 Kraig Henry |
I Switched from Film to Digital, Now What? I just bought a Nikon D80. I used to shoot with a Nikon N65. I like to shoot sports pictures (Football/Baseball outside and basketball/soccer inside). What lens and flash should I use. I already have some Nikon AF lens but they don't seem to work the way they worked with my N65. Old LENS: AF Micro Nikkor 28-80mm 1:3.3-5.6G (NEW) came with D80 I take little league pictures from the sidelines/endzones. I like the closeup pics. Please HELP!!!
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W. |
"they don't seem to work the way they worked with my N65" And what would that be then, Kraig? Could you be a little less vague please? What DO they do that they shouldn't? Or what DON'T they do that they should? And, want a flash? Get an SB600 or SB800.
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Samuel Smith |
crop factor?
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Kraig Henry |
When I take pictures with the 70-210mm lens the pictures are not as sharp as I thought they would be. What I mean is when I take pictures with the same lens and my N65 I usually get a nice sharp picture. I took some sample pictures with the same lens and my D80 and most of the pictures were blurry. Is this lens not compatible? If so what would be a good multi-purpose lens for the D80. (Something with that same range)
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W. |
Yep, Sam's prolly on the money: with that D80 you now have a crop factor. A longer apparent focal length. So you get camera shake much quicker. Tada! You need a tripod, Kraig!
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Kraig Henry |
Will a monopod work for me or does it have to be a tripod. A tripod will get in the way at games.
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W. |
And a monopod will get in the way of sharp pictures! You choose. Good luck.
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Kraig Henry |
Okay let me get this right. I used to shoot with a N65 film without a tripod and got great pics. I went out and bought a D80 (because digital was supposed to be better) and now I have to use a tripod to get the same pics due to crop factor. Should I get different lenses? What would be a good mulitpupose lens? Thanks for the help...
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David A. Bliss |
Kraig, are the pictures really blurry, or just slightly soft? If they are just slightly soft, it is because the D80 doesn't sharpen the pictures. All pictures taken with a digital SLR need to be sharpened. It is just the nature of the technology. If it's really blurry, ie camera shake, you need to compare what you were doing with what you are doing now. Were you using 400 ISO film, and now are using ISO 100 on the D80? Are you shooting manual, or is the camera set to Auto? The D80 might have different Auto settings than you are used to, ie smaller aperture which will mean a slower shutter speed. A rule of thumb is to have a shutter speed at least as fast as the focal length of the lens. So, for a 200mm lens with a FOV conversion of 1.5 (I believe the D80 has a 1.5 conversion factor) you need a shutter speed of at least 300.
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W. |
You also got 50% more apparent focal length... Why would you get different lenses? The crop factor stays anyway. But if you insist on spending money I suggest you have a look at Nikon's lens line-up to see what might tickle your fancy: Good luck!
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Kraig Henry |
Thanks Guys I appreciate the help. Please forgive my ignorance. I took the camera out of the box and went to work shooting. I have a nasty habit of not reading the instruction manual. I will take your advice and practice practice practice before I return with my kindergarten questions. Thanks again.
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Bob Cammarata |
"Okay let me get this right. I used to shoot with a N65 film without a tripod and got great pics. I went out and bought a D80 (because digital was supposed to be better)" Practice what you feel comfortable with and are more competant at doing and accept that newer and faster isn't always better.
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W. |
OK, Kraig. Here's another idea you may want to have a look at: http://www.joby.com/ But for gossakes get only the heavy-duty version!
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Samuel Smith |
hey kraig, never apologize for ignorance unless you refuse to learn or understand. geez,your 210mm at f5.6 is now a 315mm at f5.6. kinda slow,as david said,and a possibility is the increase in iso to counteract,so if you don't set a faster shutter speed by 1.5,or set a higher iso to compensate for your crop factor,camera shake will be trouble. now if you could shoot at 210mm handheld at a certain iso,then shoot at 210mm,not 315mm,and the results,and I agree with some sharpening,should be comparable. just trying to explain davids answer,he was right,i was trying to make it clearer. the shutter release will have it's new feel.might be a slight lag.even 1 tenth of a second will effect your results. that new horse with the same saddle won't ride the same. sam
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