going digital

[edwin]

Hello,

it may sound as a stupid question for someone but hey, i'm returning

back to the fine art of taking pictures after loads of years.

Since i'm planning to make the jump from an old Canon T50

( really really old ) to a digital camera i would like to know

the following.

 

1. Has anyone, lucky enough to already own a digital camera, attempted

to take a photo from a videowall with moving footage ( i.e. taking a

picture from a monitor at a tradeshow event like the Electronic

Entertainment Expo )? What ISO value did you use. I used to shoot

these images with the T50 and an ISO1600 pelicule. The most important

reason was that i needed to take the picture absolutely without using

any flash assistance.

 

I'm a little bit doubting between models to choose depending on

their ISO capabilities & shutter speeds. I've got a couple of 6+

megapixel units in mind.

 

If there's anyone who can clarify this for me? I've never tried

it with a lower ISO value since the T50 could only shoot

100/200/400/800&1600ISO and nothing in between.

 

Thanks,

Edwin

[britt_park]

<p>Sorry, I don't have any experience of using a digital camera to photograph a monitor. I would like to suggest an alternative to going digital at this time. Consider purchasing a good film scanner and stick with your film camera. Except at the very high end of digital cameras a 35mm negative (or transparency) contains a lot more information than a digital shot. I think it will take a couple of years before reasonably priced digital cameras can match 35mm's resolving power.</p>

 

<p><a href="http://www.sciencething.org/photos/photos.html">Blatant Plug</a></p>

[edwin]

Hi there ,

thanks for the info.

If someone could have a go at this. Let's say if your kids / little brother or nephew has a gamesconsole, try and take a picture from

the monitor at 1250 & 1600ISO. If it works reasonably at either

one of these settings i know which model to choose.

I don't mind paying the extra bit to get a unit that does the trick.

Furthermore having the pictures in digital format would be a benefit

for me since i would loose less quality in converting them from

negative. Would be ideal for high quality textures for CG use.

Besides being interested in the fine art of taking pictures i happen

to be an adept of CG design ( 3ds Max / Combustion etc... )

 

Again, thanks for all the info.

 

Edwin