Canon vs Nikon (CZ Picture WAR!!!!)

[Marquiseo]

Awesome
Lense?

If I remember correctly, it was the tamron macro lense.

 

[crushedacro]

How are you guys getting the colors all correct and such clear shoots? Lightroom? Have a nikon d7200 with tamron 90 macro and uv filter and do ok but these are way above me. It's like impossible to get the white balace right on the nikon, at least I haven't figured out how to get it to balance with the blue light.I have to put them thru lightroom.

 

[BigJim]

How are you guys getting the colors all correct and such clear shoots? Lightroom? Have a nikon d7200 with tamron 90 macro and uv filter and do ok but these are way above me. It's like impossible to get the white balace right on the nikon, at least I haven't figured out how to get it to balance with the blue light.I have to put them thru lightroom.

Just shoot in raw mode and then use Lightroom or Photoshop to adjust the white balance my Nikon D7000 does an okay job of adjusting for white balance and I would assume your D7200 would be an improved version of that. My tank isn't super blue to begin with though. When I take shots with just the blue lights on, it is more of a challenge to get a shot that is bright enough and not grainy. Aperture priority mode and a tripod help a lot with that issue.

 

[Centerline]

Fully understand - I've only posted possibly the best photo I've taken so I've not got much, if anything better, so I'll go back to my Sony corner now

They fear the Sony

 

[Centerline]

I feel like this thread could use a bump. I'm still using a Nikon D7000 with a Tokina 100 mm lens.
acan 4 101217 by Big Jim, on Flickr

Amazing

 

[crushedacro]

Do you guys find its better to use the darker pics and brighten them in lightroom? The pic quality I find is usually a lot better on the darker images.

 

[zeeGGee]

Nikon D7200

 

[BigJim]

Do you guys find its better to use the darker pics and brighten them in lightroom? The pic quality I find is usually a lot better on the darker images.

If I am shooting without a tripod, that is usually a better approach. My camera settings free hand are usually 640 iso, 1/400 shutter speed and f9 f stop. Using a tripod, I just use aperture priority mode and only have to worry about f stop and focus. You can click on my recent photos and see the settings on flickr. The side view photos were taken with a tripod and the ones that are looking downward were taken free hand.

 

[madweazl]

Oops, Pentax K-r...

 

[najer]

Nikon 5200, Tamron 90 mm today, still learning the camera, freehand, first manual program pic.

DSC_0003 by sshipuk, on Flickr

 

[najer]

Coral is about 2 feet away.

 

[sh4rkbyt3]

 

[crushedacro]

Nikon D7200

What settings are you using and are these under blues? I usually set my hydras to 16k and leave the camera on auto WB but would love to be able to shoot in whatever light level its at if thats even possible. Read somewhere that auto WB was the best if using post editing. Some colors I find it almost impossible to shoot. Sometimes I wish I had got a canon as everyone says they WB in any light. Photography is frustrating....

 

[crushedacro]

If I am shooting without a tripod, that is usually a better approach. My camera settings free hand are usually 640 iso, 1/400 shutter speed and f9 f stop. Using a tripod, I just use aperture priority mode and only have to worry about f stop and focus. You can click on my recent photos and see the settings on flickr. The side view photos were taken with a tripod and the ones that are looking downward were taken free hand.

Thanks bro, just went to shoot with those manual settings and pics are much better! I think they might be amazing after lightroom. What are you putting your lighting at? Leds or other? I usually put the hydras at 16k so there's enough light.

 

[crushedacro]

Also what the best/easiest photo hosting for free?

 

[zeeGGee]

What settings are you using and are these under blues? I usually set my hydras to 16k and leave the camera on auto WB but would love to be able to shoot in whatever light level its at if thats even possible. Read somewhere that auto WB was the best if using post editing. Some colors I find it almost impossible to shoot. Sometimes I wish I had got a canon as everyone says they WB in any light. Photography is frustrating....

I'm usng Tokina 100ATX Pro; 20% Blue; 90%white; WB 5K; ISO 500; 1/125; 2.4.

 

[crushedacro]

DSC_2585 by Crushedacro, on Flickr
This is what I was getting before, not bad. Before it went into lightroom you it was awful, basically all one color. when I have time I'll plug in some new pics using your settings BigJim. Let me know on what you do for your camera WB. Thanks again!

 

[crushedacro]

DSC_2565 by Crushedacro, on Flickr

This one I still can't get right after 3 different tries.
RR Angry Bird

 

[BigJim]

Thanks bro, just went to shoot with those manual settings and pics are much better! I think they might be amazing after lightroom. What are you putting your lighting at? Leds or other? I usually put the hydras at 16k so there's enough light.

I have three Kessil A360WE and four T5 retrofits on my 72” tank. The Kessils ramp up and down but I usually take pictures at 80% intensity and 50% color. The T5 bulbs are 2x ATI Blue Plus, 1x KZ Fiji Purple and 1x KZ Coral Light II. I don’t know the actual Kelvin amount.

I set the WB at max, which I believe is 10k on my camera. I tried using the feature to set a custom white balance on my D7000 but it gives me an error message under this lighting. It worked when I had only T5 lights. I assume it has issues with LED lighting.

 

[BigJim]

DSC_2565 by Crushedacro, on Flickr

This one I still can't get right after 3 different tries.
RR Angry Bird

This will look great if you ramp up the white balance in Lightroom. You might need to brighten it a little as well.