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b is tripod a is handheld
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I may have some advantage now with the new set of shots. When I looked at the original pair I was going to say b - tripod. Now I think it's the other way around. OK,
a - tripod, final answer.
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United States
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I'll say B is the tripod, and A is handheld. Thanks for the contest.
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Philippines
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thank you tights24!  yes, your right, after the next a/b of the same area, It's A- Hand B- Tripod |
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United States
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I'm betting this will confuse a few contestants  That it certainly did, including myself. What a great contest. Well done Kurt. I'm sure it's posted somewhere else, but what is your new camera anyway? |
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After seeing the new pix I now think that B is tripod because it looks a little bit clearer.Thanks. John1  |
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United States
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My guess is A: hand B: tripod With the image stabilization feature in point and shoot cameras, I wouldn't think clarity would be too much of an issue. The issue would be with lighting as your body/arms/hands would have to hold the camera and get close to the coin, blocking more of the light. This opposed to using a tripod that would block less light and allow more light onto the coin. And in the second set of photos, B seems to have more of a glare to me. At least that's my story and I'm sticking to it... Thanks for the contest! -LTB |
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.what is your new camera anyway? I'm using a Canon SD790IS. Quote:
The issue would be with lighting as your body/arms/hands would have to hold the camera and get close to the coin, blocking more of the light. Just to clarify on my test, both photos were taken at the same distance @ 2.3X macro zoom. This setting gives me enough room to avoid casting shadows on a small coin like this. I took 3 shots for each and picked the sharpest for this comparison. Both photos received slight processing- using equal values. As a final thought--image stabilization apparently works very well.  |
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image stabilization apparently works very well. ....and that's the key. IS, in the right hands (and yours appear to be steady hands indeed), is worth 3 stops in good lighting, making your 1/80 shot into a 1/200(ish) shot. If forced to guess, based on the second set of pics, I'm thinking "A" was handheld. |
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I'm going to chime in here, I think I'll post a hint for you. So far, at least one person has the right answer! |
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United States
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I figured I had 50:50 odds... so I flipped a coin. A Handheld B Tripod |
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United States
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Tried that myself a while back,and Id say that 'A' is by the hand. Did you use a timed shot(automatic delay) so the vibration would settle before the camera automaticly takes the shot, a remote button, or the button on the camera? But I'll stick with 'A' by hand to the end!
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Posted 12/17/2009 3:00 pm
