Live view shooting
Jul 11, 2014 22:04:48 #
Is live view shooting reserved for photo amateurs or do pros use it to?
Jul 11, 2014 22:06:36 #
I'm not a pro but, I don't like using live view. I guess I'm enough old school that I like to have the viewfinder at my eye even if I'm working on a tripod.
Jul 11, 2014 22:11:25 #
nicksr1125 wrote:
I'm not a pro but, I don't like using live view. I guess I'm enough old school that I like to have the viewfinder at my eye even if I'm working on a tripod.
I used to think the same until I used it to take my best shot of the moon. Magnified for focus and adjusted for proper exposure.it shocked me. since thenI use it more often for macro shooting.
Jul 11, 2014 22:15:37 #
Richard K wrote:
I used to think the same until I used it to take my best shot of the moon. Magnified for focus and adjusted for proper exposure.it shocked me. since thenI use it more often for macro shooting.
I can see where using it for macro work it would be useful. My Alpha 850 doesn't offer live view and my Sony H400 doesn't focus close enough to be useful for macro. May have to try it the next time I shoot the moon. Didn't do so tonight when I shot it. Posted the picture in the gallery.
Jul 11, 2014 22:27:50 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
Richard K wrote:
Is live view shooting reserved for photo amateurs or do pros use it to?
I think a good photographer, whether a pro or amateur, uses the tools which best let them accomplish their goals. I don't use live view, but I believe there are situations where it helps produce a better image. Camera manufacturers do use different technologies with LV, so that can sometimes be a factor.
Jul 11, 2014 22:52:45 #
Richard K wrote:
Is live view shooting reserved for photo amateurs or do pros use it to?
I can only speak for myself, but I use live view at night to focus manually when there I no way my camera will lock focus if it's that dark.
For daytime shooting, I have found after experimenting, that the auto focus computer is MUCH more precise than I am, no matter how carefully I focus. For me there comes a point at which I just can't be sure if I'm perfectly focused or not, but the computer can compute contrasts with deadly accuracy.
For general shooting with live view I don't see any problems if you prefer it over the viewfinder. But lengthy Use will overheat the sensor and shut the camera down. It will also probably introduce some noises as the sensor gets hot, that may be visible in your shots.
But as Amehta said, it's got nothing to do with your abilities, or percieved abilities. ;-)
SS
Jul 11, 2014 22:56:47 #
I only use it occasionally for getting precise focus, especially for macro shots.
Jul 11, 2014 23:38:42 #
nicksr1125 wrote:
I can see where using it for macro work it would be useful. My Alpha 850 doesn't offer live view and my Sony H400 doesn't focus close enough to be useful for macro. May have to try it the next time I shoot the moon. Didn't do so tonight when I shot it. Posted the picture in the gallery.
Great shot Here is the one I captured with live view a couple nights ago Best detail I ever got shooting the moon
Jul 11, 2014 23:40:18 #
Erik_H wrote:
I only use it occasionally for getting precise focus, especially for macro shots.
I find it very useful for fine focus
Jul 11, 2014 23:40:59 #
amehta wrote:
I think a good photographer, whether a pro or amateur, uses the tools which best let them accomplish their goals. I don't use live view, but I believe there are situations where it helps produce a better image. Camera manufacturers do use different technologies with LV, so that can sometimes be a factor.
Very true thanks
Jul 11, 2014 23:58:09 #
This is such an interesting topic...I've observed of late, photographers taking pictures with tablets: I'm reminded of years of taking pictures using a dark curtain, and everything upside down and backwards yet being able to compose, with great success a pleasing picture! Yes, the view camera, for those who do not know or cannot recall. However, I see the lack of stability in "live view" representations, the stable framing a "view camera" always gave. I guess in this modern age image IS has provided the "tripod" we needed then, but with the advent of tablet photography, I do see one of the most intrusive and most grand melding of old and new methods. May we talk about that? Tablets, with all of their sophistication, being the new "view camera?"
Jul 12, 2014 05:50:23 #
amehta wrote:
I think a good photographer, whether a pro or amateur, uses the tools which best let them accomplish their goals. I don't use live view, but I believe there are situations where it helps produce a better image. Camera manufacturers do use different technologies with LV, so that can sometimes be a factor.
Well said.
Jul 12, 2014 06:33:45 #
I use it once in a while, mainly because my new 70D has a very quick Live View. I have seen others use Live View also, but only when I am in an area where I need to hold the camera above my head.
Jul 12, 2014 06:40:05 #
erfrench
Loc: Jersey, C.I. UK
I started using it for close macro on my 40D. The x10 was invaluable when using f16 or above. The DOF was is so small, I found moving camera back and forth much easier than minute focusing.
Jul 12, 2014 06:40:16 #
Richard K wrote:
Is live view shooting reserved for photo amateurs or do pros use it to?
It's great in studio, and the only way to shoot if you do video. When doing macro I often link my tablet to my D800 and use live view to completely control the camera, and perform dead-accurate focus adjustments with touch/tap control. Nothing like seeing a 12.2" live view image on a Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro.
Live view is the only way to achieve absolutely perfect focus every time, given you have enough light and contrast. Phase detect focus is faster, but a little less accurate.
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