#camera ask

[bendyandcuphead-to-hell-n-back]

NOOO??? DAWG YOU POINTED THE GUN AT US???I WILL NOT BE SILENCED???

[bendyandcuphead-to-hell-n-back]

Mugs where did you get your cracks?

[bendyandcuphead-to-hell-n-back]

Mugman don’t worry I haven’t changed a bit…

Though uh

Remind me…

Why’d I leave 6 years ago?

[mama-forest-witch]

okay another question because id love a nice camera, how much did you pay for your camera and the lenses? you dont have to answer that if you are uncomfortable talking about costs, just curious

I got my Sony a7ii used on Mercari with one lens for it for $900 at the time, which was a good deal because they were around $1200 used from other places. (Now the used price has gone down a little bit, I think they sit around $600-$800 but that might not come with a lens). My canon macro lens I bought new from a local camera shop for $400.

[faeratil]

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[flock-talk]

Its the same anon about the picture question. So if not zoom lense, what kind of settings do you use? I tried turnin the shutter speed to the fastest setting because ive read that is supposed to help but it just makes things more blurry, so i feel like im probably missing something. Plus arent you supposed to change the focal length in manual mode to focus at different distances? If so how the heck are tou meant to do that with an animal in motion, as the distance is changing constantly? Thanks!

with my guys I get as much light as possible (typically right next to a window so the light isn’t yellow), stick the shutter speed up around 700 then adjust the other settings accordingly to make the lighting nice. I’m sitting extremely close to them when I’m getting these shots (hence no zoom lens), I’m talking they’re landing half an arms length away from me kind of distances.

When it comes to focus I predict where the bird is going to be and set the focus for that point, if I’m recalling them (which I am for most photos) I’ll set it to be focused just beyond my hand so all I’d have to do is point and click once the bird takes off.  Beyond that it is just a matter of trial and error, adjusting the focus if you find you keep missing them until something magical happens.

[flock-talk]

have you ever tried having the beebs fly toward the window when you're taking photos? it would cast more light on them instead of them being in the shadows. and you might be able to raise your shutter speed or lower iso or decrease the aperture etc etc. not that you should change how you're doing it cause clearly you've got something working very well for you what with how amazing the flight pics are. just wonderin'

I am aware of the concepts of basic lighting and camera controls, the fact is that the bird room has only one small light source that seldom has light coming through it as it faces where the sun sets.  The sun coming through that window in the evening only casts light in to the first foot of the room which results in either really harsh light or poorly lit areas on a good day.  In order to be able to have adequate lighting where I’m not facing a direct light source I would have to be contorting my body over a desk and jammed against a wall since it only effects that first foot in to the room. I could use flash to resolve that however that would be hard on the birds to be constantly flashed at, I could also just not post anything except days where lighting is good but I find that pointless since quality is not exceedingly important.

Shutter speed can not be particularly low because parrotlets are fast and anything lower than 800 when taking flight photos will result in a nasty blur due to the lack of light. Aperture has to be completely open in order to receive the most light to compensate for the high shutter speed which only leaves me with ISO to play with.  Using ISO too high with the poor lighting in this room will result with nothing but grainy, distorted shots.

While I wish I had better lighting to be able to abide by regular photography standards it’s just not possible given the lighting situation in that room!

[flock-talk]

Any tips on taking photos of flying birds? Any time I try it with my little on it comes out in a blur...

Shutter speed. light. repetition. bribery.

Almost all my flight shots are taken during small flight training sessions, recall indoor free flight, stationing so I can predict where they’re going to be to get a good shoot.

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