a stoners learns about his camera or wtf am i doing

[supermanlives]

well heres what i got. nikon d70s,. nikon 18-70mm, sigma 70-300mm with macro, tokina 100-400mm, digital video conv lense,0.5 wide angle lense,opteka 650-1300mm telephoto,2x converter. 2 batteries one long life, 2 memory cards ,tripod,cleaning kit,memory card adaptor for computer usb. i think thats it. all my pics so far have been using simple camera fuji finepix2600 with 3x zoom 2 mp. i still love it but wanted better long range and macro shots.

 

[cjk]

uhhhhh, what's the question??? LOL ...

oh, ok i thought your sig was part of the post. nice pick up, you'll love it for sure. all my pics on here are with a canon xti. unfortunately, icmag only allows so big of photos. adjustable white balance is a great feature when shooting under hps.

 

[supermanlives]

questions to come later

 

[Treetroit City]

Hey sup, how do you like the sigma 70-300 w/macro? Just had one arrive on my doorstep today, haven't used it yet.

 

[supermanlives]

i have yet to get a quality macro from it. like i said i dont really know what i am doing tho. let me know how it works for you. but dont be posting killer macro pics and make me feel stupid LOL

 

[HighDesertJoe]

i have yet to get a quality macro from it. like i said i dont really know what i am doing tho. let me know how it works for you. but dont be posting killer macro pics and make me feel stupid LOL

that's FUNNY

 

[DoobieDuck]

Superman congrats on your new cam. Sounds like you have the equipment to get some macros now all you need is the time. Buddy I'm still learning and trying to get good images, macros are tough. You should add a remote shutter release to your arsonal and use mirror lock-up if it allows you to do so. Lighting is important to.
I can not tell anyone how to get the perfect macro shot, I hope you understand. I might shoot a couple hundred to get only a few I like, and I've been doing it for years. There are some helpful photography forums like Fredmiranda.com you might pick up some ideas. What I would need to see is your pix, what settings and set up you used to get them, and then possibly I could give you some pointers. Looking forward to seeing those pix...most of all-have fun! DD

 

[supermanlives]

thanks ^^^^ been using the camera in auto mode . i have been told i need manual to get best photos

 

[Hammerhead]

I use Aperture mode myself. This lest me change the depth of field on the fly(F-STOP). Manual is tricky you have to set everything and its to time consuming for me. I use thes 2 mostly Aperture or shutter.

 

[supermanlives]

still havent gotten a quality macro. but loving the telephoto lenses

 

[supermanlives]

Hey sup, how do you like the sigma 70-300 w/macro? Just had one arrive on my doorstep today, haven't used it yet.

have you used it yet?

 

[supermanlives]

so in an attemp to learn how to operate the camera. i have started reading the guide it came with. one warning made me laugh .{ when operating the diopter adjustment control with your eye to the viewfinder, care should be taken not to put your finger in your eye accidentally} WTF and secondly i didnt know my diopter was adjustable. i am in search of how to change f stop. hope i can find it quicker than the time it took me to find the g stop LOL. i found a mention on mirror lock up. it dont sound like something to do with pictures as much as maintanance {option locks the mirror up position to allow inspection and cleaning of low pass filter that protects the ccd image sensor. to ensure power to lower mirror nikon reccomends using ac adaptor.} i am looking into remote shutter release with high speed to compensite for camera blurring from shake. think its worth it ? mL-L3 remote

 

[Hammerhead]

Absolutely needed for macro pics. on Nikon's mirror lock up does nothing for picture taking its only for maintenance

 

[Warped1]

so in an attemp to learn how to operate the camera. i have started reading the guide it came with. one warning made me laugh .{ when operating the diopter adjustment control with your eye to the viewfinder, care should be taken not to put your finger in your eye accidentally} WTF and secondly i didnt know my diopter was adjustable. i am in search of how to change f stop. hope i can find it quicker than the time it took me to find the g stop LOL. i found a mention on mirror lock up. it dont sound like something to do with pictures as much as maintanance {option locks the mirror up position to allow inspection and cleaning of low pass filter that protects the ccd image sensor. to ensure power to lower mirror nikon reccomends using ac adaptor.} i am looking into remote shutter release with high speed to compensite for camera blurring from shake. think its worth it ? mL-L3 remote

Jeebus lol...sounds dangerous

 

[Hammerhead]

tripod as well the closer you getn the more shake you will see

 

[supermanlives]

thanks guys. i wonder how many dumbasses poked their eye causing the warning to be printed. lol. i can imagine a bunch of guys walking into the eye doctor with their hand or patch over their eye and the doctor saying ooh you got a new nikon huh ?

 

[Hammerhead]

I should have mentioned in my other post that the mirror lock up is not available on the D90, D100, D200, D300, D700, D2 and D3 families (and perhaps some others).Meaning you cant lock it and take a pic. The exposer delay on the D2 and D200 is 0.4 second but it is 1 second on the current models 90,100,200,300. The exposer delay is the closes thing to mirror lock up we can do. You will need to read up on the D70 I'm not familiar with that model. If you can lock the mirror and take a pic it will work.