suzi_k.

Hello everyone! Thanks for all your help. I will try your suggestions because I don't want to give up on this camera (yet). You guys are the best!

I was happy with my N80 until recently when I used this camera at my friend's birthday dinner. This camera has a problem with focusing in low light situation. But this could also be a problem all of my own. I don't know yet. Otherwise I am very satisfied with it.

Hello. Has anyone have any problem with the N80's focusing in low

light situations?

 

I had to attend a unexpected birthday dinner recently and as we were

leaving the restaurant, the birthday boy asked me to shoot some

pictures of him and his friends. I was a bit nervous because I'm

still new to photography and I haven't done any night photography

YET! I didn't want to turn him down so I agreed. I had my N80 and a

Nikon 85 1.8 afd lens with me and a roll portra 400NC film. What a

nightmare!! The camera's focusing was more than just sluggish, it is

wacked! I don't have this problem in the daytime.

 

Is this normal for the N80? What did I do wrong?

 

(I don't know if this help.....It's was 9:30 at night in the street

with street lights. I use the camera's built-in flash, nikon 85 1.8d

lens and portra 400NC. I stood about ten feet away from a group of 3-

4 people. The aperture was wide open or either F/2.8 @60sec. I used A

mode, tried P mode, used flash and without flash. But the problem is

consistant in everyway.)

 

Any comments or suggestions are welcome! Thank you.