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03/01/2006 07:45:56 AM · #1 |
Hello,
How can i accomplish a real good Depth Of Field effect with the canon A510?
tips? tricks? ;-)
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03/01/2006 01:10:06 PM · #2 |
Well, you'd have to shoot wide open at the long end of the zoom, and try to maximise the subject-background distance.
I was able to get pretty shallow DOF with my G5, but with my SD400 it's not so easy (small, slow lens) |
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03/01/2006 01:15:53 PM · #3 |
| Use the Aperture Priority (Av) mode and set it for 2.8, or lower if it goes lower (in number). I don't think it does though. My A70 only goes to 2.8. Or use M mode and do the same things except you will have to manually set the shutter speed as well. |
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03/01/2006 01:48:44 PM · #4 |
Canon A70 AV mode 2.8
Not a good pic but good example for your question.
Cheers
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03/02/2006 12:41:00 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by MadMan2k:
Well, you'd have to shoot wide open at the long end of the zoom, and try to maximise the subject-background distance.
I was able to get pretty shallow DOF with my G5, but with my SD400 it's not so easy (small, slow lens) |
at the end of the zoom?
but what if i want to zoom on a subject that is at the middle? like in Tiberius's example?
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03/02/2006 09:17:25 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by koko:
but what if i want to zoom on a subject that is at the middle? like in Tiberius's example?
thanks |
Manual focus and many, many tries (I think I took around 30 shots to get this one)
Message edited by author 2006-03-02 14:18:57.
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03/02/2006 09:23:18 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by koko:
at the end of the zoom?
but what if i want to zoom on a subject that is at the middle? like in Tiberius's example? |
That example isn't an issue of zoom, but of focus. What are you doing is FOCUSING on the middle coin, regardless of what your zoom is at. |
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03/02/2006 09:25:25 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by Beetle:
Originally posted by koko:
at the end of the zoom?
but what if i want to zoom on a subject that is at the middle? like in Tiberius's example? |
That example isn't an issue of zoom, but of focus. What are you doing is FOCUSING on the middle coin, regardless of what your zoom is at. |
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