Photographing Stars?

Hello all. I am currently in Helen, GA for a weekend getaway. Tonight the stars were so pretty and I desperately wanted to capture the beauty. So I unpacked my tripod and set up my Nikon D3300 to take a few shots of the night sky. I was nowhere around the city, and there were no bright lights messing with the view--not even the moon. I tried to manually focus with my 35mm lens and got nothing. The live view screen remained black. I tried again and action to no avail. No matter what I did, all that appeared was a black screen, and it was the same when I did a test shot. And yes, the lens cap was off. I have tried googling for some info on this, but all that really comes up is to make sure your focus ring is at infinity and you are in manual focus and no other light source is present. I did all of this and had no luck. None. Could someone with much more experience than this poor soul who loves to capture the world as she sees it please help said poor soul out? Is there something I am just missing? Thank you!

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Which camera body will fit to lens Tokina emz f=80-200mm/f4.5?

I've bought this lens and I've got Nikon d80 camera. So it seems that this lens is not for this camera and I would like to know how to find out what camera I need, Thanks

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Nikon Nikkor 18-55mm VR Lens FOCUS RING IS LOOSE!

I got a Nikon D5000 and recently my 18-55mm lenses focus ring has gotten randomly loose. It is not loose all around, it feels like it loose on 1 axis, in wobble not in a 360, but simple side to side. And it's making me really angry. Does anyone have any knowledge of how to fix this?

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Nikon DSLR not working?

My Nikon D3200 camera stopped working. I bought this camera 3 yrs ago. Today I was taking time lapse pictures after connecting it to an Aputure intervalometer. After some time as my 16GB card got full, it stopped taking pictures. However after that the camera would not turn on even after inserting a fully charged battery. The only light glowing is the short green light which glows after inserting a memory card. Please guide me as to what might have gone wrong and what I can do apart from sending it to a workshop as it would take me months to ship it out.

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Can I connect my Nikon D3100 to a computer, in the same way as a webcam?

I've had my Nikon D3100 for a few years now, but was wondering if it is possible to use it with a stop-motion programme like Dragonframe, and if so, what hardware would I need in order to do this? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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My Nikon D3100 won't auto focus?

So I bought a Nikon D3100 around 7 or 8 months ago and till yesterday, I had no problems with using it. However, yesterday when I grabbed the camera to take a picture I realized it couldn't focus on anything automatically. I didn't insist on the problem and took the photo manually but today I saw that it wasn't a temporary situation. I took off the lens and placed again but didn't it solve anything. I behaved my camera very well and I swear I didn't do anything that I think could damage the camera. And I'm using the standard lens comes with the cam.

What might have happened? And what can I do? I purchased it from Abu-Dhabi so I assume the warranty isn't valid here in Turkey?

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Nikon EN-EL9 Battery Help?

Hey guys. I lost my battery charger. I'm thinking of getting an aftermarket charger because they are cheaper.

I'm wondering what does the S stands for on the battery?
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Do they need to be charged as well? Like is it used to get the battery charged? Since there are three pins n the charger.
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because the one i'm planning to get doesn't have that, only two - for positive and negative.

Please answer! Thank you! I;'d appreciate any suggestions.

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Panasonic g6 vs Nikon d5200 for movies?

Hey there guys, I m getting a new camera, which I will be using to make short films. I ve narrowed down my options to these two cameras. Which one do you think is better for making movies? Thanks! :P

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How to check the shutter count on a Nikon D5000?

How to check the shutter count on a Nikon D5000?

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Nikon D60 taking dark pictures?

I've had my nikon for a while now, and I haven't used it for a few months until now. When I take pictures they come up very dark, even if I'm in a well lit or bright room. I've tried fiddling with the settings, changing the image quality, the white balance. Nothing seems to work. I'm not exactly an expert on my camera but can someone give me advice on what I could do?

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