Thread: Fun Guy

Hey Oz
they look like fun ... impressed my youngest who loves these guys

do you have a SLR or just a compact ... is a compact do you have a macro setting ... seems like the auto focus was tricked ... or just couldn't focus that closely

cool

The camera is a Canon S2is (5meg), great camera, has macro as well, but I think it focused on the background.

Ill have to try some other settings on the camera other than auto.

Al

is that what is called magic mushrooms? good photos thu.
les

Fun Guy from the Weird Guy!

Mick

Nice shots Al, just a little out of focus but really great shots, Photography was a hobby of mine way back in the old days. Still like to take a pic now and then but the hands are not as steady as they use to be.

Originally Posted by munruben

Still like to take a pic now and then but the hands are not as steady as they use to be.

The canon has image stability so there is relatively little camera shake even at max zoom, good for us old fellas.

Originally Posted by ozwinner

I took these pics of some Fun Guys while I was out and about in the bush today.

They are a little blurry, but not too bad.

Al

Al are they glow in the Dark type re-call some down along Gerroa way used to scare the crap out of the girls of a night walking in the bush.
Great shots again try macro but no further away then 1m

Originally Posted by munruben

Nice shots Al, just a little out of focus but really great shots, Photography was a hobby of mine way back in the old days. Still like to take a pic now and then but the hands are not as steady as they use to be.

These days hands don't need to be steady with digital especially Panasonic Lumix Range they all have anti shake. This is just one they have smaler and cheaper with great quality
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8

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Originally Posted by wheelinround

Al are they glow in the Dark type

Not sure, I took the pictures up near Watsons place at Avoca, I also took this pic of a little lamb.
There was a full grown sheep freshly killed too so I dont think Id like to be in the Avoca bush at night.

Al

Originally Posted by ozwinner

Not sure, I took the pictures up near Watsons place at Avoca, I also took this pic of a little lamb.
There was a full grown sheep freshly killed too so I dont think Id like to be in the Avoca bush at night.

Al

Chicken your bigger and higher up in the food chain

Wife will have any fleece left lying around TY.

Originally Posted by les88

is that what is called magic mushrooms? good photos thu.
les

No Les, you eat those fellas and it may be your last trip.

Originally Posted by wheelinround

These days hands don't need to be steady with digital especially Panasonic Lumix Range they all have anti shake. This is just one they have smaler and cheaper with great quality
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8

$812.00 $699.00

Thanks for the info, great idea, will have to start giving some early hints for my birthday in October

Originally Posted by ozwinner

The canon has image stability so there is relatively little camera shake even at max zoom, good for us old fellas.

How does the price compare with the Panasonic?

Al, those are nicely framed shots but the focus is an issue.

On my camera I have 5 focus points that can be used. On the view finder I have 5 little squares which mark the focus points. I can chose which of these focus points the camera will use to focus. Does you camera have something like that? It looks like they are focused at the top rather than at your point of interest.

Chris

Originally Posted by munruben

How does the price compare with the Panasonic?

The newer s3is is about $700.
http://www.canon.com.au/products/vis...rshotS3is.aspx

There are a few s2is on ebay.
http://search.ebay.com.au/s2-is_W0QQ...sPageNameZWLRS

Originally Posted by Grunt

Al, those are nicely framed shots but the focus is an issue.

On my camera I have 5 focus points that can be used. On the view finder I have 5 little squares which mark the focus points. I can chose which of these focus points the camera will use to focus. Does you camera have something like that?

Chris

Probably, Ive only had the camera for a year, I am now reading the manual.

Al