You should shoot in colour mode even if you want b/w pictures. The reason for this is because is how camera converts colours to shades of grey. For example blue might appear as dark grey and red as light grey. If you were to shoot in colour and post process you could decide this yourself. FYI did you know that when the BBC first started broadcasting B/W TV in the UK, presenters had to wear yellow make up with blue lipstick for effective skin tones in B/W broadcasts, because that's what the cameras saw.
Red, thanks for the tip. Really useful if someday need to take photos inside and outside. Never thought about it, as usually when taking photos I am either inside or outside. I remember only I did that, was a wedding cerimony, but since the church was not air-conditioned it wasn't a problem shooting inside and outside.
i am on Cheung's side. color temperature is so difficult to get right... 50mm f/1.8 1/8s resting against a rail.
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EOS 350D Specs NEW Image Sensor Type CMOS sensor Effective Pixels Approx. 8.0 megapixels Size (mm) 22.2 x 14.8 Focal Length Conversion Factor 1.6 Color filter Type Primary color filter Recording System Recording Media Compact Flash Slot/Type CF Type I/II Recording Quality (JPEG compression) (1) Large/Fine (2) Large/Normal (3) Middle/Fine (4) Middle/Normal (5) Small/Fine (6) Small/Normal (7) RAW compression + L/F (8).RAW compression (RAW compression) Separate RAW compression and JPEG compression (L/F) images (JPEG compression + RAW compression)(Simultaneous Recording) (1) Large: 8.00 (2) Middle: 4.15 (3) Small: 2.00 Recording Pixels (Approx. megapixels) sRGB: Yes File size Adobe RGB: Yes (Exif 2.21)Color: Contrast, sharpness, color saturation, color tone Color Space Monochrome: Contrast, sharpness, filter efftect, toning Compatible Card Capacity 2 GB and higher Imaging Processor Imaging Processor DIGIC II White Balance System Image Sensor Settings Auto, daylight, shade, cloudy, twilight, sunset, tungsten light, white fluorescent light, flash, custom, color temperature WB Correction (Levels) Blue/Amber bias: +/-9 levels Magenta/Green bias: +/-9 levels Auto white balance with the image sensor WB Bracketing Amount: +/-3 levels in 1-level increments Direction: Blue/Amber bias & Magenta/Green bias Shutter release: 3 images with one shot Viewfinder Coverage Approx. 95% Magnification 0.8x Eyepoint 21 mm Dioptric adjustment -3.0 - +1.0 dpt Focusing Screen Precision Matte Depth-of-field Preview Yes Autofocus AF Points 7 Focusing Modes One-Shot AF, AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF AF Point Selection Cross keys/Main dial Brightness EV 0.5 -18 AF Mode Selectable Yes 50 kph predictive AF (EF300mm f/2.8L IS IS, approx. m) 10 AF-assist beam type Stroboscopic flash Exposure Control Sensor Zones 35 Metering Range EV 1-20 Evaluative, partial at center, center weighted averaged Metering Modes Yes Metering Modes Selectable Full Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, No Flash, Program AE, Shutter speed priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Manual, Depth of field AE Shooting Modes Equivalent to ISO 100-1600 ISO speed Basic Zone: Auto Creative Zone: 100, 200, 400, 800, 600 Exposure compensation (increments and range) +/-2 in 1/3- or ½-stop inc. AEB (increments and range) +/-2 in 1/3- or ½-stop inc. AE Lock Yes Flash Metering Mode Evaluative metering: E-TTL II Averaged metering: Yes (C.Fn-8-1) Shutter Shutter Speeds 1/4000 - 30 sec, bulb, X-sync at 1/200 sec. Drive Drive Modes Single, continuous, Self-timer Continuous Shooting Speed (fps) One Shot: 3 / AI Servo: 3 Max. Burst JPEG compression: 14 (Fine/Fine) / RAW compression: 5 Built-in Flash Guide No. 13 Coverage (Angle of view, mm) 17 Flash Exposure Compensation +/-2 stops in 1/3- or ½ stops increment. Fe Lock Yes LCD Monitor Screen Size 1.8 inches Pixels displayed Approx.115, 000 Playback Display Modes Single image (basic info/info/no info)/Index Histogram/Highlight alert Yes Zoom-in magnification Approx. 1.5x – 10x Jump display 10 images/100 images/Date Image Rotation Yes (90°, 270°) Image Protection Yes Menu Interface Language Menu Interface Language 15 Custom Functions (Qty/settings) Custom Functions (Qty/settings) 9/24 Recording Format DCF (Ver) 2.0 Exif (Ver) 2.21 Direct Printing /Printing PictBridge (PTP) compatibility Yes CP/BJ Direct compatibility Yes Direct Print Yes DPOF (Ver) 1.1 External Interface USB (Ver) 2.0 Hi-speed Video OUT (NTSC/PAL) Yes Remote Control Terminal Yes (RS-60E3) Wireless Remote Control Yes (RC-1, RC-5) Startup Time Startup Time 0.2 sec Power Source Possible Shots (20°, 50%) 400 (NB-2LH) Battery NB-2LH AC Power Yes Date/Time Backup Battery CR2016 Battery Grip BG-E3 (size-AA batteries compatible) Exterior Material Plastic Exterior Color Silver/Black LCD Panel Illumination Yes EF-S Lens Compatibility Yes Chassis Material Material Stainless Steel + Plastic Dimensions and Weight Dimensions (W X H X D) 126.5 x 94.2 x 64 mm Weight 485g (body only)
shame on u kwun, u clean out the feathers from this helpless bird. Not 1 left It look well fed though.
i found myself that trick at around 1995 when i was working for a newspaper. at that time i gotta follow chris patten (the last governor of hk) lots of time form district to district! when we were travelling inside a air conditioned coach. everybody put their gears into their camera bag to avoid a foggy lenes. infact i was just too lazy to attach and detach everything over and over again. then i just holded it all the way in my hand! after i jumped out form the coach. the first thing i gotta check was the lenses. i found that it's clear as usual. after that i told all other guys about that trick! that's the story!
kwun, i m sorry, but i gotta say with a nikon. it is! color temperature is a difficult task for nikon dslr users! it's not accurate even if u've checked the white balance with a white card! for canon users. they will have a pretty accurate white even if they are shooting with auto mode! red
kwun, in fact it's a good starting point for understanding color. cyan, magenta, yellow and red, green, blue. take a look at this page. http://www.rgbworld.com/color.html once u have a basic idea of those six color. u can easily tune your pictures well with photoshop. red
I was down at my courts today. Of course I just had to bring the camera as well. The 50mm f1.8 is much faster at autofocus than the kit lens. I was surprised to find such a difference. I was also surprised to find badminton is so difficult! Thank goodness for digital - it definately is cheaper than film for this application. One piece of advice is, don't take photos after you finished your session. I had a cool shower, stepped back in the gym and the perspiration just kept flowing. It's difficult to concentrate when you are wet! I think I was still in a state of high energy after a very tough singles (we have no airconditioning) and hence unable to concentrate properly especially with the sweating problem. Try to post up a "suitable" picture later.
I just fiddled around with RAW yesterday using the Canon software (I don't have photoshop). Heck, I was REALLY impressed as a first time experience of manipulating the image. Thanks about the tip on post processing. I didn;t really understand it until playing around with the software.
but remember. raw will eat a lot of space of your cf card. make sure u have enough cards for the whole game.
Oh, and in addition, what your monitor displays, and what you get when you print out on paper, IS DIFFERENT. The photos on paper are richer and there are shades of colors that doesn't come out on the computer screen. If you really like a photo (after post-processing), print it out. You'll be amazed. One of the nice things of post-processing: Auto-Levels in Photoshop. Try a before and after paper print. Crop feature I remember I took a photo in the snow, my left-side glasses was fogged up and my right-side was fine. I zoomed into the eye area, clipped my right eye side, and pasted it over the left one. In normal zoom, it was unnoticable! -dave
hehe...when buy, buy in style! When I was walking around in Mongkok Computer Centre, I saw this interesting product http://www.apacer.com/apacer_english/product_html/photo_steno_pro2.asp and it was cheaper than Sandisk extreme III. Seriously, it was an impulse buy. My computer is USB 1.1 so it takes a looooong time to download. I just go away and do something else. Scared to upgrade to USB2 on my computer...Sod's/Murphy's law (happened to me with a DVD burner :crying: ) hmm, there is a good one about disk space as well. Something like, "when you buy memory/disk space, it is never enough.".....that can only happen if I buy a new internal hard disk and Sod's law doesn't turn out to be true when I connect it up.
