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Post by jon carman on Apr 21, 2009 20:09:29 GMT -6
Most pics of entire fish are on a Kodak easyshare. The close ups are the Nikon- I did some far back shots with the Nikon, but I have to have my back against the wall. I need another lens to take a normal picture, such as the entire tank, or a pic of anything that is normal size. Would the 50mm be good for that.
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Post by fishme on Apr 21, 2009 21:20:26 GMT -6
Well, it depends. You would still need several feet of space to get an entire four-foot tank in the picture. To get really close and shoot such a picture, you would need something like a 28mm lens. How far can you comfortably back away from the tanks to get pics?
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Post by jon carman on Apr 23, 2009 12:05:57 GMT -6
20ft, but here's the deal, I have 10ft by 8ft of tank I need to shoot.
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Post by angel on Apr 23, 2009 12:09:22 GMT -6
10 ft by 8 ft that's huge!
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Post by jon carman on Apr 24, 2009 23:08:18 GMT -6
Yes, but it would be the entire rack shot/ not my massive imaginary tank
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Post by angel on Apr 25, 2009 5:17:55 GMT -6
I had a mental picture of your massive imaginary tank!
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Post by allierw on May 10, 2009 11:49:03 GMT -6
I have a Canon Rebel XTi...thinking about upgrading to the T1i. I really need a new lens, though, as the 18-55mm is only OK taking fish shots. I have a 50 mm that I rarely use, maybe I should try it out as well.
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Post by rogerhopper on Mar 12, 2010 22:07:20 GMT -6
Jon. a 50 or 60 mm lens is much better for close up shooting. He is right about the 1.8 light capacity. The more light you get at a faster speed the better pic you get. If you are in low light situations like with tanks. You can always build a bounce box to give you light from the top.
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Post by angel on Mar 13, 2010 8:00:13 GMT -6
You actually get a beautiful true-color picture by mounting the camera on a tripod and using the manual settings, and the light that's in the room normally. Set for a longer exposure, and if you can, get a remote shutter button so there is NO movement of the camera when you press to take a picture. Then you get exactly what you see every day. The only thing is, with a longer exposure, movements will streak. The quick shutter is best for a fast moving target thoughsuch as active time with the fish. We get more picture in going with the 17-85mm wide angle lens.
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