Is this camera good enough to take decent of my tank/fish/corals? Please read

reeferman06 · 10/08/2006, 01:50 PM

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/spe.../canon_s2is.asp

Modorator's Please dont send this to the photography forum, I never get any responce in that forum! thanks

theatrus · 10/08/2006, 02:13 PM

Looks like a pretty decent camera

Note sure how useful the Super Macro mode is in aquariums (looks like large field of view at incredibly short distances), but the image stabilization is a nice plus.

reeferman06 · 10/08/2006, 02:20 PM

SO I should look for somthing with super macro or just macro

reeferman06 · 10/08/2006, 02:21 PM

Since the lense in big, I was thinking the the slr lenses are to, and they still get great shots

Snakebyt · 10/08/2006, 02:35 PM

the flash on that cam gets covered by the lense alot in closeups.
I just picked up a Canon A620 a few weeks ago.
Canon makes a great cam. Almost any canon will be great

reeferman06 · 10/08/2006, 02:58 PM

thanks, I guess I will go out and buy it

Mr31415 · 10/08/2006, 03:01 PM

It is important that you can:

1) Set aperture manually
2) Connect off camera flash
3) Adjust shutter speed
4) Set high ISO (800+) with low noise levels
5) IS will not help much since most of the time the creatures are moving so it will not help
6) Rather get a tripod...

TWallace · 10/08/2006, 04:08 PM

You can get a cheapy tripod on eBay. I bought one for $15 with shipping. Works fantastic for the price.

reeferman06 · 10/08/2006, 05:06 PM

I dont know much about cameras, which is why ut up the lick so the people that do can tell me yes or no

Mr31415 · 10/09/2006, 01:20 AM

Yeah it should work - not perfect but OK.

thejuggernaut · 10/09/2006, 02:23 AM

Id buy a used rebel or 10d. They are dslr. It isnt the fact that they are slr that makes them so much better, it is the size of the sensor chip. Pixel sizes of a point and shoot and a slr are like comparing apples and oranges. The sensor is made up of millions of tiny little solar cells. When these cells are exposed to light they create a charge that the processor converts into an image. If the sensor is about the size of a pencil erasor(point and shoot), the solar cells are considerably smaller, meaning they can abosorb alot less light. This means that the charge coming from the sensor has to be boosted electronically. the more you boost the signal the more distortion you get. It is like turning the volume up really high on your radio, it sounds all hissy. In digital cameras, this distortion shows up as noise or grain. This is a simplistic example, but the point is that a point and shoot, not matter how nice it may seem will never compare to the larger sensor chips of the dslr. You would be doing much better to buy a used DSLR. It will give you full range of control from fully automatic to fully manual. You can upgrade to different lenses, like buying macros or telephotos. Check out fredmiranda.com, they have a nice forum where they can answer all your questions

Mr31415 · 10/09/2006, 02:58 AM

[quo]but the point is that a point and shoot, not matter how nice it may seem will never compare to the larger sensor chips of the dslr[/quo]

I know what you tried to say, but to be a bit safer maybe rephrase as:

"but the point is that a point and shoot, not matter how nice it may seem will never compare to the larger sensor chips of the dslr when comparing current products"

10/08/2006, 01:50 PM	#1
reeferman06 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Raleigh/Down by the river side Posts: 440	Is this camera good enough to take decent of my tank/fish/corals? Please read http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/spe.../canon_s2is.asp Modorator's Please dont send this to the photography forum, I never get any responce in that forum! thanks __________________ Marrel Current Tank Info: 55 gallon reef- 2x 110w Actinic VHO's 2x 175w 14k Metal Halides, Pair of Saddle back Clowns, SPS, Colt Coral, shrooms, LPS, Bubble coral, Hammer, Crocea, Zoanthinds, Xenia, Blasto

10/08/2006, 02:13 PM	#2
theatrus 100-mile-commuter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: almost nevada Posts: 4,721	Looks like a pretty decent camera Note sure how useful the Super Macro mode is in aquariums (looks like large field of view at incredibly short distances), but the image stabilization is a nice plus. __________________ Custom electronics purveyor. blueAcro.com Current Tank Info: 90g SPS+mixed reef (10 yrs): LEDBrick LEDs, 40g custom sump, Ca reactor, chiller, Vortech, lots of custom electronics

10/08/2006, 02:20 PM	#3
reeferman06 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Raleigh/Down by the river side Posts: 440	SO I should look for somthing with super macro or just macro __________________ Marrel Current Tank Info: 55 gallon reef- 2x 110w Actinic VHO's 2x 175w 14k Metal Halides, Pair of Saddle back Clowns, SPS, Colt Coral, shrooms, LPS, Bubble coral, Hammer, Crocea, Zoanthinds, Xenia, Blasto

10/08/2006, 02:21 PM	#4
reeferman06 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Raleigh/Down by the river side Posts: 440	Since the lense in big, I was thinking the the slr lenses are to, and they still get great shots __________________ Marrel Current Tank Info: 55 gallon reef- 2x 110w Actinic VHO's 2x 175w 14k Metal Halides, Pair of Saddle back Clowns, SPS, Colt Coral, shrooms, LPS, Bubble coral, Hammer, Crocea, Zoanthinds, Xenia, Blasto

10/08/2006, 02:58 PM	#6
reeferman06 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Raleigh/Down by the river side Posts: 440	thanks, I guess I will go out and buy it __________________ Marrel Current Tank Info: 55 gallon reef- 2x 110w Actinic VHO's 2x 175w 14k Metal Halides, Pair of Saddle back Clowns, SPS, Colt Coral, shrooms, LPS, Bubble coral, Hammer, Crocea, Zoanthinds, Xenia, Blasto

10/08/2006, 02:35 PM	#5
Snakebyt Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Lubbock Tx Posts: 2,141	the flash on that cam gets covered by the lense alot in closeups. I just picked up a Canon A620 a few weeks ago. Canon makes a great cam. Almost any canon will be great

10/08/2006, 03:01 PM	#7
Mr31415 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Surrey, Canada Posts: 1,926	It is important that you can: 1) Set aperture manually 2) Connect off camera flash 3) Adjust shutter speed 4) Set high ISO (800+) with low noise levels 5) IS will not help much since most of the time the creatures are moving so it will not help 6) Rather get a tripod...

10/08/2006, 04:08 PM	#8
TWallace Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,464	You can get a cheapy tripod on eBay. I bought one for $15 with shipping. Works fantastic for the price.

10/08/2006, 05:06 PM	#9
reeferman06 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Raleigh/Down by the river side Posts: 440	I dont know much about cameras, which is why ut up the lick so the people that do can tell me yes or no __________________ Marrel Current Tank Info: 55 gallon reef- 2x 110w Actinic VHO's 2x 175w 14k Metal Halides, Pair of Saddle back Clowns, SPS, Colt Coral, shrooms, LPS, Bubble coral, Hammer, Crocea, Zoanthinds, Xenia, Blasto

10/09/2006, 01:20 AM	#10
Mr31415 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Surrey, Canada Posts: 1,926	Yeah it should work - not perfect but OK.

10/09/2006, 02:23 AM	#11
thejuggernaut Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lake Jackson, Tx Posts: 548	Id buy a used rebel or 10d. They are dslr. It isnt the fact that they are slr that makes them so much better, it is the size of the sensor chip. Pixel sizes of a point and shoot and a slr are like comparing apples and oranges. The sensor is made up of millions of tiny little solar cells. When these cells are exposed to light they create a charge that the processor converts into an image. If the sensor is about the size of a pencil erasor(point and shoot), the solar cells are considerably smaller, meaning they can abosorb alot less light. This means that the charge coming from the sensor has to be boosted electronically. the more you boost the signal the more distortion you get. It is like turning the volume up really high on your radio, it sounds all hissy. In digital cameras, this distortion shows up as noise or grain. This is a simplistic example, but the point is that a point and shoot, not matter how nice it may seem will never compare to the larger sensor chips of the dslr. You would be doing much better to buy a used DSLR. It will give you full range of control from fully automatic to fully manual. You can upgrade to different lenses, like buying macros or telephotos. Check out fredmiranda.com, they have a nice forum where they can answer all your questions

10/09/2006, 02:58 AM	#12
Mr31415 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Surrey, Canada Posts: 1,926	[quo]but the point is that a point and shoot, not matter how nice it may seem will never compare to the larger sensor chips of the dslr[/quo] I know what you tried to say, but to be a bit safer maybe rephrase as: "but the point is that a point and shoot, not matter how nice it may seem will never compare to the larger sensor chips of the dslr when comparing current products"