new a85

[DIVER_11]

atlast got my new a85 looks like its going to be a blast been reading the manual wow ! i know next to nothing about pictures
so i'm going to read practice read practice then start all over again before i get the housing. I want to get this thing understood so i get good pic's I got to do alot of forum searching
i'v found some good info already.
the editing software with the cam didn't look all that good
but i love the camera so far.


hope to get it to the water soon!!!!!!!!

 

[ChrisA]

One little secret UW photographers don't like to admit: Editing on the computer is where half (at least) of the creative work is done. Of all those great photos you see 90% of them did not come of of the camera looking so good.

There is a steep learning curve on image editing software. It can be more complllex then using the camera. (The camera does pretty good in P mode
if you under expose about 1/3 stop and turn the macro mode and flash on and off as required) As for image editing software, one more secret: "www.gimp.org". it's the second best package on the planet (after the full up Photoshop) and it's free (as in both free bear and free speach)

atlast got my new a85 looks like its going to be a blast been reading the manual wow ! i know next to nothing about pictures
so i'm going to read practice read practice then start all over again before i get the housing. I want to get this thing understood so i get good pic's I got to do alot of forum searching
i'v found some good info already.
the editing software with the cam didn't look all that good
but i love the camera so far.


hope to get it to the water soon!!!!!!!!

 

[ShakaZulu]

Man, I just dropped mine.........some scratches, oh well.