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Eb Mueller
{K:24960} 3/22/2008
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It does all seem complex and head spinning! It is so easy to forget to check camera settings before snapping away! I have simplified things as much as possible for myself by using the shooting and custom banks. The D200 was almost the same, so it was easy to generalize to the D300. For Shooting Menu Banks: (1)Base, (2)Tripod Mode, (3)Motion (14bit) and (4)Motion (12bit). For Custom Settings Banks: (1)Base, (2)Tripod, (3) Motion, (4)Flash. The individual bank settings are optimized according to these categories. This covers most of my shooting contingencies. So if I am shooting offhand landscapes, I am in "Base" for both menus. If at slow shutter or bracketing, I am in "Tripod" for both menus. When going for wildlife, I might be in "Motion" for both menus - 12 bit for fast continuous action. If doing macros offhand with flash, I will be in Shooting Menu "Base," with "Flash" in Custom Settings. And so on...!
I make sure that any settings that might need to be modified are represented in the "My Menu" section, e.g. Shooting menu bank, Custom settings bank, ISO sensitivity auto control, Exposure delay mode, Self-timer delay, Battery info, Non_CPU lens data, Clean image sensor.
Tim, you will get used to it before the next camera body comes along!
Eb
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Tim Schumm
{K:29196} 3/21/2008
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my head aches from all the permutaions and possiblities.....I am going back to the pin hole camera and then upgrade to a holga!
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Eb Mueller
{K:24960} 3/21/2008
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I am keeping the D200 and the D70s, Tim! They are still useful and used on occasion! Since I enjoy "developing" my photos, RAW is for me. You can always convert them to DNG (free from Adobe) and then open the DNG (Adobe's proprietary RAW) in CS2. Capture NX gives excellent results, 'though. I primarily use Lightroom and occasionally fall back on NX. I should hope that Nikon continues to maintain reverse compatability for their file formats. If it is a concern, then converting to DNG might help with that worry also. Keeping digital images safe and useable, regardless of file format, will be a concern for all of us! It will be important to keep on top of that as technology changes.
Eb
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Tim Schumm
{K:29196} 3/21/2008
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yes I guess the trick is to sell the old bodies as soon as possible. So far I have managed to unload one of my D80's. Got 2 left.......want to buy one???......haha
I am going back and forth on the jpg vs raw thing and I think I am leaning in the dirrection of jpg. After reading a lot about it pros and cons, it seems to me if the shot is well done the need for raw is diminished never mind all the new software needed to read it. CS2 does not have the plugin for D300 raw which is stupid of them. And hey what about reading these images 10 -20yrs from now when the plugins are no longer available? I often look at old shots that I did not like before and now see merit in them as I review them at a later date. Sometimes years later.
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Eb Mueller
{K:24960} 3/21/2008
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Tim, I am as pleased as you are about the D300! However, I am not sure that I can keep up with the cost of upgrading every two years! The temptation of the latest technology is hard to resist! Not much PS work required here!
Eb
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Tim Schumm
{K:29196} 3/21/2008
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Super shot in a tough lighting situation Eb....this camera really opens up possibilities for areas that were much tougher to deal with, ending up with a lot more PS work at home. I find the excellent grain and low noise even up to 800iso impressive for the D300
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jacques brisebois
{K:73883} 3/8/2008
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a great serie from this paradise, great job Eb.
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Dave Stacey
{K:150877} 3/3/2008
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Very nicely composed, Eb, and the exposure is spot on for those dark woods.
Dave.
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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor
{K:174199} 3/3/2008
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Also gorgeous, Eb!:)
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