ChrisLuv
Improving Birder
Hi Guys,
I'm not an experienced photographer I must admit, but I'm struggling to get consistent results from my FZ18. The results are often very noisy when cropped.
I limit the ISO to 400, but take a look at the attached (cropped to 25% area to get under the BF size limit), admittedly the light was poor (early morning) but I'd expect better - it happens to lots of my photos.
I use "anti-shake" mode 1, Aperture priority mode with spot metering and auto-focus. I generally shoot in JPG. I don't use a tripod. Are these results down to camera shake, low light and the resulting slow shutter speed?
I'm thinking of getting a teleconverter (TCON 17 would be the best one, yes?), would the results be better than the attached (for noise) at long distance? I'm assuming I'd definitely need to invest in a tripod? Most of my shots are for "record shot" purposes, often at long range. I don't expect miracles but I want a decent-ish photo.
Cheers,
Chris
I'm not an experienced photographer I must admit, but I'm struggling to get consistent results from my FZ18. The results are often very noisy when cropped.
I limit the ISO to 400, but take a look at the attached (cropped to 25% area to get under the BF size limit), admittedly the light was poor (early morning) but I'd expect better - it happens to lots of my photos.
I use "anti-shake" mode 1, Aperture priority mode with spot metering and auto-focus. I generally shoot in JPG. I don't use a tripod. Are these results down to camera shake, low light and the resulting slow shutter speed?
I'm thinking of getting a teleconverter (TCON 17 would be the best one, yes?), would the results be better than the attached (for noise) at long distance? I'm assuming I'd definitely need to invest in a tripod? Most of my shots are for "record shot" purposes, often at long range. I don't expect miracles but I want a decent-ish photo.
Cheers,
Chris