Jon Grant 4472 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I just upgraded the Canon Power Shot camera from the AS620 to the SX40HS, which is now classified as a bridge camera. I'm still getting used to the focussing but here are the first few test photos More to follow Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Looking good Jon,hows the extensions coming on? Ray Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Grant 4472 Posted September 10, 2012 Author Share Posted September 10, 2012 They're not at the moment, but I did get a bit of modelling done tonight - a couple of bobcats, and took a few more test photos too Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Jon, Nice pics. I've got the same camera - you have to be careful where you place your left hand. I couldn't understand why I was getting focussing errors at first either..... Best, Pete. PS I've deleted the other "Where is Jon?" thread. Thanx for PM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Have you got a permanently fitted lens hood? You are getting a bit of vignetting (Dark edges)on some of the close=up shots. Looking very good indeed - and nice to see you posting - been a while Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Grant 4472 Posted September 11, 2012 Author Share Posted September 11, 2012 Jack, the vignetting is deliberate - new toy in Picasa 3 editing tool Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcanman Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Great pics with the new camera Jon, you've inspired me to add more greenery to my layout! Mal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 That looks like an interesting upgrade - thanks for that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
298 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I always thought you photos were pretty good anyway, Jon. I'm still using a Konica-Minolta A200 I brought in 2005, to be honest I was pretty fed up with it after the first week but found judicious use of CombineZP and some photoshop editing produces some pretty nice results. Will have to have a look at Picasa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Grant 4472 Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 I took a few more photos last night and edited them in Helicon Focus for the first time Still plenty of practice required Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Jon, I'm really enjoying the SX40 HS now but it took a while. As I hinted before I was getting a lot of focussing issues. The difficulty was caused by my left hand persistently covering the gizmo that checks the focus - the green light on the front left of the camera - I have rather large hands. Btw this is one of the few cameras of it's type to actually let you manually focus, if you wish. The anti-shake device is often better than using a tripod. I took the following photo of the Moon as a test - totally handheld not even leaning on anything: Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Grant 4472 Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 Excellent photo Pete. I didn't even know there was an anti-shake thingumajig-wotzit. Changing the focal length on the SX40HS is a bit more fiddly than on the old Power Shot as you have to turn the wheel and I kept knocking the function buttons by accident I concur about the focusing issues - the camera keeps wanting to focus on the wrong thing Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Grant 4472 Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 I took a few more test photos tonight. One of the useful features of Helicon Focus is the ability to resize the photo to under 2megapixels - about 40% full picture quality. This means they can be easily uploaded to Railimages Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 I particularly like that first photo, above, Jon. Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 The shot of Southern 2815 in post #1 stands out for me as the scenics (grass and particularly trees) look pretty damn good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Grant 4472 Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 Pushkin the cat helped me take a few more photos tonight using the old camera, as a reference point. Oddly enough I'm finding the 7.2mp Power Shot is easier to use with Helicon Focus than the new camera. The in-focus area of each individual shot in the stack is easier to spot Yet another photo session cut short Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Cat-adioptric lenses do attract moggies.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcanman Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Stunning pics Jon, I particularly like the first one in your latest batch, ground level shots look great and everthing is so sharp. Mal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted October 2, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 2, 2012 I hope the cat wasnt thinking the ballast was an alternative for a cat litter tray!! I know which shots my other half would be looking at though - shes mad about cats!! Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northpoint Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Excellent photos, Jon. I'm fortunate that my cat is too old to jump more than a couple of feet so he doesn't get on the layout! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Grant 4472 Posted October 3, 2012 Author Share Posted October 3, 2012 I took some more photos last night using the new Power Shot, but without editing the photos in Helicon Focus, as I wanted to see what the depth of field was like. I'm quite happy with the results so far, although the best photo of the session ended up being one using the old camera and Helicon Focus - typical. ...and the photos with the old camera Now to take some video with the new camera Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted October 4, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 4, 2012 More excellent shots John but as suspected its your previous batch with the added cat that gets approval as I have just shown her those photos!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 The second batch offer more interesting viewpoints - you'll really need to duplicate the shots. You realise with the new one you can alter the focussing point with the "wheel" on the back? Or try setting it to Aperture priority and step the aperture down until you get the depth of field that you need. Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Grant 4472 Posted October 4, 2012 Author Share Posted October 4, 2012 Got that Pete. I've set the new camera to aperture priority AV, manual focus and use the wheel to alter depth of field. Problem is moving the wheel tends to move the camera. Also I've been saving the HF photos at 45% quality to resize them to under 2 megapixels, so they can be uploaded to Railimages. Maybe if I save them as 100% and then crop them...Hmmmm Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted October 4, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 4, 2012 Jon I tend to take the photos at maximum resolution just incase they get used for something else than RMweb. I then use the Rmweb image editor to reduce the file size (see the quality slider when you click save) then save them under a different file name so they dont overwrite the original image file. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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