My new camera!

Originally Posted by alpinestarhero

there are two; they belong to Maria's dad really; one is called delila (which is the one i photographed) and the other one is called sampson....but he was lost, and eventually found later on underneath a BBQ, sort of trapped. Silly torty!

Shouldn't that be "Samson" ? Bit of Biblical correctness there #adjusts the imaginary dog collar#

Hey Matt!.... ye gonna have loads of fun wit that new damn picture box !!!!... sweet......

what lens(es) you using?

Originally Posted by missyorkie_chris

Shouldn't that be "Samson" ? Bit of Biblical correctness there #adjusts the imaginary dog collar#

Nope; Sampson

Stephen; I'm just using the lense that came with the camera (18-55 mm VR lense). I'm quite happy with it, and the VR dooda is more than a gimmick, it does work.

Matt

good camera, good pictures, cool tortoise...... where's the bike? lol

I have a D70 - love it

[Bluepete]

Mine arrived today! Mmmmmmmmm gold boxes! Gotta love Nikon boxes.

I'm out for a 300 odd mile ride tomorow so will test ride the D60 and post up later.

Pete

[jambo]

Very nice!

I bought an Canon 400d at the start of the year and have read quite a few bits since then. The D60 has yet to have a bad review as far as I can tell and seems to have been well thought out! Good luck with it

Jambo

[Luckypants]

Originally Posted by BluePete

I'm out for a 300 odd mile ride tomorow so will test ride the D60 and post up later.

Pete

Lucky git!

Originally Posted by BluePete

Mine arrived today! Mmmmmmmmm gold boxes! Gotta love Nikon boxes.

I'm out for a 300 odd mile ride tomorow so will test ride the D60 and post up later.

Pete

Whatever tips you got, do pass them on to me

I should be able to work out a few things about how to get good pics once exams are over

And yes, gold boxes are great!!!!

[Bluepete]

Have you received your cash back yet?

My cheque for sixty quid arrived yesterday, making the cost of the camera and lens £362 including delivery!

[Paul the 6th]

Originally Posted by alpinestarhero

Whatever tips you got, do pass them on to me

If you set your apeture to say f.stop/1.3 (or the lowest number possible) it reduces your depth of field (meaning there is a shorter area in focus with more of a blurred background) - wicked for macro photos and portraits where you want more emphasis on the person with the background less focused.

example (not taken by me but was a zoom lens with lowest aperture possible)


Erm, faster shutter speed means sports pictures will be perfectly still - get a friend to ride past you at 30mph, put your shutter speed at about 125fps and pan the camera as they ride past - release the shutter = background should be blurred but bike should be in focus & sharp... may take a little bit of practice.

night exposures, use a tripod (or stable flat surface) and stick your camera on an 8 second exposure. You'll get some good effects where there's both moving & still lights in the frame (like vehicles and lamp posts respectively).

examples (taken by me ):




(below: with a blue filter and Black & White effect in photoshop)








good forum for photography info: http://www.thephotoforum.com/