Nikon D7000 tips

[Grandpaw]

Jeff,

Maybe just a coincidence but the only book that I decided to buy was the "Mastering the Nikon D7000" by Darrell Young and, whilst one can spend a lot of time "sitting on a couch and fiddling with Menus" (and there are SO SO many different options!) as was "correctly" pointed out by "BravoZulu", I have to agree with Jeff in that the book is designed to show you all the very many different aspects of this wonderful camera and not teach one Digital Photography.

Personally, I also found more than helpful, Darrell's "recommendations" at the end of most of the chapters to suggest and to show what he personally uses. Being still very much a beginner, I have found this book very (very!) helpful. Also, I feel that, with any camera of this (may I use the word) complexity, it really is a case of setting the camera to Manual and just trying things out as also mentioned by BravoZulu.

Jeff, I have a question for you now (in post #170) where you say that "you are looking forward to seeing some pictures" - my question being as to where and how can one upload them? From what I've seen, there is a restriction of just about 300Kb on the file size which can be uploaded which, in my opinion, does not let me upload ANY photo that I've taken. I feel that (possibly?) I'm looking in the wrong place to do this and maybe others too are having the same issue (or could it be that it's just me??????).

Looking forward to your clarification when you have time.

As before, very many thanks for a great forum!!

Raymond

Raymond, I sent you an e-mail. Jeff

[Raymond_K]

Hi there Jeff,

Thanks for your reply and I have since ordered Adobe Photoshop Elements as you suggested. Now, all's that's needed is to study the application and learn all of it's many tips. I have since also spoken to other colleagues and find that it appears to be one of the most used applications within the photographic field (and no, I do NOT work for Adobe!!!).

Thank you once again for your advice.

Raymond

[Grandpaw]

Hi there Jeff,

Thanks for your reply and I have since ordered Adobe Photoshop Elements as you suggested. Now, all's that's needed is to study the application and learn all of it's many tips. I have since also spoken to other colleagues and find that it appears to be one of the most used applications within the photographic field (and no, I do NOT work for Adobe!!!).

Thank you once again for your advice.

Raymond

Raymond, actually if you read my E-Mail again I suggested Adobe Lightroom and not Elements but you may be able to do what you need with that also. Jeff

[Raymond_K]

Jeff,

Yes, you are right - the reason that I purchased Elements was that it was supported on Windows XP and I had been "warned" that Lightroom 4 (which I understand is the current version) was not.

Being sincere, I just wanted to play safe but wanted to confirm that you did recommend Lightroom to me.

Apologies for any confusion!!!

Best regards,

Raymond

[Grandpaw]

Protecting your rear LCD screen

Many of us are very protective with our cameras and like to keep them looking as good as possible. The D7000 comes with a plastic protective cover MB-11 for the rear LCD screen that many of us leave on to help prevent the screen from getting scratched. Actually this cover was designed to protect the rear screen during shipping. I leave mine on all the time because I just like the protection it provides but it can cause you problems without occasionally taking it off and cleaning it. If any sand or debris gets between the screen and protector and any pressure is applied to the plastic cover it can actually scratch the screen worse than not having it on at all.

Here is this weeks tip and my recommendation

I leave my protective cover in place but after being in a situation where something might get under the cover such as sand on a visit to the beach or debris from a trip though the woods I remove the cover and clean it and the rear glass so there is nothing that might be caught between the two to rub and scratch the glass on my screen. I like leaving the protective cover on but it does need to be kept clean to not make it defeat the purpose for leaving it on in the first place. Jeff