Saturday, December 1, 2012

Camera experts gather here?

Ok so I have a nice Nikon Af N2020 film camera and my father recently gave it to me. Well just now when we opened the battery compartment and cleaned out the dust and replaced the AAA bateries with new ones, the red LED indicator lamp started flashing, about 15 times. What does it mean and how do I fix this?
>>> Camera experts gather here?

Nikon d3100 & nikkor 18-200mm good for indoor equine sports?

I'm moving on from my Pentax X90, which is bad for indoor sports and general horse shots.
I'm completely new to photography and have no idea which camera or lens is good for indoor/outdoor and general shots of horses.
For sport you use high ISO (am I correct here?)

I've picked up that the nikon d3100 and nikkor 18-200 go well together. But i've also read that a 'tele lens' is fantastic for indoor? and i've looked and there incredibly pricey.
any help? :) thanks!
>>> Nikon d3100 & nikkor 18-200mm good for indoor equine sports?

Im trynna buy a camera, and needs to know which is the better brand to buy?

Im trynna buy a nice cute reasonable camera for my gurlfriend. Something simple, something that she could take some nicw picz with. I would like to know which is the better brand to get. Canon or Nikon? Someone please help!
>>> Im trynna buy a camera, and needs to know which is the better brand to buy?

What Brand of Digital cameras Are The Best?

For zoom, quality, and durability. From 90-160$ No photographer cameras, I mean just nice plane digital cameras. I got a Nikon for Christmas and 6 months later it broke. I don't want another Nikon. I just really like taking pictures please help.
Added (1). Preferably cameras that fit in your hand, and are thin, but not to small.
>>> What Brand of Digital cameras Are The Best?

How To Get Good Pictures?

Hey i Have a BlackBerry Bold 9900 and the Camera is 5 Mega Pixel, the pictures arent take arent that good, saying its got the secondest best rated camera on phones there not that good i want to be able to take them like this &w=500&h=332&ei=oOu4UIzQC-am0AXOhYCACA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=4&vpy=77&dur=1752&hovh=183&hovw=276&tx=172&ty=155&sig=108595850076501951829&page=1&tbnh=147&tbnw=222&start=0&ndsp=8&ved=1t:429, r:0, s:0, i:81
with that Auto Focus Affect
if you can help
thanks (:
>>> How To Get Good Pictures?

Which of these SLR cameras are the best to buy?

Im a beginner but my major in radio and tv so i plan on investing on a camera for school
which of these are the best

Nikon D3100

Nilon D5100

Canon T3i

Nikon D3200

Canon T3 EOS REBEL
>>> Which of these SLR cameras are the best to buy?

What camera should I replace my Nikon D90 with?

My Nikon D90 was recently stolen, along with AF-S DX 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED VR II lens. I should be getting between £1, 000 - £1, 200 from the insurance company to spend on a new camera. Would you recommend replacing it with the same model, or would you perhaps buy something else?
Added (1). Thanks for all the answers everyone. I think I'll take a look at the D7000 as it seems to be the general consensus.

Just to clarify, they're sending me Jessops vouchers for a currently undisclosed amount, although the chap at Jessops did have to get back in touch with the insurance company as they hadn't requested enough vouchers to cover the cost of replacement. I'm still waiting to hear back from either of them to confirm just what the amount will be.
>>> What camera should I replace my Nikon D90 with?

Is a minolta maxxum 2800 af flash compatible with a nikon d40?

If so, how do i get it to act as my main flash? are there certain settings i need to use? I don't have remotes for it nor do i have any studio lighting.
>>> Is a minolta maxxum 2800 af flash compatible with a nikon d40?

I have a nikon D3100, my video stops after a while?

Is there a defenition I can change to prevent this from happening?
Also, can this camera do autofocus by itself during the reccording?
Thanks.

One more thing, when i upload a video to youtube it doesn't let me because of the high quality… i know how to change this… but, do i have to? isn't there another way? thanks again.
>>> I have a nikon D3100, my video stops after a while?

Best SLR digital camera?

I am planning to buy my own new slr digital camera… I really like Nikon, but I want your opinions. Nikon or Canon? Sony? If Nikon is the best, then tell me why. What's the best slr digital camera to buy? If you own your Canon or Nikon and u really like it, then tell me too! Some people said Canon is the best… and others say no, Nikon is the best! eh? thank you!
>>> Best SLR digital camera?

Help picking out a video camera?

I'm in the market for a video camera. Probably a DSLR.
Price is an issue, so keep suggestions cheap lol.

We need something that can shoot 1080p, and performs well in low-light.An audio input would be great, but not necessary.
Right now I'm looking at the Nikon D3100. I've shot with it before and love it.

I don't mind getting an older camera if it works.
>>> Help picking out a video camera?

The Best Lens For A Nikon: D3100 DSLR?

I'm very interested in the creative arts side of things, I study graphic design, I work for a TV post production company and I also do the occasional video with my phone or two.
Recently I've become a lot more interested in photography and video and as of in the next few weeks or so, I wanted to buy a camera that would produce some amazing pictures and HD video for a small price.

I decided after a lot of research that because I'm a beginner I would buy a cheap entry level DSLR as I have no experience with SLRs and I've only used the standard point and shoot cameras.
I decided that the Nikon D3100 would be great, but being a novice, I don't quite understand what lenses would be best for my situation.

As I do a lot of picture/video post processing, I would like to find out what lens would be the best for taking pictures and video of nature, towns, citys, landscapes etc.and maybe even some people for small movies.It will all probably somehow be incorporated into all my work.
Price of the lens doesn't matter as I would later probably invest into it if i really enjoy what I'm doing, but not crazy prices so I'd say the cap would be at around £300.

I would appreciate any information you could share with me and thank you in advance!
>>> The Best Lens For A Nikon: D3100 DSLR?

I have a potential Nikon D7000 problem?

I seem to have terrible performance with anything that is a dark black. I just bought this camera brand new from best buy.
I get an excessive amount of color distortion in the dark ends that don't seem to show up on my camera's view screen. Even if I shoot in a monochrome setting, the odd distortion in the dark areas is there.
I've checked my quality settings and everything I could figure might be the cause and I can't figure it out.It happens with both raw and jpeg no matter what viewer or converter I use (Including the nikon viewer that came with the camera)
>>> I have a potential Nikon D7000 problem?

Retro fashion for these glasses?

I have these type of glasses:

http://www.hidalgos.com/nikon-4607-titanium-frame-only-with-spring-hinges/

and I was wondering what I can wear with them. I imagine something that would go nicely with messenger hats or something similar.

Can anyone suggest websites?
>>> Retro fashion for these glasses?

Should camera companies be pixel cramming so much? - 1

Sensor technology is always improving, but what about quality? I think it's a shame that the new d3200 and upcoming d5200 from Nikon are going up to 24 megapixels. Perhaps this would be helpful for very large prints, but 16mp is pretty decent and I don't think the jump had to be so high. But if we put so mant pixels into a sensor, surely this will reduce the quality of the sensor overall. DXOmark puts the D3200 and D5100 pretty close in sensor quality, lower in ISO performance, but given that one was made later, there should be an improvement.Do you think cameras have enough pixels now? I sincerely hope we don't see crop sensors having their MP count unnecessarily upped to 30, 36, or maybe even more in the future at the cost of image quality. What about you?
>>> Should camera companies be pixel cramming so much? - 1

What's better Nikon or Cannon? Where could I get them for the low?

Basically, yahh. Lol, Nikon or Cannon?
& When I meant for the low. I don't mean like..those cheap *** ones that are crappy..if they have any: pp
I mean like..a good deal, lol.
>>> What's better Nikon or Cannon? Where could I get them for the low?

Why is Nikon video poorer in quality than Canon? - 1

I was recently helping a guy get some better camera angles at a live performance in a record store, and I have a Nikon d5100 and he has a Canon crop-sensor camera, but I can't remember what it was called. There was not a lot of light available. He had an 85mm 2.0 and I had a 35mm 1, 8. We both shot at 30fps 1080p and similar exposure.

But his video looked almost perfectly clean while mine had noticeable noise. I don't know if he's going to be able to use it. Why is this the case for video? According to DXOmark, the Nikon d5100 has the best low light ISO capability of any APS-C camera except 1 Pentax one and most of the Canon ones are much less capable, so it must be exclusively a video thing.
Added (1). My lens was not stopped down or anything, it was at 1.8. Also, when I said 30fps, what I meant to say was shutter speed of 30, 25fps.

I'm looking back over the video comparisons and it's not actually as different as I remember, but it is still there.

As for what my ISO was set to, I can't say because on the d5100, the ISO setting doesn't affect live view at all, which is always set to auto-ISO, but I had my exposure set to -0.3 to give the right lowish lighting look and all my settings locked in manual.
Added (2). I know about the aperture bug in live view. I changed it before I changed to live view.
>>> Why is Nikon video poorer in quality than Canon? - 1

Who sells the cheapest Nikon D5100 right now?

I'm going to be buying this camera. Anyone have any leads to who has it cheapest? From what I've seen, a lot of places have it for almost the same exact price!
Added (1). Yes, obviously cameras are expensive. I would just figure that there would be sales, you know, since we're in the holiday season.
>>> Who sells the cheapest Nikon D5100 right now?