Camera question

Bro,
Are you using film Nikon or Nikon DSLR ?
Anyway for either one you should be able to good picture if your tank light is not too low.
Of course taking a pic of fish is more difficult than taking of normal picture.
You have glass,water and fish movement to take care either then light.
So need a lot of patience and experience.
If you using Nikon DSLR,try not to use ISO more than 800.
Once ISO is chosen,you can try to use manual mode or sport auto mode.
Play with the exposure compensation till you get a correctly expose pic.
Try to check and ensure the shutter speed is not belwo 500.
Soon you will come to a point where you can get a good sharp decent shot of your fish.
Hope this will help clear up a lot of doubt.
Any way in my view a Nikon is never behind a Fuji in view of Optical technology.
(Assuming you take 2 cameras of the same type and price range )

The higher the ISO, the grainer your picture will be, resulting in a lost of details and sharpness.

If the space allows (and it usually does), adding an additional 2 sets of PL light (all 55W) will cost you less than buying a new camera. This will allow more light that you can turn on only when taking pictures. Works wonder.

Cheers,

Originally Posted by benny

The higher the ISO, the grainer your picture will be, resulting in a lost of details and sharpness.

If the space allows (and it usually does), adding an additional 2 sets of PL light (all 55W) will cost you less than buying a new camera. This will allow more light that you can turn on only when taking pictures. Works wonder.

Cheers,

For DSLR and pic taken at Raw size setting ,it is usually undetectable for a non trained eye.

Regards

I can detect noticable noise in my pics when I go over 800 iso..good thing about nikons as well is the shutter sync speed is 1/500

The camera you are using should be good enough and the one your are buying is even better.

Gee, so what model camera is good?

and is Canon better or Nikkon better. Or is it Olympus?

FIsh keeps moving. by the time shot taken, they move off already.

Originally Posted by stupot

I can detect noticable noise in my pics when I go over 800 iso..good thing about nikons as well is the shutter sync speed is 1/500

Bro,
Is your exposure right? What type of backgorund?Dark,normal or bright?
Also what resolution use using?
And what ISO you using?
For dark background Nikon seems to have more noise as compare to Canon.

IMHO, if you are concerned about a high ISO, don't even bother unless you decide to get a canon.

As benny said the high ISO will make the pic grainier, so I would stick to his advise of getting more light. This way your pics will improve dramaticaly.

Just remember everyone, adequate lighting is an absolute must when taking pics, and anything that is used to overcome light issues and you will comprimise the quality of the photo.

Originally Posted by sherman

For DSLR and pic taken at Raw size setting ,it is usually undetectable for a non trained eye.

Regards

I don't understand this statement. Did you mean that when taking picture using the Raw mode (using DSLR), higher ISO and lower ISO will not be easily differentiated by the untrained eye?

Cheers,

Originally Posted by ashdavid

IMHO, if you are concerned about a high ISO, don't even bother unless you decide to get a canon.

As benny said the high ISO will make the pic grainier, so I would stick to his advise of getting more light. This way your pics will improve dramaticaly.

Just remember everyone, adequate lighting is an absolute must when taking pics, and anything that is used to overcome light issues and you will comprimise the quality of the photo.

Adequate lighting is definitely important for a good pic.
But adequate lighting for photography and adequate lighting
for a tank can sometime be different.(Maybe I am wrong)
So investing in additional lighting just for a good photo may not
be justify unless you are going to take photo of your tank very often.
Not to mention about the running cost one had to bear with the additional light unless it is a requirement for the tank.
Just my 2 ct thought

Regards