My First Shot with D30

Wai · 19th April 2002

still not very familar with all the features of D30 yet and I am not very used to the colour too as i am too used to see Disney Colour

These shots was taken in a hurry as i was waiting for the bus at bus stop...no tripod, shooting with a 50mm/f1.8 which i borrowed from someone...

Click here for 1st pic
Shooting Mode Program AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/400
Av( Aperture Value ) 5.0
Metering Mode Evaluative
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 100
Lens 50.0 mm/f1.8
Flash Off
White Balance Auto
AF Mode AI Focus AF
Active AF Points [ Center ]

Click here for 2nd pic
Shooting Mode Auto
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/500
Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6
Metering Mode Evaluative
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 100
Lens 50.0 mm/f1.8
Flash Off
White Balance Auto
AF Mode AI Focus AF
Active AF Points [ Center ]

Click here for 3rd pic
Shooting Mode Auto
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/500
Av( Aperture Value ) 6.3
Metering Mode Evaluative
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 100
Lens 50.0 mm/f1.8
Flash Off
White Balance Auto
AF Mode AI Focus AF
Active AF Points [ Center ]

Using my backup PC now, so the photo above wasn't edited by PhotoShop....just resize to 1024x768 with ACDSee 3.0...not even auto level was done

the original photo was taken in Large JPG

Comments?

eadwine · 19th April 2002

waaaah photo BERY BIG aH!
first 2 nice.

Wai · 19th April 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by eadwine
waaaah photo BERY BIG aH!
first 2 nice.

want to show if the pic is sharp or not mah...anyway, the first one using P mode and 2nd one is Auto mode..

the different in aperture is only a bit...but why the end results is so different??

zapp! · 19th April 2002

Standard reply...kamwai pls see the TOS and keep your photos to 600x400 if possible. Thks!

BTW, welcome to the D30 club!

rumraisin · 19th April 2002

Love the smooth, noiseless pictures from the D30...

eadwine · 19th April 2002

is that the moon i see in the 3rd pic?? hmmm

ckiang · 19th April 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by kamwai

want to show if the pic is sharp or not mah...anyway, the first one using P mode and 2nd one is Auto mode..

the different in aperture is only a bit...but why the end results is so different??

If you need to show a BIG picture, link it instead. With proper post processing techniques, small pictures can be sharp also. (See jed's posts)

Have fun with your new toy!

Regards
CK

Red Dawn · 19th April 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by kamwai

want to show if the pic is sharp or not mah...anyway, the first one using P mode and 2nd one is Auto mode..

the different in aperture is only a bit...but why the end results is so different??

did u focus on exactly the same spot?

seems to me u focused on something darker for the first picture.

Wai · 20th April 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by Red Dawn

did u focus on exactly the same spot?

seems to me u focused on something darker for the first picture.

sorry for the huge pic......just to add, the 50mm/f1.8 have a few BIG pieces of dust inside....so i purposely make this big and see if anyone can spot the dust in the pic....

sorry everyone...won't post big pic again...

for the 3rd shot, that was the moon, not the dust....the 3rd pic is suppsoe to check if the dust in the lens is visible on the photo or not...i dunno if i did it correctly??

for the 1st and 2nd pic, i forgot where i focus already....i use evaluative metering for both...so i tot both will get similar results....

Jed · 20th April 2002

Sigh. Dust in a lens doesn't show up as dust on the picture.

Tweek · 20th April 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by Jed
Sigh. Dust in a lens doesn't show up as dust on the picture.

Flare · 21st April 2002

hee hee... the first two looks a little overexposed, the second one seems better tho. And the two are not framed exactly the same way, so you'll get different meter readings... use a tripod if you want to compare. =) Now need big big tripiod liao... D30+lens (even 50mm) can get heavy....

Wai · 22nd April 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by Jed
Sigh. Dust in a lens doesn't show up as dust on the picture.

That of cos i know...how should a dust look like in the picture then? is that visible in the pictures above?

Anyway, the particle inside is quite big, abt 5mm in legth, green in colour, look like some cloth fibre, rather thick too...it is near the middle of the lens somemore

Look like many 50mm/f1.8 MKII have this dust problem....

Jed · 22nd April 2002

I thought of cos u know? hehe

rumraisin · 22nd April 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by kamwai

That of cos i know...how should a dust look like in the picture then? is that visible in the pictures above?

Anyway, the particle inside is quite big, abt 5mm in legth, green in colour, look like some cloth fibre, rather thick too...it is near the middle of the lens somemore

Look like many 50mm/f1.8 MKII have this dust problem....

I don't see any particle on your picture, are you sure the dust isn't on the viewfinder?

Wai · 22nd April 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by rumraisin

I don't see any particle on your picture, are you sure the dust isn't on the viewfinder?

when i take out the 50mm/f1.8 and look thru the lens against a light source, those particles will be clearly seen

rumraisin · 23rd April 2002

I see... anyway, I don't see it in your pics at all so I don't think it's a big problem. Getting the dust cleaned out of my lens at the Canon service centre last time cost 80 bucks! If it's not affecting your photos, I don't think it's worth it.

Simon · 23rd April 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by Jed
I thought of cos u know? hehe

Yap, kamwai knows it all, no need you and me say, he also will know

He's only testing you all, see if you also know or not

Wai · 23rd April 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by Jed
I thought of cos u know? hehe

i know that dust in lens won't appear as dust in the picture...but i want to know how it SHOULD look like....so that i can detect it and check it myself next time i need to buy 2nd hand lenes

Flare · 23rd April 2002

sounds like fingus....

19th April 2002	#1
Wai Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: South Pole with Penguins Posts: 5,127	My First Shot with D30 still not very familar with all the features of D30 yet and I am not very used to the colour too as i am too used to see Disney Colour These shots was taken in a hurry as i was waiting for the bus at bus stop...no tripod, shooting with a 50mm/f1.8 which i borrowed from someone... Click here for 1st pic Shooting Mode Program AE Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/400 Av( Aperture Value ) 5.0 Metering Mode Evaluative Exposure Compensation 0 ISO Speed 100 Lens 50.0 mm/f1.8 Flash Off White Balance Auto AF Mode AI Focus AF Active AF Points [ Center ] Click here for 2nd pic Shooting Mode Auto Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/500 Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6 Metering Mode Evaluative Exposure Compensation 0 ISO Speed 100 Lens 50.0 mm/f1.8 Flash Off White Balance Auto AF Mode AI Focus AF Active AF Points [ Center ] Click here for 3rd pic Shooting Mode Auto Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/500 Av( Aperture Value ) 6.3 Metering Mode Evaluative Exposure Compensation 0 ISO Speed 100 Lens 50.0 mm/f1.8 Flash Off White Balance Auto AF Mode AI Focus AF Active AF Points [ Center ] Using my backup PC now, so the photo above wasn't edited by PhotoShop....just resize to 1024x768 with ACDSee 3.0...not even auto level was done the original photo was taken in Large JPG Comments? __________________ We are HDD of PC & FT are MB add to storage; so PC never hangs with enormous storage capacity - LKY Last edited by Wai; 22nd April 2002 at 01:23 AM.

19th April 2002	#2
eadwine Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: east side Posts: 1,954	waaaah photo BERY BIG aH! first 2 nice.

19th April 2002	#4
zapp! Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 385	Standard reply...kamwai pls see the TOS and keep your photos to 600x400 if possible. Thks! BTW, welcome to the D30 club!

19th April 2002	#5
rumraisin Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 321	Love the smooth, noiseless pictures from the D30...

20th April 2002	#10
Jed Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,078	Sigh. Dust in a lens doesn't show up as dust on the picture.

21st April 2002	#12
Flare Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bukit Batok West Avenue 2 Posts: 1,739	hee hee... the first two looks a little overexposed, the second one seems better tho. And the two are not framed exactly the same way, so you'll get different meter readings... use a tripod if you want to compare. =) Now need big big tripiod liao... D30+lens (even 50mm) can get heavy....

22nd April 2002	#14
Jed Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,078	I thought of cos u know? hehe

23rd April 2002	#17
rumraisin Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 321	I see... anyway, I don't see it in your pics at all so I don't think it's a big problem. Getting the dust cleaned out of my lens at the Canon service centre last time cost 80 bucks! If it's not affecting your photos, I don't think it's worth it.