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"Molly" The Calico · 07:03 PM

Testing my fairly new 50mm F1.4 in combination with my K200d, Was quite impressed with the auto-focus but I almost thought it's noisiness of it would have scared Molly from getting this great pose of her...she's very skittish. Should I have used a larger f-stop in order to get her feet in focus?

Barry

AndrewG NY · 12-29-2008, 08:06 PM

Not bad, a pretty cat. Yes, stopping down (try f/8?) would have helped keep more of kitty in focus. Maybe raise ISO a bit (400?) to compensate. I assume that was taken with the built-in flash? If so you are somewhat fortunate--my cats have a tendency to blink with P-TTL flash. Workaround is to use hotshoe bounce flash, particularly manual or auto-flash rather than P-TTL.

shutterpuppy · 12-30-2008, 10:53 AM

Originally posted by AndrewG NY

Not bad, a pretty cat. Yes, stopping down (try f/8?) would have helped keep more of kitty in focus. Maybe raise ISO a bit (400?) to compensate. I assume that was taken with the built-in flash? If so you are somewhat fortunate--my cats have a tendency to blink with P-TTL flash. Workaround is to use hotshoe bounce flash, particularly manual or auto-flash rather than P-TTL.

Andrew,
Yep, it was taken with the pop-up flash, I was going for more detail in Molly's face to give it more of a 3D effect, I guess I went overboard

I'm home in Dallas after spending 12 days in Miami Beach, most of my outdoor shots were taken with my P & S Panny but indoor shots were mostly shot with the k200d, The people shots were hit and miss, it seems like the auto focus had a mind of it's own and made me think about never using it again. I will edit this post later to show you the results I got. They looked great on the LCD but when I got home and saw them full screen, I wasn't too happy with em except for the first shot of the three women. Thank god the non-auto-focus pics of the blurred ones seen here, turned out of OK, so not all was lost.

Barry

Damn Brit · 12-30-2008, 12:12 PM

Originally posted by shutterpuppy

The people shots were hit and miss, it seems like the auto focus had a mind of it's own and made me think about never using it again.

F2.4 doesn't give you a lot of DOF to work with, especially for shots like that. The camera probably did the best it could with the instructions you were giving it.

shutterpuppy · 12-30-2008, 12:29 PM

Originally posted by Damn Brit

F2.4 doesn't give you a lot of DOF to work with, especially for shots like that. The camera probably did the best it could with the instructions you were giving it.

I had forgotten the camera was set on "portrait" in one of those scene modes, still learning a lot about the camera, did the camera pick the aperture in this mode or could have I adjusted it myself in this "mode" ? I was trying for the most detail and why most shots were done at ISO 100

Barry

Damn Brit · 12-30-2008, 12:34 PM

Originally posted by shutterpuppy

I had forgotten the camera was set on "portrait" in one of those scene modes, still learning a lot about the camera, did the camera pick the aperture in this mode or could have I adjusted it myself in this "mode" ? I was trying for the most detail and why most shots were done at ISO 100

Barry

Sorry, I don't know what control you have in the scene modes, I don't have a K200.

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12-30-2008, 10:53 AM	#3
shutterpuppy Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dallas Texas Posts: 319 Original Poster	Originally posted by AndrewG NY Not bad, a pretty cat. Yes, stopping down (try f/8?) would have helped keep more of kitty in focus. Maybe raise ISO a bit (400?) to compensate. I assume that was taken with the built-in flash? If so you are somewhat fortunate--my cats have a tendency to blink with P-TTL flash. Workaround is to use hotshoe bounce flash, particularly manual or auto-flash rather than P-TTL. Andrew, Yep, it was taken with the pop-up flash, I was going for more detail in Molly's face to give it more of a 3D effect, I guess I went overboard I'm home in Dallas after spending 12 days in Miami Beach, most of my outdoor shots were taken with my P & S Panny but indoor shots were mostly shot with the k200d, The people shots were hit and miss, it seems like the auto focus had a mind of it's own and made me think about never using it again. I will edit this post later to show you the results I got. They looked great on the LCD but when I got home and saw them full screen, I wasn't too happy with em except for the first shot of the three women. Thank god the non-auto-focus pics of the blurred ones seen here, turned out of OK, so not all was lost. Barry Last edited by shutterpuppy; 12-30-2008 at 11:04 AM.

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12-29-2008, 08:06 PM	#2
AndrewG NY Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chappaqua, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 688	Not bad, a pretty cat. Yes, stopping down (try f/8?) would have helped keep more of kitty in focus. Maybe raise ISO a bit (400?) to compensate. I assume that was taken with the built-in flash? If so you are somewhat fortunate--my cats have a tendency to blink with P-TTL flash. Workaround is to use hotshoe bounce flash, particularly manual or auto-flash rather than P-TTL.

12-30-2008, 12:12 PM	#4
Damn Brit Guest	Originally posted by shutterpuppy The people shots were hit and miss, it seems like the auto focus had a mind of it's own and made me think about never using it again. F2.4 doesn't give you a lot of DOF to work with, especially for shots like that. The camera probably did the best it could with the instructions you were giving it.

12-30-2008, 12:29 PM	#5
shutterpuppy Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dallas Texas Posts: 319 Original Poster	Originally posted by Damn Brit F2.4 doesn't give you a lot of DOF to work with, especially for shots like that. The camera probably did the best it could with the instructions you were giving it. I had forgotten the camera was set on "portrait" in one of those scene modes, still learning a lot about the camera, did the camera pick the aperture in this mode or could have I adjusted it myself in this "mode" ? I was trying for the most detail and why most shots were done at ISO 100 Barry

12-30-2008, 12:34 PM	#6
Damn Brit Guest	Originally posted by shutterpuppy I had forgotten the camera was set on "portrait" in one of those scene modes, still learning a lot about the camera, did the camera pick the aperture in this mode or could have I adjusted it myself in this "mode" ? I was trying for the most detail and why most shots were done at ISO 100 Barry Sorry, I don't know what control you have in the scene modes, I don't have a K200.

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