Comments on: Now how do you use this damn thing?

By: Chris Klug

Chris Klug — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 04:58:32 +0000

Man, I was laughing as I read your post, as I am the guy who JUST learned how to use EV on his camera. The things I don’t know or have forgotten I’m sure can eclipse the things you’ve forgotten.

Beautiful Image.

By: Monte Stevens

Monte Stevens — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 12:56:38 +0000

I primarily shoot in aperture priority mode on my D300. I’ve learned, when using a tripod, to use the Main Command Dial to quickly change exposure value in the increments I want. I guess you can call it my way to bracket on the run. When I’m using a tripod for scenics I will use the bracketing mode.

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:45:27 +0000

It’s funny how stuck we can get on technology!

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:44:33 +0000

It’s nice to know that I’m not alone. Even though I shoot most every day, I don’t use bracketing every day so it’s easy to forget. I’ll probably have to resort to the same thing next time, manual mode, because it will have been so long since I used bracketing. Oh well. More than one way to skin a cat! (No cats were harmed in the making of this comment! )

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:43:05 +0000

I used to know how to do it, but it’s been so long and I’ve been using such simplified cameras that that piece of information just slipped away!

By: Markus Spring

Markus Spring — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 08:33:50 +0000

The plane really makes it!
Re. the manuals: I am glad I don’t need mine – I read it once after the purchase, but now it’s in the box. Usually I try what you did: Doing it old school. And I do only use maybe 10% of the ghee-whizz Sony built into my camera, from all the scene modes sunset mode was the only one that I tried – once. Shooting raw, why should I bother with modes that can be applied much better during postprocessing. So I restrict myself to mostly aperture-preference and manual. The good thing with my camera is that it has a lot of mechanical switches and buttons, so I seldom need the menu system, switching between fill flash and wireless flash and between the two memory card slots the only notable exceptions.

By: Monte Stevens

Monte Stevens — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:43:43 +0000

LOL!! I am sure most photographers will laugh along with you on this post. I’ve done the same thing and at one time carried my manual with me all the time. I read once where we need to read our manuals once then practice with the camera then read the manual again. Repeat until the handling of the camera becomes second nature. This is a good reason for shooting everyday. I also think it would be quite difficult to shoot with two or more different cameras and to be proficient with them both. We want to be ready with camera in hand for those special moments but we also want to enjoy the art of shooting.

By: Ray K

Ray K — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:16:37 +0000

Paul just remembered there is a manual for the D300 that you can put on the iPhone if you have one of those?

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:51:23 +0000

Thanks, Ove. I liked the plane, otherwise it was just another cloud shot. I rather liked the corridor.

By: Ove

Ove — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:15:07 +0000

The good thing, even though I haven’t used it more than twice at most, ts that on my camera this is a hardware switch behind the wheel for shutter speeds. Quite logical, too. It’s only the thing I never remember that I have that feature…

Wonderful image, that air plane really makes it special.