Finally got a Digital Camera!

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 5:28 am

Yay! Funny Transformers pictures hopefully to ensue in the future.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 5:43 pm

"Next, on My Three Primes, Prime goes to the bathroom, while Prime goes shopping, and Prime washes the dog."

Autobloke · Post by **Autobloke** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 8:03 pm

Dusty Primes have a party.
And you took his bloody head off!
Enjoy the camera - digital photography kicks arse!

Kup_1 · Post by **Kup_1** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 4:31 am

what kind is it?

Autobloke · Post by **Autobloke** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 2:47 pm

Kup_1 wrote:what kind is it?

My arse? It's got two cheeks and a thin layer of soft ginger hair.

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 2:53 pm

Just a little Kodak EasyShare CX7500. It's got 3.2 megapixels, whatever that means. I've been surprised at the robustness of the features offered, especially considering I got it for only $100. The zoom leaves a bit to be desired, but other than that, it's great.

Autobloke · Post by **Autobloke** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 3:06 pm

3.2 is quite respectable - I have a 4.0 camera - although there are ones with more than 8.0 mp out there. Basically, the higher the number the better - it's the numer of millions of pixels you have for taking a photo.
And as long as you have a decent close-up focus function, then you can take great TF pics. I can get right into that Prime's eye and still have it in perfect focus if I wanted - but only if I have the camera mounted - or the hand-shaking would make the picture too blurry.
Do you have video capture too?

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 6:54 pm

Yeah, there's video capture w/ no sound. I haven't tried it yet, thou.

Autobloke · Post by **Autobloke** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 3:48 pm

You can do full-body rotations of TFs and make tech specs more interesting.
I've got sound and dictaphone as well, but the instuction book was massive so I gave up on reading all that it could do. Perhaps it makes tea too.
Still, it's not the power of the camera but how good you are with what you've got. Judging by your pics above, you're going to have lots of fun.

Kup_1 · Post by **Kup_1** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 5:32 pm

Autobloke wrote:
Kup_1 wrote:what kind is it?
My arse? It's got two cheeks and a thin layer of soft ginger hair.

Well, I knew that....

Autobloke · Post by **Autobloke** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 1:17 pm

Well, that explains the noises in my closet.
As long as no photos appear courtesy of Shanti418's new camera, I'll be happy.
Unless you WANT to scare the children...

Kup_1 · Post by **Kup_1** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 12:07 am

Autobloke wrote:
Well, that explains the noises in my closet.
.

Crap.

*note to self*

*be more quiet...............*

Señior's Covenant · Post by **Señior's Covenant** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 1:24 pm

How come no one from TransFans hides in my closet?

Autobloke · Post by **Autobloke** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 1:25 pm

Señior's Covenant wrote:How come no one from TransFans hides in my closet?

Did you check it recently?

Oh, and perhaps you can't find them because... THEY'RE HIDING!!!

And surely you wouldn't WANT them too.

jboyler · Post by **jboyler** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:29 pm

I can get right into that Prime's eye and still have it in perfect focus if I wanted - but only if I have the camera mounted - or the hand-shaking would make the picture too blurry.

I use a 5.0 megapixel Olympus and I always have problems with shakey hands blurring the picture. When I take pictures of my TFs I always use a tripod.

It also helps if you reduce the shutter speed. The easy way to do this is to use the "action" or "sports" setting, but there's probably a way to manually set it. A fast shutter speed might create a darker picture because less light gets in, but I've always had good results.

Lastly you should probably get a fish-eye lens for the camera. Sometimes cameras have a hard time focusing on tiny things, and most wide-angle lenses also work well for photographing tiny subjects. So far I've only used mine once or twice. Also, most consumer cameras won't have the ability to mount extra lenses and the like.

-J

Post by **Denyer** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 12:47 am

jboyler wrote: Lastly you should probably get a fish-eye lens for the camera.

A bit redundant now with the decent macro modes on many cameras.

Autobloke · Post by **Autobloke** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 10:00 pm

Macro is usually okay for most close-up work, but the Supermacro on my camers turns the flash off, making me have to stick a light pointing at what I want to photograph. It's rare I use the Supermacro though - unless I want to email a pal a really close-up pic of some detail on a TF or something.
No chance of fitting a fisheye lens on my camera either, although I've had surprisingly good results just placing a normal magnifying glass in front of the lens.