anybody use the canon s5is?
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Underwaterparadise
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I am having a hard time getting Reds to turn out. All the pics come out brown. I have tried playing with the white balance but can't seem to get it right. Any suggestions?
boudster
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I would think that it has to be a white balance problem.....what method are you using to set the white balance?
What I do is switch to manual mode, set the ISO that I'm going to shoot with, as well as my expected shutter speed and F-stop. Then I zoom in on the whitest substrate I can find...focus as well as I can, and use the manual white balance to set it.
If there is not substrate that is really white, another option I have used is to drop a white lid from a container of carbon or something into the tank and point my camera at that to set the white balance.
What I do is switch to manual mode, set the ISO that I'm going to shoot with, as well as my expected shutter speed and F-stop. Then I zoom in on the whitest substrate I can find...focus as well as I can, and use the manual white balance to set it.
If there is not substrate that is really white, another option I have used is to drop a white lid from a container of carbon or something into the tank and point my camera at that to set the white balance.
Cheebs
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Nice shots Jim, you've got me convinced that I made a good purchase. I'll post up some test shots asap. One question - In your last picture of the last post on the SECOND page of this thread, there are a bunch of yellow "squirt" like organisms... What exactly are those? I've got a few on some of my rock and I never bothered asking anyone.
Also, what custom settings do you use for full tank shots? I tend to end up with pictures that are too bright.
Cheers.
Also, what custom settings do you use for full tank shots? I tend to end up with pictures that are too bright.
Cheers.
boudster
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For full tank shots I generally turn off the lights in the room to avoid reflection of the glass. I then use Manual mode and use a medium range shutter speed and F-stop...if the picture is too bright you should be able to go to the lowest F-stop to let less light into the picture.
mksalt
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Wow! Some really nice shots.
I have the same camera. Standard lens.
But I need some help. Focus help.
If I’m taking a pic of something that is close to the glass, I can get good pics in super macro, macro and normal. But once the subject is say 7 inches away, and I zoom in close, when I half press the shutter button I do not have focus.
Is it some setting I have not adjusted right? I can’t seem to get good shots at higher zoom when at a distance.
An example of a close in macro shot. No problem.
I have the same camera. Standard lens.
But I need some help. Focus help.
If I’m taking a pic of something that is close to the glass, I can get good pics in super macro, macro and normal. But once the subject is say 7 inches away, and I zoom in close, when I half press the shutter button I do not have focus.
Is it some setting I have not adjusted right? I can’t seem to get good shots at higher zoom when at a distance.
An example of a close in macro shot. No problem.
Cheebs
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I get the same thing happening with auto focus. Sometimes I'm pointing at the subject, I have it in perfect focus, and as soon as I start pressing the button the auto focus activates and it goes all blurry. Does this mean I should be using manual focus? Because I've seen plenty of nice shots with auto focus on.
