Please help me to get better pictures with CANON EOS 40D

[liubei98]

Dear all,

Can someone please help me set the EOS 40D with EFS 55-250mm lense:what::what::what: ? I have keep trying take some photos with my aros but then the result really dissapointed me ;(;(;( .... What I need is which setting I need to use in order to capture nice and clear pictures while those fishes keep moving around and give me very hard time to get "STILL" pictures :argh::argh::argh: and the results like you guys have... Please assist and thank you.....

PS. I have total 18 fishes in tank and wish to get all those in one click and get good result... also later will take each fish with different angle....:upset::upset::upset:

[Hendri]

first : put lot of lighting to make sure the aquarium bright enough.

so u can set lower iso and higher shutter speed to capture it.

[liubei98]

Thanks boss..I did try that but still can't get clear pictures....I set ISO to AUTO...where can I set shutter speed? I can't find it...sorry boss...very low knowledge on taking pictures....EOS 40D should be good enough right? I just got it and keep taking pictures with bad pictures...

[Hendri]

use lens 50mm f/1.4 or 50mm f/1.2 L to shoot in low light condition.

[aropunk]

Thanks boss..I did try that but still can't get clear pictures....I set ISO to AUTO...where can I set shutter speed? I can't find it...sorry boss...very low knowledge on taking pictures....EOS 40D should be good enough right? I just got it and keep taking pictures with bad pictures...

bro liubei, your lens EFS 55-250 with small aperture 4-5.6IS did not set for nite/dark situation(lowlite)..
should use bigger aperture like hendri said...50 F 1.2...1.4 or 1.8 (cheaper 700rb) this fix lens, no zooming trigger

if you still want use previous lens...set zoom at 55 so the aperture will b at 4 then set ISO to 1000 or more (depend on situation) and try not to breath while take a picture:D:D:D:D...turn on many lite would help too


goodluck:up:

[liubei98]

Bro arofanatic, I did try set the ISO to 1600 and then not breathing when take the shot...what I got was the pictures not sharp enough (at least for me)...hmm...let me try to give some sample...

[Hendri]

iso 1600 sure not sharp. must take under iso 400 for sharper picture.

[liubei98]

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff251/liubei98/IMG_6946.jpg

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff251/liubei98/IMG_6980.jpg

These are samples with ISO 1600.... and I think I need to change to lense 50MM f/1.2L like you suggested boss.... the problem now is $$$$ to buy the lense....so expensive!!!!!:argh::argh::argh:.......

[Hendri]

buy 50 mm f/1.4 , 1/3 price of 1.2 L

[Hendri]

the pictures u shot not bad lah... for viewing is enough.... :)

[liubei98]

thank you boss...I think I'll go search the lense that you recommended and try shoot some more pictures....hopefully can answer all my problems....

[aropunk]

thank you boss...I think I'll go search the lense that you recommended and try shoot some more pictures....hopefully can answer all my problems....


Good picture...awesome:up: like pro :kekeke: im serious...

[liubei98]

bro arofanatics, thank you.... should learn more about taking good and better shot.....

[AROARO81]

first : put lot of lighting to make sure the aquarium bright enough.

so u can set lower iso and higher shutter speed to capture it.


boss... is flash needed?

[SuperOngGolden]

In my opinion, an external flash is more important. Because it offers options adjusting the position with an omnibounce to avoid a direct flash ( too harsh + reflection on glass).
Large aperture lens may help in capturing low light situation but the DOF is too shallow.
For a 40D, one could pump the ISO to 800 without losing much details with proper flash exposure.
It takes trials and errors to get it perfectly right on aquarium shooting.
Set to Manual.
Set A ranging from F6 to F8 ( smaller aperture means more details)
Set S started from 1/50s to 1/100s ( faster shutter speed means ability to freeeze motion, but u get darker background as u increase the shutter speed)
The crucial part is the position of the external flash, adjust direction until it achieve a non-reflective capture ( omnibounce required).

[xander]

ill trade u photo lessons for one of those aros...:D

[nakedmonkey]

bro... try to put another white light in ur tank... tis will help you to take more clear photo for ur fish... no need to buy another lens or flash for tat... so expensive....
but dont swicth on ur light everyday.. tis will coz DE bro.. switch on when you want to take photo on ur fish... hope tis can solve ur problem..
if let say you want improve ur photography skill.. then you should buy lens and flash lor.....

[SuperOngGolden]

bro... try to put another white light in ur tank... tis will help you to take more clear photo for ur fish... no need to buy another lens or flash for tat... so expensive....
but dont swicth on ur light everyday.. tis will coz DE bro.. switch on when you want to take photo on ur fish... hope tis can solve ur problem..
if let say you want improve ur photography skill.. then you should buy lens and flash lor.....

Not entirely accurate, while it's true that white lights ( and additional lights) help to get "clearer" picture, the limited light will still prevent u from capturing a tact sharp and detailed picture.
If one can afford a Dslr, there is no reason to save on a speedlite.

[azmiseri]

Liubie, what i saw the sample is good enough for me to appreciate the photo la bro. Ngam la