Comments on: Nikon D80 custom settings

By: Fi

Fi — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:35:48 +0000

Hi Neil,I am new to metering. In Manual, if I take a reading do I then have to adjust the exposure to get it back to 0 on the reading? Is that the correct setting? I am trying to meter read an 18% greycard but don’t know which is the correct reading! Thanks.

By: Neil

Neil — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:56:36 +0000

Uven …

I shoot in RAW and then edit my images afterwards for contrast and saturation, and so on. Therefore I just keep the image settings to the defaults.

Neil vN.

By: Uven

Uven — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 06:57:55 +0000

Hi Neil, thanks of your greatly Nikon D80 setting. I just got my D80 since 3 days ago.. did u use the “image priority “setting since the most photo that you have taken is from “people”. Im using at the moment color mode I(for people) and Saturation+. What do you think about this Setting Neil ? i like to make a crazy ,warm color from my Picture. Free comment at my Picture’s website .. thanks Neil
http://picasaweb.google.com/y.tantra001

Thanks for your help

Uven

By: Jaymee

Jaymee — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:54:41 +0000

Hi,

I have a D80 and when I first got it, I never had a problem with pictures, blowing out frames, lighting, using my SB600 flash. Pictures came out Awesome! I just recently started doing on location with this camera, and my camera is usually set to studio settings ISO 160, on manual. I’ve been told to do AUTO, TTL….etc for outdoors…but let me tell you the issues I’ve been having. You would think I was using a disposable camera. They are either grainy, blurry, blue sky blown out….etc. So I guess I went through your guide and tried to update the settings, but my flash doesn’t pop off all the time (another huge problem), how long to I honestly need to wait between taking pictures to be sure the flash will pop off. And also, can you just tell me what to set the camera at for outdoor, sunny settings, once and for all. I never had these issues when shooting with nikon film cameras and an old SB24! Thanks so much for your help!

Jaymee

By: Neil

Neil — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 07:53:38 +0000

Hi there Aileen ..

Your question is answered here in part:
http://planetneil.com/tangents/2006/10/05/things-you-need-to-know/

best,

Neil.

By: Aileen Agustin

Aileen Agustin — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 07:24:48 +0000

Hi Neil!

I just got my D80 and I love it…. I tack great pics for my children’s track meets but horrible blurry pics on my kids’ basketball games. I’m playing around with the ISO as it is indoors - but I either get a dark shot OR I get a descent shot with lots of blurr…. I’ve only had the camera for 3 weeks - and we’re inseparable…. but I do need help…. any help would be great.

Many thanks for your site…. it’s encouraging.
Aileen

By: callum

callum — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:39:36 +0000

ok thank you

By: Neil

Neil — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:08:38 +0000

Callum …

The D80 has a maximum shooting rate of 3 frames/second.
That’s just the design limitation.

Enjoy the camera!

Neil vN.

By: callum

callum — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:51:03 +0000

hey neil ive jus got my D80 for my 18th birthday im loving it and use it for lots of extreme sports photography i use the multi shot function alot but have found that it is not taking enough photos per secound is there anyway of chaging this so i can get a better squence shot

By: Gejza Cepela

Gejza Cepela — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 02:20:00 +0000

Great stuff,
even though I’ve got the manual it was ineteresting to read about your suggestions and tips.Thanks from Toronto, GC