What’s up with my focus / technique? Why are my photos soft? I’ve included some shots of a cooper’s hawk below, wondering why the shots are soft. They were taken in heavy snow, which may contribute to the ability of the auto focus to track, but I find even with no snow, subjects greater than 40-50 ft away always come out soft. Canon EOS R5 / RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM Canon EOS R5 F-Stop: f/7.1 Shutter…

Sony DSC-HX60 Alternatives? Last October I ordered Sony DSC-HX60 for 250 eur from Amazon.de, and after month of waiting my order got cancelled due to unavailability of the item. I’m an amateur user who wants to be able to take good family photo album photos (family, pets, garden, birds in the garden, etc.) Optical zoom is important to me. My previous camera was some Sony…

What should I buy for my first camera? Hi, I’m considering buying a used camera to learn to use one, and also because my phone’s camera quality is terrible. And I can’t decide between Fujifilm X-E2 (with 15-45mm) and Sony a6000 (with 16-55mm). Both are offered at the same price by the same owner, and they’re both in good condition. A6000’s shutter count is 10647 and as for X-E2, the …

I inherited this camera from my dad. Brand new to SLR photography. What do I need to get started/best resources besides the manual? What is all this? submitted by /u/ganymedepho

What focal length do i need for shots like these? I want to do nightclub photography that looks similar to these photos. I have 2 lens on Facebook Marketplace that I’m considering. A 17-55mm and an 11-16mm. Which of these would get me closer to what I’m looking for? https://preview.redd.it/wniiozji4jje1.png?width=1397&format=png&auto=webp&s=1e0f4efcc077101d250c1576731d117facbb31fb https://previ…

Any idea what this would be worth? Hopefully I’m in the right place! My dad won a shortfilm competition about 10 years and won all of the this equipment. I’ve told him numerous times to sell on as he doesn’t make films anymore and someone might as well use it. It is all brand new as he never used it just doesn’t come in the original box as he threw it out for being “too bulky” I …

oly 8-25 f4 vs rf 14-35 f4 vs ef 16-35 f4? i have a em5iii, om1, and r6mk2 and am looking for a ultrawide. anyone have opinions on iq for these lenses? pro of the 8-25 cheaper smaller esp on em5 minor downside f8 dof always, but play to do landscape so not horrid, doubt i would want less light ef glass cheap, decent quality rf more costly but not horrid, orobably better iq? submitt…

What settings should I use to consistently take images of wall art like the reference? I have a Canon EOS 2000D + EF-S 18-55 mm, and bought a flash, now I can’t figure out how to make sharp photo’s with this warm light, all my images come out with bad light, too dark, or too harsh light, not sharp, and grainy. Anyone knows how I can consistently take beautiful images of wall art, during the day, and hopefully also at night, and wh…

Does anyone have a lens filter recommendation for actually protecting a lens? So, I want to get some photos/videos of me milling metal. The camera will be close, and will almost certainly get hit with the high speed metal chips. A lens hood isn’t going to help, because these bits of metal will be coming directly at the glass. I need something made from the polycarbonate they make safety glasses from, or similar, because m…

High Resolution Art Photography for Reproduction. Focal Length? I’m looking to photograph some artwork (typically around 40″ x 40″ or 36″ x 48″). These images will be used for future reproduction (300 dpi, 6000×9000 resolution). Right now, I’m considering renting a GFX 100S II camera because of the 100 megapixel resolution and medium format sensor. My question is focal length. These will all be photographed …

Sony a6600 and lens for travel? https://preview.redd.it/jqvcc4bhmije1.png?width=1284&format=png&auto=webp&s=147ba96817dfb806e5277a5e8b469c9702e3dd61 https://preview.redd.it/ihz6wkbkmije1.png?width=1287&format=png&auto=webp&s=f3d3af86f1d297eb7b39b08829071e9d8b1c0297 I am getting back into photography after a couple of decades away from it and looking for opinions on this setup …

Advice for shooting Cinestill 800T at F/3.5 in Tokyo at night – (?) I have 3 main questions (context/gear below questions) Given my lens isn’t particularly wide being limited to f/3.5, should I even shoot it at 800 iso? Should I purchase a lens with a wider aperture? Should I should expensive nighttime film on my Olympus AF1 point and shoot? I know it’s scary not having control of every little thing but I feel …

Just starting out, can you please help with some inspiration photographers? Hello. I am very new to photography, and for the moment I am really enjoying this style of places or things surrounded by darkness. are there any photographers to follow which have similar images? I did not have any success with google submitted by /u/datdraku

Why is my sd card making certain pictures locked? as you can see other pictures from the card work and others are grey like this one. can i fix it? sd card is from 2012 i need these pictures of my dad. submitted by /u/throwitawaydotdotdot

Should I upgrade the Sony A5000? Hey, I’m fairly new to photography but I enjoy it a lot. I have a sony a5000 which I picked up for a cheap price and it’s doing the job just fine, but I would like something more powerful. I have a budget arount 2500 bgn or around 1350$. I really like the design and features of fujifilm and would love it if I find something from that maker. The …

Best mirrorless full frame system for price/performance? Looking to get into photography again and trying to keep it as low budget as possible. Mainly thinking about wildlife and travel photography. Am a bit overwhelmed by the different systems. Seems like Sony, Canon or Nikon all have very good cameras and lenses. But which system provides the best performance in the cheapest package? I have also co…

How can I fix grainy pics? I’m panicking, after I shoot an event it seems like all the pics are grainy and don’t show enough detail after I transfered them and edited a bit ; though when I look at the pics on the camera screen and even zooming them they look pretty fine. I shot them with a 6100 alpha with a kit lens which I always had some problems with regarding detail a…

How are Leica lenses that small? I have a Nikon full frame z camera, and even the manual lenses that I have are huge compared to the Leica M mount lenses that are also full frame , why is that? submitted by /u/ElCaza89

Best Camera’s for Film? So I’m a high school student who is very new to the whole photography/film thing and would love some guidance! I love making short films and video projects etc but have been relying solely on my phone so far and am now looking for a good first camera. I have done a little research but would really like some outside perspectives too. Ideally I wo…

Does anyone know these lenses model numbers or product names? I have these three old lenses that I’ve had for a few years. I used to know all the specs and details about them but I’ve completely forgotten everything over time. I just wanted to confirm the details and make sure everything was correct so I can search them and look them up. I’m sure I’ll get some info wrong so just bear with me. The first one…