Recent content by cam1210

Thanks applemint. Everything is set as per default - so auto mode...it also does the same whichever mode it is in and with either lens. The strange thing is, the camera works absolutely fine once started up...which is why I can't tell if it is a fault or not. It just seems unusual...as if the...

Hi All, I've had a Sony NEX-5N for about a week and am not sure if it has a problem or whether the suspected problem is a characteristic of the camera. I wonder if any other NEX-5N owners can help... When I turn the camera on, the camera opens the aperture to maximum before it starts to...

I really am no expert, but it's the oversaturated colours that put me off a lot of these photos. Any of the more seasoned photographers agree?

Thank-you! Sorry - lots of basic questions...the result of using digital cameras in auto mode for 15 years.

Right, I see. What is the exp comp actually doing to the camera? Does it slightly alter the selected shutter speed?

Thanks for that - I now think I understand what effects ISO, aperture and shutter speed have on an image. Can you tell me - how does exposure compensation work? My old OM-10 had an exposure compensation dial. Once you've set ISO/aperture and shutter-speed...what is the exposure compensation...

Back in the early 90's as a kid, my Dad bought me an Olympus OM-10. I loved using that camera and had it for years. Thinking back, I am never sure I used it correctly. My Dad (no photographer) taught me to use the camera in Auto, focus on the subject and turn the aperture ring until the...

Have you checked out the 'High Stuff' forum in: http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/ OK, some of the guys there are mental and I'm not sure about the legality of trespassing like they do but some of the photos are very good considering they climbed a couple of hundred feet up a crane before...

Thanks for the input. I would never have realised about the tracking AF issue with compact system cameras.

Only doubt I've got is that it seems to get decent reviews but hardly any mention on this site. If anyone has other recommendations for someone wanting to 'go serious' after years of being an auto snapper, please let me know....

I was no professional, but I remember seeing 1600 and 3200 as the high ISO 35mm films. Never bought anything above 400 myself though.

Understand...definitely worthwhile buying the 16mm then.

Thanks for that. I guess in value terms, buying the dual lens kit is better in the long run. I would also be interested in a fisheye adaptor, so even more reason to get the 16mm lens. What advantage does the ability to go to f2.8 mean? Why does the 16mm lens allow this but the zoom does not?

I use it because I know no better! Back in the old film days, I used to pay attention to ISO but digital cameras made me lazy and I have ended up pointing and clicking on auto everything. Hopefully this will change.

By way of a start...by no means a proper photo submission...here's a humorous one I took of an unfortunate incident for an owl on my house window! Ouch!