C C.A.V. Active member Aug 30, 2012 #1 when i try to take exposures in pitch black night i have trouble finding the right focal point, any tips on how to change this? thanks!
when i try to take exposures in pitch black night i have trouble finding the right focal point, any tips on how to change this? thanks!
1337 Active member Staff member Aug 30, 2012 #2 Use a flash to test the focus, then turn it off for your actual shot? AF assist beam? Get a 1dX which can focus in pretty much anything? what did you think was going to happen? If your eyes can't see your subject, your camera sure as hell won't.
Use a flash to test the focus, then turn it off for your actual shot? AF assist beam? Get a 1dX which can focus in pretty much anything? what did you think was going to happen? If your eyes can't see your subject, your camera sure as hell won't.
C C.A.V. Active member Aug 30, 2012 #3 i do uses my flash and even my cars high beams some times, and it just doesnt seem to be focused all the way
i do uses my flash and even my cars high beams some times, and it just doesnt seem to be focused all the way
1337 Active member Staff member Aug 30, 2012 #4 learn to distance scale then, your subject must be pretty damn far away
C C.A.V. Active member Aug 30, 2012 #5 Well also I try and do exposures of the sky to get stars. Never in focus
Mag Active member Aug 30, 2012 #7 Quick question, when you say 2.8+ do you mean 2.8 to 22 say, or 2.8 to 1? Keep forgetting all the terms, stopping down etc.
Quick question, when you say 2.8+ do you mean 2.8 to 22 say, or 2.8 to 1? Keep forgetting all the terms, stopping down etc.
1337 Active member Staff member Aug 30, 2012 #8 2.8-22, sorry. Aperture is fucking confusing like that (larger aperture = lower #, larger fstop usually means higher...)
2.8-22, sorry. Aperture is fucking confusing like that (larger aperture = lower #, larger fstop usually means higher...)
