Better SLR photography with the 5D
W
ith each generation, digital
cameras improve just a David & Shirley Kilpatrick take
little. So we found, when
using the entry-level Dynax 5D, that you through the digital barrier to
it’s improved in some ways over the
7D. The additional colour modes discover the hidden benefits up
combined with a touch of additional
sharpness and a different exposure switching from film to the
system produce good shots with less
effort. You are not so likely to need affordable Dynax 5D
to use exposure over-ride, or manual
focus adjustment, with the 5D.
Like the 7D, the 5D can produce
raw .MRW files. These RAW files
represent the starting point for even
better final images than you can shoot
as JPEGs, and let the 5D go where film
can’t. The 5D JPEGs are however some
of the best we have ever seen for col- shooting if you switch temporarily
our quality and it takes skill to match to Night Portrait in order to take
them if you convert raw files using a an indoor flash shot. You will still
program like Photoshop Elements. obtain a RAW file, but your in-
Dimage Master Lite, provided camera JPEG will be optimised.
with the camera, automatically starts With the 5D, you can even set the
off by recognising the camera’s ‘Green AUTO’ position on the control
settings and producing the same dial without losing your RAW file.
result as a camera JPEG. From this This setting makes an intelligent
you can make major adjustments guess about the best possible shooting
and transform muddy failures mode based on movement, distance,
into bright, attractive prints. lighting, metering and focus. On the
Even in the darkroom, it was
Rescue the hopeless situation
7D, setting green AUTO disables raw
not possible to rescue colour shots capture. On the 5D, if you have set
taken in dull misty conditions, Adjustments to the raw .MRW file converted using RAW+JPEG as your normal choice,
though black and white workers Dimage Master Lite, provided with the Dynax 5D, you continue to get the raw file even in
have always been able to boost flat. produced the acceptable print above from the haze- this fully automated intelligent mode.
Digital photography let you do this. obscured shot shown here. This kind of adjustment is If you are still using film, and
Because it does not cost anything almost impossible with film, as similar adjustments to wonder whether buying a 5D body to
more to shoot extra frames, you a scanned negative or slide show a massive increase in use with your existing Minolta M-AF
can experiment with exposure grain. mount lenses is worth it, we hope that
settings, filters and fire as many these pages may show you exactly
action sequence pictures as the why we do not shoot film today.
camera and card will permit. We took the 5D for very quick
You can also experiment with trip to Bergamo in Italy, courtesy of
the picture-mode camera settings. Ryanair’s unbelievable one-penny
There is no danger of ‘losing’ your flights (yes, they are not a myth – we
preferences for P, A, S or M mode
Unlimited action
Switching the 5D to Sports Action mode, the JPEG
size allows almost unlimited shooting – no film
worries. Hold the shutter down, and pick the best
frame (in this case, the second in the sequence).
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