Paranoid me is!

[jmbfestool]

Not long had the Canon EOS 650D  
http://www.t3.com/news/canon-eos-650d-available-now-in-the-uk

Nice camera BUT   [crying]  My dad decided to take the dog for a walk and took the Camera they went for a very long walk pretty much all day on the way back he stopped by a pub and had a few drinks um.... he had a good few drinks!  Enough to call me up and ask him to pick them up in the car!  

When I got him home he got out of the car and DROPPED the camera!  [eek] [eek] [eek] NOOOOOOO!!!!

My dad aint bothered crap happens he says! [eek]

Now I am really paranoid that the camera does not work at its best!   I keep thinking the pictures and focus aren't going to be as good as they could be because he dropped it!

Now I have checked it all over!     The front part of the lens the metal part is slightly off round now but the glass show no signs of crack and it still feels like it runs smooth.

Am I best sending the Camera off to have it checked/calibrated?!?!

 

[hockey_magnet]

I would compare images at 100% size- Try and take similar pictures to the ones you have already taken. BTW, the second picture is not in focus at all, probably using shallow DOF and no actual focus point. If the AF of the lens still operates smoothly and images look good at 100%, should be ok. Since no warranty for accidental damage, there is not much point in sending it in unless you really suspect there is a problem. Is the front ring of the lens damaged?, if so, you may not be able to screw any filters on it.  If it's just the front ring, most SLR lenses can have a new one fitted easily, depending on their construction. Nice of Dad to care  [sad] Maybe you broke something of his years ago and had the same reaction  [smile]

You can get special insurance coverage for cameras that covers accidental breakage as well as other perils

Chris

 

[jmbfestool]

I would compare images at 100% size- Try and take similar pictures to the ones you have already taken. BTW, the second picture is not in focus at all, probably using shallow DOF and no actual focus point. If the AF of the lens still operates smoothly and images look good at 100%, should be ok. Since no warranty for accidental damage, there is not much point in sending it in unless you really suspect there is a problem. Is the front ring of the lens damaged?, if so, you may not be able to screw any filters on it.  If it's just the front ring, most SLR lenses can have a new one fitted easily, depending on their construction. Nice of Dad to care  [sad] Maybe you broke something of his years ago and had the same reaction  [smile]

You can get special insurance coverage for cameras that covers accidental breakage as well as other perils

Chris

Cheers!   I think it might not let me fit a filter on the front looking at the front ring it looks indented slightly ill get a filter off another lens and see if it will fit.  

Its my Dads Camera thats why he does not care but im the one which recommends which gadgets to buy and look after them and tell him how to us the stuff as he has NO IDEA how to use it.

YEah the second picture is out of focus! I am still learning! I was trying to get the birds landing and taking off in mid air I got a few but non of them are perfectly focused  I take it the camera needs to be on a tripod  as I was using a 300mm lens fully zoomed in and it was hard to keep it steady and try and catch the right moment.

JMB

 

[Chuck Kiser]

I can't speak to your camera issue, but that is a good looking friend you have there.

 

[hockey_magnet]

I would compare images at 100% size- Try and take similar pictures to the ones you have already taken. BTW, the second picture is not in focus at all, probably using shallow DOF and no actual focus point. If the AF of the lens still operates smoothly and images look good at 100%, should be ok. Since no warranty for accidental damage, there is not much point in sending it in unless you really suspect there is a problem. Is the front ring of the lens damaged?, if so, you may not be able to screw any filters on it.  If it's just the front ring, most SLR lenses can have a new one fitted easily, depending on their construction. Nice of Dad to care  [sad] Maybe you broke something of his years ago and had the same reaction  [smile]

You can get special insurance coverage for cameras that covers accidental breakage as well as other perils

Chris

Cheers!   I think it might not let me fit a filter on the front looking at the front ring it looks indented slightly ill get a filter off another lens and see if it will fit.  

Its my Dads Camera thats why he does not care but im the one which recommends which gadgets to buy and look after them and tell him how to us the stuff as he has NO IDEA how to use it.

YEah the second picture is out of focus! I am still learning! I was trying to get the birds landing and taking off in mid air I got a few but non of them are perfectly focused  I take it the camera needs to be on a tripod  as I was using a 300mm lens fully zoomed in and it was hard to keep it steady and try and catch the right moment.

JMB

Yes, at 300 mm you need a very fast shutter speed but it can be done with practice but to get that you need to shoot pretty much wide open depending on light.

Good luck

 

[mastercabman]

I can't speak to your camera issue, but that is a good looking friend you have there.

They are the "best" friend indeed!!!!

 

[Kev]

I can't speak to your camera issue, but that is a good looking friend you have there.

They are the "best" friend indeed!!!!

You can tell a smart dog ... I wish our labrador had a few more doggie IQ points  [unsure]

 

[Deansocial]

I can't speak to your camera issue, but that is a good looking friend you have there.

They are the "best" friend indeed!!!!

You can tell a smart dog ... I wish our labrador had a few more doggie IQ points  [unsure]

I'm waiting for mine to get her first iq point

 

[RC]

Try something like 1/1000s shutter speed and if light permits stop the aperture down to f5.6 or even 8 to get better depth of field. Also since you are shooting at a known distance pre locking focus helps in catching those landing moments.

 

[jmbfestool]

Try something like 1/1000s shutter speed and if light permits stop the aperture down to f5.6 or even 8 to get better depth of field. Also since you are shooting at a known distance pre locking focus helps in catching those landing moments.

thanks for the tip ill give it a try!!  Ill upload the ''improved pictures''  [embarassed]

JMB

 

[jmbfestool]

Help!  [crying] [crying] [crying]

Researching and trying everything I can possibly think of but NOTHING!

I bought Canon EF 20mm  which says WIDE viewing angle!  Same viewing as HUMAN eyes now I stuck it on the Camera but it has less viewing angle than the lense which came with the Camera AND the other 4 lenses we have. So baiscally it comes no where near Human eye vision. 

Is their some setting I cant find which need altering?!  Its really frustrating.  Got this lense which is pretty much useless at the moment.

JMB

 

[jmbfestool]

Canon EF-S 18-55  (standard lense comes with camera)
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Canon EF 20mm   (new ''WIDE'' lense)
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Now I understanrd the smaller number gives your a wider view now but when I ordered it didn't understand it fully just took Canons description as a guide to what the viewing angle was
Quote:
Dynamic wide angle design
By offering a field of view of 94˚, the EF 20mm f/2.8 USM is able to take in the complete field of human vision, and much more. A great lens for the landscape or documentary photographer. Distortion is highly corrected, for a natural perspective when shooting architecture and interiors.

You can see the first picture shows more all round than the second  picture.  I had the camera on a tripod and just changed lenses.

JMB

 

[Ken Nagrod]

What are the bears on the shelf doing?

 

[Alan m]

What are the bears on the shelf doing?

spooning i think

 

[jmbfestool]

.................

So anyways!  Well can you tell the first one has alot more in view! 

 

[woodguy7]

Yea, kinda vertical spooning !

 

[Ken Nagrod]

Forget the camera. The bears make me paranoid.  Can you separate them for a bit?

 

[Alan m]

dont know jmb. doesnt sound right

 

[tiralie]

JMB:
The 20mm is a beautiful lens but it's kinda wasted on the 650D which is a DX size chip. A fair amount of the "wide angle" that lens can give you is being cut off by the size of the chip. That lens is really designed for a full frame camera like the 5D.
Yes, you are getting close to human vision (35mm) at 32mm but the 18-55 ef-s lens that came with the camera can do that and more.
I think you are way better off with the lens that came with the camera. It's a good lens and it's designed to work with the smaller chip on that camera.
That's my crappy 2cents.
Tim

 

[hockey_magnet]

Our peripheral vision allows pretty much 180 degrees so Canon's statement is somewhat misleading. You would need a fisheye lens to equal our actual field of vision.

Chris

JMB - 35 is not close to human vision. Generally it is accepted that a 50 mm on a full frame or 35 mm on a DX will give approximately the same perspective as the human eye. This is not the same as field of vision.