Camera For Fish

[lozronz]

So we are both cool then, you have a camera which takes a mean photo of fast moving shiny fish and I have one perfect for my slow moving fish and surfing, my two hobbies. I'm glad we are both happy with our camera's.

What is your camera and lens by the way?

 

[Bloo]

lozronz, those are some awesome photos !

 

[LisaLQ]

No offense Tikarman, but I think Lozronz's piccies are better quality. And there is a vast difference in price!

Yours are still good pics though, I'm just meaning it's no huge difference to Loz's camera. The macro shots Loz posted, jeez - I've never seen a digicam get that close up - and clear!

I think there's a hint of jealousy in this thread myself, but if I'd spent £2000 on a camera and accessories and someone took just as good pics on a £160 camera, I'd be rather unchuffed and maybe more eager to point faults too.

Keep 'em coming Loz!

 

[raptorrex]

No offense Tikarman, but I think Lozronz's piccies are better quality. And there is a vast difference in price!

Yours are still good pics though, I'm just meaning it's no huge difference to Loz's camera. The macro shots Loz posted, jeez - I've never seen a digicam get that close up - and clear!

I think there's a hint of jealousy in this thread myself, but if I'd spent £2000 on a camera and accessories and someone took just as good pics on a £160 camera, I'd be rather unchuffed and maybe more eager to point faults too.

Keep 'em coming Loz!

you put it in a nutshell LisalQ. IMO.

oh dear Tikarman, oh dear, i've looked at the pics you posted, oh dear, there is not one sharp image, in your last post!!!!! i was going to avoid comments on technique, however. your pics seem flat and lifeless, like they are photos of posters of fish. they are all unsharp, i feel the contrast is bad, there is dust all over the glass, they show not one moment of imagination, the spark that makes all good pics and not one would sell. lozronz shrimp shots however would.IMO lol some of the pics, i would not have posted, i'm very fussy about my work, and would be more so if i'd spent £2000 on my gear. i've done a bit of emailing , using lozeonz shrimp and your fish pics, i've sent them to five people. which is the high quality camera? was my question. the four that have replied all went for lozronz pic, ouch that's gota hurt.

 

[T1KARMANN]

No offense Tikarman, but I think Lozronz's piccies are better quality. And there is a vast difference in price!

Yours are still good pics though, I'm just meaning it's no huge difference to Loz's camera. The macro shots Loz posted, jeez - I've never seen a digicam get that close up - and clear!

I think there's a hint of jealousy in this thread myself, but if I'd spent £2000 on a camera and accessories and someone took just as good pics on a £160 camera, I'd be rather unchuffed and maybe more eager to point faults too.

Keep 'em coming Loz!

you put it in a nutshell LisalQ. IMO.

oh dear Tikarman, oh dear, i've looked at the pics you posted, oh dear, there is not one sharp image, in your last post!!!!! i was going to avoid comments on technique, however. your pics seem flat and lifeless, like they are photos of posters of fish. they are all unsharp, i feel the contrast is bad, there is dust all over the glass, they show not one moment of imagination, the spark that makes all good pics and not one would sell. lozronz shrimp shots however would.IMO lol some of the pics, i would not have posted, i'm very fussy about my work, and would be more so if i'd spent £2000 on my gear. i've done a bit of emailing , using lozeonz shrimp and your fish pics, i've sent them to five people. which is the high quality camera? was my question. the four that have replied all went for lozronz pic, ouch that's gota hurt.

brought nothing on my self this is why i posted the last set of pics

the last pics i posted were all taken with a cheap £90 olpympus mju 400 half the price of the £160 you just paid NONE OF THE SHOTS WERE TAKEN IN MACRO

the 1st pics i posted were taken with a panasonic fz20 price about £200 max pics again not taken with macro

dust on the glass lens hahaha you joker thats airation in the tank

 

[Fremlin]

At the end of the day, it matters much less what camera you have, than it is to understanding how to use your camera properly. Understanding what all the settings are for and where and when to use them effectively is much more valuable. Obviously it helps to have better equipment, but makes no difference if you don't know how to use it properly.

 

[George Farmer]

At the end of the day, it matters much less what camera you have, than it is to understanding how to use your camera properly. Understanding what all the settings are for and where and when to use them effectively is much more valuable. Obviously it helps to have better equipment, but makes no difference if you don't know how to use it properly.

Totally agree with that.

I think it is safe to say you don't need an expensive camera to get good results. Technique should be priority over equipment, once technique is mastered then a better camera is justifiable IMO. Only now do I feel comfortable upgrading from my crappy £70 P&S and shelling out for a DSLR.

Great macro though lozrenz.

 

[T1KARMANN]

At the end of the day, it matters much less what camera you have, than it is to understanding how to use your camera properly. Understanding what all the settings are for and where and when to use them effectively is much more valuable. Obviously it helps to have better equipment, but makes no difference if you don't know how to use it properly.

very true and some of the best shots are taken buy chance which you have a higher % of getting if you are just sitting in your chair snapping away

i personally chouldnt be asked hanging in the tank getting wet everytime i wanted to take some pictures of my tank

im no camera pro but when i take pics i just pic the cam up and snap away i dont want to lift up the tank hood slide the cover glasses back put the cam in the tank roll up my sleaves scare all my fish just to take some pics whats the point

not to mention all the toxins that your cam chould have picked up the last time you used it that you are putting into the tank

 

[raptorrex]

sorry tikarmann i must review my last post......... yep that it, you have posted no sharp images in this thread! so it is hard to tell if your gear is any good. not a good position to criticize anyone else from!

airation my ass, its dust .

why if you have a £2000 setup do you not show any pics from it? seems odd to compare a compact to an SLR, then post even lower quality pics yourself, from compacts

 

[T1KARMANN]

sorry tikarmann i must review my last post......... yep that it, you have posted no sharp images in this thread! so it is hard to tell if your gear is any good. not a good position to criticize anyone else from!

airation my ass, its dust .

why if you have a £2000 setup do you not show any pics from it? seems odd to compare a compact to an SLR, then post even lower quality pics yourself, from compacts

can you please direct me to were i have ever said i have £2000 of cam gear this is my whole point you dont need to spend top money and for the £160 spent you can get stuff as good if not better without putting the cam in the tank

 

[T1KARMANN]

no dust on the glass or lens next you will be telling me the fish has white spot ITS AIRATION

 

[LisaLQ]

Ok, I'd like to stick my hand up and say I made a mistake when I said the £2000 camera, but when I read your post I thought that's what you said. I'm a bit spaced on pks so speed read your post somewhat.

I still, however, think Foz's pics are of a much higher quality. Yours are still very nice (and yes, I agree, it is aeration - I've had similar pics in the past), but I'd rather pay the little bit extra for excellent photos, than waste £90 on a camera that would only take reasonable ones. But then again I dont have much money to throw about so I'd probably end up with the £90 lol.

I thought my Fuji cam took good pics, and that would have cost me £100 reduced price from £200+, if I'd have bought it (was a gift when in laws upgraded their camera). But it didn't take anywhere near as clear pics as Foz's camera has.

I'm very jealous. Fancy a trip to West Yorks, Foz, to take pics of my fish? lol Remind me not to leave a camera balanced on my over tank luminaires while feeding my fish...

 

[raptorrex]

no dust on the glass or lens next you will be telling me the fish has white spot ITS AIRATION

dust all over the glass. i did say it was the last post i checked first! and i too misread the post, oops. even so none of the pics come anywhere near the quality of those loz posted. and the consensus of posters would seem to agree!

 

[-*-MicHAeL-*-]

Ok, I'd like to stick my hand up and say I made a mistake when I said the £2000 camera, but when I read your post I thought that's what you said. I'm a bit spaced on pks so speed read your post somewhat.

I still, however, think Foz's pics are of a much higher quality. Yours are still very nice (and yes, I agree, it is aeration - I've had similar pics in the past), but I'd rather pay the little bit extra for excellent photos, than waste £90 on a camera that would only take reasonable ones. But then again I dont have much money to throw about so I'd probably end up with the £90 lol.

I thought my Fuji cam took good pics, and that would have cost me £100 reduced price from £200+, if I'd have bought it (was a gift when in laws upgraded their camera). But it didn't take anywhere near as clear pics as Foz's camera has.

I'm very jealous. Fancy a trip to West Yorks, Foz, to take pics of my fish? lol Remind me not to leave a camera balanced on my over tank luminaires while feeding my fish...

LMAO Lisa you kept calling him Foz instead of Loz!

no dust on the glass or lens next you will be telling me the fish has white spot ITS AIRATION

dust all over the glass. i did say it was the last post i checked first! and i too misread the post, oops. even so none of the pics come anywhere near the quality of those loz posted. and the consensus of posters would seem to agree!

That clearly is not dust on the lens its aeration from the tank if you look at full tank shot pics hes posted before. I think both cams take brilliant pics but i just love T1k's fish!

Ohh and if it was dust im sure he would just clean the lens!

 

[smithrc]

for crying out loud people...

Your trying to compare 2 compleatly different typs of photos
to be fair, macro shots of still and slow moving fish are easy.
Good crisp clear images of moving fish is a compleatly different thing.

I'd be happy if I took any of the photos on this thread.