doncha' love it when the slave knows more than the master? Reading all this makes my Fuji S3 (and '56 Fords) look better all the time, and when I first got it, about all it could do is make my Fuji S9000 look better.
Speaking of the S9000, I did a magazine shoot for Hemmings Classic Car with it right after I got it, and like Bob, I did the shoot on manual just to have a little input on the process. We finally struck a truce, though, and it now does its own thing more to my liking. Right now, I'm having white balance problems shooting layout photos with the S3. I use warm CFL's to light the layout, and of all the white balance settings on the camera, the incandescent setting does the best, and even then is a little green in the pictures. I can always substitute daylight photo floods, or even regular incandescent light bulbs for the CFL's if I have to, I guess. I did that once. We simply put daylight photo floods in incandescent sockets in a modeler's layout room, and the slides came out great with Kodachrome 64. What kind of lighting do you use on your layout, Bob? Bob Nicholson ____________________________________ --- In [email protected], Bob Werre <b...@...> wrote: > > Brooks, I don't know whether or not to recommend the G-12 if your a > Nikon guy. I tried both in the camera store and was much more > comfortable with the Nikon P-7000 except it didn't have the movable > viewing screen. Also the Nikon was a few dollars cheaper. I assume > both will be obsolete in a year or so. > > I've had most success with the camera totally set on manual so far. > I've always hated it when it won't let you do something in one mode but > it's totally okay in another. I feel the camera should take > instructions rather than give them! I'm da boss! > > Anyway I've uploaded another shot > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/photos/album/411100020/pic/) made > in a telephoto position and up close. I guess it worked out okay also, > but please ignore the warped urethane 'planking' those guys are standing > on. I didn't think it looked that bad until seeing the shot. I do > think half the time photos will make you a better modeler by showing all > the faults that need correcting--if we live long enough! > > Bob Werre > > > > Bob, > > > > Yes, indeed, a very nice photo! Crisply focused throughout. Did you > > say you now were working with a Canon G11/G12? I assume you shot this > > at f8. My research indicates that the aperture can be set at f8 > > throughout the focal length range from 28mm to 140mm (equivalent). Is > > that true? I'm thinking of purchasing a G12...looks like you can make > > it work just fine! Again, very nice photo! > > > > Brooks > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
