 Arlene |
Nikon N65 Hi all.. I have a Nikon N65. I have been reading these questions and have seen that alot of ppl have N80's. I also see that THEY get alot of responses from their questions. Is there anyone out there that knows about a N65? I need help. I am thinking that maybe I should have purchased a N80 instead. I need a good flash for it and also help with lighting. I have been told to check my light meter when taking a picture to see if the lighting is good and then adjust your apeture and speed,, WEll wheer is the meter? is it on the camera or the flash,, which flash? ,, I need help with taking pictures in shaded areas too. and also pictures of sporting events,, BMX ( bicycle) races. They go by me so fast that I cant get a good shot.. Ok I have said alot.. anyone out there that can help me wiht all or any of these questions,, I will be soooo grateful.. Arleen...
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John D |
I HAVE A '65' (F) SAME BUT CALLED F65 IN OSSIELAND. have taken picts' without any Flash but now have 'NIKON SB-30,LIGHT & CAN LEAVE ON "65"SHOE. HAS 'TTL' IS 16 GN. HAVE HAD CAM' FOR 1&1/2 YRS. HAVE MB-17 (battery pack) also-left-on. + 70-300mm. all ok. John
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John A. Lind |
Arlene, The meter is inside the camera. If you're operating the camera in one of its auto-exposure "program" modes, the camera electronics determine what lens aperture and shutter speed to use based on brightness of the subject and the film speed of the film in the camera. What you're asking about . . . "check light meter and then adjust aperture and shutter speed" . . . presumes you are manually controlling the exposure . . . or are perhaps using the camera in an aperture priority or shutter priority auto-exposure mode where you adjust one and the camera automatically sets the other. In either case the camera should be showing you something about the exposure it will use somewhere in the viewfinder (near the edges), or perhaps on an LCD display on top of the camera. See the camera instruction manual about the viewfinder and other information displays. Even if you let the camera do exposure control for you with one of the program modes, it's a Good Thing if you learn something about exposure and monitor what the camera is doing. As you learn more about photography, you may not want a narrow aperture with a large depth of field, or you may not want a wide one tha creates a shallow depth of field. Similarly, you may want a faster or slower shutter speed. Those of us who control these things more find there are often trade-off decisions that must be made in order to get a good exposure. Any one of the newer Nikon Speedlights will work well with it. Which one depends on your budget and how much power you need from the flash. At the high end is the SB-28DX which was just replaced by the SB-80DX. -- John
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John A. Lind |
Ooops . . . forgot about your BMX question. Try the "panning" technique. Decide first where you want the subject of interest to be when you make the photograph. Position yourself so you can follow the subject of interest for a distance before he reaches that point. Then pick up the subject in the viewfinder and pan with him for several seconds as he approaches where you want to make the photograph. At about a 1/4 second or so just before reaching that point, press the shutter release . . . but don't stop panning. This technique requires "follow-through" to work best. It also requires a little practice to get the timing of the shutter release. Since the viewfinder goes black during the expsoure (because the mirror is up and blocking it), if you *see* what you wanted in the viewfinder, you didn't photograph it. I don't recommend trying to use a "winder mode" that fires off several shots in rapid succession. This is a "shotgun" approach and doesn't work that well. Most of the consumer SLR's can only fire about 3 per second. May not seem like much, but 1/3rd of a second can be a huge amount of time when photographing fast action. You'll get far better results, burn a lot less film, and have a much higher yield rate if you work at timing single shots. -- John
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Arlene |
John, Thank you so much for responding to my question....How can I pan if I am using a tripod? Or should I not use one? Also... This panning sounds good ,, but I feel I will need to practice it. Do I have the camera in manual or auto? which is best for this? Also which speed? ( use the "S" mode and let the apeture set itself) or should I use the "sports" mode for action shots? ALso,,, the bikes will be coming from the left side of me ( far distance) and then in front of me ( closer) then to the right of me( farther again) before turning the track. ( this is the best spot ,,cause there is a jump there that the kids always jump high on,, sooooo how do I focus on the bike if the distance changes as I am panning it? Sorry for all the questions.. If I get some great shots,, the owner will let me be the track photographer every week.. I really need to make sure that these pictures come out good and I know what I am doing, Pleasssssse help me.. Arleen....
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