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Jeff16v
08-05-10, 08:26 AM
The photography dept very kindly gave me (free) a nikon D100 DSLR body which was closely followed by someone else offering me a Sigma 55-200mm lens the folowing day. Its only a 6 mega pixel jobbie but the bodies still go for around £200.
Its got so many buttons i had to download a 200+ page manual just to see what they do. Any tips?

Some test photos

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee77/gsijeff/upload_027.jpg
http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee77/gsijeff/uploadside.jpg
http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee77/gsijeff/uploadengine.jpg
http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee77/gsijeff/uploadbonnet.jpg
http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee77/gsijeff/upload.jpg
Graeme
08-05-10, 08:28 AM
Looking good Jeff
Shaun
08-05-10, 08:29 AM
lovely motor!

i dont have a clue about cameras though lol
Ernie
08-05-10, 08:30 AM
pressed all the right buttons for me lol
Jeff16v
08-05-10, 08:31 AM
Cheers chaps, given that i've spent the last 2 years trying to justify the cost of a DSLR i was gobsmacked when i was offerd the body for free. The only problem now is waiting to get to a show to photo something other than a black novalol
Jeff16v
08-05-10, 08:32 AM
pressed all the right buttons for me lol
lol V clever
Ernie
08-05-10, 09:18 AM
i try my best lol
Benn
08-05-10, 09:30 AM
Pics are very very nice, the two engine bay ones have an awesome depth to them.
Jeff16v
08-05-10, 09:37 AM
Pics are very very nice, the two engine bay ones have an awesome depth to them.

Engine ones are lush, i'm looking forward to taking some shots of yours Benn, The pics i've seen on mig, the colour really stands out.

I saw some shots last year from a guy called Olly and his moving shots are fantastic
bmw156
08-05-10, 09:41 AM
with my DLSR (nikon d50), i just have it set on auto, with the lense set to auto focus. and point and shoot. 90% of the time you get a clear picture.
Jeff16v
08-05-10, 10:03 AM
with my DLSR (nikon d50), i just have it set on auto, with the lense set to auto focus. and point and shoot. 90% of the time you get a clear picture.

Have you tried it without, is it much harder?

This was another pic of a person at work
http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee77/gsijeff/elmo.jpg
Benn
08-05-10, 10:20 AM
It can take a while to get used to the setting to get the prices really nice, i still cant get them right alot.
Benn
08-05-10, 10:21 AM
Engine ones are lush, i'm looking forward to taking some shots of yours Benn, The pics i've seen on mig, the colour really stands out.

I saw some shots last year from a guy called Olly and his moving shots are fantastic

Olly is a fantastic photographer! His pics are awesome. Please feel free to take as many as you want.
Asa-James
08-05-10, 10:40 AM
Best tip? Keep playing with it, beauty of a digital camera is if it's a crap pic, delete it, no waste. I've had mine 18 months now and still get some garbage pics, but keep playing with the settings, and findwhat works for you :)
bmw156
08-05-10, 10:44 AM
Have you tried it without, is it much harder?

This was another pic of a person at work


yeh i have tried it with out, and its not harder, just slower if that makes sense.

i dont have a tripod or any kind of stand, so i let the auto focus do its work.
Jeff16v
08-05-10, 11:01 AM
yeh i have tried it with out, and its not harder, just slower if that makes sense.

i dont have a tripod or any kind of stand, so i let the auto focus do its work.
Looks like lots of buttons to play with, totally get what you are saying about it being slower, shots missed by the time you sort and correct settings. Are you shooting raw image