What settings on your D80 ?

[toda_k20]

What do you set on your D80? In particular, what have you done to optimise the image ? (exposure, speed, colour etc)

[limyouliang]

-.-......depend what u shooting... what result u want... depend how the light.. and many factor determine ur best setting.....

[ExplorerZ]

Originally Posted by toda_k20 What do you set on your D80? In particular, what have you done to optimise the image ? (exposure, speed, colour etc)

if there is a perfect setting, camera maker do not have to bother even putting M/S/A/P... and all the scene mode into a camera.

PS: or you can simple take P mode as "P"erfect mode.

[Kit]

Originally Posted by toda_k20 What do you set on your D80? In particular, what have you done to optimise the image ? (exposure, speed, colour etc)

If you are asking this question, you really need to get to know your camera better. Hint..... the manual......

[toda_k20]

Originally Posted by Kit If you are asking this question, you really need to get to know your camera better. Hint..... the manual......

Yes, indeed I have been doing the RTFM exercise for the past few days.

I am looking for some settings to try as differnet people have different style and preferences. Are you are D80 owner as well? Is there a settings you prefer to use most of the time ?

[ExplorerZ]

Originally Posted by toda_k20 Yes, indeed I have been doing the RTFM exercise for the past few days. I am looking for some settings to try as differnet people have different style and preferences. Are you are D80 owner as well? Is there a settings you prefer to use most of the time ?

best is go out and take a shoot... RTFM doesn't tell you wat setting to use at wat situation, you gotta experience it yourself.

[chngpe01]

My preferred setting is Manual

There is no silver bullet or mother of all solution. as many have stated here

Originally Posted by limyouliang -.-......depend what u shooting... what result u want... depend how the light.. and many factor determine ur best setting.....

If you want a camera with all the setting done there are plentiful you can choose from here http://www.nikon.com.sg/products.php?categoryid=10 they are really better than a D80 in this aspect.

[toda_k20]

Originally Posted by ExplorerZ best is go out and take a shoot... RTFM doesn't tell you wat setting to use at wat situation, you gotta experience it yourself.

Thanks. I have been doing exactly what you said. reading, shooting and experimenting.

[shekharsha]

Best way to go out & shoot.

You can also check out http://www.peterhowells.co.za/downlo...tings_v1.1.xls

This has been discussed in thread http://www.nikonians.org/cgi-bin/dcf...wmode=threaded

Good luck.

[Kit]

Originally Posted by toda_k20 Yes, indeed I have been doing the RTFM exercise for the past few days. I am looking for some settings to try as differnet people have different style and preferences. Are you are D80 owner as well? Is there a settings you prefer to use most of the time ?

I don't use the D80 but the same applies. My preferred settings? Do you have 3 days 3 nights? I can go all day long. There isn't much point asking about preferred settings as you rightfully put it, different folks, different strokes. It does't help too not knowing what you shoot and your expectations. What do you mean by optimising exposure, speed and colour for starters???

[toda_k20]

Originally Posted by shekharsha Best way to go out & shoot. You can also check out http://www.peterhowells.co.za/downlo...tings_v1.1.xls This has been discussed in thread http://www.nikonians.org/cgi-bin/dcf...wmode=threaded Good luck.

Thank you. That was useful! I agree that nothing beats shooting and experimenting and I have been doing just that.

Thanks again!

[Artosoft]

Different situation need different setting. Know your camera to better understand how it works.

Regards,
Arto.

[Culés]

The most important thing when you use a D80 (this may not apply so much to other cams) is the amount of exposure compensation, you may want to use a negative (-) EV most of the time, I shoot as much as -2.0 in bright sunlight, this is because the D80 gives, by default, very bright, spectacular images, but you have to be a bit mindful when shooting during the day.

Other than that, you will need to change ISO, shutter speed, aperture depending on what you want to do. Or else shoot in P mode with auto ISO and take the D80 take care of everything except composition.

That's it, just go shoot and share some pics here with us

Originally Posted by toda_k20 What do you set on your D80? In particular, what have you done to optimise the image ? (exposure, speed, colour etc)