Camera questions!
It's situational. For specific shots of fish/plant, I definitely like using an external flash over the subject. If you don't have an external flash, the built-in one can still be useful, but you probably need to diffuse it, and shoot at an angle as to not pick up the glare. If the light is sufficient, however, no flash is a good alternative as well... There's no golden rule, just a set of tools, and knowing when to use them.
Jeff stopped by the other night, and helped me a ton.
Operator error, first. RTFM came into play.
I had the flash turned all the way down. This was why the close up shots kept hitting so dark. I learned how to control it, and how to tinker a bit with a couple of setting to get better close up results.
We came to the conclusion that the camera can shoot some pretty good mid and distance shots, but that lens might be needed for good macro stuff. It doesn't focus really close to subject unless in super macro mode - at which point, it won't let you zoom. That lens should help me get macro like focus without having to hit the mode that takes the zoom away?
Operator error, first. RTFM came into play.
I had the flash turned all the way down. This was why the close up shots kept hitting so dark. I learned how to control it, and how to tinker a bit with a couple of setting to get better close up results.
We came to the conclusion that the camera can shoot some pretty good mid and distance shots, but that lens might be needed for good macro stuff. It doesn't focus really close to subject unless in super macro mode - at which point, it won't let you zoom. That lens should help me get macro like focus without having to hit the mode that takes the zoom away?
Dave
