Sony Nex f3 camera help

kratos1028

kratos1028

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I just bought this camera and was trying to take some pictures of my reef and I can't seem to get it to focus on nearby objects for macro pictures. Does anyone have this camera and know the proper/best settings for this? It always focuses on the pictures in the background and not foreground. I am not sure how the focusing part of the lens works either. I tried to focus it by turning to the left and right but not much difference.
 
Well I don't have that camera, but most point and shoots only allow u to get so close and catch focus. Most cameras utilize a symbol that looks like a flower as their macro setting, but again u still may have some issues with focus. Hope that helps
 
I think It was a wrong choice for a camera. Only because lenses are retardedly expensive. All lenses have their minimum focus distance on most kit lenses it Is probably 1'-1.5'. macro lenses haves way lower distance like maybe 6" or less. And the focusing part is probably set to auto. if you set it to single point you choose your point or set it to dynamic area and it'll follow the object that your focusing on.


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This is my first kind of camera like this. I usually buy just the point and shoot but I wanted something a little more advance so that I am able to take better pictures. You are right though, I think the focusing on this is about 6"
 
kratos1028 said:
This is my first kind of camera like this. I usually buy just the point and shoot but I wanted something a little more advance so that I am able to take better pictures. You are right though, I think the focusing on this is about 6"
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It's gonna all come down to ur lens for focus length. I know exactly which camera it is. U will need to get the macro lens to get in close and get detail. Once u do, u will be blown away. It's a nice camera.
 
The lens for that cost another 300$. Might as well get a true dslr and get that feature for almost the same price. It is a good camera but not so much when with macro pictures. The regular point and shoot sony cameras did a good job with macro pictures though. Thought this would be better since its a step above that.
 
kratos1028 said:
The lens for that cost another 300$. Might as well get a true dslr and get that feature for almost the same price. It is a good camera but not so much when with macro pictures. The regular point and shoot sony cameras did a good job with macro pictures though. Thought this would be better since its a step above that.
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U won't get that "feature" with dslr. U will need macro lens for that as well since its not a feature. Has to do with sensor/length between lens, yada yada.... Macro lenses for dslr's aren't cheap either. The one I'm looking at is around 900
 
I am actually thinking of just switching over to a SLR camera instead of the one I have. Any suggestions on which one would be best for a beginner that still has the auto features until ready to move up to using the settings? Also isn't too high on the price.

I should maybe start another thread on this.
 
Any canon or Nikon. I suggest not getting kit lens... Just buy the body. Then get lenses u want. Kit lenses are cheap and in my opinion a waste of $... Save the 200-300 diff and use it towards quality glass.
 
Just get a Nikon d3200 it has a guide setting on the little dial that helps and teaches you how to use your camera. And the kit lenses are crappy but for everyday use it's fine. U can also get an adapter that flips the kit lens around and turns it into a macro lens. It's like 10-20 bucks for the adapter.


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It sounds like the camera is adjusted to auto focus in the back. I can't explain it right but digital cameras can be adjusted to focus in many different spots; foreground, background, all the way to the left, all the way at the top. It's for very artsy photography. You have to pull out the manual and put the focus button back to focus in the middle or focus all. That's the the squares you are looking at through the lens. It is probably only focusing on the one at the top.
 
rosko23 said:
U won't get that "feature" with dslr. U will need macro lens for that as well since its not a feature. Has to do with sensor/length between lens, yada yada.... Macro lenses for dslr's aren't cheap either. The one I'm looking at is around 900
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Something you might want to try first; I've done it and it works so far....

Go to garage and estate sales. People are getting rid of all the film cameras. Now this works with Canon and I bet it will work with Nikon. I went to an estate sale and there was a canon 35mmm with a bunch of lenses. I bought a300-500 I think and a 1000mm lens. Now they are smaller in diameter than my Canon dslr however, a few minutes of searching on ebay and a couple of questions later, I had the adapter ring. This adapter allows me to screw the smaller lenses on my current camera.

Now, a macro lens now may be $900 but one from a 35mm is $10. With the $3 adapter, you have yourself a fine camera with macro lens. The only thing different is that you cannot use auto focus with the old lens and adapter ring. You have to use manual.

The glass in the lens is the same and works the same. So why spend 900 when you can spend 13 for same lens? I have used my 1000mm yet, it's a foot long, but the other lenses work fine.
 
anicemess said:
The glass in the lens is the same and works the same. So why spend 900 when you can spend 13 for same lens? I have used my 1000mm yet, it's a foot long, but the other lenses work fine.
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Without getting super technical. Ring adaptor will work, but The glass is def not the same. Obviously they make the macro lenses for a reason. Otherwise why would anyone pay 1000 when they can pay $15? And trust me. It's not bc people like to spend $. Just my 2 cents.
 
The optics on the macros are set a bit different and they focus a different way which allow the lens to be closer to an object than the regular lenses. Like i said if you get a dslr kit nikon or canon with 18-55mm lens you can get a $12 adapter ring which lets you flip your lens and use it as a macro. I've tried it and it's pretty close to me. And also you can et an older macro lens for cheap like 130-200 but it'll be a manual focus.


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I was looking at one of the Canon EOS models. I never liked the nikons mainly because their point and shoot cameras are horrible so not sure if their slr cameras are like that or not. What about sony?
 
I have Sony A100 and like it... But its old already and still kicks ***... Here are some just for referance

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I like canon point and shoot but love Nikon dslr I do think Nikon point and shoots are horrible. I see canon being used more to record video if you go for canon tho get a t2i it's affordable and nice it's the equivalent to the Nikon d3100 which is the most recent discontinued model replaced by the d3200



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