Andy Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 Well, the EX550 was fine with batteries, I did worry about it at the time (pocketfuls of spares!)......but I only need one set at Sheffield and even then the battery indicator never lit. It's not so much the eating the batteries as the recharge time increases dramatically. Anyway found it today. Phoned a local Canon Professional Photography dealer and was told it was discontinued. Phoned my buddies at waltersphotovideo.co.uk and they're ordering one from Canon and I'll get it next week. (They're not really my buddies but it's where I got my camera etc from. Good service, prompt delivery, well packed and competitive pricing. I'd recommend them) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 Ever tried taking pictures of fireworks Yes. With tripod and remote release! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the artist formerly known as ish Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 Out of the hotel window in yer underpants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 its only now (guessing ian j got a good camera) that I see the quality is much better. But still for the price its not a bad camera and plus i couldn't part with the money andy ian J do for a camera How much you spend depends on a)what you want it for and how much you're going to use it. There are some fantastic digital cameras out there now in the lower price bracket. I've not tried the Finepix cameras myself (I'm totally sold on Canon), but I've heard good things about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 Out of the hotel window in yer underpants No, in a park in the rain with my jacket over the camera to protect it and me getting soaked in a t-shirt. However, I learned like you that handheld for fireworks ain't no good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianj Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 its only now (guessing ian j got a good camera) that I see the quality is much better. But still for the price its not a bad camera and plus i couldn't part with the money andy ian J do for a camera Hi, Andy's basically got the newer version by a couple of years of what I had (I sold it)......but it's not to say you can't get reasonable pics with cheap crap.............the pic below was taken with a Canon IxusV point & shoot. Ian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wobbly1 Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 Another picture taken on a simple camera (to go with the simple owner). Canon Ixus300 - as other people have said the trick is to focus on a point where the rider will end up and try to anticipate the shot. This was taken at the final round of the British championship last year at Back Cowm. Some incredible riding from Jarvis and Lampkin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian r Posted December 9, 2003 Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 Well, I just bought Theo a Cannon A70. It's pretty cheap and we will see how it does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malibudon Posted December 12, 2003 Report Share Posted December 12, 2003 Here are my tips: 1. Always use a flash, no matter how bright the sunlight is. 2. Use a strong flash. Don't worry if it costs more than your camera. 3. The camera should be able to shoot flash photos at 1/250th or faster. 4. Get close. 5. Prefocus. 6. Set the exposure manually. 7. Anticipate the action. 8. Get the rider's face, unless you're shooting a shot from behind. 9. Shoot lots of frames and don't be shy about dumping the bad ones. 10. If the shot is not in focus, throw it out no matter how good the action is. Here's a typical shot of mine. Minolta Dimage 7i. Minolta 5600 HS (D) flash. f/8. 1/500th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabnabit Posted December 12, 2003 Report Share Posted December 12, 2003 Well, I just bought Theo a Cannon A70. It's pretty cheap and we will see how it does. Send me pic's of the Fairlane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian r Posted December 12, 2003 Report Share Posted December 12, 2003 I can send you pictures of the PARTS of the Fairlane. The lastest issue or the Fairlaner has some great origanal promotion pictures of 62, 63, 64 Fairlanes and Meteors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabie Posted December 12, 2003 Report Share Posted December 12, 2003 well the report of the Jack Thompson trial in today's TMX has a photo by me (name spelt wrong again) using my camera so have look and see how it came out rabie :snowman: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan williams Posted December 13, 2003 Report Share Posted December 13, 2003 (edited) I've been using a Sony F707 for a couple of years. One of the problems most beginning photographers have is when they're told to use fill flash even outdoors and not realizing many cameras will automatically set the shutter speed to 1/60 of a second. Too slow for many shots. On the Sony it is possible to use fill flash in "shutter priority" mode. This forces the camera to use the shutter speed set by the photographer. This works exceptionally well on the Sony because it uses an iris (leaf) shutter which opens from the center so even if the shutter is not fully open for the full flash duration the effect on the the image is a difference in the light contributed by the flash vs ambient. Unlike my old Minolta film cameras where a partially open (focal plane) shutter caused a dark area of the image. I've been able to shoot at 1/500 with fill flash. I have, on the New England Trials Association web site, some sample images from the yearly photo disk I do for the club. I hope Andy's not mad if I put the link here but I don't want to suck up his server space either. My favorite image is the guy on the vintage Yamaha. Unfortunately I didn't shoot the photo. I loaned the camera to a buddy who shot it. Damn that's the best trials photo my camera's ever taken. The other photographer is someone I loaned the camera to on a couple of days I had to work the event and she shot entirely different, in a way I never would have imagined. Real eye opener about how different people see. Dan www.newenglandtrials.org Really Andy it's not commercial, honest! P.S. Oh yeah, all the stuff that MalibuDon said. Especially the stuff about get close. If he is who I think he is. He's THE MAN! with a camera. P.P.S. Remember to have an escape route if the rider loses it in your direction. A high ledge with no way out is a bad place to confront a trials bike. Edited December 13, 2003 by Dan Williams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted December 13, 2003 Report Share Posted December 13, 2003 I hope Andy's not mad if I put the linkhere but I don't want to suck up his server space either. Hell no! You sound like you know what you're talking about and I'm still very much a learner. Any advice is very welcome. (Apart from that, I don't mind links to other sites on here unless it's blatant spamming) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted December 16, 2003 Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 Phoned a local Canon Professional Photography dealer and was told it was discontinued. Phoned my buddies at waltersphotovideo.co.uk and they're ordering one from Canon and I'll get it next week. (They're not really my buddies but it's where I got my camera etc from. Good service, prompt delivery, well packed and competitive pricing. I'd recommend them) Got home tonight and card through the door saying Citylink had attempted to deliver a parcel. Only thing it can be is the battery pack. The boys at Walters come good again. I really do recommend talking to them if you're in the market for anything photographic related and in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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