hermanjr

i might not say much since everyone has said it. The Canon vs Nikon is a very heated debate. I chose Nikon for ergonomics and the fact that their lenses are a bit cheaper and high quality.

 

But outside that, they are as good as they can be. Is like saying Mercury Grand Marquis or Lincoln Town Car. They are both the same darn thing, with the exception of extra things from one to another. But none the less the same.

 

I used to shoot with a canon point and shoot and i could get the same results as my Nikon D80. If glass is your worry, as i said in my profile, it wasn't Picasso's brushes that made him famous, or Santana's guitar. Its the way they use the tools. Santana can play the same thing in ANY guitar as Picasso was able to use any bush and canvas and come up with something THAT HE LIKED.

 

Canon is very comercial, in fact people tell me that it might go out of business some day. But Nikon is a very reputable glass makes. They make mircoscopes, glasses that you wear, nano crystals for other optical solutions. And Canon does but mostly imaging, so don't worry.

 

If you like Nikon, and want one you can get and extra one and have both. Then you can explore both and decide. But if i was you, and want high FPS get the D300, that thing is beast to tackle anything. and you can use old Nikkor lenses on the new bodies too and with canon you cant if the are before the 80s. But it is you that makes the picture not the camera despite what you hear, been there done that. So just follow what you want more comfortable using and that will learn how to use all the features to help you produce the best results.

 

there is no loosing which ever you choose

 

Herman Jr

this is the one that i am not sure about exposure being correctly

this is the one that i like in overall

I already posted a similar question, but ended with more questions then answers.

 

But i do realize that i need to learn how to use my D80's meter correctly. I am

 

posting a picture that i think that is well exposed (to my taste) and another

 

one that i am not sure if it is well exposed. I just have struggled to learn

 

when to choose the proper ISO, shutter and aperture. so please can you give some

 

help or point me to a place that can teach me into a better depth. Thank you all

 

for your time and help

 

 

 

Herman jr

"Which is why it's helpful to be able to distinguish need from want.

Well i see your way, but now be in shoes and in the one of many.

YOU want to become a new photographer, and you need to start somewhere. You just don't get into this and wallah you get everything, you need to start and you make a sacrifice to get something of good quality. But days later or when you just finished learning everything about your camera, you get outdated with a body with no dust reduction, 6 fps, 12MP, 51 focus points, Espeed processor, active D-lighting. See where i am coming from. You just finished acquiring the tool, and it just simply got outdated. Its like when macs had the G5 processor, 2gigs of Ram, 500 Gigs, 21" analog monitor. And a week later or so its Intel processors, 4 gigs ram, 1 tera of HD, and 32" digital wide screen monitors, and all of your hard earned money is like outdated. Might be for good, but still, can they make it a bit less cruel to all the rest. and its just my opinion. so don't think i am trying to make you think my way, just to look at the other side of the road.

i know that some features are new on the new Nikons so far. But when your D300 or D60 becomes OBSOLETE, you'll be peer pressured by comments, reviews, and marketing. I, my self, still think that to be a gadget freak to be somewhat generic. Makes us fall in this vicious circle of get the newest one. I know that dust removal is a big thing, but does your D300 has the secondary vents to keep it clean-ER for longer. Because you like it or not, they won't clean it all, you still have static and thicker dust attaching to it all the time. So you still need to take it to get cleaned. All i am saying that is like the macintosh computers. One day you have the best on of all, G5 processor, 2 gigs or ram, 500 gigs of HD. And the next day they announce a deal with Intel and they come with 2.6 core duo 4 gigs ram, 2 terabites HD....know what i mean? i just think that, people that even want to start photography like my self, will barely finish paying off the camera when the new one comes out with features we didn't had and struggled to overcome. And i bet that the next bodies will come with something different than the one you and you need.

As the technology advances. And the old camera is finally paid off. Nikon seems

to step up with the replacement for the D40/D40x, The new D60. It shows much of

the characteristics of the D80, but with a dual dust reduction system. Which is

now pretty much standard in the new D series of Nikon. Rumors of the D90 or

D80s, are things that, in my own opinion make me a bit mad. Since not only, it

took a whole summer to read the manual, learn how to keep the dust of the

sensor, and what new cards you had to buy to be able to use it. But that it just

made your hard work, learning skills, and love for your current camera vanish.

With new things to learn and try. But at least we know that we can try to own

them all 18 months at a time.

The full specs are in the Nikon.com website, but i hope that this improvements

are for the best, and worth every pennie.

http://nikonimaging.com/global/products/digitalcamera/slr/d60/index.htm

 

This post was more of a mocking of the current cycle of technology and the way

that marketing has been pushing us to own the newest thing on the shelve. But

who is buying a new camera, i can assure you that you'll enjoy it.As i did when

i bought my D80 in 2007.

 

 

Herman Jr

i was looking in the nikon.com site and triped my self with the new Nikon D60.

so i thought i would share the knowlege. Besides, i feel like making a new

digital body every 16-18 months is a bit useless since you barely finish paying

one, only to find out that a new one came out, but here is the link that backs

up my comment

http://nikonimaging.com/global/products/digitalcamera/slr/d60/index.htm

 

enjoy!

 

Herman Jr

i own one, i can tell you that that it is VERY normal to hear that.

The AF is not internal it uses a "flat screw head" to move the insde of the lens mechanicly fon body to lens. Therefore you hear the noise, unless you have a AF-S lens, that has the focusing motor built into the lens, that noise is normal. But hey! ITS a f/1.4, very good for a low light enviroments.hav fun wiht your new lens,

 

Herman!

I use Photomark, they have a good team and a wide selection of photographic and video needs. Their site is www.photomark.com

and they are located on 22nd St and McDowell. Or visit www.dexknows.com type "photographic equipment" and then "phoenix' to get all the listings of those places.

 

Jr

a 18-130mm will do

you can try the Hoya and tiffen CPs. Both are good and have different alternatives like this

 

hoya brand

http://www.adorama.com/Search-Results.tpl?page=searchresults&searchinfo=hoya%2077mm%20cp%20filter

tiffen brand

http://www.adorama.com/Search-Results.tpl?page=searchresults&searchinfo=tiffen%2077mm%20cp%20filter

some times dirt gets inside the contacts causing a faulty connection. use a flash light and check if the camera has dirt or dust on its connectors, and if it does get a can of compressed air and clean it.

well one time i had the same trouble and cleaned the reflecting mirror but it didn't do it. So i cleaned the view finder from the outside with a qtip and that got rid of the problem. If you use an air can its usually not cleaned. so my advise is, wipe it with a clean cloth and a little bit of alcohol or windex, but only in the out side and i was as careful as you but eventually dust landed on the sensor and i had to have it cleaned. Cost me 50 dollars and a day. but it was all worth it

it is faster to take it to nikon then the retailers. And you have the satisfaction that Nikon did it not bob or tom in the back of the store you bought it from. And everything will malfunction. I am a mechanic, and believe me i had a brand new 2007 Lincoln navigator stoping on front of my shop due to a computer problem. Its not a lemon you are just lucky to get the 1 in a million camera that malfunction. If i was you i will grab the camera, run to las vegas, and see if i can hit the 20 million jackpot!

in auto mode it will not show, but in P,M,A,S modes it will. and does help you since its telling you that is the area of focus and metering. There is not way to turn it off but you can get use to it. Read thru your manual it might tell you if you can change the settings for it.

i will suggest the D80. As far as i know it has the same guts of the D200. It uses SD cards and is compatible with all AF nikon lenses. You can buy th D200. More rugged and made to last longer, and not to forget that is weather sealed. But the D80 will give you more pictures per bat battery charge. I have taken about 2000 pics with a single battery as the D200 its about 800; and D80 is lighter. But you can use your nikon F mount lenses on any nikon body. I suggest you go to a camera shop and ask them this questions and take your lenses and try them there. I bet they are will be more happy to help you choose a good camera and a lens.

You can re save a jpg but use the highest setting in quality. And if you want to see the name if the files under every picture go to View>Thumbnails. Or if you want them in order from low to high number right click>arrange icons by>name.

use q tips to clean the viewfinder first, and if that doesn't work buy a blow brush. Remove the lens, and brush gently while blowing at the same time to remove any dust on the reflex mirror. But it doesnt do any harm in the pictures since it is not on the sensor.

well i had a problem with my friend's canon. His card will write corrupted files. So we got some caned air and blew the contacts from the camera and the card. Then he bought some place a pin cleaner for Flash cards and ever since he had no trouble. Some times conectors even though they are made out of gold to prevent corrosion and have a good electrical connection fail due to the fact that instead of using the USB cable to download the files from the camera to the computer we use the card itself welcoming dust and dirt. That will later on create a false in the electrical conectors causing nothing but trouble. Clean them, i will suggest that first.

there is no way that the meter would let you take a picture where the sun is just in it without blowing the highlights. I think that the best approach is to use some ND filter and a polarizer filter. Or you can try to set a custom white balance and still use the ND filter and a polarizer and meter the sky and recompose. That is what i do when shooting pictures of the sky and the sun its the exposure.

sadly no, you bought a $1000 dollar camera + the lens to be better then a point and shoot. But if you must want to use flash or make pictures better. Change the metering system to counterweighted. That way the center top priority and the rest of the frame is taken in consideration. But in auto mode the camera decides when to use flash. If you go to P mode. You can tell it to have Auto ISO and focus. Its about having it in auto mode, but you can control the flash, ISO, White balance. It is better to learn about lightning and how the metering system works for you to take advantage of it. This link http://www.geofflawrence.com/photography_tutorial_available_light.php

is a nice place to learn without braking your head open to make it fit. But if you want to pull the flash up cover the lens with your hand and then press the shutter. That will tell the metering system "he its too dark, needs light" and therefore the flash will pop up remaining on until you put it down. But learn how to read light and you will hardly need flash and come up with nice looking pictures...have fun

 

Herman Jr

you should calibrate the LCD screen. GO in the menu and look for an item listed as color balance LCD or brightness of the LCD then it will give you a gray scale to help you balance the LCD. But rely more on the Histogram, learn to read it and it should help you more then the LCD alone. If the colors are to the right it is over exposed, if they are more to the left they are under expose. Your aim is to have them more in the middle, or you can photo shop them in the level menu to balance that unbalance.

as long as the lens is a AF it will work. i bought a 50mm f/1.4 used for $150 and it was funny since i was going to get the 50mm f/1.8 for $130. its an AF not the AF-D but it works great. Just remember that all digital SLRs have a multiplying factor so a 50mm will become a 80mm (1.6x factor)but go to the camera shop and ask them if you can use it there. Then you will be able to decide better which one could be your new love of your life.

For rubber use cement glue. That is what they use to glue the rubber soles of the shoes and it holds them in place. Or just go to a camera shop and ask them if they can glue it. they might charge you nothing as it can be 5 to 10 dollars, but they have what its needed for the right job!