The Shutterbug Society; Activity #3: Ask and Answer

[ed1nburgh.livejournal.com]

Activity: Ask and Answer
Points: 10 points participatioon
Dates: NOW until Thursday, July 1 at 22:00 PDT.

Details: Since this is a photography club and we have members of all skill levels, for this activity, you're going to have the opportunity to ask or answer photography questions you've always wondered!

FOR QUESTIONS: Be sure that it is a question of substance. Asking, "What's a camera?" will not get you points, but asking something of more substance, such as "What is the rule of thirds?" or "What's the difference between digital cameras and film cameras," will count towards points. If you are only planning on asking questions, you must ask THREE questions to get participation points.

FOR ANSWERS: If you know the answer to a question you see, feel free to respond! In order to get participation points, you must answer one question with at least five, complete sentences. It is encouraged that you post an example of what you're talking about, to make your answer totally clear.

Of course, feel free to go beyond the minimum! You may ask more than three questions or answer more than one, or any combination thereof.

If you have any questions for me, please respond to the thread below!

Shoot things, legally! Join The Shutterbug Society today!

Comments

[wingsofcaffeine.livejournal.com]

What is the difference between a "point and shoot" and an SLR camera?

Lena//Ravenclaw

[gringotts.livejournal.com]

A few thousand dollars ;) Kidding.

A point and shoot is like driving an automatic car. An SLR is like driving a manual car. With the point and shoot, there isn't much you can do settings wise, its exactly what the name suggests - a point and shoot. Some point and shoots have macro settings etc. so you can get great close ups, and SOME of the higher end point and shoots (such as the Canon Powershots) have complete manual capabilities like an SLR where you can set your shutterspeed, aperture etc.

An SLR gives you complete control over how you want to set your photo up. There are automatic settings like on a point and shoot, but there are additiona settings on top of that. Full manual where you control everything, there is a setting where you set the aperture and the camera sets the shutterspeed and vice versa etc.

Nadine//Claw

[wingsofcaffeine.livejournal.com]

HAHAHA I know, right? I would love a digital SLR, even though I probably don't need one, but they're so expensive.

[gringotts.livejournal.com]

I know how you feel! When I started getting in photography I wanted an SLR sooooo bad but I couldn't afford it. I ended up buying a Canon Powershot and learning how to use an SLR from that since it had the awesomeness of a point and shoot plus all the handy dandy SLR settings~

[wingsofcaffeine.livejournal.com]

I used to have a Pentax K1000 a LONG time ago, but I've never really had a good digital camera. I'm going to have to get one someday.

[marchenland.livejournal.com]

Another difference involves the entire internal setup of the camera. An SLR - single lens reflex -- has a mirror inside, which is why you can't (usually) have live preview on digital SLRs. The mirror has to flip out of the way when the lens opens. P&S cameras have a different optical system. The differences in the systems internally is why you can do all the different things Nadine explained.

- Madelyn / Slytherin