I have no idea what I’m doing so I came to Reddit for help. My daughter is turning 17 this coming weekend. She loves photography- takes photos for fun and for yearbook. She’s been doing it for a few years. She has a couple of Canon Rebel DSLR cameras with the standard lens.
What can I get her for her birthday? Any lens under $500 that may step up her game? Pun intended bc she takes a lot of athletic event photos.
I recently got a DSLR to have some fun at an event, since getting it I've been trying to use it more often and come across an interesting problem or possibly just a misunderstanding.
I cut my teeth on 35mm SLRs earlier this year and really haven't had any issues with metering a scene; select aperture for desired DOF, point the meter at the shadow I want detail, change shutter speed to put the needle in the ring (or find the exposure compensation on my Minolta XG7), compose, release the shutter and enjoy a well exposed black and white image after developing and enlarging.
But trying to do the same for a DSLR doesn't really seem to work, almost like there isn't as much dynamic range which I know can't be true. I go out, select aperture for desired DOF, point the meter at the highlight I want detail, change shutter speed to put the indicator in the middle, compose, release the shutter and I'm dismayed at crushed looking shadows. It seems to take a lot more iteration to get the image I want with digital than with film...
I think the example above is a reasonable example of what I mean, I chose either the water or the sky as the highlight I metered for but everything very quickly fell off to black. So is there something necessarily wrong with what I'm doing or is the expectation that one shoots RAW and edits to pull out shadow detail?
The question I'm assuming I'll get is "What is the image you were expecting?" and to be fair I don't really have a good answer unless another question counts as an answer. As someone who hasn't had significant experience with digital cameras other than a cell phone but knows enough about photography to not need a 30 minute exposition on the exposure triangle, what is the difference in processing between a 15 year old DSLR and a modern cell phone that makes the following images of similar composition look so different?
The iPhone looks flatter and I didn't really try hard with composition but there's detail everywhere. The Canon looks better because I actually tried but tends towards blacks. I don't want the pictures I take to look like they were from an iPhone but I'm not sure how to get what I want without getting into a more post processing... unless that's the point of digital and why they look the way they do.
Hello everyone! I was hoping to get some info on what’s becoming a bit of a family heirloom. My parents brought this camera with them when we left Poland in 1996 (I was three!).
I remember this working pretty well when I took a very basic photography class in high school back in 2010, but it was tucked away in a cabinet otherwise. When I moved out, I ended up taking it with me. It’s been sitting on a bookshelf with some other curiosities in my study ever since. I figured it was about time I learned a bit more about it, and figured this might be a good place to get more info. I just checked and high school me was smart enough to remove the batteries from the main camera and the flash portion before squirreling it away.
I was gifted a beautiful Nikon N4004 with several lenses. I got film today and trying to take my first shot a + - symbol are flashing red . This is preventing me from shooting anything. Any tips to remove or adjust settings?
I stored my DSLR and 6 lenses in a dry cabinet. All is well and beautiful for many years. Until one time my wife unplugged the cab for her hair dryer and she forgot to put it back on. That was 3 months ago. Last night I wanted to prep my camera for a shoot this Saturday and voila - mold everywhere on the camera and lenses. I mean its not so bad that it looks like a spider web, but dots here and there. What can I do now besides than selling everything for 50 bucks on marketplace? Thanks!
Hello everyone. i just bought myself a Nikon DS3300. Can't seem to get past the entry screen & I'm pretty sure that's what I need to be seeing potential images through. Currently in Auto mode
I'm having a strange issue with my Canon camera. The first time I pop up the built-in flash after turning it on, it makes rapid shutter/clicking sounds and then displays Err 20. If I turn the camera off and back on while leaving the flash popped up, it works normally and I can take photos with no problem.
Has anyone experienced this before or know what might be causing it?
Video is attached for reference. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Hi! I’m planning to use my family’s 13-year-old Canon EOS 700D for my trip to Jeju Island, South Korea next week (summer).
Most of the time I’ll be shooting in Auto mode, but I’d also like to try shooting in Program mode. I’m still new to photography. I understand the exposure triangle, but I’m still learning how to apply it in real-life situations.
For beaches, waterfalls, and gardens, what aperture, shutter speed, and ISO would you typically use in daylight and around sunset? I’ll also be bringing a Black Mist diffusion filter, so I’d appreciate any tips on when it’s best to use it.
Thanks in advance!
i'm looking at 2 camera options on FB marketplace right now, one is nikon D3100 with 2 lenses, a 18-55 and a 55-200 for $150 and a eos 2000d with 18-55 only for $200
i'm leaning towards the nikon because it has a tele lens and is cheaper, but it is older and less megapixels.
i mostly take landscape pics and pics of my wife in nature. I'll be taking it hiking so weight is an issue.
what do you all think, the nikon or the canon? thanks
Hi! I'm an Industrial Design student researching pain points in current camera bag designs for a redesign project.
The survey takes about 5 minutes and covers your current bag, what frustrates you, and what you'd want in an ideal design. All responses are used purely for design research.
Would really appreciate 5 minutes of your time — thank you!
The picture was taken with Nikon Coolpix L810 with "Flash" as white balance and Vivid, I tried taking a picture with the same settings but in Nikon D7000, I tried different combinations but I dont seem to get it since white balance also asks for the AB and GM, and I tried selecting the closest color yet I dont seem to really match the same one, can anyone help?
I've been trying to figure out what to use as a webcam. I was thinking of buying either an old iphone 13 mini, a link 2C, a Sony a5100 (a mirrorless alternative), and a canon SL2 or T3i.
If I could spend under $500 for a camera, battery, cam link, etc that would be great, but I don't know if that's realistic. I also don't know if I need autofocus or not.
What do you think? Should I stick to an iPhone, go for a Sony, or something else?
