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PostPosted: Wed May 26, 2004 11:51 am
by Fossil
Whats the macro like on the S5000 purplegrum?

-Fossil-

PostPosted: Wed May 26, 2004 11:58 am
by purplegrum
The Modern Fossil wrote:Whats the macro like on the S5000 purplegrum?

-Fossil-


It's OK but to be honest I don't do that many macro shots coz I don't have a tripod (can never be bothered carrying one around) so all the ones I've tried aren't top notch, but I believe it's supposed to be quite good if you do it properly. I'll try take a macro of something on my desk and sit the camera flat on the desk to keep it still and post it.... two ticks!

....two ticks later:

Attempted macro of a Jack Daniel's bottle is here!. It's about a 250k file.[/url]

PostPosted: Wed May 26, 2004 3:37 pm
by Apollo
Looks like you've picked a winner with the S5000, features look great and for the same as I paid for a Toshiba 3 MP 'compact' a couple of years ago. I might start looking for a replacement if that's what's available now. What's the startup like, how long from power-up to pic ready?

Neat zoom range, shame about the bottom end though, 37 mm still not wide enough for ROC posts though, so still needs 2 bites to get the monitoring room ::): I used to cram myself as far back into the corner as I could, and back up the shots with DV for details, saved having to go and buy something else, yet again.

PostPosted: Wed May 26, 2004 3:40 pm
by Sharon
Apollo, sounds like you need a fisheye lens (or even just a wideangle?)

PostPosted: Wed May 26, 2004 3:44 pm
by purplegrum
ROC monitoring rooms are a real pain in the backside to photograph - I've done about 30+ of them and I'm never happy with the results. I was in a fully restored post the other weekend there so thinking of going back (I know the owner) and seeing if I can set up with a tripod and do a panorama.

PostPosted: Wed May 26, 2004 4:20 pm
by Fossil
The s5000 is only £189.99 at 7dayshop just now
can someone buy me one please :) :cry:


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PostPosted: Wed May 26, 2004 4:39 pm
by purplegrum
The Modern Fossil wrote:The s5000 is only £189.99 at 7dayshop just now
can someone buy me one please :) :cry:


-Fossil-


Nuts I paid £293 for mine in January!

Photos in the dark

PostPosted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 11:36 am
by PlasticDel
I don't know how to add images but... I've got a Kodak DX6490. It's a good camera, plenty of features, strong zoom, full manual mode, 4.9MP

But...

When I'm out UE-ing and I got take a picture in a dark room, the autofocus finds it real difficult to focus, so I I gotta shine the torch. The darkness and the different light sources from the torches and flash usually end me up with a blurred image. REAL ANNOYING when you just spent time sneaking in some place at 2AM in the fishing rain!!!

What can I do?

PostPosted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 11:55 am
by Sharon
Can you swith the autofocus off?

or set the focus to infinity?

PostPosted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 3:55 pm
by PlasticDel
Nope. Can't turn it off or change it...

If I use 'Landscape' it takes my little focus bars away, but the outcome isnae any better. I've got a 'nighttime' mode but that's got a slower shutter speed so that is even more likely to blur moving things.

Turbo mentioned Infrared viewfinders, but my mate reckons these are for SLRs and you can't usually get things like that for digital cameras (compacts).

It so sucks! It was like £300 and blurs in a dark room! Stupid Eastman Kodak! Funnily enough I still recommend the camera though...

PostPosted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 4:01 pm
by turbozutek
Can you switch to manual mode and setup the focus there ?

Cause you could just lock it over at infinity. ?


Chris...

PostPosted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 4:23 pm
by PlasticDel
Can't change between modes without changing focus, can't lock fous either.

Is it sounding more and mor like a complete dinger...

PostPosted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 4:49 pm
by turbozutek
Hmmm...

Have you phoned Kodak tech support about this ? There could be a FirmWare upgrade available that sorts this and a few other pesky problems ?

I had a similar problem with the battery indicator on my Nikon CoolPix - one quick phone call later I'm downloading an updated ROM installer which sorted the problem completly.

:?:

Chris...

PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 5:33 pm
by purplegrum
Some cameras just are no good at taking pics in complete darkness.

PostPosted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 7:13 pm
by PlasticDel
I mailed Kodak to ask what they thought. But I think I solved it...

Just gotta use the 'program' mode, where I can up the exposure compensation, and change the exposure metering too.
I had previously been using the 'Auto' mode too much.

Yay! My camera rocks again!