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Saint Chris - 13 Sep 2004 05:17 GMT

Hello All...I have copied a bunch of Photography Newsgroups in on this only
because of my limited time and lack of knowledge with not only Newsgroups
but also Photography.

Here is my scoop. I just got married yesterday (thank you) and we are
preparing for our trip to Bora Bora (www.boraboralagoon.com). I do not want
to spoil this oppertunity to take some fantastic pictures so I am asking all
the questions now. Hopefully you can all respond to this message and help
me out. I leave on Wednesday (September 15) and I am hoping to get
everything I need before I leave.

My Equipment is (don't laugh I am new):
- Canon Rebel Ti with standard lense (28-90)
- Sigma Lense (70-300 F4-5.6II with Marco Super)
- Standard Tripod

My questions are:
1. For going to Bora Bora what type of lenses should I have to capture
the beauty?
2. Hints for Aperature and Shutter speed.
3. Trying to capture Fish etc through the water.
4. ANYTHING IS APPRECIATED.

I love taking lanscape pictures and I hope to capture some sun falls and sun
rises, not to mention some pictures of my beautiful Bride.

PLEASE HELP....and quick. Price is of course an object so the best BANG for
the Buck is appreciated.

Thanks
Rob

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Nick Zentena - 13 Sep 2004 13:20 GMT

> Hello All...I have copied a bunch of Photography Newsgroups in on this only
> because of my limited time and lack of knowledge with not only Newsgroups
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> PLEASE HELP....and quick. Price is of course an object so the best BANG for
> the Buck is appreciated.

Are you going on a honeymoon or a photo trip? Best bang for the buck. Get
a light travel tripod. Get a 50mm lens. If you're tripod is light enough to
haul around then just get the 50mm lens. Now if you're going on a National
Geographic photo expedition then things are different but I doubt that's the
goal.

Nick

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Gregory Blank - 13 Sep 2004 20:41 GMT

If you have the time a photo course would help ;-)

Aside from that, 100 speed film. Use aperture priority
or shutter priority mode remember anything under 125 shutter
speed will fail to stop motion. (sometimes its not a problem) (Its a
problem when a lite breeze is blowing ) Over exposure by a 1/2 stop is
better than underexposure, make two exposures per image one at your meter
suggestion and one 1/2 stop over exposure.

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> Thanks
> Rob

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Gordon Moat - 14 Sep 2004 02:29 GMT

I think maybe getting a couple of weatherproof one time use cameras might be a
good idea. You could use those on the beach without worrying about them. Some
models are able to go into shallow water, and might work well enough for
snorkelling.

The longer lens might not be very useful, so if you want to cut some weight,
leave it home. Do you really want to carry a tripod around?

With films, stick with what you know. If you want to try something different,
pick up a roll of high saturation film, like AGFA Ultra series, or Kodak 100UC
or 400UC. Otherwise stick to what you already know, and just enjoy your trip.

Ciao!

Gordon Moat
A G Studio
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Michael Weinstein - 14 Sep 2004 12:14 GMT

>> Hello All...I have copied a bunch of Photography Newsgroups in on this only
>> because of my limited time and lack of knowledge with not only Newsgroups
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> A G Studio
> <http://www.allgstudio.com/gallery.html> Updated!

I thought Agfa discontinued Ultra a couple of years ago.

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JD - 14 Sep 2004 15:05 GMT

Shoot a lot of film, don't be shy and process your film there in Bora Bora.
Don't wait until you get home. Shoot a test roll right away and get it to a
local lab. It might be more expensive than at home, but it will save the
disappointment of finding out something is wrong and not knowing until you
get home. I would also be concerned about exposed film going through non USA
xray machines, they also might ruin your film.

You may want to consider a small table top tripod. You can set it on a
rock, log park bench etc and it works relatively well and is very small.
Remember that film and processing are relatively cheap compared to going
back again or missing photos of this once in a life time opportunity. Shoot
a lot

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Gordon Moat - 14 Sep 2004 21:01 GMT

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> I thought Agfa discontinued Ultra a couple of years ago.

Sorry, there high saturation film is now called Optima. More information at:

<http://www.agfa.com/photo/products/professional/film/optima/>

Ciao!

Gordon Moat
A G Studio
<http://www.allgstudio.com/gallery.html> Updated!

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