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Re: Any camera buffs here?
i just lucked out and found out one of my co-workers is semi-pro. He lent me 3 different lenses, and a 400$ flash to play with, along with some advise. So my pics still aren't great, but at least I know the theory behind what I SHOULD be doing.. heh.
Having the extra lenses was cool though. That 50mm lens I had had a huge apperature (f1.4). Opening it up really made it obvious how aperture changed your depth of field, which is essential knowledge that I did not have...
A big aperature will do this:
where as smaller aperture would bring it all in to focus, but would require more light.
Also, if you do a lot of indoor stuff, and external flash makes a huge difference. I got the Nikon SB-400 (the entry one) and it was great. you can point the flash straight up, so it lights up a room and wont cause glare or shadows indoors.
Try to play with the manual modes.
M is full manual. you control aperture, and shutter.
S lets you control shutter, but will do the rest auto
A lets you control aperture, but will do the rest auto
P is pretty much auto, but you still have a bit of control.
Also, you can set the autotimer/Fn button to do a variety of things. I have mine set to change ISO without going through menus. I find this handy for indoor stuff, cause the lighting is often crappy. High ISO will catch more light, but can cause grainy pics if you go too high.
I dunno, I guess this is all basic stuff, but was all new to me when I got my camera.
i just lucked out and found out one of my co-workers is semi-pro. He lent me 3 different lenses, and a 400$ flash to play with, along with some advise. So my pics still aren't great, but at least I know the theory behind what I SHOULD be doing.. heh.
Having the extra lenses was cool though. That 50mm lens I had had a huge apperature (f1.4). Opening it up really made it obvious how aperture changed your depth of field, which is essential knowledge that I did not have...
A big aperature will do this:
where as smaller aperture would bring it all in to focus, but would require more light.
Also, if you do a lot of indoor stuff, and external flash makes a huge difference. I got the Nikon SB-400 (the entry one) and it was great. you can point the flash straight up, so it lights up a room and wont cause glare or shadows indoors.
Try to play with the manual modes.
M is full manual. you control aperture, and shutter.
S lets you control shutter, but will do the rest auto
A lets you control aperture, but will do the rest auto
P is pretty much auto, but you still have a bit of control.
Also, you can set the autotimer/Fn button to do a variety of things. I have mine set to change ISO without going through menus. I find this handy for indoor stuff, cause the lighting is often crappy. High ISO will catch more light, but can cause grainy pics if you go too high.
I dunno, I guess this is all basic stuff, but was all new to me when I got my camera.
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