We have all been disturbed, disrupted, discomforted, and distraught recently because of the 'Site Maintenance' and thoughts that My Finepix might be at an end. It has helped many folk to become better photographers - me amongst them (even tho I had to say it myself!!). The site is unique and as many have said it is the folk who offer their help and advice on photography, their sympathy and understanding in times of trouble, they share your joys and your sorrows. They are glad for your successes and help out when there are failures.

Hello, trying to get pictures of full moon with the hs30. Using a tripod, manual mode. No problem with exposure, but with zoom > 500 mm equiv, no way to focus (even manual focus impossible to attain, the moon looks too bright and without detail in viewfinder). Any suggestions? Should I try to focus on some stars or very distant subject and lock focus?Using less zoom results are ok  

http://www.myfinepix.co.uk/gallery/265/608392Straight from the camera except a bit of cropping.......Add your own....... 

For normal shooting, I set the zoom at 50mm (35 mm equiv) 50 mm closley matches the focal length of the human eye and gives less perspective distortion. Prior to digital cameras, most good 35mm cameras came with a 50 mm lense. The manufacturers knew this.

 Hey there everyone,My fiance and I are coming to wellington next month for a two week holiday.We're from Europe and  we just want to rent a car and hit the road and get to see New Zealand. We always photoblog all our holidays We've booked accommodation here so it's all set. Anyway we're hoping you guys could give us ideas on the best routes to drive on and any general tips on where we can best utilize our time taking memorable photos.Cheers

The highest shutter peed i can go on the HS30 is only 4 seconds and I have seen on many sites that the highest shutter speed is 30 seconds. how can i fix this?please help because i have tried everything,on every mode and tried arranging the setting but nothing happened http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/compact-digital-cameras/fujifilm-finepix-hs30-exr-review-50007695/

The highest shutter peed i can go on the HS30 is only 4 seconds and I have seen on many sites that the highest shutter speed is 30 seconds. how can i fix this?please help because i have tried everything,on every mode and tried arranging the setting but nothing happened

I have to say I'm impressed with the technical quality of the X-S1.  More or less full zoom at 1/80th, quite difficult lighting, and through the glass of a window too.  I've also put the original in my gallery before cropping and a little bit of processing. 

Hi,    Just getting into photography and want to get reasonable indoor sports shots (Taekwondo events). I have an HS20 EXR camera and understand that it is not probably the best camera for indoor sports events, but would like to get the most out of this camera as possible (Budget won't stretch to a full DSLR). Any advice would be greatly appreciated.Below is a couple of pics taken at a recent event, although the 'action' is caught the quality is very noisy. The settings used were:

Building in the distance (arrow)m Taken at Full Zoom Quick snap shot hand held

<p>Hi guys and girls, I'm new here but desperate for some help. I've been inspired by some photo's that I've seen in magazines and online where the clouds or water on a river is blurred by using long exposures. I get the idea, but I can't get it to work.&nbsp; My first scenario is this, I set the mode to M, set the shutter to 30" and the apperture to F11.

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