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Railfan Technology > Canon EOS Rebel T5 users?Date: 01/06/15 16:58 Canon EOS Rebel T5 users? Author: bodkin6071 I am the proud new owner of a Canon EOS Rebel T5. Still getting the hang of it, feature wise. Have discovered after playing with the "Picture Style" feature the colors don't look as washed out and pale as when having it set to "Standard". Was wondering what you have yours set to for the most ideal picture quality?
Standard? Portrait? Neutral? Landscape? Faithful? Monochrome(B/W)? http://web.canon.jp/imaging/picturestyle/index.html Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/06/15 17:01 by bodkin6071. Date: 01/06/15 19:29 Re: Canon EOS Rebel T5 users? Author: ChooChooDennis On Canon's I use Landscape for the color and sharpness so it looks nice on the LCD. If you only shoot JPEG this look is baked in. If you shoot RAW, my conversion software ignores that and I set the color to what I like when processing the batch or just a one.
Dennis Livesey New York, NY Date: 01/06/15 19:35 Re: Canon EOS Rebel T5 users? Author: Vanakatherock If you're not already, your best bet would be to ignore the "picture styles" and shoot in manual mode with photos shot in RAW format and then edit them in post processing later. If you're not up to par on that yet, I would advise at least shooting in program mode for slow moving trains and Shutter Priority mode for faster moving trains. Faster = north of 25-30MPH. Set your shutter somewhere between 1/800 and 1/1000 and the camera will choose the rest of the settings in Shutter Priority mode.
If this is your first DSLR camera, welcome to the crowd. Even the T5 will have a slight learning curve to get the ideal photos. Lighting, light angle, and speed of subject are just a few things to consider when you're out shooting with a DSLR. If you shoot a moving train and get a little bit of motion blur on the train, know that it is not the camera, lens, or user, rather, it's just too slow a shutter speed on a faster moving train. Also to consider is, when lighting conditions start to dissipate, shooting in program or any auto mode would lead you to have a slower shutter speed as the camera would be leaving the shutter open longer to let more light in. Assuming you're shooting with a kit lens, you'll need a better alternative at some point for low light shooting that can "stop down" low enough to still allow for a some what higher shutter speed. Something along the lines of the Canon 50mm f/1.8 is ideal and very budget friendly. The kit 18-55mm, if that is your current lens, is good enough for daylight shooting and learning the tricks of the DSLR trade. Date: 01/06/15 21:58 Re: Canon EOS Rebel T5 users? Author: robj Nikon has RAW plus jpg option, guess Canon would also????. If you shoot jpg only, most important thing is to have it set to the highest quality. You can change your jpg setting to fit your preference and have something you can use today. Once you are more comfortable with photo editing in RAW you can go back to those you like and work on them. You can easily delete all of one by sorting your directory.
Anther advantage of jpg and RAw is you can quickly view all your images in the more compact jpg. Bob Jordan Date: 01/07/15 04:45 Re: Canon EOS Rebel T5 users? Author: Vanakatherock robj Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Nikon has RAW plus jpg option, guess Canon would > also????. If you shoot jpg only, most important > thing is to have it set to the highest quality. > You can change your jpg setting to fit your > preference and have something you can use today. > Once you are more comfortable with photo editing > in RAW you can go back to those you like and work > on them. You can easily delete all of one by > sorting your directory. > > Anther advantage of jpg and RAw is you can quickly > view all your images in the more compact jpg. > > Bob Jordan Yes. Canon also has JPEG + RAW option. Just note, shooting both at the same time fills the memory card a lot faster. Date: 01/07/15 09:50 Re: Canon EOS Rebel T5 users? Author: bodkin6071 Vanakatherock Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > If you're not already, your best bet would be to > ignore the "picture styles" and shoot in manual > mode with photos shot in RAW format and then edit > them in post processing later. If you're not up to > par on that yet, I would advise at least shooting > in program mode for slow moving trains and Shutter > Priority mode for faster moving trains. Faster = > north of 25-30MPH. Set your shutter somewhere > between 1/800 and 1/1000 and the camera will > choose the rest of the settings in Shutter > Priority mode. > I will use the "shutter priority" (TV) feature on a moving train, usually between 1/500- 1/1000, usually on 1/800 at most. If it's sitting still or stationary in general I will use the "Program AE" (P) feature. This is not my first DSLR camera, that distinction goes to my Sony Alpha A3000, now my back up camera. Like this one (the Canon), it took me a bit to get accustomed to that one, so it shouldn't be that difficult... Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/07/15 09:54 by bodkin6071. Date: 01/10/15 18:22 Re: Canon EOS Rebel T5 users? Author: SD45X Unless you are getting published, just shoot jpg to get used to it. If you think you may have a winner set both and fill the card up:)
I shoot standard with a little bump up on saturation and sharpness. The saturation can look overdone in low light if you don't pay attention. Some exposure compensation may be needed. I have never had problems shooting over 1/400th sec. I do a lot at 1/250th but I have image stabilization as well. M fine works great for most pics. Canon software is a little annoying but it's all I had and I make it work to sharpen or straighten or convert to tiff images for publication. Can't help you photoshopping, as I don't have those skills. Good glass later is the best idea. Those plastic lenses tend to fail. If you are going to shoot on tv, you have to pay attention as lower light may get you and a dark image will be the result if the lighting conditions change. Watch inside the viewfinder if a number is flashing (shutter speed or aperture) it will come out bad. That's your clue to change settings. I harped on my wife to use program mode until she got used to her camera. She wasted a few good ones forgetting to check her settings. Have fun. Ask questions. Be happy to help. Posted from Android Date: 01/11/15 10:25 Re: Canon EOS Rebel T5 users? Author: bodkin6071 I think I have gotten the hang of it already. Here's a shot from yesterday in the "Landscape" picture mode, in the "shutter priority" (TV) setting. Landscape it is.
1/800 shutter speed, ISO 200, 8.0 MP 3456x2304 resolution ("Medium Fine" jpg image resolution). Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 01/11/15 10:28 by bodkin6071. Date: 01/24/15 16:46 Re: Canon EOS Rebel T5 users? Author: frankgaron3 Great shot - am I hallucinating or is that really a GM&O GP third unit???
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