vikingcues
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I have a fuji f10 with an ISO range of 80 to 1600 what would be the best ISO just using the cameras flash? Has anyone used the f10 underwater? Thanks BILL
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vikingcues:I have a fuji f10 with an ISO range of 80 to 1600 what would be the best ISO just using the cameras flash? Has anyone used the f10 underwater? Thanks BILL
RonFrank:There is NO best setting
This is why we have brains.. to make these life or death complicated decisions.
As the flash on the camera is next to worthless (as are all tiny PnS flashes), you will need to either rely on a very close subject distance, wide open aperture, higher ISO, or some of all three.
Under good lighting conditions, you should be able to use ISO 80-100.
However this is all relative to what settings you are using (or in this case the camera is selecting for you I guess). If it's picking unmanagable shutter speeds with wide open apertures, it's time to jump up the ISO.
The good news is that this camera actually has reasonable and a usable ISO range of 400-800, and even 1600 is not horrible. Pity there is so few manual controls on the F10 zoom.
localdivah:Ron,
I have the Fuji F11 and have been playing with the shutter speed, aperture, and ISO above water. Underwater, I understand that as on shore, I want to keep the ISO as low as possible to avoid noise. However, like you said, I have two other levers -- subject distance, aperture, and shutter speed.
What is the general principle that I should use to make decisions about balancing the use of these 3, given underwater conditions? It seems that I would rather deal with the noise a bit, especially with the useable ISO 1600. But, since I have control over shutter and aperture, what else should I be playing with? In other words, should I force shutter priority to avoid blue and adjust the other settings? What are the costs of having a wide open aperture?
If there's a good basic underwater photography resource or book that discusses the interplay of these controls, I'm all ears.
Cheers,
Louie
localdivah:Ron,
What is the general principle that I should use to make decisions about balancing the use of these 3, given underwater conditions? It seems that I would rather deal with the noise a bit, especially with the useable ISO 1600. But, since I have control over shutter and aperture, what else should I be playing with? In other words, should I force shutter priority to avoid blue and adjust the other settings? What are the costs of having a wide open aperture?
localdivah:If there's a good basic underwater photography resource or book that discusses the interplay of these controls, I'm all ears.
Cheers,
Louie