Getting S9600 next Sunday

yantorsen · 12 Sep 2008 at 22:52

Any random tips or things I should know?

Mr Jones · 13 Sep 2008 at 00:04

Get a Raynox DCR-250 for some macro fun?

yantorsen · 13 Sep 2008 at 10:16

yeah was thinking of doing that anyway.

anything else?

Twentymac · 13 Sep 2008 at 11:37

nah theres not much stuff you can do with it. but its a really good bridge camera so just go out and have fun.

3dcandy · 13 Sep 2008 at 23:18

suposed to be faster 2 use CF than XD - and use the lens hood as they can suffer from lens flare!
get a flickr account, post up pictures....enjoy!

Dingleberry88 · 13 Sep 2008 at 23:24

Maybe get a UV filter and a cable release.

Tripod if you haven't got one already?

yantorsen · 13 Sep 2008 at 23:43

what's a UV Filter?

lord filbuster · 13 Sep 2008 at 23:49

Ultra violet filter. It can reduce glare in some cases, but mostly it just protects the lens without affecting the image much.

yantorsen · 13 Sep 2008 at 23:50

lord filbuster said:
Ultra violet filter. It can reduce glare in some cases, but mostly it just protects the lens without affecting the image much.

how much are they?

lord filbuster · 14 Sep 2008 at 00:10

Maybe £10-20 from the high street.

Twentymac · 14 Sep 2008 at 01:02

Oh yeah, get a cable or remote release if you can , that is only if you like doing long exposure shots with a tripod.

yantorsen · 14 Sep 2008 at 01:16

Twentymac said:
Oh yeah, get a cable or remote release if you can , that is only if you like doing long exposure shots with a tripod.

why

Raikiri · 14 Sep 2008 at 01:46

yantorsen said:
why

Lets you use bulb mode (user defined exposure, usually over 30s) without having to touch the camera, meaning you won't shake it and make the picture blurry.

You can pick them up on eBay pretty cheaply.

lord filbuster · 14 Sep 2008 at 02:31

I don't think it has bulb mode, just up to 30s, it's probably easier to use the self timer.

Twentymac · 14 Sep 2008 at 04:27

Yeah but if you use the self timer. can you set the longest exposure time ?

3dcandy · 14 Sep 2008 at 07:54

think so, 9600 will take a cable release however. polarising filter too, makes blues erm bluer than blue!?!?!?!?!

yantorsen · 14 Sep 2008 at 12:23

Why would you want things bluer than blue?

and are you saying that the s9600 can't do an exposure of over 30s? (what's bulb mode?)

and what's wrong with just using a self timer?

So far I've just got the Raynox lense on my list, but I don't know if I should get the DCR250 or the 150 because the 250 is supposed to be hard to use.

3dcandy · 14 Sep 2008 at 13:00

ok, if you take a landscape, the sky will appear bluer and nicer. water will have less reflections and appear bluer. S9600 hasn't got bulb mode as far as I know, 30 secs max, but that is long enough for most things!

Gungnir · 14 Sep 2008 at 13:07

Bulb mode is where you manually control the shutter. Press shutter button to open and press again to close.

Twentymac · 14 Sep 2008 at 13:15

i thought bulb mode was where you hold it down and then when you release the shutter closes.