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Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM

01/16/2004 11:12:25 PM · #1

I just bought a Sony DSC-F717 and was wondering how to take a picture at night of a high building that has some great lights here in columbus, I have no lens filters(yet) but I think that with this camera I`m able to take pictures like that( //www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=49772 )
I`m mean, actually what are the settings that I have to setup my camera... well, thx in advanced and sorry to be so NewBe :D

hsteg

Fujifilm X-T20

01/16/2004 11:14:55 PM · #2

Turn the camera dial,(on top near the shutter) to "SCN". Press menu and then go to the moon or landscape or whatever your shooting.

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

01/16/2004 11:34:03 PM · #3

Oh, thx, already trying, im gonna post something when I get a nice result ;)

jab119

01/17/2004 12:30:38 AM · #4

you can always put it in M mode for manul and set the apeture to F5 to f8 and set the shutter to between 1 sec to 5 or 10 seconds....

James

nicklevy

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

01/17/2004 07:31:56 AM · #5

Put it on manual, set your aperture at 5 or higher like jab said and look in your CCD, there's a place where you have a meter that would probably read something like
-2EV. Try to get a shutter speed long enough to have a reading like 0EV a that place. For myself i like to shoot my nightshot at 1EV. Oh and i almost forgot.... Use a tripod!!!!!

Message edited by author 2004-01-17 07:33:08.

01/17/2004 11:08:05 AM · #6

Nice, I'm feeling like home here, a lot of help :D
Well, I'm in US right now but I'm from Brazil so, the only tripod that I can buy is the Sony Portable Tripod, is that fine for the DSC-F717?!

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jab119

01/17/2004 11:39:43 AM · #7

yes that will work, but you will need a good surface to set it on, like a brick wall o the roof of a car so you are not laying on the ground

James