Originally posted by NordlysMake sure you don't use IS with the tripod. For some reason, it messes up the shot (or so I've heard. I don't have IS).
Talking to myself, but... That image stabiliser is amazing! This is a free-hand shot through the window at night: http://home.online.no/~khgott/snow.jpg
The exposure time was 1.6 seconds (which made the children on the right side of the picture turn into ghosts...), which would normally result in a completely blurred picture unless you have a super-steady hand, which I don't.
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Originally posted by GatecrasherAaaaaaargh, there goes my happiness. 🙁 My Sigma 28mm works fine, but that won't be much use for aurora photography as it's even less wide with a digital camera. The main reason why I bought a Sony camera was that I wanted to be able to use my Sigma 20mm with it, but it doesn't recognise it at all. :'( It took me quite a while to find any information about this, but in the end I found this (about the Sigma 20mm and its compatibility with Minolta / Sony dSLR cameras): "Lenses with serial number starting with 1 may not work on digital body and needs to be rechiped by sigma." So at least there seems to be a solution, but now I need to figure out how and where to get it rechipped and how much that costs. Apparently they usually do it for free if you still have the original receipt, but I bought the lens years ago and doubt I'll find the receipt, and the shop where I bought it doesn't even exist anymore. Grrr...
Very nice pic. Normally you'd have to use a tripod for a shot like that. No problems attaching your old Minolta lenses?
Originally posted by NordlysWHAT??? You READ the user manual??? Bad bad bad bad bad! The user manual isn't meant to be read! It's there to keep some poor guy from being unemployed and going on the dole. I secretly suspect that one user manual was printed up for one product and it's being sent with ALL products because no one notices! But if you're going to upset the balance of nature and economy and whatever else by actually reading the thing, he's going to have to write a second user manual! Do you have any idea where that could lead???
Yes, I read that in the user manual.
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Originally posted by NordlysBeautiful. I miss snow. :'(
Talking to myself, but... That image stabiliser is amazing! This is a free-hand shot through the window at night: http://home.online.no/~khgott/snow.jpg
The exposure time was 1.6 seconds (which made the children on the right side of the picture turn into ghosts...), which would normally result in a completely blurred picture unless you have a super-steady hand, which I don't.
An image stabilizer...that's one thing I wish my camera had.
edit - My wife found the camera yesterday. It's been missing for a month or so. I was lost without it.
Originally posted by NordlysDone.
By the way, if anyone is in contact with any previous participants who may have left the site and therefore are unlikely to read my PM, it would be nice if you'd let them know about this thread.
Anybody got a recommendation for a lens for wedding photography? I've been recommended the Canon 50 prime, but I'm sure if I'd fancy if the only zoom mechanism available to me was my feet in front of a big crowd on somebody's big day.
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