Nikon D7000 tips

[Grandpaw]

Thanks frankc and D.Allison for leaving your comments. I have been very busy lately and have not been able to post new tips but should be able to get back to posting soon. Thanks again to everyone that takes the time to read my thread. Jeff

[michael79t]

greate thread - many thanks

[JanD]

Jeff,
I did what you said on my D7000 but once I get to Mangage Picture Control and toggle to the right, my choices are: SAVE/EDIT, RENAME, DELETE, OR LOAD/SAVE. If I toggle to the right on SAVE/EDIT, then I can scroll down to VI VIVED, but, when I click OK on VIVED, it brings up a long list under SAVE. If at that point I just push MENU again and then go back in, I am back on the STANDARD choice. I am confused. How do you even know if you are on VIVID and what are all the SAVE choice and letter girds, etc for?

[Grandpaw]

Jeff,
I did what you said on my D7000 but once I get to Mangage Picture Control and toggle to the right, my choices are: SAVE/EDIT, RENAME, DELETE, OR LOAD/SAVE. If I toggle to the right on SAVE/EDIT, then I can scroll down to VI VIVED, but, when I click OK on VIVED, it brings up a long list under SAVE. If at that point I just push MENU again and then go back in, I am back on the STANDARD choice. I am confused. How do you even know if you are on VIVID and what are all the SAVE choice and letter girds, etc for?

You are going to the wrong place. I will cut and paste the tip below. Note that it says go to "Set Picture Control" and not "Manage Picture control". Try it one more time and I think it will work for you. Let me know what happens.


Here is how you do it

Go to the shooting menu which is the second one down on the left and looks like a camera
Toggle to the right and then go down to"Set Picture Control" and toggle to the right
Now scroll down to VI Vivid and push OK
If you would like to customize any of the six options under "Set Picture control" just toggle to the right instead of selecting OK in the previous step and you can customize it all you want.

After trying this out, if it is not for you there are always the other five options other than Vivid that you can try and customize. I personally like the Vivid setting look and use it all of the time, Jeff

[Grandpaw]

Why I like single point focus

I am a big fan of single point focus when I shoot because I know that if I get the point of focus located where I want it on my subject the focus will come out exactly like I planed it to be. When using multiple active focus points I find that often the camera seems to lock on to something different than what I wanted to be in sharp focus. The more focus points you activate the greater the chances are of the camera choosing a focus location other than the one you had intended to choose. Have you ever gone to something like a dance recital and tried getting a picture of your little girl or grand daughter on stage, only to find that the camera chose to focus on someone's head in a seat between you and your little princess? As interesting as seeing every hair on that person's head come out very sharp it would be a much better picture if the subject that you were trying to get a picture of was what came out tack sharp instead. By using single point focus you can place that single point of focus exactly where you want it to be and eliminate your camera choosing something closer throwing the real subject out of focus. There are times when I use all 39 focus points but I will say that probably 95% or better of the time my camera is set to single point focus. I also shoot a lot of nature subjects such as birds and wildlife and when I use a long telephoto the depth of field gets shorter and it also gets shorted the larger the opening or F stop that you use for your shot. When shooting longer lenses or wider openings the focus point is even more critical. Another thing that really reduces depth of field is using a longer lens and shooting closer subjects. If you use a single point focus the camera will not have the chance to focus on the limb that the beautiful bird you are trying to get a picture of is standing on and you can place that single point right on the birds head or eye to get a really nice picture. It doesn't take having the point of focus off but an inch or two to ruin a picture.

My tip this time is to get you to try using the single point focus a little more and see if your shots don't improve and get away from letting the camera make so many of the choices for you. If you be more specific in telling you camera what you want it to do I think you will find that your keeper rate on photos will increase dramatically. Jeff

[ChooChoo Papa]

Grandpaw a/k/a Jeff Impey

To say what so many people before me have said ... 'This is one heck of a thread with so much worthwhile information in it.'

I cannot tell you how much I have learned and how easy you made a challenging subject.

I have read every tip and look forward to more tips and comments by the other 'Threadees' (as I call them).

With so much information, I found it beneficial to make an index of the Tips. Here is my Index of Jeff Impey's Tips ... I hope is useful to some as it is been useful to me.

ChooChoo Papa a/k/a Jeff Jacobs

>>>> Index <<<<

Accessing menus with Command and Sub-Command Buttons (f6 Control) – Tip #32

Active D Lighting (highlighting dark areas in picture) (Shooting Menu) – Tip #35

AE-L (Auto Exposure Lock) – setting AE-L/AF-L button (f5 Control) – Tip #52

AF-L (Auto Focus Lock) – setting AE-L/AF-L button (f5 Control) – Tip #52

Assigning function button (f3 Control) – Tip #1

Autofocus
Autofocus (take picture only when in focus) AF-C & AF-S (a1 Control)–Tip 43 Autofocus beep (d1 Control) – Tip #81
In dark surroundings – Tip #19

Auto-meter off delay (c2 Control) – Tip #50

Back LCD lighting (f1 Control) – Tip #15

Battery
Extra Battery – Tip #73
Grip – Advantages – Tip #9
Information (Setup Menu) – Tip #51

Camera Strap (Sling strap) – Tip #28

Checklists
Photo-shoot checklist – Tip #62
Pre-shooting checklist – Tip #26

Copyright
Copyright – Tip #25
Copyright symbol – Tip #97
Copyright updated annually – Tip #91

Custom Setting Menu
a1 – Autofocus (take picture only when in focus) AF-C & AF-S – Tip #43
b3 – Easy Exposure Compensation (Exposure Value) – Tip #53
b5 – Meter adjusting – Tip #24
c2 – Auto-meter off delay (c2 Control) – Tip #50
c4 – Monitor timer setting (Monitor off delay) – Tip#29
d1 – Focusing Beep – Tip #57
d1 – Autofocus beep – Tip #81
d2 – Gridlines – Tip #49
d3 – ISO adjusting (Aperture mode only) – Tip#16
d3 – ISO displayed in viewfinder – Tip #54
f1 – Back LCD lighting – Tip #15
f3 – Assigning function button – Tip #1
f5 – AE-L (Auto Exposure Lock) – setting AE-L/AF-L button – Tip #52
f5 – AF-L (Auto Focus Lock) – setting AE-L/AF-L button – Tip #52
f6 – Accessing menus with Command and Sub-Command Buttons – Tip #32
f7 – One button dial adjustment – Tip #60
f8 – Memory card required to take picture – Tip #47
f9 – Minus and Plus indicators order of displaying – Tip #61

Depth of Fields and focal lengths (f stops) – Tip #94

Diopter (Viewfinder eyepiece focusing) – Tip #38

Easy Exposure Compensation (Exposure Value) (b3 Control) – Tip #53

Equipment Security (Label your photo equipment) – Tip #42

Exposure Compensation – adjustment – Tip #59

Exposure Modes – “P” mode versus “Auto” mode – Tip #65A

Filters – Digital specific – Tip #68

Firmware – Updating – Tip #76

Flash
Built in flash adjustment – Tip #2
Camera flash turned off – Tip #46
External flash control – Tip #13
Fill flash – natural look for indoor photos – Tip #10
Remote Speedlite flash – Tip #90
Resetting SB800 to normal operation – Tip #37
Sync modes – Tip #11
Sync speed – Tip #8
Umbrella – Tip #98

Focusing Beep (d1 Control) – Tip #57

Focus Point
Center focus point – Tip #17
Display Mode (Playback Menu) – Tip #3
Single point focus – Tips #99 and #101

Gridlines (d2 Control) – Tip #49

Help – Accessing camera help menus – Tip #48

Highlights – Display Mode (Playback Menu) – Tip#21

ISO
Adjusting (Aperture mode only) (d3 Control) – Tip#16
Auto ISO – ISO Sensitivity (Shooting Menu) – Tip #20
Auto ISO – Tip #20 Part 2 (Shooting Menu) – Tip #69
Displayed in viewfinder (d3 Control) – Tip #54

Lenses
Changing lens – Tip #44
Dust spots (cleaning lenses) – Tip #80
Wide angle lens – Straightening image – Tip #33

Live View
Framing and exposure setting – Tip #63
Manual focusing – Tip #64
Index (continued)

Manage picture control (Shooting Menu) – Tip #36

Manuals
Download manuals – Tip #14
Mastering the Nikon D7000 by Darrell Young – Tip #66
Nikon Digitutor – Tip #5

Memory Cards
Copying cards – Tip #78
Formatting cards – Tip #93A
Hiding images on memory card (Playback Menu) – Tip #39
Memory card assigned to video – Tip #55
Memory card #2 – slot assignment & remaining availability – Tip #55
Memory card required to take picture (f8 Control) – Tip #47
Selection – Tip #71

Meter adjusting (b5 Control) – Tip #24

Minus and Plus indicators order of displaying (f9 Control) – Tip #61

Mode Dial – Camera went nuts – Tip #71

Monitor timer setting (Monitor off delay) (c4 Control) – Tip#29

My Menu
Setup – Tip #4
Suggestions by Jeff Impey
Tip #13 Flash Commander Mode
Tip #22 Vivid setting
Tip #36 Manage Picture Control
Tip #45 Image Review
Tip #51 Battery information
Tip #55 Video SD destination & SD memory available

Multiple Exposures – Reducing noise while using a tripod – Tip #7

One button dial adjustment (f7 Control) – Tip #60

Picture Control and Picture Review
Comparing 2 pictures – Tip #23
Manage picture control – Tip #36
Photoshop within the camera – Tip 34
Review other photographers’ settings and compare to yours – Tip #96
Zooming in & out of a picture – Tip #23

Picture display after each shot (Playback Menu) – Tip #37A

Picture Quality
Composition – Tip #100
Foggy pictures (acclimate equipment to location conditions) – Tip #89
Learn the camera’s features – Tip #83
Practice the shot prior to taking moving subjects – Tip #85
Shooting from automobile – Tip #92
Taking keepers versus shooting everything – Tip #82

Playback Menu
Focus Point – Display Mode – Tip #3
Hiding images on memory card – Tip #39
Highlights – Display Mode – Tip#21
Picture display after each shot – Tip #37A
Rear LCD screen turned off – Tip #45
Review pictures from different cameras on memory card – Tip #41

Rear LCD Screen
Brightness – Tip #58
Cleaning plastic cover – Tip #67
Illuminating – Tip #31
Turned off (Playback Menu) – Tip #45

Remote Control
Shutter button doesn’t work (camera set to ‘remote’ mode) – Tip #88
Storing remote control – Tip #84
Use and setup – Tip #18

Retouch Menu
Converting picture to black & white / Sepia / Cyanotype – Tip #40
Straighten picture – Tip #79

Review pictures from different cameras on memory card (Playback Menu) – Tip #41

Self-timer – Camera takes picture after a slight delay – Tip #84A

Setup Menu
Battery information – Tip #51
Copyright – Tip #25
Copyright updated annually – Tip #91
LCD screen brightness – Tip #58

Shooting Menu
Active D Lighting (highlighting dark areas in picture) – Tip #35
Auto ISO – ISO Sensitivity – Tip #20
Auto ISO – Tip #20 Part 2 – Tip #69
Manage picture control – Tip #36
Memory card assigned to video – Tip #55
Memory card #2 – slot assignment & remaining availability – Tip #55
Vivid – set picture control – Tip #22

Shutter speed for “M” & “S” modes – Tip #74

Tripod
Quick connect plate missing – Tip #65
Vibration Reduction off when using tripod – Tip #72

U1 & U2 User settings
Saving settings to U1 & U2 – tip #6
Saving settings to SD card – Tip #12

Vibration Reduction – Lens settings
“Normal” versus “Active” – Tip #95
Vibration Reduction off when using tripod – Tip #72

Video
Focusing – Tip #64A
Landscape shooting only – Tip #56
Practice the shot before the ‘important one’ is taken – Tip #86
Record Button – Tip #75
Record pausing – Tip #75A
SD slot assignment – Tip #55
SD memory availability – Tip #55
Shooting checklist – Tip #87

Vivid – set picture control (Shooting Menu) – Tip #22

Virtual Horizon – Setting function up – Tip #1

White Balance
Custom White Balance adjustment – Tip #27
Custom White Balance adjustment – Part 2 – Tip #30
Sunrise & Sunset settings – Tip #77

[Grandpaw]

Grandpaw a/k/a Jeff Impey

To say what so many people before me have said ... 'This is one heck of a thread with so much worthwhile information in it.'

I cannot tell you how much I have learned and how easy you made a challenging subject.

I have read every tip and look forward to more tips and comments by the other 'Threadees' (as I call them).

With so much information, I found it beneficial to make an index of the Tips. Here is my Index of Jeff Impey's Tips ... I hope is useful to some as it is been useful to me.

ChooChoo Papa a/k/a Jeff Jacobs

>>>> Index <<<<

Accessing menus with Command and Sub-Command Buttons (f6 Control) – Tip #32

Active D Lighting (highlighting dark areas in picture) (Shooting Menu) – Tip #35

AE-L (Auto Exposure Lock) – setting AE-L/AF-L button (f5 Control) – Tip #52

AF-L (Auto Focus Lock) – setting AE-L/AF-L button (f5 Control) – Tip #52

Assigning function button (f3 Control) – Tip #1

Autofocus
Autofocus (take picture only when in focus) AF-C & AF-S (a1 Control)–Tip 43 Autofocus beep (d1 Control) – Tip #81
In dark surroundings – Tip #19

Auto-meter off delay (c2 Control) – Tip #50

Back LCD lighting (f1 Control) – Tip #15

Battery
Extra Battery – Tip #73
Grip – Advantages – Tip #9
Information (Setup Menu) – Tip #51

Camera Strap (Sling strap) – Tip #28

Checklists
Photo-shoot checklist – Tip #62
Pre-shooting checklist – Tip #26

Copyright
Copyright – Tip #25
Copyright symbol – Tip #97
Copyright updated annually – Tip #91

Custom Setting Menu
a1 – Autofocus (take picture only when in focus) AF-C & AF-S – Tip #43
b3 – Easy Exposure Compensation (Exposure Value) – Tip #53
b5 – Meter adjusting – Tip #24
c2 – Auto-meter off delay (c2 Control) – Tip #50
c4 – Monitor timer setting (Monitor off delay) – Tip#29
d1 – Focusing Beep – Tip #57
d1 – Autofocus beep – Tip #81
d2 – Gridlines – Tip #49
d3 – ISO adjusting (Aperture mode only) – Tip#16
d3 – ISO displayed in viewfinder – Tip #54
f1 – Back LCD lighting – Tip #15
f3 – Assigning function button – Tip #1
f5 – AE-L (Auto Exposure Lock) – setting AE-L/AF-L button – Tip #52
f5 – AF-L (Auto Focus Lock) – setting AE-L/AF-L button – Tip #52
f6 – Accessing menus with Command and Sub-Command Buttons – Tip #32
f7 – One button dial adjustment – Tip #60
f8 – Memory card required to take picture – Tip #47
f9 – Minus and Plus indicators order of displaying – Tip #61

Depth of Fields and focal lengths (f stops) – Tip #94

Diopter (Viewfinder eyepiece focusing) – Tip #38

Easy Exposure Compensation (Exposure Value) (b3 Control) – Tip #53

Equipment Security (Label your photo equipment) – Tip #42

Exposure Compensation – adjustment – Tip #59

Exposure Modes – “P” mode versus “Auto” mode – Tip #65A

Filters – Digital specific – Tip #68

Firmware – Updating – Tip #76

Flash
Built in flash adjustment – Tip #2
Camera flash turned off – Tip #46
External flash control – Tip #13
Fill flash – natural look for indoor photos – Tip #10
Remote Speedlite flash – Tip #90
Resetting SB800 to normal operation – Tip #37
Sync modes – Tip #11
Sync speed – Tip #8
Umbrella – Tip #98

Focusing Beep (d1 Control) – Tip #57

Focus Point
Center focus point – Tip #17
Display Mode (Playback Menu) – Tip #3
Single point focus – Tips #99 and #101

Gridlines (d2 Control) – Tip #49

Help – Accessing camera help menus – Tip #48

Highlights – Display Mode (Playback Menu) – Tip#21

ISO
Adjusting (Aperture mode only) (d3 Control) – Tip#16
Auto ISO – ISO Sensitivity (Shooting Menu) – Tip #20
Auto ISO – Tip #20 Part 2 (Shooting Menu) – Tip #69
Displayed in viewfinder (d3 Control) – Tip #54

Lenses
Changing lens – Tip #44
Dust spots (cleaning lenses) – Tip #80
Wide angle lens – Straightening image – Tip #33

Live View
Framing and exposure setting – Tip #63
Manual focusing – Tip #64
Index (continued)

Manage picture control (Shooting Menu) – Tip #36

Manuals
Download manuals – Tip #14
Mastering the Nikon D7000 by Darrell Young – Tip #66
Nikon Digitutor – Tip #5

Memory Cards
Copying cards – Tip #78
Formatting cards – Tip #93A
Hiding images on memory card (Playback Menu) – Tip #39
Memory card assigned to video – Tip #55
Memory card #2 – slot assignment & remaining availability – Tip #55
Memory card required to take picture (f8 Control) – Tip #47
Selection – Tip #71

Meter adjusting (b5 Control) – Tip #24

Minus and Plus indicators order of displaying (f9 Control) – Tip #61

Mode Dial – Camera went nuts – Tip #71

Monitor timer setting (Monitor off delay) (c4 Control) – Tip#29

My Menu
Setup – Tip #4
Suggestions by Jeff Impey
Tip #13 Flash Commander Mode
Tip #22 Vivid setting
Tip #36 Manage Picture Control
Tip #45 Image Review
Tip #51 Battery information
Tip #55 Video SD destination & SD memory available

Multiple Exposures – Reducing noise while using a tripod – Tip #7

One button dial adjustment (f7 Control) – Tip #60

Picture Control and Picture Review
Comparing 2 pictures – Tip #23
Manage picture control – Tip #36
Photoshop within the camera – Tip 34
Review other photographers’ settings and compare to yours – Tip #96
Zooming in & out of a picture – Tip #23

Picture display after each shot (Playback Menu) – Tip #37A

Picture Quality
Composition – Tip #100
Foggy pictures (acclimate equipment to location conditions) – Tip #89
Learn the camera’s features – Tip #83
Practice the shot prior to taking moving subjects – Tip #85
Shooting from automobile – Tip #92
Taking keepers versus shooting everything – Tip #82

Playback Menu
Focus Point – Display Mode – Tip #3
Hiding images on memory card – Tip #39
Highlights – Display Mode – Tip#21
Picture display after each shot – Tip #37A
Rear LCD screen turned off – Tip #45
Review pictures from different cameras on memory card – Tip #41

Rear LCD Screen
Brightness – Tip #58
Cleaning plastic cover – Tip #67
Illuminating – Tip #31
Turned off (Playback Menu) – Tip #45

Remote Control
Shutter button doesn’t work (camera set to ‘remote’ mode) – Tip #88
Storing remote control – Tip #84
Use and setup – Tip #18

Retouch Menu
Converting picture to black & white / Sepia / Cyanotype – Tip #40
Straighten picture – Tip #79

Review pictures from different cameras on memory card (Playback Menu) – Tip #41

Self-timer – Camera takes picture after a slight delay – Tip #84A

Setup Menu
Battery information – Tip #51
Copyright – Tip #25
Copyright updated annually – Tip #91
LCD screen brightness – Tip #58

Shooting Menu
Active D Lighting (highlighting dark areas in picture) – Tip #35
Auto ISO – ISO Sensitivity – Tip #20
Auto ISO – Tip #20 Part 2 – Tip #69
Manage picture control – Tip #36
Memory card assigned to video – Tip #55
Memory card #2 – slot assignment & remaining availability – Tip #55
Vivid – set picture control – Tip #22

Shutter speed for “M” & “S” modes – Tip #74

Tripod
Quick connect plate missing – Tip #65
Vibration Reduction off when using tripod – Tip #72

U1 & U2 User settings
Saving settings to U1 & U2 – tip #6
Saving settings to SD card – Tip #12

Vibration Reduction – Lens settings
“Normal” versus “Active” – Tip #95
Vibration Reduction off when using tripod – Tip #72

Video
Focusing – Tip #64A
Landscape shooting only – Tip #56
Practice the shot before the ‘important one’ is taken – Tip #86
Record Button – Tip #75
Record pausing – Tip #75A
SD slot assignment – Tip #55
SD memory availability – Tip #55
Shooting checklist – Tip #87

Vivid – set picture control (Shooting Menu) – Tip #22

Virtual Horizon – Setting function up – Tip #1

White Balance
Custom White Balance adjustment – Tip #27
Custom White Balance adjustment – Part 2 – Tip #30
Sunrise & Sunset settings – Tip #77

Thanks Jeff for taking your time and organizing the list of tips. This should be helpful and make it easier to find differnt topics. Jeff

[Brandondelano]

Hi there new to the forum

[Brandondelano]

Great Info!

[lalithnlk]

Hello, I am new to this community. I have purchased a Nikon D7000 and was checking the tips section by Jeff. I found it very informative and a good learning curve for starters like me. Wishing every body Holiday cheer in the coming weeks.
Thank you

[Photo-John]

Welcome to PhotographyREVIEW.com, lalithnlk! It's always good to see someone new jump right in. We'd love to learn more about you. I know you need to make a few more posts before you start your own thread. A couple of good places to make comments are on the Welcome thread on the ViewFinder forum, and on the Photo Critique forum.

Hope to see lots more of you here

[Grandpaw]

Hello, I am new to this community. I have purchased a Nikon D7000 and was checking the tips section by Jeff. I found it very informative and a good learning curve for starters like me. Wishing every body Holiday cheer in the coming weeks.
Thank you

Welcome aboard! Glad to have you are here and I am happy to see that you got something out of my tips thread. Jeff

[kookjai]

so much info in this thread Bookmarked!

[dennford]

I have just bought a s/h d7000 and found this thread whilst searching for easy to understand and usefull info', after only the first few tips I have bookmarked the thread - I couldn't want better.

Denn

[Grandpaw]

I have just bought a s/h d7000 and found this thread whilst searching for easy to understand and usefull info', after only the first few tips I have bookmarked the thread - I couldn't want better.

Denn

Normal is for just what it says, normal conditions when you are standing still so that it will help stop camera movement. The active is when you are in something like a car, boat train or something that is not stationary and is moving.

[coolpix56]

Hi Jeff, I'm a newbie here and found the site and your tips after doing an Internet search for the D7000. I purchased one used and received it today. I was reading this particular tip on custom WB and I'm unsure of what kind of white paper you are suggesting shooters to use, but all the white paper I ever used, such as copier paper, have yielded me the worst white balances. The 18 percent gray card or something similar to that works very well and is accurate for me using a D700, D3 and D300 over the last few years. I also used white coffee filters that were effective. The reason is white paper is comprised of many different colors to complete the white color. The human eye doesn't see these colors, but the camera definitely does and I have got some pretty wild color balances as a result. I know video crews use white paper and I'm unsure of what kind of results they get, but of course, a video camera is a different piece of gear.

[Grandpaw]

Hi Jeff, I'm a newbie here and found the site and your tips after doing an Internet search for the D7000. I purchased one used and received it today. I was reading this particular tip on custom WB and I'm unsure of what kind of white paper you are suggesting shooters to use, but all the white paper I ever used, such as copier paper, have yielded me the worst white balances. The 18 percent gray card or something similar to that works very well and is accurate for me using a D700, D3 and D300 over the last few years. I also used white coffee filters that were effective. The reason is white paper is comprised of many different colors to complete the white color. The human eye doesn't see these colors, but the camera definitely does and I have got some pretty wild color balances as a result. I know video crews use white paper and I'm unsure of what kind of results they get, but of course, a video camera is a different piece of gear.

I have used a sheet of white paper and also just a white wall without any problems. You do have to make sure that whatever you use is covering the entire screen for it to work properly.

[LongFastGlass]

Hi Nikonians,

This is my first post. Great thread on the 7000! I'm getting one next week to replace my trusty D80 and have a question that I've posed to a couple of camera shops and to Nikon's 800-line and have gotten conflicting info.

Will the D7000 remotely fire one or more SB600 strobes? That ability is essential for me and would be a deal breaker if it can't.

Thanks! I'm looking forward to getting my new camera and putting into practice all of the great info from this thread.

[Grandpaw]

Hi Nikonians,

This is my first post. Great thread on the 7000! I'm getting one next week to replace my trusty D80 and have a question that I've posed to a couple of camera shops and to Nikon's 800-line and have gotten conflicting info.

Will the D7000 remotely fire one or more SB600 strobes? That ability is essential for me and would be a deal breaker if it can't.



Thanks! I'm looking forward to getting my new camera and putting into practice all of the great info from this thread.

Yes it will fire the SB600 by using the built in flash on your camera in commander mode. Your camera will be able to fire several flashes at the same time but you will only be able to control two different groups and their power separately. You can have as many flashes in each group as you want. You will be able to raise and lower the power of group "A" or "B" separately.

[Mup]

Thanks Pam for saying something. These are things I thought might be helpful to others but with almost 800 views and so few replies or comments I'm not so sure if it isn't just a waist of time. Hopefully some of the people that have viewed the tips have found some helpful information. Thanks again Nate and Pam for showing some interest, Jeff

A teachers time is never wasted. Awesome information and it's helping me greatly.
THANK YOU! 👍

[bdukes2962]

I only have a NikonD3200 and I've been most happy with it - the D7000 sounds good though and I might consider an upgrade. Thank you for this post and keep posting!

[TomKent]

Grandpaw - I just joined the forum because of your posts. I just bought a Nikon D7000 and love your tips! Thanks.

[Grandpaw]

I'm glad to hear people are still getting something out of my thread. Jeff

[Loafer]

Hi Jeff,

This is my first post. Firstly, Thanks for a wonderful opportunity to get to know my camera. I have had it for a few years now, and never got to know someone who could help me to get to grips with that what bothered me - until I stumbled into you.

Regarding the above, I agree, but there is one bit I would like to add. A program like Lightroom can make a really lousy picture come to life. I have taken photos of lion, and in Africa they invariably choose to lie in the shade of a tree. Normally the trees are not big, so the spot of shadow only just accommodates the lion. With bright sunlight all around that dark spot becomes a big challenge, except if you have a manipulation tool. I have a suspicion many of the sample photos you refer to are ex Photoshop or similar.

[Grandpaw]

Hi Jeff,

This is my first post. Firstly, Thanks for a wonderful opportunity to get to know my camera. I have had it for a few years now, and never got to know someone who could help me to get to grips with that what bothered me - until I stumbled into you.

Regarding the above, I agree, but there is one bit I would like to add. A program like Lightroom can make a really lousy picture come to life. I have taken photos of lion, and in Africa they invariably choose to lie in the shade of a tree. Normally the trees are not big, so the spot of shadow only just accommodates the lion. With bright sunlight all around that dark spot becomes a big challenge, except if you have a manipulation tool. I have a suspicion many of the sample photos you refer to are ex Photoshop or similar.

Welcome to the site and welcome to my tips thread. Glad you found it and were able to gain some help from it. So often people think that buying a newer more expensive camera or lens will improve their pictures a lot but they never take the time to learn how to get the most out of what they already have. In my opinion getting to know your equipment and improving your knowledge far out weighs what you gain from spending more money. Having nicer equipment is great but without the knowledge to go with it you are basically pretty much wasting your money.