so i was issued a canon 50D camera with a huge fucking lens and other goodies because apparently it's my job to shoot pictures along with my rifle. :hsdunno:

regardless, i was briefly spun up on how to use the damn thing months ago, but havent touched it since so my memory's a little hazy. all i've used it for so far is to take pictures of my buddies.

can someone please explain to me things like iso, bulb, shutter speed, and other photographer speak. i remember messing with those things to be able to take pictures at night from half a mile away with incredible clarity. otherwise im just gonna put it on auto and snap away.

fyi, the camera and all it's goodies i have apparently are worth close to $3000. fuck me if i lose something. :eek3:

 

quick rundown from another amatuer...

iso - the lower the number, the higher the quality of picture, but less sensitive to light - ie bad in dark situations. The higher the number the lower the quality of pic (grainy) but more sensitive to light... for best results dont go over 400iso-600iso.

shutter speed - is how fast the shutter opens and closes ... 1/60 -1/80 is threshold for not using a tripod unless you are super steady... the smaller the fraction the faster the speed (ie the bigger the number on the bottom, the faster the speed).... Bulb means you can keep the shutter open indefinetly... slow shutter speed capture more light, but will also capture more motion and jitter.

aperature "f-number" .. this is how big the hole the shutter covers will be... the lower the number the bigger the hole .. f3.5 is low, f22 is high. f16 is the average for best all around use... the lower the number, the more light, but LESS is in focus in your picture. the higher the number, the less light, but more is in focus..... low F-numbers are used for those pics where the subject is in focus but the background is blurry.... high f number is more for landscape pictures.....

ISO 100, a shutter speed of 1/200 and aperature f16 is best in well lit not fast moving things... i think.


thats as much as i know, i know more people know more than i know.

 

post pics

 

spin the dial to P and leave it there. now point and zoom then shoot.

 

put it on auto and say fuck it . . . shoot with a gun and forget the camera

 

+1
Maybe play with the auto modes choosing the best fit for what you are trying to do.


If you want to learn just for the fuck of it then when you have time read up on it or i'm sure there are some youtube SLR photography tutorials.

å resume is pretty much it. But the main thing is to adapt depending on the subject. if it's moving, how fast it's moving, how far it is, is the backgorund is important. all the those variables will make you play with aperture & speed while you also have to take in minimum the lighting requirement for a clear picture.

 

looks like im gonna have to start fucking around with it more

cant. only computer with internet access around here is on a government network. cant hook up an external memory source into these.

sounds like the easiest option. i like it.

trust me i want to. but i still have to bring it out with me everytime we go out.

 

yeah P mode is actually pretty okay on the 50D

what lens are u shooting with

 

Put it in auto "P" and snap away. Get proficient in framing pictures and then move onto the preset auto modes to get creative. What type of lens are you using? Using the pop-up flash or did they give you a hot shoe (slides onto the hot shoe mount) flash?

Glad to see you're doing alright Snoopy Loops.

 

Shoot guns not pics :rick: