Focus Problems
Feb 15, 2015 18:46:36 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
Charlene, are you using the camera's pop-up flash, or a hotshoe speedlight?
The Exif data indicates the built-in flash was used, with TTL.
Feb 15, 2015 19:33:57 #
The pop up. When I didn't use a flash the center of the flower was too dark.
Feb 16, 2015 03:36:42 #
CharleneT wrote:
That is what I suspected. You can still stop down your aperture to increase your DoF, and if your camera cannot increase flash output, you can increase your ISO to compensate for exposure.The pop up. When I didn't use a flash the center of the flower was too dark.
At this point, do not be concerned with added noise due to increased ISO. Just work on proper exposure with best attainable DoF. Eventually, mounting a speedlight to camera hotshoe will allow more illumination, so you can drop ISO and still use f/16.
Feb 16, 2015 04:03:44 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
That is what I suspected. You can still stop down your aperture to increase your DoF, and if your camera cannot increase flash output, you can increase your ISO to compensate for exposure.
At this point, do not be concerned with added noise due to increased ISO. Just work on proper exposure with best attainable DoF. Eventually, mounting a speedlight to camera hotshoe will allow more illumination, so you can drop ISO and still use f/16.
At this point, do not be concerned with added noise due to increased ISO. Just work on proper exposure with best attainable DoF. Eventually, mounting a speedlight to camera hotshoe will allow more illumination, so you can drop ISO and still use f/16.
Lets be more technically astute.
1) Do not use f/16 if at all possible. F/8 is sharpest, and f/16 is diffraction limited.
2) Do not go higher than ISO 400, and if at all possible drop to ISO 200.
This is a D70 camera body! It has all of 7 stops of useful dynamic range at ISO 200, only 6.2 stops at ISO 400, and 5.2 stops along with horrid noise at ISO 800.
Feb 16, 2015 04:11:12 #
Apaflo wrote:
Like any novice photographer, this OP needs baby steps first. Save your "technically astute" instructions for a photographer with a bit more experience.Lets be more technically astute.
Feb 16, 2015 04:42:03 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
Like any novice photographer, this OP needs baby steps first. Save your "technically astute" instructions for a photographer with a bit more experience.
Poor advice does not help novice photographers.
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