Photography

What is a good lens to use and what kind of settings is best to use.

 

What brand cameras are you looking at? What price range?

Do you want a macro lens? A general purpose lens?

Settings will be different for every camera and every situation.

 

Too broad of a question when talking about cameras. Cheap cameras do good when real close to the glass, no light behind you, and no flash.

 

Just getting into Salt Water and Photography, well kinda new to photography. I have a Canon 7d. Just wondering if there is any settings that would make my shots better.

 

I am no expert - but you might want to narrow down your questions a little bit.

There are lot of aspects of even REEF Photography. Macro, underwater, nighttime, lowlight, direct light, etc.


Are you looking to take pictures of specific subjects in specific conditions at specific distances? If so what are they and others who have more experience will likely be able to help . . .

 

What lights do you have over your tank? What are the dimensions of the tank?

That's a nice camera!

 

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Your enemy is lack of light. Not using a flash would be ideal, so you need a lens that lets in a lot of light (they are known as "fast" lenses). Anything 2.8 or faster is ideal. A dedicated macro lens would be best, but you can get a 50mm 1.8 lens for under a $100.

It really depends on the kind of money you want to spend. The 7D is a very nice camera, but the lens is more important than the camera. If you go to Canon's official website you can see their lens lineup.

A tripod or something to brace the camera is key--you could take it a step further and buy a cable release too.

 

I have a Tamron SP 17-50mm F/2.8 So use this one. I have been using my Canon Zoom Lens EF-S 18-135mm 1:3.5-5.6 IS.

 

Yes, use the 2.8. Also, you might need to set up a higher ISO. When I shoot anything I put the camera on AV mode which then allows me to set the lens to the widest opening--the camera will then meter and pick the appropriate shutter speed. If the shutter is too slow I crank up the ISO.

If you have a tripod and camera release you can shoot pretty slow. Anything that is moving however will show up blurry in the photo.