Senin, 28 April 2014

Camera use in winter storms?

Q. Any tips for camera use outdoors in a winter storm? The area where I live is in the midst of a winter storm, -18 degrees F and non-stop snow. I'm headed outside to do some cross-country skiing and want to take some pics but don't want to ruin the camera (yes, I'm new to digital photography). Definitely will vote for best answer. Thanks much!!

A. Put it in a padded pouch with handwarmer packs. Carry clean dry handkerchiefs to wipe off condensation. Carry a spare battery in your pocket. Wear glove liners. That can allow you enough dexterity to handle the camera, and temporarily avert your fingers getting frozen.
Think about how you want to compose the picture before deploying that camera, to minimize exposure time.
If you pack a tripod, it is best to have one with a quick release plate. Have the plate on the camera in advance. Set up the tripod before deploying the camera from its case.
I used the above advice in taking these:
http://www.martingrumet.com/canada08jan08-05yellowknife1500.jpg
http://www.martingrumet.com/alaska07dec11-03kotzebue2000.jpg
http://www.martingrumet.com/alaska17nov10-05barrow2000.jpg
http://www.martingrumet.com/yellowknife01-30-2013-02-2000.jpg


Best filming camera to film movies?
Q. Hi! In 2015, some school mates and I are planning to shoot a remake of The Breakfast Club. It will be the 30 year anniversary and we are excited to start. Anyways, I am looking for a great filming camera for movies. I know it'll be pricey but I seem to get 0 help when I just google it. I also want to know how to make the footage have an 80s feel, quality wise. I will be using the camera that any of you suggest for a number of years and films to come, and I would also appreciate if you have any movie editing software? Thank you!

A. I am guessing you are looking to use some digital camera to film. If you are going to spend tens of thousands of dollars on a professional movie camera, please ignore rest of my answer.

Most of us know that most compact cameras, or smart-phones like iPhones, are not good at video recording. If light is good, they do an okay job. When light is dull, they are almost unusable. Same is true for most consumer SLR cameras with kit lenses. So what do we do to take high quality High-Definition videos? Should we use an HD camcoder or a pocket camcorder like Sony Bloggie or UltraHD?

Most compact cameras don't do a good job in low light- for still images or for videos. If you zoom in, the shake becomes too obvious. Most DSLRs will do a little better as light level goes down but many of them will not auto focus during videos (because of the mirror which needs to be flipped for focusing). You can bypass this with a mirrorless camera which can auto focus, like Panasonic G or GF series but with Auto focus, you lose the control over which part of the frame, or on which person to focus on. If you have 3 persons in a frame, your Auto-Focus will not know which one you want to focus on. Why not? Silly, it is Auto-focus! It focuses by itself!! That is the reason you never see a professional movie or videos done with Autofocus.

Now read an article here which can give you nice tips:
http://photography-with-any-camera.blogspot.com/2013/03/video-recording-with-dslr-is-it-worth-it.html





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