November 2009

11/09/2009

Sharper Image By Stop Down Aperture

Another trick the professional use is,... When possible, shoot at your lens' sharpest aperture. For most lenses, that is about two full stops smaller than wide open (so the f-stop number you use will go higher by two stops). For example, if you had an f/2.8 lens, the sharpest apertures for that lens would be f/5.6 and f/8 (two full ...

11/06/2009

How To Check CF Card Slot Pins Bent!

Compact Flash ( CF ) memory cards use 50 tiny pin holes to interface with a digital camera. As you insert the memory card into the camera, it slides down a track holding it in place to line up with the pins in the cameras card slot. The top image shows a memory card with pinholes in good condition. Safe to use. The bottom image...

Why I Got 1 Image Take a NEF + JPEG ?

Most Nikon Digital SLR cameras have the option to capture NEF + JPEG images. The JPEG image may be used for anything from web publishing to a quick print with minimal editing, while the NEF RAW file is saved for more extensive processing later on. Lets say you choose the NEF + JPEG option in your camera and take a single picture. The NEF RAW...

Learn To Avoid Red Eye Photo

Why people often get "RED EYE" when using a flash... ? Let's just look at how to avoid it. The main reason is your camera's pop-up flash, which sits right above your lens and is an almost automatic recipe for red eye. The easy fix (the one the pros use anyway) is to either get that flash (ideally) off the camera and hold it a couple of feet...