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Grainy results from Canon IXUS III (3) APS Camera
Hi folks,
Has anyone noticed grainy pictures from their Canon IXUS III? We've just had some films developed and the majority of prints are grainy, the resulting images are pretty terrible in quality. The films used were either Konica or Boots (yeah I know we got them free!), all ISO200 which I figure is OK as an ISO200 came with the camera. Most of the shots are in perfect daylight and many are landscape shots, all pictures are the same regardless of lighting and subject matter. We've since tried the camera with Kodak and Fujifilm ISO400 and the prints are perfect. The question I guess is, is the Canon IXUS III APS sensitive to lower speed film and has does everyone only use ISO400 in theirs? If not then I guess the camera could be faulty and its 10 days from running out of warranty cover from the retailer! TIA, Ben. |
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Grainy results from Canon IXUS III (3) APS Camera
Most likely the problem was the photofinisher. Can you have them reprinted
elsewhere? Tom P. "Ben Long" wrote in message om... Hi folks, Has anyone noticed grainy pictures from their Canon IXUS III? We've just had some films developed and the majority of prints are grainy, the resulting images are pretty terrible in quality. The films used were either Konica or Boots (yeah I know we got them free!), all ISO200 which I figure is OK as an ISO200 came with the camera. Most of the shots are in perfect daylight and many are landscape shots, all pictures are the same regardless of lighting and subject matter. We've since tried the camera with Kodak and Fujifilm ISO400 and the prints are perfect. The question I guess is, is the Canon IXUS III APS sensitive to lower speed film and has does everyone only use ISO400 in theirs? If not then I guess the camera could be faulty and its 10 days from running out of warranty cover from the retailer! TIA, Ben. |
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Grainy results from Canon IXUS III (3) APS Camera
Hi Tom,
Thanks for your reply. Yeah we had reprints done at a kodak lab, as they were orginally done at a lab using Fujifilm gear. Same results, well apart from the the Kodak print being brighter and as a result showing the grain even more. We didn't say anything about a potential problem as I wanted a fair test. We had 5 or 6 of these films developed and all the same, but a recent ISO400 was perfect. Ben. "Tom Pfeiffer" wrote in message ... Most likely the problem was the photofinisher. Can you have them reprinted elsewhere? Tom P. "Ben Long" wrote in message om... Hi folks, Has anyone noticed grainy pictures from their Canon IXUS III? We've just had some films developed and the majority of prints are grainy, the resulting images are pretty terrible in quality. The films used were either Konica or Boots (yeah I know we got them free!), all ISO200 which I figure is OK as an ISO200 came with the camera. Most of the shots are in perfect daylight and many are landscape shots, all pictures are the same regardless of lighting and subject matter. We've since tried the camera with Kodak and Fujifilm ISO400 and the prints are perfect. The question I guess is, is the Canon IXUS III APS sensitive to lower speed film and has does everyone only use ISO400 in theirs? If not then I guess the camera could be faulty and its 10 days from running out of warranty cover from the retailer! TIA, Ben. |
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Grainy results from Canon IXUS III (3) APS Camera
The films used were either Konica or Boots
Well what do you expect when you use crap media ? "Ben Long" wrote in message om... Hi folks, Has anyone noticed grainy pictures from their Canon IXUS III? We've just had some films developed and the majority of prints are grainy, the resulting images are pretty terrible in quality. The films used were either Konica or Boots (yeah I know we got them free!), all ISO200 which I figure is OK as an ISO200 came with the camera. Most of the shots are in perfect daylight and many are landscape shots, all pictures are the same regardless of lighting and subject matter. We've since tried the camera with Kodak and Fujifilm ISO400 and the prints are perfect. The question I guess is, is the Canon IXUS III APS sensitive to lower speed film and has does everyone only use ISO400 in theirs? If not then I guess the camera could be faulty and its 10 days from running out of warranty cover from the retailer! TIA, Ben. |
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Grainy results from Canon IXUS III (3) APS Camera
Hi Ben,
I would not blame the camera. Grainy prints can't be caused that way. Bad film? Yes. Bad development? Yes. Bad printing? Yes. But not the camera. Soft, out-of-focus, or other similar issues can be camera problems, but not grain. - Woody - "Ben Long" wrote in message om... Hi Tom, Thanks for your reply. Yeah we had reprints done at a kodak lab, as they were orginally done at a lab using Fujifilm gear. Same results, well apart from the the Kodak print being brighter and as a result showing the grain even more. We didn't say anything about a potential problem as I wanted a fair test. We had 5 or 6 of these films developed and all the same, but a recent ISO400 was perfect. Ben. "Tom Pfeiffer" wrote in message ... Most likely the problem was the photofinisher. Can you have them reprinted elsewhere? Tom P. "Ben Long" wrote in message om... Hi folks, Has anyone noticed grainy pictures from their Canon IXUS III? We've just had some films developed and the majority of prints are grainy, the resulting images are pretty terrible in quality. The films used were either Konica or Boots (yeah I know we got them free!), all ISO200 which I figure is OK as an ISO200 came with the camera. Most of the shots are in perfect daylight and many are landscape shots, all pictures are the same regardless of lighting and subject matter. We've since tried the camera with Kodak and Fujifilm ISO400 and the prints are perfect. The question I guess is, is the Canon IXUS III APS sensitive to lower speed film and has does everyone only use ISO400 in theirs? If not then I guess the camera could be faulty and its 10 days from running out of warranty cover from the retailer! TIA, Ben. |
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Grainy results from Canon IXUS III (3) APS Camera
Oh yeah joseph thats very construtive, what an arsehole you are! Bet
you're family doesn't even like you. If you think all APS film is anything but crap you shouldn't be giving advice. "Joseph Kewfi" wrote in message ... The films used were either Konica or Boots Well what do you expect when you use crap media ? "Ben Long" wrote in message om... Hi folks, Has anyone noticed grainy pictures from their Canon IXUS III? We've just had some films developed and the majority of prints are grainy, the resulting images are pretty terrible in quality. The films used were either Konica or Boots (yeah I know we got them free!), all ISO200 which I figure is OK as an ISO200 came with the camera. Most of the shots are in perfect daylight and many are landscape shots, all pictures are the same regardless of lighting and subject matter. We've since tried the camera with Kodak and Fujifilm ISO400 and the prints are perfect. The question I guess is, is the Canon IXUS III APS sensitive to lower speed film and has does everyone only use ISO400 in theirs? If not then I guess the camera could be faulty and its 10 days from running out of warranty cover from the retailer! TIA, Ben. |
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Grainy results from Canon IXUS III (3) APS Camera
Cheers Woody, yeah I know what you're saying. But film from two
different manufacturers causing the same problem I find hard to believe. Wouldn't a problem assessing exposure cause grainy pictures? The result is almost like taking pictures in poor light without the flash. We have another film to burn this weekend and I'll guess we see how it looks. I just don't want to end up finding out that the camera is faulty, thats why I wanted Canon IXUS III users to see if they have noticed the same. "Woody W." wrote in message ... Hi Ben, I would not blame the camera. Grainy prints can't be caused that way. Bad film? Yes. Bad development? Yes. Bad printing? Yes. But not the camera. Soft, out-of-focus, or other similar issues can be camera problems, but not grain. - Woody - "Ben Long" wrote in message om... Hi Tom, Thanks for your reply. Yeah we had reprints done at a kodak lab, as they were orginally done at a lab using Fujifilm gear. Same results, well apart from the the Kodak print being brighter and as a result showing the grain even more. We didn't say anything about a potential problem as I wanted a fair test. We had 5 or 6 of these films developed and all the same, but a recent ISO400 was perfect. Ben. "Tom Pfeiffer" wrote in message ... Most likely the problem was the photofinisher. Can you have them reprinted elsewhere? Tom P. "Ben Long" wrote in message om... Hi folks, Has anyone noticed grainy pictures from their Canon IXUS III? We've just had some films developed and the majority of prints are grainy, the resulting images are pretty terrible in quality. The films used were either Konica or Boots (yeah I know we got them free!), all ISO200 which I figure is OK as an ISO200 came with the camera. Most of the shots are in perfect daylight and many are landscape shots, all pictures are the same regardless of lighting and subject matter. We've since tried the camera with Kodak and Fujifilm ISO400 and the prints are perfect. The question I guess is, is the Canon IXUS III APS sensitive to lower speed film and has does everyone only use ISO400 in theirs? If not then I guess the camera could be faulty and its 10 days from running out of warranty cover from the retailer! TIA, Ben. |
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Grainy results from Canon IXUS III (3) APS Camera
Hmmm....this sounds like an exposure problem.
I haven't tried Konica films, but none of the many films I tried in our Fujis came out poorly. "Ben Long" wrote in message om... Hi folks, Has anyone noticed grainy pictures from their Canon IXUS III? We've just had some films developed and the majority of prints are grainy, the resulting images are pretty terrible in quality. The films used were either Konica or Boots (yeah I know we got them free!), all ISO200 which I figure is OK as an ISO200 came with the camera. Most of the shots are in perfect daylight and many are landscape shots, all pictures are the same regardless of lighting and subject matter. We've since tried the camera with Kodak and Fujifilm ISO400 and the prints are perfect. The question I guess is, is the Canon IXUS III APS sensitive to lower speed film and has does everyone only use ISO400 in theirs? If not then I guess the camera could be faulty and its 10 days from running out of warranty cover from the retailer! TIA, Ben. ----== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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Grainy results from Canon IXUS III (3) APS Camera
IF the camera is underexposing, then it is possible that print-time
compensation is causing the grain. I find that less likely than the original development of the film having been done in old/weak chemistry, though. I would try to extract the negative strip and look at the density. That should tell the tale. "Ben Long" wrote in message om... Cheers Woody, yeah I know what you're saying. But film from two different manufacturers causing the same problem I find hard to believe. Wouldn't a problem assessing exposure cause grainy pictures? The result is almost like taking pictures in poor light without the flash. We have another film to burn this weekend and I'll guess we see how it looks. I just don't want to end up finding out that the camera is faulty, thats why I wanted Canon IXUS III users to see if they have noticed the same. "Woody W." wrote in message ... Hi Ben, I would not blame the camera. Grainy prints can't be caused that way. Bad film? Yes. Bad development? Yes. Bad printing? Yes. But not the camera. Soft, out-of-focus, or other similar issues can be camera problems, but not grain. - Woody - "Ben Long" wrote in message om... Hi Tom, Thanks for your reply. Yeah we had reprints done at a kodak lab, as they were orginally done at a lab using Fujifilm gear. Same results, well apart from the the Kodak print being brighter and as a result showing the grain even more. We didn't say anything about a potential problem as I wanted a fair test. We had 5 or 6 of these films developed and all the same, but a recent ISO400 was perfect. Ben. "Tom Pfeiffer" wrote in message ... Most likely the problem was the photofinisher. Can you have them reprinted elsewhere? Tom P. "Ben Long" wrote in message om... Hi folks, Has anyone noticed grainy pictures from their Canon IXUS III? We've just had some films developed and the majority of prints are grainy, the resulting images are pretty terrible in quality. The films used were either Konica or Boots (yeah I know we got them free!), all ISO200 which I figure is OK as an ISO200 came with the camera. Most of the shots are in perfect daylight and many are landscape shots, all pictures are the same regardless of lighting and subject matter. We've since tried the camera with Kodak and Fujifilm ISO400 and the prints are perfect. The question I guess is, is the Canon IXUS III APS sensitive to lower speed film and has does everyone only use ISO400 in theirs? If not then I guess the camera could be faulty and its 10 days from running out of warranty cover from the retailer! TIA, Ben. |
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Grainy results from Canon IXUS III (3) APS Camera
Look Ben, it's not rocket science. Your using poor quality film stock , you
can only obtain poor results from poor quality film stock, get it? "Ben Long" wrote in message om... Oh yeah joseph thats very construtive, what an arsehole you are! Bet you're family doesn't even like you. If you think all APS film is anything but crap you shouldn't be giving advice. "Joseph Kewfi" wrote in message ... The films used were either Konica or Boots Well what do you expect when you use crap media ? "Ben Long" wrote in message om... Hi folks, Has anyone noticed grainy pictures from their Canon IXUS III? We've just had some films developed and the majority of prints are grainy, the resulting images are pretty terrible in quality. The films used were either Konica or Boots (yeah I know we got them free!), all ISO200 which I figure is OK as an ISO200 came with the camera. Most of the shots are in perfect daylight and many are landscape shots, all pictures are the same regardless of lighting and subject matter. We've since tried the camera with Kodak and Fujifilm ISO400 and the prints are perfect. The question I guess is, is the Canon IXUS III APS sensitive to lower speed film and has does everyone only use ISO400 in theirs? If not then I guess the camera could be faulty and its 10 days from running out of warranty cover from the retailer! TIA, Ben. |
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