Is anyone having trouble shooting?

[jstnkong]

Heloo olympians that are using the e420,r u guys having tough time taking pix without the "IS" on a telephoto?
well i am..
that day i went to bird park kl and i used my telephoto to take birds...it sucks really badly..i took like 250 shots and only 6 are acceptable to me..sobs..
is there anyway to get sharp pix without the tripod?
i need guidance..i am in the dark.. i need light.. =P
my subjects is birds of long distance..:banghead::banghead:

[sammuel_chan]

indeed tele-range shooting without IS is very shaky. i guess the remedy for you would be a good tripod or an upgrade to at least E-510 :) or, use panasonic/leica mega o.i.s lenses

[jstnkong]

lol i cant upgrade ler..no moolah..just bought tis 5 months ago..didnt know tht 520 is coming out ..zz..regret lar bought this..
i have 2 tripods..1 is cap ayam wan..another one is a tripod from canon..quite sturdy..hehe..

[sammuel_chan]

well in that case you got to rely on tripod ler. hehe i was lucky when i choosed to buy my E-510 cuz i sudah tak tahan the absence of IS. but then few months later E-520, same sensor as E3.. sigh..

[jstnkong]

its a really sad problem..i love my telephoto.. but no IS..sigh..i like to shoot birds..i got 6out of 250 that is sharp..how pathetic..:grrrrrr::grrrrrr:
i have to take it as a challenge to keep my hands really steady..darn steady..
olympus is fast at making cams...more n more new models coming out,,.. weeee

[zyker]

bump up your ISO to get a higher shutter speed
but I would to advice to not to exceed ISO-400

[sammuel_chan]

yes, pump ur ISO up, to get faster shutter speed. if that doesn't help, you got to upgrade lah HEHEHEHE

[jstnkong]

lol 420 iso at 400 alot of rice coming out adi...very obvious wan er..i always go only at iso 100 and 200 oni..rarely i go 400..sigh..why in the world are there so many problems???? :grrrrrr::grrrrrr::grrrrrr::grrrrrr::grrrrrr::grrr rrr:
hehe...sorry for the lameness

[zyker]

yes, pump ur ISO up, to get faster shutter speed. if that doesn't help, you got to upgrade lah HEHEHEHE
use tripod la..no need to upgrade yet...

I still remember someone told me that the first 10k shots are useless, the next 10k you'll learn to take better shots then after that you'll get your best shots

me also just passed 10k..:D

[zyker]

lol 420 iso at 400 alot of rice coming out adi...very obvious wan er..i always go only at iso 100 and 200 oni..rarely i go 400..sigh..why in the world are there so many problems???? :grrrrrr::grrrrrr::grrrrrr::grrrrrr::grrrrrr::grrr rrr:
hehe...sorry for the lameness

that's why they invented Neat Image...:lol:

[jstnkong]

wow thts fast... :winktongue: oh 1st 10k bad then next 10k is good...?? ah okay..something fun ...well mine is just 3.7k..haha..recently just checked....btw i only got liek 70 over shots that i like since the day i own her.. Her refering to my 420..haha

[jstnkong]

neat image? wazzat?

[zyker]

neat image? wazzat?
Neat Image - to make image looks better
a.k.a noise reduction software

[viking88]

is neat image better or noise ninja?

[lkm51]

i have problem with 410 + 50-200.. but only once a while shooting in a not so bright environment.. if outdoor.. confirm CANTIK!!!

what mode u are shooting ?? boost up ISO and shoot at lower shutter...

[CompMac]

Set to shutter priority and follow the 1/focal length rule. Set ISO to AUTO with max of 400 or 800 if possible on the E-420. Even if underexposed, don't worry. A sharp but underexposed pic is better than a blurred well exposed pic.

[blu_by_u]

Just to condense a bit for easier reference..

1) Shoot at minimum speeds of 1/focal length. eg, if lens use if 150mm, then speed is 1/300s as the minimum.

2) to achieve that, you may need to increase the ISO.

3) Use neat image if there is too much noise.

4) Slight under exposed is better than blur.

5) Something I learn from lkm..shoot in burst mode. 1 out of 5 may turn out sharp.

6) Bang it with a flash.

[mfahrur]

Heloo olympians that are using the e420,r u guys having tough time taking pix without the "IS" on a telephoto?
well i am..
that day i went to bird park kl and i used my telephoto to take birds...it sucks really badly..i took like 250 shots and only 6 are acceptable to me..sobs..
is there anyway to get sharp pix without the tripod?
i need guidance..i am in the dark.. i need light.. =P
my subjects is birds of long distance..:banghead::banghead:

Get FL-50R flash.... put the flash on a tripod... set E-420 to high ISO like 800... with NF at standard...

setup the E-420 TTL flash... use at least 200mm lens.. F5.6 is OK...

find a bird... lock AE using spot meter on the bird... lock focus...

shoot the bird.. the bird won't fly because of the flash.. the bird thinks it's lightning...

redo your shots again, and again....

[unpro]

get this for flash.

http://www.synvis.com/FlashXtender.htm