Hi all, I am sorry that I haven't been around lately, but I've had an enormous amount of problems. In my personal life, my family life, and my Samsung life. But it is good to be back.
Traversing the web these days will bring you into contact with a lot of stories about Samsung leaving the photography business. I have to tell you, I know nothing about this, either way, but the continued silence from Samsung themselves does not generate any confidence in people. I myself have got rid of all my Samsung gear, except for my, (now ancient, in digital camera terms), NX300. I've unloaded my GX10 DSLR, my Galaxy NX, and my NX30, along with a total of four zoom lenses, and two prime lenses. I am preparing for the worst, and will probably move my trust to Panasonic, as they have been around the photography world for a lot longer than Samsung, and are introducing some exciting new cameras lately, mainly the FZ1000, and the FZ300, (in the UK, the 300 is known as the FZ330). The first of these cameras, has a 1" sensor, and a lot of great features that we will look at on a later page. The FZ330 has a small sensor but a lot of great features, among them it is dust, and water resistant. That is not to say that you can take it out and submerge it in water, YOU CAN'T. it is water resistant, NOT water proof. But you can take it out in the rain for bad weather landscape shoots if that is what you are after. There should be no problems of dust on the sensor with this camera either, unlike DSLR's and the rest of the interchangeable lens cameras out there. The FZ1000, has a zoom lens of 25 - 400m.m, while the FZ300/330, has a zoom lens of 25 - 600m.m. They both have a fully articulated rear screen. But enough of this for now, as you can easily go to a good photography site, such as, www.dpreview.com to get all the info that you require, without me putting it all on here.
I shall, some time soon, be getting out and about with my beloved NX300, and taking some pics around the place.
Take care my friends, and have a great day.
Kindest regards, Twm.
Wednesday, 7 October 2015
Monday, 6 April 2015
Uh, oh, Samsung, why have you done this?
Hi there, well after very mixed reviews of thier flagship model camera, the Samsung NX1. They, (Samsung), have already hurt their sales of the upcoming NX500, the new model of the NX300 camera. They have announced that the 4K video mode of the NX500 will, (unlike the NX1), be in a crop mode. In other words, instead of using the complete sensor output, the video will be cropped to the centre of the sensor. This is probably down to it using less processing power to it this way, than utilising the full output of the sensor. But, for anybody who wants to use the NX500 to do a bit of videography, as well as photography, this is very dissapointing news. The NX500 is now a "factory crippled," camera. The internet is full of complaints about this already, and the camera is not due to be released in the UK until May, I think.
Oh dear new information has emerged about the NX500, from Korea. If this info is correct, Samsung appear to have really dropped the ball with this new camera. Before it is even released, all the bad news about it is an ominous omen indeed. I have copied and pasted the info below. This news is via a reputable Korean member of the Samsung forum on DPReview who has not been wrong before with his news. :-(
Info below:-
Oh dear new information has emerged about the NX500, from Korea. If this info is correct, Samsung appear to have really dropped the ball with this new camera. Before it is even released, all the bad news about it is an ominous omen indeed. I have copied and pasted the info below. This news is via a reputable Korean member of the Samsung forum on DPReview who has not been wrong before with his news. :-(
Info below:-
There was a youtube video clip which shows NX500 continuous drive mode. That was taken in NX500 launching show in Korea on last Wednesday.
The video clip shows that NX500 continuous drive lasts only 3 shots and slowed down in RAW mode. Yes, 3 shots, not 3 seconds.
In JPG mode, it lasts only 1 sec or less.
In a photography forum in Korea, NX500 buffer size became huge issue today and people are rushing to cancel their pre-orders.
If you are interested in NX500 and can wait, I recommend you to wait and make sure it won't be any problem to you.
Sigh~~ :'-(
On a side note my NX30 camera has clapped out. It can no longer be turned on. I have contacted Samsung UK, who instructed me to send it to a company called DKAVS, at Horley in Surrey. Samsung contacted the company themselves, and DKAVS sent me a postage paid, bag with instructions to send it to their "service centre," at Horley in Surrey. A little while longer, and deeper into my story and you will see why I put the so called "Centre," into inverted comma's. I placed the camera into the bag, and mailed it on a Monday. Wednesday I got an email, saying the camera had been received, and was allocated a job number, A days later, Thursday, I received another email from the Tech. saying the camera had had its main PCB, (printed circuit board), replaced and had been mailed back to me. I thought that this was a very good service indeed, but that I'd wait to get the camera back in my hands before complimenting them, or giving any reaction to them. I received my camera back on Friday morning. The camera had been in their hands for one day, and had been "serviced," tested and mailed back to me. I eagerly took it out of its packaging and put a fully charged battery in. Switched it on to reset all the various menu items back, as I wished them to be. The switch, felt the same as when I had sent it, soft, no definite click, as to switching it on/off. I had told the Tech about this in a letter sent with the camera. Nothing, the camera would not turn on. I played with the on/off switch for a while. Still nothing. I put another NEW battery in the camera, and charged it until the LED turned GREEN, signifying a fully charged battery. After disconnecting the power supply I turned the camera on. Nothing, still dead. I immediately notified the Tech about it. Then I returned to trying the on/off switch. Success, the camera trurned on. I emailed the Tech. to tell him the camera was OK. He thanked me for the update. I turned the camera off, and carried on with other things. I returned to the camera on Saturday, switched it on and set the menu choices as I wished them to be. I took a few test shots and reviewed them on my PC. Satisfied that all was well, I switched the camera off and removed the battery, fearing that I would have no time to use it for a while. Things happened, and I fould myself with time on my hands on the Monday, so I replaced the new battery and went ot take some photo's. The camera had failed again. I could not turn it on. After trying for a while, I notified the Tech about it. A while later, he telephoned me, and after introducing himself, explained that he was "happy," to get the camera back into the. so called, "service centre," for another look, but didn't want to do so, until I had tried a few things for him. He asked me to ensure the camera was turned OFF, (now please, bear in mind the problem with the switch, that I had already told him about). Put it on charge, and, when it was charged to switch it ON, and he would call be back in an hour. I put the device on charge, noting the RED LED, indicating battery charging, and left it. I returned around every 15 minutes to check on its progress. After 90 minutes the LED turned GREEN, so I disconnected the power, and switched it ON. Nothing, no click, no life, the NX30 would not turn on. The Tech. did not phone back either.
Now, by the time I had done all this, the "service centre," has closed for the day, so my email was not received by them until Tuesday. The Tech. again, thanked me for the update and said he would be getting a prepaid bag out to me for mailing the camera, both batteries, and the USB lead to him for testing. I waited, until Friday, to see if I would recive the bag. Nothing form them at all. So I emailed him again on Friday, to tell him I had not received it. He told me that I was to pack the camera, and all the accessories that he had asked for, and he would get a bag off to me in the mail. It is not the following Wednesday, and if I do not get a bag in the mail today, I shall be contacting him again, and probably Samsung too with this tale of woe. Now can you see why, "SERVICE CENTRE," is in inverted comma's. "Service," what a laughable term for the treatment that this place offers.
I have now received the NX30 back, and guess what.....................the power switch has been replaced, and Lo and Behold, the camera works fine. Why won't these techcical people take notice, of what the owners tell them. Surely an owner would know the device in question, better than any Tech. After being told something about the said device, the first thing thhe tech. should have doem is to at least have a look at the item the owner had suggested. If this tech. in particular, had put a meter across the NX30's power swithch and operated it a few times, he would have seen that it was faulty. But no, knowing better than I, he replaced the camera's main PCB to,(in his words), elimanate the possibolity of an intermittent fault. So three week later one PCB replacemant, and finally he traces the fault, and cures it by replacing the power switch. Right Rant over, now I have that off my chest.
I will shortly be taking the NX300, and NX 30 out on some trips, so I will be bale to post a lot of images. Until then, my friends, take care of yourselves, and each other.
Have great day everyone. Kindest regards, Twm.
On a side note my NX30 camera has clapped out. It can no longer be turned on. I have contacted Samsung UK, who instructed me to send it to a company called DKAVS, at Horley in Surrey. Samsung contacted the company themselves, and DKAVS sent me a postage paid, bag with instructions to send it to their "service centre," at Horley in Surrey. A little while longer, and deeper into my story and you will see why I put the so called "Centre," into inverted comma's. I placed the camera into the bag, and mailed it on a Monday. Wednesday I got an email, saying the camera had been received, and was allocated a job number, A days later, Thursday, I received another email from the Tech. saying the camera had had its main PCB, (printed circuit board), replaced and had been mailed back to me. I thought that this was a very good service indeed, but that I'd wait to get the camera back in my hands before complimenting them, or giving any reaction to them. I received my camera back on Friday morning. The camera had been in their hands for one day, and had been "serviced," tested and mailed back to me. I eagerly took it out of its packaging and put a fully charged battery in. Switched it on to reset all the various menu items back, as I wished them to be. The switch, felt the same as when I had sent it, soft, no definite click, as to switching it on/off. I had told the Tech about this in a letter sent with the camera. Nothing, the camera would not turn on. I played with the on/off switch for a while. Still nothing. I put another NEW battery in the camera, and charged it until the LED turned GREEN, signifying a fully charged battery. After disconnecting the power supply I turned the camera on. Nothing, still dead. I immediately notified the Tech about it. Then I returned to trying the on/off switch. Success, the camera trurned on. I emailed the Tech. to tell him the camera was OK. He thanked me for the update. I turned the camera off, and carried on with other things. I returned to the camera on Saturday, switched it on and set the menu choices as I wished them to be. I took a few test shots and reviewed them on my PC. Satisfied that all was well, I switched the camera off and removed the battery, fearing that I would have no time to use it for a while. Things happened, and I fould myself with time on my hands on the Monday, so I replaced the new battery and went ot take some photo's. The camera had failed again. I could not turn it on. After trying for a while, I notified the Tech about it. A while later, he telephoned me, and after introducing himself, explained that he was "happy," to get the camera back into the. so called, "service centre," for another look, but didn't want to do so, until I had tried a few things for him. He asked me to ensure the camera was turned OFF, (now please, bear in mind the problem with the switch, that I had already told him about). Put it on charge, and, when it was charged to switch it ON, and he would call be back in an hour. I put the device on charge, noting the RED LED, indicating battery charging, and left it. I returned around every 15 minutes to check on its progress. After 90 minutes the LED turned GREEN, so I disconnected the power, and switched it ON. Nothing, no click, no life, the NX30 would not turn on. The Tech. did not phone back either.
Now, by the time I had done all this, the "service centre," has closed for the day, so my email was not received by them until Tuesday. The Tech. again, thanked me for the update and said he would be getting a prepaid bag out to me for mailing the camera, both batteries, and the USB lead to him for testing. I waited, until Friday, to see if I would recive the bag. Nothing form them at all. So I emailed him again on Friday, to tell him I had not received it. He told me that I was to pack the camera, and all the accessories that he had asked for, and he would get a bag off to me in the mail. It is not the following Wednesday, and if I do not get a bag in the mail today, I shall be contacting him again, and probably Samsung too with this tale of woe. Now can you see why, "SERVICE CENTRE," is in inverted comma's. "Service," what a laughable term for the treatment that this place offers.
I have now received the NX30 back, and guess what.....................the power switch has been replaced, and Lo and Behold, the camera works fine. Why won't these techcical people take notice, of what the owners tell them. Surely an owner would know the device in question, better than any Tech. After being told something about the said device, the first thing thhe tech. should have doem is to at least have a look at the item the owner had suggested. If this tech. in particular, had put a meter across the NX30's power swithch and operated it a few times, he would have seen that it was faulty. But no, knowing better than I, he replaced the camera's main PCB to,(in his words), elimanate the possibolity of an intermittent fault. So three week later one PCB replacemant, and finally he traces the fault, and cures it by replacing the power switch. Right Rant over, now I have that off my chest.
I will shortly be taking the NX300, and NX 30 out on some trips, so I will be bale to post a lot of images. Until then, my friends, take care of yourselves, and each other.
Have great day everyone. Kindest regards, Twm.
Wednesday, 21 January 2015
Well the NX1 has hit the shelves, or.....................................................
Hi there, The NX1 has hit the shelves, or at least some of them. The internet is full of news about it. A lot praising it, and one or two, claiming it is no good whatsoever. Of course there are always people who will try to detract from somethings value or usability. Some out of pure jealousy, and some out of pure spite. But for whatever reason, it cannot be doubted that the new Samsung NX1 is a superb image making machine, (or camera to you, and I). It is in a class of its own, as there is no other camera out there, not even the Full Frame, insanely expensive offerings from Canon or Nikon. that can do 4K video. This is a market first, and it's a Samsung product, to boot. Who'd have thought it?
After I wrote this, I'm afraid I had to put it to one side, as life, and Christmas, conspired against me. It apperas that my time as a Samsung Imagelogger has come to an end, as I have not been chosen to work on the NX1 program with Samsung. This is the first time, since the introduction of the NX300, that they have left me out. Oh well, there's nothing else to do now, but to wait for some decent weather and get out and about with the Samsung NX300, (my favourite Samsung camera to date), and the NX30. I'm hoping for a nice day towards the end of this month, (January), when I shall be boing to the seaside for a winter walk. I look forward to seeing what sort of wildlife is around. I'm betting it will be only gulls. But I'll do my best and see what I can find to photograph.
All for now. Take care, Twm.
After I wrote this, I'm afraid I had to put it to one side, as life, and Christmas, conspired against me. It apperas that my time as a Samsung Imagelogger has come to an end, as I have not been chosen to work on the NX1 program with Samsung. This is the first time, since the introduction of the NX300, that they have left me out. Oh well, there's nothing else to do now, but to wait for some decent weather and get out and about with the Samsung NX300, (my favourite Samsung camera to date), and the NX30. I'm hoping for a nice day towards the end of this month, (January), when I shall be boing to the seaside for a winter walk. I look forward to seeing what sort of wildlife is around. I'm betting it will be only gulls. But I'll do my best and see what I can find to photograph.
All for now. Take care, Twm.
Wednesday, 29 October 2014
I find myself wondering about Samsungs future, because...................................................
Hi there,
Well, as the title of this post suggests, I am wondering where Samsung intends to go with the imaging section of their production. In this I mean, Samsung are coming out with, what on paper at least, is going to be a World class camera, that promises at least, to be a Canikon beater. I am speaking here of the forthcoming Samsung NX1. But my thoughts are, "What is the point of having such a great camera in their line up, if, as is the case at present, there are no lenses longer than the NX50-200 f 4.0-5.6 ED OIS II, in the stable? Where are the 300m.m or preferably 400m.m lenses that we all want for birding or animal photography? I'm afraid, that Samsung will fail again. Not in the minds of the faithful band of Samsung users worldwide, but in the ability to attract new users, even with, what promises to be the best camera out there in its class, which, if it is all proved to be true, will be a class of ONE. Because, as i have already said, the NX1 looks to be a World Beater, on paper at least, so far. But "COME ON SAMSUNG," get your act together, please. We all need longer lenses, and not just the higher priced ones, like the new 50-150S, is set to be. Either that, or give us a good camera with IBIS, ( In Body Image Stabilistaion), so we can use other manufacturers lenses, via an adapter. This will not be as good as a dedicated Samsung NX lens, with OIS and iFCTN, but at least it will give us a chance. Or why don't Samsung, with their not inconsiderable resources, team up with Tamron, or Sigma, and get them to release lenses in the NX mount. We all want to see Samsung become a major player in the photography league, but to do that, they MUST have the backing of a stable of lenses which is, sadly, not there at present. From the NX300 up to the present NX30, Samsung have manufactured great cameras, but all these great image producing devices have all faced the same problem, a lack of lenses.
Right while we are on the subject of lenses, I am not on about the lack of them now though. No, it seems that at last, somebody agrees with me. I have been saying, since May 2013, (when I first got a Samsung NX camera, the NX300), that the NX 18-55m.m f3.5-5.6, is probably the BEST kit lens from ANY manufacturer out there at the present. Well, now somebody has actually tested three different Samsung kit lenses against each other. The lenses concerned are the 18-55m.m III OIS f3.5-5.6, the 20-50m.m f3.5-5.6 OIS, and the 16-50m.m PZ OIS. I'll give you a quick resume here, of the results. But the link to the tests are below for you to read yourselves. They came to the conclusion that the 20-50 is good at the 20m.m end. The 16-50 PZ is best at the 50m.m end, while the 18-55 has a good resolution across its entire range. :-) This is what I've been telling you good people all along.
Well, as the title of this post suggests, I am wondering where Samsung intends to go with the imaging section of their production. In this I mean, Samsung are coming out with, what on paper at least, is going to be a World class camera, that promises at least, to be a Canikon beater. I am speaking here of the forthcoming Samsung NX1. But my thoughts are, "What is the point of having such a great camera in their line up, if, as is the case at present, there are no lenses longer than the NX50-200 f 4.0-5.6 ED OIS II, in the stable? Where are the 300m.m or preferably 400m.m lenses that we all want for birding or animal photography? I'm afraid, that Samsung will fail again. Not in the minds of the faithful band of Samsung users worldwide, but in the ability to attract new users, even with, what promises to be the best camera out there in its class, which, if it is all proved to be true, will be a class of ONE. Because, as i have already said, the NX1 looks to be a World Beater, on paper at least, so far. But "COME ON SAMSUNG," get your act together, please. We all need longer lenses, and not just the higher priced ones, like the new 50-150S, is set to be. Either that, or give us a good camera with IBIS, ( In Body Image Stabilistaion), so we can use other manufacturers lenses, via an adapter. This will not be as good as a dedicated Samsung NX lens, with OIS and iFCTN, but at least it will give us a chance. Or why don't Samsung, with their not inconsiderable resources, team up with Tamron, or Sigma, and get them to release lenses in the NX mount. We all want to see Samsung become a major player in the photography league, but to do that, they MUST have the backing of a stable of lenses which is, sadly, not there at present. From the NX300 up to the present NX30, Samsung have manufactured great cameras, but all these great image producing devices have all faced the same problem, a lack of lenses.
Right while we are on the subject of lenses, I am not on about the lack of them now though. No, it seems that at last, somebody agrees with me. I have been saying, since May 2013, (when I first got a Samsung NX camera, the NX300), that the NX 18-55m.m f3.5-5.6, is probably the BEST kit lens from ANY manufacturer out there at the present. Well, now somebody has actually tested three different Samsung kit lenses against each other. The lenses concerned are the 18-55m.m III OIS f3.5-5.6, the 20-50m.m f3.5-5.6 OIS, and the 16-50m.m PZ OIS. I'll give you a quick resume here, of the results. But the link to the tests are below for you to read yourselves. They came to the conclusion that the 20-50 is good at the 20m.m end. The 16-50 PZ is best at the 50m.m end, while the 18-55 has a good resolution across its entire range. :-) This is what I've been telling you good people all along.
Right, I'm off the soap box now. I've put two images below to jpegs of exactly the same subject. One is a straight jpeg, the other is a jpeg developed from the RAW image. The camera captured both at the same time, because I had set the NX30 to the RAW+Superfine jpg setting. Both have exactly the same p.ping done to them in Adobe Light Room 5.6.
First up, above, is the one from the RAW image.
Below is the straight jpg image.
Below is the straight jpg image.
Now, as anyone can see, there is a difference in the two images. Look at the view through the window. See how there is more definition in the view on the left hand side of the window. There is definitely a wider range in the DR when using RAW as opposed to jpg. But is this worth it, in the use of a lot bigger file in the RAW pic. Personally, i would not think so, unless the image that you are trying to capture, has a big DR range. But for everyday shots, no, I personally, would not choose RAW over a SOOC jpg. But, that of course, is my choice, and you are entitled to a different view.
Well. that's all for now guys. Don't forget the shooting opportunities that are coming your way Oct. 31, Halloween, and of course, just after, Nov. 5th Bonfire Night.
Take care, and have fun. Regards, Twm.
Well. that's all for now guys. Don't forget the shooting opportunities that are coming your way Oct. 31, Halloween, and of course, just after, Nov. 5th Bonfire Night.
Take care, and have fun. Regards, Twm.
Tuesday, 30 September 2014
Now that all the hoo=ha of Photkina has died down.
Hi guys,
Well it's over, (Photokina I mean, of course), and the new soon to be released Samsung NX1, has been shown to everyone. If the claims from Samsung turn out to be true, then the likes of Canikon, should be afraid. No, be VERY AFRAID! Because this Sammy cam, will be one that could push Samsung up the market leader board, and knock the main contenders on their collective backsides. After the announcement of the NX1 and its capabilities, it is interesting to note how Canon, (who for so long have ignored mirrorless cameras), have now announced that they are going to try launching into the mirrorless market. The thing is though, they will not have the new 28MP sensor, that is Samsung developed, and built. It is this sensor that is causing a LOT of interest, as well as what looks to be, an impressive build quality of the NX1 itself.
I for one, as a Samsung user will welcome seeing how this new offering from the Korean company will fare. I have been a user of Samsung cameras since 2006, when I started with the Samsung GX10. This is a DSLR camera, and although being compact, (in DSLR terms that is), is huge, when it is put alongside any of the modern, mirrorless offerings form Samsung. The GX10 was formulated when Samsung teamed up with Pentax, a very well respected Japanese camera company. They made 3, (IFIRC), DSLR's together, before Samsung started manufacturing their own cameras, and they have never looked back since. No in my personal view, Samsung are now the leaders in this field of cameras. If in fact, as I said earlier, the NX1 turns out to be the camera that its spec sheet promises, it could very well take over the APSC sized senor, market. Forget the likes of Canon 7D's and Nikon D750/810. Because at around twice the cost, with the added bulk associated with a DSLR, and the big (costly), lenses, the added draw of the Nikons FF sensor, will not be worth it. At least not if the Samsung 28MP APSC sensor can produce the promises, that Samsung have made.
I was hoping to get out and about with my NX30 today, to get some early Autumnal colours, but the Welsh weather has cospired against us again. Yep, it's raining. :-( Oh well in afraid you'll have to make do with some from last weeks stroll. First up is a slow shutter shot of the river.
Next we have a weed of some sort, now in seed. Look at the fine detail it shows in the feathers of its dandelion type seed transport system, You sdould also note the pleasing Bokeh in this shot.
Well that's a;; for now, take care out there guys. My kindest regards to you all, Twm.
Well it's over, (Photokina I mean, of course), and the new soon to be released Samsung NX1, has been shown to everyone. If the claims from Samsung turn out to be true, then the likes of Canikon, should be afraid. No, be VERY AFRAID! Because this Sammy cam, will be one that could push Samsung up the market leader board, and knock the main contenders on their collective backsides. After the announcement of the NX1 and its capabilities, it is interesting to note how Canon, (who for so long have ignored mirrorless cameras), have now announced that they are going to try launching into the mirrorless market. The thing is though, they will not have the new 28MP sensor, that is Samsung developed, and built. It is this sensor that is causing a LOT of interest, as well as what looks to be, an impressive build quality of the NX1 itself.
I for one, as a Samsung user will welcome seeing how this new offering from the Korean company will fare. I have been a user of Samsung cameras since 2006, when I started with the Samsung GX10. This is a DSLR camera, and although being compact, (in DSLR terms that is), is huge, when it is put alongside any of the modern, mirrorless offerings form Samsung. The GX10 was formulated when Samsung teamed up with Pentax, a very well respected Japanese camera company. They made 3, (IFIRC), DSLR's together, before Samsung started manufacturing their own cameras, and they have never looked back since. No in my personal view, Samsung are now the leaders in this field of cameras. If in fact, as I said earlier, the NX1 turns out to be the camera that its spec sheet promises, it could very well take over the APSC sized senor, market. Forget the likes of Canon 7D's and Nikon D750/810. Because at around twice the cost, with the added bulk associated with a DSLR, and the big (costly), lenses, the added draw of the Nikons FF sensor, will not be worth it. At least not if the Samsung 28MP APSC sensor can produce the promises, that Samsung have made.
I was hoping to get out and about with my NX30 today, to get some early Autumnal colours, but the Welsh weather has cospired against us again. Yep, it's raining. :-( Oh well in afraid you'll have to make do with some from last weeks stroll. First up is a slow shutter shot of the river.
Next we have a weed of some sort, now in seed. Look at the fine detail it shows in the feathers of its dandelion type seed transport system, You sdould also note the pleasing Bokeh in this shot.
Well that's a;; for now, take care out there guys. My kindest regards to you all, Twm.
Thursday, 25 September 2014
Well with Autumn now upon us...........
the chance of green is getting rarer. Whilst I like the colours that Autumn can bring, I'm reminded that it is a short splash of clour, before we return to cold dark days of winter. With this in mind, I am going to spread a bit of colour here. Samsung colour, that is, of course.
This flower, can be seen in abundance along the riverside, in varying shades from an almost white, through to a deep pink.
Below is another shot, this time a very pale pink.
Another one below, but this time a deeper shade of pink.
Yet again below I have another of yet a deeper shade of pink. The variety, and colours that are on show in nature, if one only takes the time to look at it, is truly wonderful.
There are also a lot of various berries on show at this time of year, especially blackberries, if any of you are into foraging for some free, fruit.
There were also a lot of berries around on our walk, and I liked the red berries, contrasted against the green leaves.
Below is another.
Below is an image that clearly demonstrates the effects of a shallow deoth of field. See how the flower is in focus, and everthing in the background is just a pleasing blur. This brings your eyes to the flower, which is the item of interest in the photo. This effect is easier to implement with a fast macro lens. The one I used here was the Samsung 100m.m f2.8 MACRO, which is perfect for these kind of shots.
Another ability of manual lenses of this type is to control the shutter speed. How? Well as we know a camera, has to have a certain amount of ight hitting the sensor at a given ISO in order to take the optimum photo. As a rough quide it used to be called the "SUNNY 16 rule." This stated that in bright sunlight, with the film speed, (ISO), at 100, the shutter would have to be at 100 too, and the aperture, (f stop), would be set at f16. This was the starting point for a good exposure. Nowadays, of course, with Aperture Priority, and Shutter Priorty, cameras, it is automatically set for you. But lets say you want to get that dreamy looking, silky effect of running water, the trich is to slow the cameras shutter down to get the desired effect. To do this, you can set the camera to Apeture Priority and close the aperture down by using the largest number in the f stop range. This forces the camera to use a slower shutter speed in oreder to get the correct amount of light on the sensor. See, simples. ;-)
Am example of a water shot is given below.
Well that's all for now guys. Take care out there. Regards Twm.
This flower, can be seen in abundance along the riverside, in varying shades from an almost white, through to a deep pink.
Below is another shot, this time a very pale pink.
Another one below, but this time a deeper shade of pink.
Yet again below I have another of yet a deeper shade of pink. The variety, and colours that are on show in nature, if one only takes the time to look at it, is truly wonderful.
There are also a lot of various berries on show at this time of year, especially blackberries, if any of you are into foraging for some free, fruit.
There were also a lot of berries around on our walk, and I liked the red berries, contrasted against the green leaves.
Below is another.
Another ability of manual lenses of this type is to control the shutter speed. How? Well as we know a camera, has to have a certain amount of ight hitting the sensor at a given ISO in order to take the optimum photo. As a rough quide it used to be called the "SUNNY 16 rule." This stated that in bright sunlight, with the film speed, (ISO), at 100, the shutter would have to be at 100 too, and the aperture, (f stop), would be set at f16. This was the starting point for a good exposure. Nowadays, of course, with Aperture Priority, and Shutter Priorty, cameras, it is automatically set for you. But lets say you want to get that dreamy looking, silky effect of running water, the trich is to slow the cameras shutter down to get the desired effect. To do this, you can set the camera to Apeture Priority and close the aperture down by using the largest number in the f stop range. This forces the camera to use a slower shutter speed in oreder to get the correct amount of light on the sensor. See, simples. ;-)
Am example of a water shot is given below.
Well that's all for now guys. Take care out there. Regards Twm.
Thursday, 18 September 2014
More of our River walk.
Hello,
Well with the internet being full of all the talk of the new Samsung NX1, I thought that I'd post some more images from our walk alongside the River Rhondda Fach. The walkway is along the site of the old railway line that used to carry the empty coal trucks up the valley, and the full ones down it. Of course, thanks to that Bl***Y woman Thatcher, we have no collieries left in the valleys now, so no use for a railway line, since that other one, Dr. Beeching. killed our passenger carrying service too. But nevertheless, life goes on, and, since the demise of the collieries, our river is once again running clean and pure. There are fish here too, as can be seen by the presence of herons, up and down the valley. But for this trip, flora only, we'll leave the fauna for another time.
From here on, for the next few pages, most, if not all images will have been captured using the excellent Samsung SK D-Xenon Macro lens. First up is an image of the sky........Or is it? Look at the little silver speck.
See, not a silver speck is it? No, it's a helicopter, and the NX30 has frozen its rotor blades, Have a look at the 100% crop below.
See how the NX30's sensor has captured the detail of the windows. Remember this is taken using only a 100m.m lens.
A little further on up the valley and we came to some flowers. I do not know the name of them, but they resemble Antirrhinum. This is a very pale pink one, but they vary a lot in the shade of pink. look down the flowers throat.
Also demonstrated in this image is the effect of a small f stop. The f stop is the size of the aperture on the lens. The higher the number. the smaller the hole, (aperture). The smaller the hole, the greater the depth of field. Put simple. this means that the more DOF that you have in any image, the more of the individual items within that image will be in focus. Look at the leaf to the right of the middle flower, it's blurred.
Well that's all for now. Have fum looking at the fantastic new Samsung NX1 images and vids that are all over the internet. Until next time, take care of yourselves, and each other. Regards Twm.
Well with the internet being full of all the talk of the new Samsung NX1, I thought that I'd post some more images from our walk alongside the River Rhondda Fach. The walkway is along the site of the old railway line that used to carry the empty coal trucks up the valley, and the full ones down it. Of course, thanks to that Bl***Y woman Thatcher, we have no collieries left in the valleys now, so no use for a railway line, since that other one, Dr. Beeching. killed our passenger carrying service too. But nevertheless, life goes on, and, since the demise of the collieries, our river is once again running clean and pure. There are fish here too, as can be seen by the presence of herons, up and down the valley. But for this trip, flora only, we'll leave the fauna for another time.
From here on, for the next few pages, most, if not all images will have been captured using the excellent Samsung SK D-Xenon Macro lens. First up is an image of the sky........Or is it? Look at the little silver speck.
See, not a silver speck is it? No, it's a helicopter, and the NX30 has frozen its rotor blades, Have a look at the 100% crop below.
See how the NX30's sensor has captured the detail of the windows. Remember this is taken using only a 100m.m lens.
A little further on up the valley and we came to some flowers. I do not know the name of them, but they resemble Antirrhinum. This is a very pale pink one, but they vary a lot in the shade of pink. look down the flowers throat.
Also demonstrated in this image is the effect of a small f stop. The f stop is the size of the aperture on the lens. The higher the number. the smaller the hole, (aperture). The smaller the hole, the greater the depth of field. Put simple. this means that the more DOF that you have in any image, the more of the individual items within that image will be in focus. Look at the leaf to the right of the middle flower, it's blurred.
Well that's all for now. Have fum looking at the fantastic new Samsung NX1 images and vids that are all over the internet. Until next time, take care of yourselves, and each other. Regards Twm.
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