Shooting multiple images can also reduce camera movement blur, at least the kind resulting from pressing the shutter, as that will affect the first image only. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
Onblh for me. I know, I don't use it for sports and other fast > action stuff. Outside of that it's been useful more often not. > > gs > > George Sinos > -------------------- > [email protected] > www.georgesphotos.net > plus.georgesinos.com > > > On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 9:42 AM, Bipin Gupta <[email protected]> wrote: >> Larry, I note that this is a desperate plea for help and support, and >> that all PDMLers must respond with sympathy. I am often in the same >> situation as yours, so you are not alone. Your Problem Statement:- >> 1) Sharpness, 2) Exposure, 3) Technical Quality, 4) Photo Equipment / >> Upgrades / Changing Gear, 5) Poor Focus, 6) Camera Motion / Shake, 7) >> Photo Situation. >> Some honest Solution from a "Not so No All":- >> 1) As some one said, a tripod or monopod, a table, wall or other >> support. Control breathing at the time you press the shutter. Press >> the shutter gently in two pushes, where the first one sets focus & >> exposure, hold then the second push takes the photo. Give a chance for >> shake reduction to activate. >> 2) Use multiple exposure with EV variation. Play with Spot and Matrix >> metering. Recognize every Lens's variation for exposure, color and >> contrast and set these on your camera body. Use PP software - dark and >> bright area improvement. >> 3) Technical Quality is a very difficult approach. Request Expert >> PDMLers for HELP. >> 4) No gear produced today are bad, except for Bad Photographers. Most >> DSLR and Lenses are very good, including many P&S cameras. Larry there >> is no need to change gear. Just learn the idiosyncrasies of your >> camera and lens, make notes and experiment with setting changes - vow >> so many parameters in today's cameras. Perhaps you may consider one >> good sharp "Star" lens like the Tamron 17-50 f2.8 - cheap and better >> than Pentax's. >> 5) Most Auto Focus system are damn good. With failing eyesight I have >> given up Manual Focusing. Just remember to check for Body + Lens combo >> for Back / Front Focusing and make the appropriate setting to your >> DSLR body. Also wait for the Shake Reduction to Kick-in before you >> take the photo. >> 6) As said earlier breathing control, monopod / tripod, etc is your >> best friend to prevent camera motion / shake. Larry read up the >> plethora of help topics on this issue on the net. Just Google. >> 7) Photo Situations are too vast a topic to be covered here. Can some >> PDMLers help Larry or point us to some great site on the internet? >> Regards. >> Bipin - from a far away enchanting land. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

