Just bought an XTI!
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Just bought an XTI!
After years and years of ugly point and shoot cameras, I finally decided to pick up an XTI last night. I was messing around with it for a few minutes last night.. I mean 2 hours 
and absolutely love it. I really have no clue what I'm doing but I did read the manual and will pretend to know what I'm doing. I just have a couple of questions:
I want to take a picture of rolling shots... How do I take a good depth perception shot?
I put in on AV? If there is an overcast, what should the ISO be?
Most of these pictures will be posted online or sent as e-mails, so I shouldn't have the files at raw? Should I have it at the small?
Thanks!
and absolutely love it. I really have no clue what I'm doing but I did read the manual and will pretend to know what I'm doing. I just have a couple of questions:I want to take a picture of rolling shots... How do I take a good depth perception shot?
I put in on AV? If there is an overcast, what should the ISO be?
Most of these pictures will be posted online or sent as e-mails, so I shouldn't have the files at raw? Should I have it at the small?
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by bkw,Nov 29 2007, 09:38 AM
Yeah, return it.. and buy my 20D!
iso400 is pretty good when overcast. Read understanding exposure by bryan peterson then set your camera to M and go learn.
iso400 is pretty good when overcast. Read understanding exposure by bryan peterson then set your camera to M and go learn.
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Originally Posted by hyun83,Nov 29 2007, 10:14 AM
Can you tell me why though?
Should I have opted for the d40x?
Should I have opted for the d40x?
I'm just busting your balls dude. 95% of us shoot with Canons, including me. 
Welcome to the photography section, where even what we say is photoshopped.
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Originally Posted by NFRs2000NYC,Nov 29 2007, 10:21 AM
I'm just busting your balls dude. 95% of us shoot with Canons, including me. Welcome to the photography section, where even what we say is photoshopped.
Anyways, I will put this to good use as soon as I figure how to appropriately use it.
What version of PS should I buy?
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For good rolling shots depth of field, or perception as you called it, isn't that big of an issue becuase what you focus on is going to be the only thing that comes out clear. You adjust the shutter speed to get the blur in the background but you have to pan with the moving object to keep it in focus. This is a shot I took with the kit lense to my XTi at Englishtown, to give you an idea of what you can do.
Read Understanding Exposure and practice.
Read Understanding Exposure and practice.
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Originally Posted by hyun83,Nov 29 2007, 10:31 AM
I want to take a picture of rolling shots... How do I take a good depth perception shot?
Most of these pictures will be posted online or sent as e-mails, so I shouldn't have the files at raw? Should I have it at the small?
Most of these pictures will be posted online or sent as e-mails, so I shouldn't have the files at raw? Should I have it at the small?
Rolling shots - do you mean two cars moving simulatenously or a panning shot, where the photographer is stationary but the object is moving?
I shoot at RAW + small jpeg. I delete the small jpeg once I'm done converting everything over from RAW, though.
Just resize the converted RAW-to-jpg image for web use. Adobe and other programs have batch actions that make it quicker and eaiser.