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10/09/2010 05:20:15 PM · #26 |
Bugs Rock!
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10/09/2010 05:20:50 PM · #27 |
| I reckon, chuck the manual and fly by the seat of your pants. A REAL man only reads the manual (or the map) when its all too late, and/or there is a woman telling you 'I told you so'. Just get out there and play... ;o) |
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10/09/2010 06:32:15 PM · #28 |
Originally posted by FrankRobinson:
I reckon, chuck the manual and fly by the seat of your pants. A REAL man only reads the manual (or the map) when its all too late, and/or there is a woman telling you 'I told you so'. Just get out there and play... ;o) |
Well said, Sir! Well said . . .
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10/09/2010 08:25:46 PM · #29 |
I have the same camera and I'd recommend the manual. I didn't even know that I could do half the stuff I could when I first bought it. I still don't know everything. You're also right...it's a lot more work with this camera than when I had a point-n-shoot.
Congrats on joining the craziness around here. |
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10/10/2010 02:16:56 AM · #30 |
Hey  aircooledguy! Welcome. You're about to meet the nemesis of us all: the UPDATE button. |
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10/10/2010 04:20:40 PM · #31 |
Originally posted by NathanWert:
I have the same camera and I'd recommend the manual. |
Yeah . . . I am still reading the manual, but if you could just keep that between us, I'd appreciate it - I don't want to ruin my "rep" too early here . . .
Originally posted by tanguera:
You're about to meet the nemesis of us all: the UPDATE button. |
Can't wait. I will probably wear my F5 out . . .
This is an excellent board - very active and friendly. I look forward to spending much time here - my Volkswagens are going to be jealous. Thanks for the warm welcomes!
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10/10/2010 05:18:01 PM · #32 |
Originally posted by NathanWert:
I have the same camera and I'd recommend the manual. I didn't even know that I could do half the stuff I could when I first bought it. I still don't know everything. You're also right...it's a lot more work with this camera than when I had a point-n-shoot.
Congrats on joining the craziness around here. |
If you insist on being serious... ;op
I would look up specific bits in the manual when you find something you can't do. Im am interested in what ISO my camera can handle, how to change shutter, ISO, AF type, aperture, shutter actuation fast. Apart from that, almost everything else is gravy.
What else do I actually use? Shutter lock up, yes. Micro-adjustment for the focus, once. Sometimes I flirt with reading the graphs, but that's about it. I buy the camera for the IQ and flexibility, not for the random features (standard, landscape, etc etc? Why would I bother when I can shoot in RAW and choose in slow time later?
Top advice? Shoot in RAW :o) |
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10/10/2010 05:40:06 PM · #33 |
Originally posted by FrankRobinson:
Top advice? Shoot in RAW :o) |
If you shoot RAW + JPEG (even if low-quality JPEG) you can experiment with the various settings non-destructively, in that you can "undo" any undesirable effects when later processing the RAW file, while giving you instant feedback on what effect your camera settings have, at only a small sacrifice in write speed and storage space. I think you could even shoot both a positive and a negative at the same time ... :-) |
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10/10/2010 08:29:15 PM · #34 |
Originally posted by FrankRobinson:
Top advice? Shoot in RAW :o) |
I'm going to have to learn more about RAW . . . until now, in my mind, doing anything in the RAW included humiliation and bail money . . .
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10/11/2010 04:21:46 AM · #35 |
Originally posted by aircooledguy:
Originally posted by FrankRobinson:
Top advice? Shoot in RAW :o) |
I'm going to have to learn more about RAW . . . until now, in my mind, doing anything in the RAW included humiliation and bail money . . . |
clearly you are in the wrong job... :oD |
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11/14/2010 02:45:22 PM · #36 |
Welcome, hope to see some aerial shots.
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