michal_urban2

<p>Thank you all for your responses, it was interesting reading and I have more stuff to think about during setting my camera and bag up. THANKS!!! :)</p>

<p>Hi,</p>

<p>since I bought my second lens (70-300mm tele) to my Nikon D80 and 18-70mm, Im constantly changing the layout of my Lowepro Nova 4 camera bag. While I can fit in the camera with shorter lens attached, it is not possible with the tele - because of the other stuff im carrying.</p>

<p>Now, I read few days ago a post from a photographer who claimed he finds it faster to just carry the camera without lens attached so he doesnt need to remove from the camera the lens which can fit in the bag when he wants to start shooting with another lens.</p>

<p>Im just thinking about possible pros and cons. I can see two cons already - first, you cant just start shooting after opening the bag - and second, the camera with lenses attached wont fit any compartment.</p>

<p>Whats your opinion on this topic, please?</p>

<p>Thank you all for your answers and links! :) Looks like my "problem" is in fact no problem at all. :)</p>

<p>Ad. Eric - As the autoiso doesnt seem to work with flash on my D80 I can leave it on and set the minimal ISO manually.</p>

<p>Hi Jeff,</p>

<p>and thanks for your answer. Unfortunately, I dont really understand relevance of that part of manual as it only mentions autoiso and flash when describing underexposed foreground objects.</p>

<p>My setting is like this:<br />- M mode, 1/180, f/8, ISO 100<br>

- AutoISO set to ON, 1/125, up to 1600</p>

<p>Now<br />- when not using pop-up flash, ISO changes depending on the light conditions<br />- when using pop-up flash, ISO stays on 100, even whan I put the lens cap on</p>

<p>But maybe its how it should work as the flash controls its power itself. Its just that the change in behaviour surprised me ...</p>

<p>Hi,</p>

<p>some time ago I learned that while AutoISO works fine with my Nikon D80 when shooting without flash (pop-up), it doesnt when using flash - it simply stays on the manually selected ISO. Sometimes it would be helpful.</p>

<p>Is there a way to make it work, please?</p>

<p>Hi,<br>

Im curious about AutoISO. I usually set it to 1/125th (my main lens goes to 70mm, thats 105mm EQ, so I generally want at least more than 1/100th) and I let the maximum ISO 1600.<br>

Now, this setting works great in Manual (i set say 1/250 and f/8 to avoid blur and have good depth of field) and let the AutoISO work the rest. Also, it works great in Aperture priority (I set f/8 to have good depth of field and let the AutoISO do its work (it increases ISO until 1600 and then it starts slowing shutter down).<br>

But unfortunately there is no way (that I know of) to set maximum aperture (minimum aperture number). I would like to set say minimal aperture to f/8 and maximum to f/16 and then, in Shutter priority, let AutoISO increase ISO until 1600 and THEN increase aperture (decrease aperture number). <br>

But I suppose its not possible. Or not possible with my Nikon D80?<br>

Thanks! :)</p>

<p>Thank you, it needs to be set in AF-C ... :)</p>

<p>Hi,</p>

<p>Ive got a question regarding focusing on my Nikon D80. </p>

<p>I decided to try that so-called back button focus, co first, I set in menu<br>

CUSTOM - AEL/AFL = AF-ON<br /><br />But the problem was the camera wasnt taking pictures unless focused (default behaviour which I like when using the half-press-shutter-to-focus settings, but it got annoying now). I didnt know how to disable it. I wanted the camera to take pictures even when its not properly focused.</p>

<p>Funny thing, I managed to set it somehow yesterday (it started working "my way" after setting FOCUS AREA = WRAP. But today I wanted to get back to the original behaviour and I couldnt (the camera was taking pictures even with cap on). So I made reset (with the green-dotted buttons on top of the camera) and now I can focus with half-press and shoot pictures only when the camera is focused. Original way. Fine.</p>

<p>But now, Im once again unable to set it to the back button focusing style = AF with AEL/AFL and take pictures even when not focused.</p>

<p>Please, where is this magic settings? My english is not that good so Im not able to search it on the net ... </p>

<p>So, in summary: WHERE, in Nikon D80, can I switch if the camera requires to be focused before taking pictures ... or not.<br /><br /><br /><br>

THANKS!!! :)</p>

<p>PS: I ended up using the M mode - I set the f/stop, the speed and iso and let the flash determine the power. Seems to be the best way to do this ...</p>

<p>Rob: Sorry for my english, I wrote it kind of messy.</p>

<p>I guess theres nothing to do with this matter anyway. I understand one can use both fill and primary flash - for different purpose - but all I want is to have an option to set.</p>

<p>Anyway, hope the following could explain the trouble Im having:<br>

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When I use the P mode, the metering is ok, but you cannot alter the expozition metered (with flash). There are almost always more then one possible combination of speed and aperture but the P mode unfortunately wont let me choose and forces only one. (When it says 1/125 f/5.6, I could as well say 1/60 and f/11, but its impossible to do so.)</p>

<p>When I use Av, I cannot tell the camera not to use the flash for fill, therefore its unusable for shooting quick action. (I cant really hold 1/6 and using a tripod when shooting a eg. dance is also kind of lame ...)</p>

<p>When I use Tv, I cannot tell the camera not to use the flash for fill, therefore its unusable for shooting quick action. (When I set say 1/60, the f/stop indicator keeps blinking that its unable to set such a large aperture to make correct exposure.)</p>

<p>When I use M all the time (during night), I cannot be sure the exposure would be right. (I set the camera for 1/60 f/8 and it may be ok during the night, but sometimes it would be better f/5.6 or f/11 - and I wouldnt know about it. I though I could use the camera exposure indicator (the bar at the bottom in the viewfinder) but I cannot - when I used the P mode to meter the scene, then set the metered values in M mode ... the exposure indicator told me I was more than 2 ev`s wrong. It was the same scene and same values and it wasnt neither Av nor Tv. And it was still wrong.)</p>

<p>Also, I was thinking about setting the fixed 1/200s sync, then using M mode to set 1/60 and control the f/stops, leaving the camera to control the power of the flash. It works, but its still a bit weird - like I have to remember not to set higher aperture number than circa f/13 and the exposition also isnt always right).<br>

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Im sorry for this mess I wrote, Im just confused with the way Canon works in Av with flash and am looking for the best way to to "flash shooting of quick action in darkness" ... With Nikon, there was the flash as a primary light.</p>

<p>THANKS FOR YOUR ADVICES AND LINKS!</p>

<p>Rob: Sorry, wrote the first line wrong. :X What I meant was that I set the f/stop and the camera set the shutter speed (which was usually 1/60th). When it got undera say 1/40, I knew I should decrease the f/number.</p>

<p>Anyway, with the Nikon I saw what speed and aperture is set and a) I knew the camera made the exposure and b) I saw if I can hold for the time. If (with C450D) I set manually my favourite combination (1/60, f/8) with flash on, how can I be sure the exposure would always be right?</p>

 

<p>Rob: Fine, thank you. But now I dont really understand how can I use the flash the way I was used to - ie. when I had Nikon D50 and was shooting some garden party and it was dusk, I popped the flash out and was shooting - the camera said 1/60s and some f/stop the camera determined. Now I have no idea how to shoot quick action: "<em>If that means the shutter speed is some really low value so that you need to use a tripod to avoid camera-shake blur, so be it."</em><br>

I know I can use the P mode but Im used to shooing in aperture priority for years ...<em><br /></em></p>

<p>Rob: I will go through it!</p>

<p>I know what it is supposed be doing - but the problem is that the camera makes different exposure for non-changing light situation. When I use P mode, it exposes right, with A or T it exposes wrong (overexposes). And it only happens when the flash is out.</p>

<p>Hi,</p>

<p>Ive got maybe a stupid questin regarding my Canon 450D (with 18-55 IS).</p>

<p>The camera is on tripod in my room, light condition do not change. Now, when not using the integrated flash, all the modes (P, A, T) meter the same shutter speed and aperture.</p>

<p>But when I try to use the integrated flash, the P mode says the right combination is f/4 and 1/60 - when I use A mode and set f/4 camera says time 1/6 - and when I set 1/60 using the T mode, the camera tries to set such a large aperture it is not possible with my lens. The P mode metering is right btw, with A or T the picture gets overexposed.</p>

<p>I have no idea what to do ... please, help! :)</p>

 

<p>Frank: Thanks, but I know. Thats why I wrote "I dont expect I would use the vertical shutter as there are no dials around." Im just trying to get the grip to double the battery time and to improve the cameras handling with larger lens.</p>

<p>SO, PLEASE - all I try to find out is WHERE to buy a battery grip for NIKON D70. New or used, doesnt matter. But either way, the shop or seller must be posting to Czech Republic ...</p>

<p>Shun: Thanks for answer but I know it, obviously. Trouble is Im unable to find ANY D70 grip, no matter the brand ...</p>

<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I try to buy a battery grip for my D70 but am unable to find one (neither new nor used) anywhere. I tried ebay (no luck), general google inquiries, shops ... but no luck. All I found was ONE grip on amazon.com but they unfortunately dont send to Czech Republic I am from. Could you point me somewhere I might be able to find the grip? On the forums I learned the one to go for is probably Harbortronics VG-D70 but I guess any grip of at least moderate build quality would be OK. I dont expect I would use the vertical shutter as there are no dials around.</p>

<p>Thanks in advance</p>

<p>Michal</p>