How many pictures does it take to get used to a new camera?
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only if the camera isn't called - Chuck Noris.One thing that caught me out was last week in the studio I was shooting manual at 200 ISO with studio lights. I flipped to programme and messed around with some auto ISO ambient shots and switched it back to the original manual settings with the lights and took a few shots before checking the screen. All over exposed because the camera remembered/retained the 3200ISO - odd!
Also the way the D300 camera handles metering and highlights is much better than the D80. Then there's adobeRGB vs sRGB etc 4 shooting menu's, 4 Custom setting menu's etc.
Also the way the D300 camera handles metering and highlights is much better than the D80. Then there's adobeRGB vs sRGB etc 4 shooting menu's, 4 Custom setting menu's etc.
ian in lancs said:
One thing that caught me out was last week in the studio I was shooting manual at 200 ISO with studio lights. I flipped to programme and messed around with some auto ISO ambient shots and switched it back to the original manual settings with the lights and took a few shots before checking the screen. All over exposed because the camera remembered/retained the 3200ISO - odd!
Also the way the D300 camera handles metering and highlights is much better than the D80. Then there's adobeRGB vs sRGB etc 4 shooting menu's, 4 Custom setting menu's etc.
One thing that can make life easier is to ignore all the strap-on clutter that just gets in between you and taking the picture. Auto-ISO, shooting menus, custom settings etc all look great until you forget about them and then they bite you in the bum. I've tried them and rapidly discarded them because I like to know what my camera's doing - once it starts doing too much without telling you you're no longer in control. Well that's my 4p, YMMV of course.Also the way the D300 camera handles metering and highlights is much better than the D80. Then there's adobeRGB vs sRGB etc 4 shooting menu's, 4 Custom setting menu's etc.
ian in lancs said:
I'm still learning ow my D300s performs in different conditions after 5000 pictures and its got me wondering how long it takes to experiment and settle down the settings and controls to intuitively get what we want out of the camera. I'll start the bidding with 5,000 pictures!
it takes about 5 minutes. You find the mode you use the most, take some bracketed shots to see how the exposure works compared to what you want. The old 5d I'd set to -1/3rd of an ev to get a more natural exposure.The rest works from that point. Oh then you just piss around with the iso at night to learn the usable ISO limit for quality
k-wit hack but...ian in lancs said:
I'm still learning ow my D300s performs in different conditions after 5000 pictures and its got me wondering how long it takes to experiment and settle down the settings and controls to intuitively get what we want out of the camera. I'll start the bidding with 5,000 pictures!
When I first got my D300 I read everything I could get my hands on. http://www.nikonians.org proved to be just about the best forum out there. I am not sure what they are up to now, but someone had posted a long setup spreadsheet for the D300.I can recommend shooting RAW, ISO 200 is better than 100 (with the right light) make the back one spot darker, shooting compressed is fine, only use A or M.
stigmundfreud said:
Ed_P said:
stigmundfreud said:
now if the question was speedlights with manual settings with an st-e2 = lifetime
I think that's a bit harsh. Only took me half a lifetime ...a) designed it
b) am a massive geek
or
c) am omnipotent
It's C
stigmundfreud said:
Ed_P said:
stigmundfreud said:
now if the question was speedlights with manual settings with an st-e2 = lifetime
I think that's a bit harsh. Only took me half a lifetime ...It's so liberating though, once you've properly mastered it. So I've heard ...
jon- said:
stigmundfreud said:
Ed_P said:
stigmundfreud said:
now if the question was speedlights with manual settings with an st-e2 = lifetime
I think that's a bit harsh. Only took me half a lifetime ...a) designed it
b) am a massive geek
or
c) am omnipotent
It's C
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