Posted: 7/15/2015 7:10:56 PM EDT
| Picked up a Sony A3000 today for roughly 200 from Amazon. I currently have an Olympus sz17 am I going to see any improvements in quality? I'm no photographer by any means just want something for family trips and such. |
| You won't see much difference in quality until you learn the ins/outs of using the camera and how to shoot light. I'd suggest a quick trip to the book store to get an "understanding exposure" book or something similar just to start out. An hour of your time could make you a better photographer. Won't make ya great, but i'll improve things. |
| Thanks for the responses all. I'll be honest we mostly have been using our iPhones for pics before we got the Olympus. Seeing this camera with the ability to add lenses interested us quite a bit. I didn't want to break the bank as we are barely amatuers in this area. |
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Image quality depends a lot more on the person using the camera. That said, the A3000 is a far more capable camera in the right hands.  This. You have upgraded to a better paint brush. Now you need to upgrade your painting skills. Fortunately, this is not a difficult task, just a time consuming task. |
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Quoted: So I'm happy with the images. However when I try to do manual focus it seems to zoom in on the object "not touching the actual zoom". Any clue what I'm doing wrong? |
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So I'm happy with the images. However when I try to do manual focus it seems to zoom in on the object "not touching the actual zoom". Any clue what I'm doing wrong? Focus breathing. Happens on every zoom lens. Lots of math behind it, but some lens exhibit more than others. |
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So I'm happy with the images. However when I try to do manual focus it seems to zoom in on the object "not touching the actual zoom". Any clue what I'm doing wrong? Focus breathing. Happens on every zoom lens. Lots of math behind it, but some lens exhibit more than others. I've never really had it be a problematic thing though. As in hardly noticeable at all. I'm kinda thinking he's accidentally rotating the zoom ring along with the focus ring or something along those lines. Then again, I know jack about his camera and lenses so maybe there's not a manual zoom ring or they're on opposite ends of the lens or something. 
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| Ok so I'm taking a pic of an item. I use manual or dmf focus. No zoom applied to 18-55 lens. As I start to manually focus I'm also holding the shutter button half way. As I rotate the focus blam giant sized Image of the item in taking a pic of. No other way to describe it. |
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Quoted: Ok so I'm taking a pic of an item. I use manual or dmf focus. No zoom applied to 18-55 lens. As I start to manually focus I'm also holding the shutter button half way. As I rotate the focus blam giant sized Image of the item in taking a pic of. No other way to describe it. |
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Quoted: Ok so I'm taking a pic of an item. I use manual or dmf focus. No zoom applied to 18-55 lens. As I start to manually focus I'm also holding the shutter button half way. As I rotate the focus blam giant sized Image of the item in taking a pic of. No other way to describe it. The a3000 has an EVF? Some cameras with EVFs have both focus peaking and magnification for manual focus aids. Might check the manual and see if yours has magnification - it may be a default setting, or one activated by someone else. |
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Quoted: The a3000 has an EVF? Some cameras with EVFs have both focus peaking and magnification for manual focus aids. Might check the manual and see if yours has magnification - it may be a default setting, or one activated by someone else. Quoted: Quoted: Ok so I'm taking a pic of an item. I use manual or dmf focus. No zoom applied to 18-55 lens. As I start to manually focus I'm also holding the shutter button half way. As I rotate the focus blam giant sized Image of the item in taking a pic of. No other way to describe it. The a3000 has an EVF? Some cameras with EVFs have both focus peaking and magnification for manual focus aids. Might check the manual and see if yours has magnification - it may be a default setting, or one activated by someone else.  |
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Ok so I'm taking a pic of an item. I use manual or dmf focus. No zoom applied to 18-55 lens. As I start to manually focus I'm also holding the shutter button half way. As I rotate the focus blam giant sized Image of the item in taking a pic of. No other way to describe it. The a3000 has an EVF? Some cameras with EVFs have both focus peaking and magnification for manual focus aids. Might check the manual and see if yours has magnification - it may be a default setting, or one activated by someone else.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEhHZOzV3zs
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This is it exactly. Found this in the manual if you want to turn it off: If you turn the focusing ring when [DMF] or [Manual Focus] is selected, the image is enlarged
automatically to enable you to check focus area easier. You can prevent the image from being enlarged by selecting MENU t [Setup] t [MF Assist] t [Off]. |
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Found this in the manual if you want to turn it off: Quoted:
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This is it exactly. Found this in the manual if you want to turn it off: If you turn the focusing ring when [DMF] or [Manual Focus] is selected, the image is enlarged
automatically to enable you to check focus area easier. You can prevent the image from being enlarged by selecting MENU t [Setup] t [MF Assist] t [Off]. Thank you so much! |
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This is it exactly. Found this in the manual if you want to turn it off: If you turn the focusing ring when [DMF] or [Manual Focus] is selected, the image is enlarged
automatically to enable you to check focus area easier. You can prevent the image from being enlarged by selecting MENU t [Setup] t [MF Assist] t [Off]. Thank you so much! And thus endeth the first lesson of equipment use; read the manual! You're going to find you've opened the door to a whole new world, if you have the curiosity and perseverence |
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The good thing about modern photography is there's basically no consumables expense. No film. Once you get a body and glass it's basically free. I easily go through a couple rifles worth of ammo every year. Except for the next lens, and the next, and the next.... |
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Quoted: Except for the next lens, and the next, and the next.... Quoted: Quoted: The good thing about modern photography is there's basically no consumables expense. No film. Once you get a body and glass it's basically free. I easily go through a couple rifles worth of ammo every year. Except for the next lens, and the next, and the next....  |
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My only complaint is the lcd and the evf. It doesn't do the picture quality justice. Other than that it's great. That's not really what it's there for anyway. LCD = quick review to make sure you didn't fuck it up too bad. By this I mainly mean focus/motion blur/etc. Checking exposure on a LCD, even with a working histogram is not exactly reliable. EVF - composition only. |
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That's not really what it's there for anyway. LCD = quick review to make sure you didn't fuck it up too bad. By this I mainly mean focus/motion blur/etc. Checking exposure on a LCD, even with a working histogram is not exactly reliable. EVF - composition only. Quoted:
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My only complaint is the lcd and the evf. It doesn't do the picture quality justice. Other than that it's great. That's not really what it's there for anyway. LCD = quick review to make sure you didn't fuck it up too bad. By this I mainly mean focus/motion blur/etc. Checking exposure on a LCD, even with a working histogram is not exactly reliable. EVF - composition only. So in laymens terms it's not that big a deal?
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My only complaint is the lcd and the evf. It doesn't do the picture quality justice. Other than that it's great. That's not really what it's there for anyway. LCD = quick review to make sure you didn't fuck it up too bad. By this I mainly mean focus/motion blur/etc. Checking exposure on a LCD, even with a working histogram is not exactly reliable. EVF - composition only. So in laymens terms it's not that big a deal? Yep. So long as there's not some huge problem that prevents you from seeing what the camera sees or something, it's fine. |