Auto mode all the time. Well, I wanted to buy a nicer camera( I think its nicer?) a FUJIFILM FINEPIX S1000fd. I wanna start takin more serious, pretty pictures. I studied the manuel this time, now im playing with the aperature. But of course im having a hard time. So, is this a good camera? any links or quick lessons on how to work the aperature? I understand a low ap for minamal light, but still I can get that crisp shot with that blury backround... thanks, Matt
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Alan N. Marcus |
Hi Matt, Welcome to the world of more advanced digital photography. Just a word or two or maybe three on aperture. Aperture setting can be confusing. The camera lens mimics the human eye as both have an aperture that must be changed depending upon the light level encountered. The first major hurdle is understanding the language of aperture. First aperture means opening and your camera features a variable opening. You can set it be a tiny diameter or you can set larger. Tiny openings are for bright light situations. Large openings are for dim conditions. We talk about aperture and in the same breath we talk about f/numbers. This is the confusing part. f/numbers pertain to the math of circles. Tiny apertures are mathematically expressed using bigger number while large apertures are expressed using small number. Take your new camera, when we talk about aperture and your camera, it spans f/2.8 (large opening) through f/8 (tiny opening). So, in dim light you or your cameras automation will set the aperture to about f/2.8 or close to it. In bright light you or your cameras automation will choose f/8 or something close to it. These are the apertures your camera sports: Much of the time, your cameras automation will choose a value in-between these “full stop” values. As an example your camera may choose f/5 or f/6.4. These in-between values are fine tuning, keep in mind that f/5 falls between f/4 and f/5.6. Get the idea? Since aperture controls the amount of light that reaches the imaging chip inside the camera i.e. this is just one of the controls we can exercise over exposure. f/2.8 allows maximum light to enter while f/8 is the minimum. Additionally, f/2.8 features shallow depth-of-field. As an example a portrait taken at f/2.8 might have eyes in focus while rendering the ears and nose out of focus. A landscape shot at f/8 might have everything in focus from 3 feet to as far a the eye can see (infinity symbol ∞). Your camera will serve you well; when you become a little more accomplished you can think about stepping up. Meanwhile enjoy, take lots of pictures and ask us questions. Best of luck, Alan Marcus (I'm 70 been at it over 60 years. ammarcus@earthlink.net
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Pete H |
Hang around with us all Alan..maybe another 70?..Oh wait, we'll have to refresh the fixer. No sweat. Matt; welcome to the art of the mechanical brush. :) You will find tons of info all over the internet; plenty of free lessons etc...and of course we will help when we can. The most common advice and good advice at that is SHOOT-SHOOT-and shoot some more. Learn from mistakes and if you find yourself in a quandry; ask away.
Pete
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Alan N. Marcus |
Hi all and Pete too! Old photographers never die, they just lose their developer!
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Matt Rose |
wow thanks for the replys and the big help. Thumbs up for betterphoto.com!
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- Carlton Ward Contact Carlton Ward Carlton Ward's Gallery |
Hi Matt, There are a lot of courses here at Better Photo regarding proper exposure and lots of other topics. I have taken several from everything from creating more dynamic photos, lighting and lots of Photoshop courses. They are great courses with inspirational & knowledgable pro photographers. Check em out - Carlton
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Oliver Anderson |
Hey Matt, here is a review of your Fuji Camera. Overall the S1000fd comes in somewhere on the low side of the middle of the pack, and while this camera is cheaper than much of its competition a low price isn't really a bargain if you have to give up too much in terms of features, performance, and usability. With the likes of Canon's S5 IS and Olympus's SP570 UZ out there, the S1000fd simply doesn't cover enough ground to earn a strong recommendation. Pros: Very good image quality No image stabilization here's the link.
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