Photographing Aquarium Fish with Digital Capture

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Filthy Sanchez said:
A lot of words in this post I'm gonna have to sit back and read it. Man am I a product of ADD america or what?
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I encourage you to read the whole thing. Many people in this country want an answer that doesn't take time to learn, but it's worth it. Trust me, a post like that is worth reading even though it is a little long winded. I read things in a scanning mode, picking out key words and then moving backwords to finish the thought. I do appreciate attention to detail.
 
Bump for a great post!! This is a nice read that everyone should look at!

I have a Canon SD100 and have some questions:

1) For full tank shots, is it better to use a ISO 50 or ISO 100?
2) What should my Exposure setting be for individual fish? For full tank shots? It ranges from -2 to +2
3) What should my Long Shutter setting be for indiviudal fish? For full tank shots? It ranges from 1" to 15"

Thanks!

Brian
 
upyun;524617; said:
Bump for a great post!! This is a nice read that everyone should look at!

I have a Canon SD100 and have some questions:

1) For full tank shots, is it better to use a ISO 50 or ISO 100?
2) What should my Exposure setting be for individual fish? For full tank shots? It ranges from -2 to +2
3) What should my Long Shutter setting be for indiviudal fish? For full tank shots? It ranges from 1" to 15"

Thanks!

Brian
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ISO 50 or 100 is fine, you wont notice much of a difference
exposure depends on the amount of light and apeture size
same for #3


experiment untill you find what's best for you!
 
THAT WAS FANTASTIC .

As an amature photographer with a canon D10 i found this article to be very helpful . i know most things about my camera but if someone was having trouble taking pics this is the artilce to read . VERY WELL DONE . CONGRATS TO YOU. YOU TOOK THE TIME TO WRITE:headbang2 SUCH AN INDEPTH ARTICLE TO HELP OTHERS .
 
I would say that most of it is very accurate, but technology in P&S cameras have improved by quite a bit in the last two years. The Sony R1 currently employs the same sensors as DSLRs and the newly announced Canon G7 is very impressive.

Still gonna stick with my Nikons though. Once you go DSLR, there's no turning back.

Also, forget the polarizer for aquarium shots. Circular polarizer are way to slow to use with lenses when you're dealing with most fish.
 
nice artical. and i would have to add for someone that is looking for a new camera that wants a slr but doesnt have the $$ i say get the canon powershot s3 IS. i just got it its a great camera tons of features like a slr but only half the price i paid 350, also you can changes lens too
 
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