Nikon DSLR Users

[LolaGal]

Just got a Nikon D60 and probably don't know half of what it does yet.

All my old 35 mm lenses work with it though! Good deal.

Anybody out there using a Nikon and got any user tips to share? Thanks.

 

[useless people]

i have a great tip dont forget to turn off the camera before switching lenses if your using old 35mm lenses it'll freeze the cam and you'll have to mail it in for repair i've done it twice

 

[lordbudly]

Just got a Nikon D60 and probably don't know half of what it does yet.

All my old 35 mm lenses work with it though! Good deal.

Anybody out there using a Nikon and got any user tips to share? Thanks.

i got one, take some pics of budly

 

[LolaGal]

Hallelujah! That is a GREAT TIP. Thanks so much!

I got a factory refurbished D60. I bet that was why it got returned! It looks brand new and smells like new plastic... yum.

Thanks again!

 

[B. Self Reliant]

Disable the built-in flash, shoot in RAW mode if at all possible and always shoot in manual mode.

If you don't, it's just a clunky point & shoot. .. .

Have fun! There's nothing as motivating as new gear. Use your excitement to creat great images.

 

[Clackamas Coot]

Just got a Nikon D60 and probably don't know half of what it does yet.

All my old 35 mm lenses work with it though! Good deal.

Anybody out there using a Nikon and got any user tips to share? Thanks.

LolaGal

I've been using Nikon cameras and their lenses for over 40 years. I still have the original Nikon F from 1970 that I bought in Toyko and I have the original receipt listing the body serial number as well as the lens that I purchased at the same time.

I switched over to digital about 8 years ago. I own 5 different Nikon digital cameras.

A couple of questions - do you own Adobe Photoshop or perhaps Adobe Photoshop Elements? Are you familiar with Adobe System's "DNG" file format?

Let me know what applications you currently own and use and perhaps I can help you out with a viable work-flow process. It's not all that complicated and has more to do with your image processor (like Adobe Photoshop). I'm a certified A.C.E. (Adobe Certified Expert) in Adobe Photoshop as well as Adobe InDesign.

HTH

CC

 

[Clackamas Coot]

Just got a Nikon D60 and probably don't know half of what it does yet.

All my old 35 mm lenses work with it though! Good deal.

Anybody out there using a Nikon and got any user tips to share? Thanks.

One thing that you may want to do is peruse this site and see what updates to the specific Nikon camera that you own with regard to any updates to the hardware of your camera.

If memory serves me correctly, there have been a couple (at least) updates to the OS of your specific Nikon camera model but I could be wrong.

HTH

CC

 

[LolaGal]

Thanks everybody!

I don't even have Photoshop! I need it bad!

 

[B. Self Reliant]

What CC said about workflow is key. Your workflow is the order of events that happens between dumping the image files onto your computer and delivery of the final results (web images, prints, etc.).

For my personal & professional photography, I use Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop in my workflow. Lightroom is for cataloging, basic post-processing, resizing and importing images. Photoshop is used for deeper editing, such as brightening eyes, getting rid of the bags under a client's eyes, adding vignettes, etc.

Everyone has different needs, so everyone's workflow will be different and make use of different programs and plug-ins. The important thing is to develop a routine that is efficient and meets your needs.

Lightroom is a great place to start, as it can be used to import your images, edit your images in basic ways (crop, white balance, tone, color correction, sharpening, etc.), export for various outputs and even makes killer web galleries. Unless you want to do deep editing, it should be a one-stop-shop for you. It takes a while to learn but there's a great blog by the name if "Adobe Lightroom Killer Tips" that will help you immensely through the use of posts, hints and video tutorials.

 

[LolaGal]

Thanks! Great tips! Keep em c oming!

Glad to hear from the Nikon users! I've had a soft spot for Nikon ever since my first 35 mm camera... The N2000 It was their first attempt at motorized Nikon. snazzy snazzy!

Doubt I will ever use it again.

 

[B. Self Reliant]

Yeah, film cameras are great, but it's getting hard to justify using them, isn't it? When everyone was buying film and having it processed, it was cheap. Now, it's a novelty and the prices of film and especially processing reflect that. It's just too expensive to shoot film!

My last film camera was sold about a year and a half ago. It was a Rolleiflex T twin lens reflex with a 75mm f/3.5 Tessar lens. I happen to love the the square 2.25"x2.25" format, so shooting it was a dream come true! Now I shoot all digital and jsut make certain images with the intent of cropping them as 1x1's during my post-processing. The resulting dimensions are the same, but it just doesn't feel right. . .

 

[LolaGal]

I shot on a Rolliflex T twin. I loved it. They had one in the commercial photography course i took in college.

I did a lot of work with an old 1940s camera that had been pulled out of a military plane. It even had bomb sights... You could load up to several hundred feet of film in that sucker.

That was an old Wally World baby photographer gig I had back in the day... lol.

I hate taking pictures of babies... ugh.

especially in that setting, lol

 

[Clackamas Coot]

What CC said about workflow is key. Your workflow is the order of events that happens between dumping the image files onto your computer and delivery of the final results (web images, prints, etc.).

For my personal & professional photography, I use Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop in my workflow. Lightroom is for cataloging, basic post-processing, resizing and importing images. Photoshop is used for deeper editing, such as brightening eyes, getting rid of the bags under a client's eyes, adding vignettes, etc.

Everyone has different needs, so everyone's workflow will be different and make use of different programs and plug-ins. The important thing is to develop a routine that is efficient and meets your needs.

Lightroom is a great place to start, as it can be used to import your images, edit your images in basic ways (crop, white balance, tone, color correction, sharpening, etc.), export for various outputs and even makes killer web galleries. Unless you want to do deep editing, it should be a one-stop-shop for you. It takes a while to learn but there's a great blog by the name if "Adobe Lightroom Killer Tips" that will help you immensely through the use of posts, hints and video tutorials.

Each and every suggestion by Self Reliant is "spot on" as the expression goes.

Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom are 'must haves' if you're serious about digital photography.

Pricey? Yeah - but the best products always are, eh?

CC

 

[irieeyes808]

Nikon D50 yeah the auto flash is a pain and poor images with the flash, just need to learn to disable the flash. would like to learn to shoot close ups or macro's.

 

[LolaGal]

Hi Irie, you cute green rascal!

I would just get a nice lens to go with it that has the macro lens features. Then it's just a matter of getting the right shot lined up.

I have a lens that I got from a Sears sale catalog one time for my old 35mm cam, but it works pretty good. It's gotta shoot with the Fstop wide open though and the shutter speed can't be too fast. That is unless you are shooting in bright sunlight, which hardly happens much with my indoor hobby... lol.

New lenses are so addictive... Always need another one.. lol.

I like the RAW format, been using that, that was a good tip! My insurance guy even noticed how nice my tree pics were...

 

[cheesey]

ive got a d60 real nice camera but i realy wish i went with a canon as macro lens for the nikons cost loads becuase they have to have the built in motor for the AF unlike canons they have it built in to the body ...

 

[LolaGal]

if you go manual settings on your Nikon, use an older lens without a motor, works great.

I bet there are some macro old lenses lying around out there on Ebay too.

 

[ureapwhatusow]

ive got a d60 real nice camera but i realy wish i went with a canon as macro lens for the nikons cost loads becuase they have to have the built in motor for the AF unlike canons they have it built in to the body ...

use a doubler on your nikon lens problem solved

you can use non motorized lenses on manual focus with your body

 

[Rockster]

I've got a D60 and use a Sigma manual focus 70mm macro for close ups.

I'm in the UK so the lens cost me about £260 and I'm very happy with it.

 

[cheesey]

I've got a D60 and use a Sigma manual focus 70mm macro for close ups.

I'm in the UK so the lens cost me about £260 and I'm very happy with it.

ive been bidding on some lens on ebay but havnt won yet . realy i need a AF as i find it hard to take pics with manual focus due to the shakeing of my left hand . so much easyer with a AF lens.