Thread: Camera purchase advice requested

When I bought my D80 it came with 2 lens kit. I told the gent in Cameraland that didn't I did't want the cheap lenses . We came to a deal where a 18-200mm vr zoom replaced the two cheaper lenses. Later I bought the 70-300vr.For me the 18-200 is just right for my macro. It is not 1 to 1 however it suits me.
Unfortunately the time is approaching to think about a lighter camera.
At this stage i'm in a quandry as to which one. I want the length ,width and macro. May throw up my hands and say 'too hard'.

Tony

I've been playing with the new toy today. So many knobs and buttons. Apatuere priority. Shutter speed priority. I think I'll leave everything on auto.
Here is a photo I took with the old Fuji when it was working.


And now with the new camera


They are completely different cameras. I think I'll enjoy this this new camera as much as I enjoy the Bronica (but for different reasons). I think I'll try a bit of timed night exposures with this one (I used to love doing these with the Yashicas).

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

I've been playing with the new toy today. So many knobs and buttons. Apatuere priority. Shutter speed priority. I think I'll leave everything on auto.
Here is a photo I took with the old Fuji when it was working.

I usually leave it in program mode (P) and use the program shift feature (thumb wheel) to get the shutter/aperture I want.

It is an easy way of getting almost the same thing and it works in most situations. There are a few cases when Aperture priority, etc. will be mode appropriate, but much of my hand held shooting is now in P mode.

Cheers, Steve

Even if I use manual mode only in my cameras I would suggest to you to use aperture priority for landscaping and SS priority for wild life specially birds.
When you are using SS priority to get sharp images try to select a speed of 1/250 and adjust the ISO to get the correct exposure.
Also try to take the shots in nef format so you will have more information to correct any parameter in the image and also you will not loose information like it is lost in jpg.
It is very rewarding undertanding the camera and soon you will start use the manual mode.
When prepare image for the web convert the images to srgb because the monitors can not see the color palette of RGB.
Also if you like to have some feedback try to live the exif in the image or provide the information.
Image of 150 to 250 kb size are big enough to appreciate and give feed back.
Cheers

PLEASE IGNORE POST.... best I start reading last post before I put in a reply!


Hey Mick,

We have never had an unhappy moment from our Cannon DSLR ....

HooRoo, Dave

Landscape? Wildlife? Birds? Are these types of cars?

I like taking photo's of cars. No surprises there I guess.
This photo was taken with the old Fuji when it worked.

Buy a Nikon D2X , with less than 50,000 clicks for around a grand , you will not be disapointed .

Originally Posted by Chucaro

Even if I use manual mode only in my cameras I would suggest to you to use aperture priority for landscaping and SS priority for wild life specially birds.
When you are using SS priority to get sharp images try to select a speed of 1/250 and adjust the ISO to get the correct exposure.
Also try to take the shots in nef format so you will have more information to correct any parameter in the image and also you will not loose information like it is lost in jpg.
It is very rewarding undertanding the camera and soon you will start use the manual mode.
When prepare image for the web convert the images to srgb because the monitors can not see the color palette of RGB.
Also if you like to have some feedback try to live the exif in the image or provide the information.
Image of 150 to 250 kb size are big enough to appreciate and give feed back.
Cheers

Just to add to Arthur's post. Get to know your camera's ISO limitations and factor in shooting manual with AutoISO set to a maximum of what is best with the D7000. I find I shoot manual+AutoISO on both D3s and X100 more often than A or S.

For example when shooting sports or wildlife I'll set the D3s to desired aperture and shutter speed and let the ISO go between 200 and 8000 as I know this results in little if no degradation in colour if the light is OK I'll even push it to 10000 and if I need to 12800. The D7000 hasn't got as good an ISO as the D3s but it currently is the second best in the Nikon lineup.

Also play around with Dynamic Range and White balance bracketing. This only works in JPEG mode but is worth understanding as it will also highlight the camera's abilities for what you can get out of RAW images.