Help How do I change the ISO and F stops

[epeyton@tampabay.rr.com]

I want to take pictures of fireworks tonight and I was told to use ISO 160 and F/12 to 14. I am new to digital and I don't know how to change those things on my D-50? :eek:Please help me.

[Firemaine]

Check this page out about the D50
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/NikonD50/page3.asp

[tufcat]

Better late than never..... I bought this DVD at a local photography shop and found it to be helpful and informative in learning to use the D50's different features and settings.

http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Nikon-D50-Digital-SLR/dp/B000A0C71K/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-6490478-6204911?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1186247383&sr=8-1

[sunsetter]

Reading the manual that came with your camera would certainly help!!

[epeyton@tampabay.rr.com]

Thanks guys for all your help, I am visual learner and reading the manual doesn't really help me very much, however the website and the DVD did. Thanks again.:o

[henryp]

Thanks guys for all your help, I am visual learner and reading the manual doesn't really help me very much,

I sympathize. Reading the manual with the camera in your hands so you're actually doing what the manual describes helps.

[Heaterguy]

Sunsetter, how camp you are with your response. There are three types of learning; visual, audio and complex. Obviously, visual learners adapt by seeing, audio by hearing and complex learners by seeing and hearing. They retain the most.
I have a Nikon D-70 and have read the manual cover to cover, along with a third party book and a DVD instructional. That is what it took for me to learn how to use the camera.
I would think that the reason for the forum is to share knowledge with each other and help one another with their problems. If your responses are typical I think others would be reluctant to participate.

[mysticeyesx]

i also found that the advanced manual for my camera was a lot of help and the tutorial here http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-photograph-fireworks/
how did the fireworks pics come out?

[wulf]

I would think that the reason for the forum is to share knowledge with each other and help one another with their problems. If your responses are typical I think others would be reluctant to participate.
Ahem! Play nice!

Please try to avoid adding personal digs to comments - it is more likely to generate heat rather than light (and put others off participating).

There - I've said it nicely. Don't make me come down and moderate y'all!

Wulf

ps. I think Henry's advice - read the manual but with the camera in your hands - was an excellent idea for those who struggle to absorb from the printed page but recognise their need to learn some of the technical stuff.

[Jargon]

Reading the manual with the camera in your hands is good advice. I've done that. I actually copied the PDF version of the manual to my Pocket PC phone so that I could always read it.

[epeyton@tampabay.rr.com]

I made a small copy of the the pages I needed a cheat sheet if you will and it is working for me. My goal is to have the tech stuff come naturally. Thank you:)

[epeyton@tampabay.rr.com]

I made a small copy of the the pages I needed a cheat sheet if you will and it is working for me. My goal is to have the tech stuff come naturally. Thank you:)

Sorry I also meant to share the results.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10345635@N02/1070221313/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1258/1070221313_517bd933fc.jpg" width="500" height="400" alt="Fireworks" /></a>

[epeyton@tampabay.rr.com]

Ok I don't why that didn't work let me try again.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10345635@N02/1070221313/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1258/1070221313_517bd933fc.jpg" width="500" height="400" alt="Fireworks" /></a>

[epeyton@tampabay.rr.com]

Why didn't the picture download??:confused: Sorry I wanted you to see what I learned. :eek:

[jhpope]

In these bulletin boards you usually can't use html code. I think they use something called BBCode. I was however still able to browse to the picture and your flickr. You have some great shots!

Here is the format to post a picture and have it link to its flickr page. In this example I used the picture you were trying to display.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1258/1070221313_517bd933fc.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/10345635@N02/1070221313/)

The easiest way to do this is to first insert the image. Click on the icon with the mountains and copy the url of the picture. Then highlight the .... tag and hit the hyper link icon and paste the url to its page on flickr.

I didn't want to steal your thunder by posting the image so copy and paste the code above.

Hope this helped

[epeyton@tampabay.rr.com]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1258/1070221313_517bd933fc.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/10345635@N02/1070221313/)


Thank you that seem to work just fine!!!

[mysticeyesx]

awesome job on your firework picture!:)





http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1258/1070221313_517bd933fc.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/10345635@N02/1070221313/)


Thank you that seem to work just fine!!!

[Tiberius]

I want to take pictures of fireworks tonight and I was told to use ISO 160 and F/12 to 14. I am new to digital and I don't know how to change those things on my D-50? :eek:Please help me.

To understand ISO, shutter speed and aperture, it often helps to imagine a tap (or faucet for those of you who live in the States) that is squirting water onto a sponge.

Taking a photo is like turning the tap on for a moment, then turning it off. To get a proper exposure, you need to get the proper amount of water to be soaked up by the sponge.

Shutter speed is like how long you leave the tap turned on.

Aperture is like how big the hole that the water comes out of is.

ISO is like how absorbant the sponge is.

So if you have a narrow aperture not much water is going to come out. So you need to make the sponge more absorbant (so it soaks up the water faster) or you need to leave the tap on for longer.

Likewise, shutter speed, aperture and ISO can all be adjusted to let light in, and if you change one setting, you can adjust other settings to keep the exposure correct.

I've created a few tutorials about this:

Shutter Speed, Aperture, ISO (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/52555757/) This gives information about what each setting does and how you can change them to get the proper exposure.

You may also find my tutorials on basic exposure settings (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/52556187/) and using the P, A, S and M modes (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/57022938/) useful.

[epeyton@tampabay.rr.com]

Thank you so much each one of the links were very informative. I've always had an eye for photography, but I was unaware how little I knew about how it all works. Without that knowledge I was putting major limitation on my work. Thanks again for helping in my quest for knowledge. ;)

[henryp]

I made a small copy of the the pages I needed a cheat sheet if you will and it is working for me. My goal is to have the tech stuff come naturally. Thank you

PhotoBert's Cheat Sheet for the Nikon D50 (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/389995-REG/)

[Miss Red]

To understand ISO, shutter speed and aperture, it often helps to imagine a tap (or faucet for those of you who live in the States) that is squirting water onto a sponge.

Taking a photo is like turning the tap on for a moment, then turning it off. To get a proper exposure, you need to get the proper amount of water to be soaked up by the sponge.

Shutter speed is like how long you leave the tap turned on.

Aperture is like how big the hole that the water comes out of is.

ISO is like how absorbant the sponge is.

So if you have a narrow aperture not much water is going to come out. So you need to make the sponge more absorbant (so it soaks up the water faster) or you need to leave the tap on for longer.

Likewise, shutter speed, aperture and ISO can all be adjusted to let light in, and if you change one setting, you can adjust other settings to keep the exposure correct.

I've created a few tutorials about this:

Shutter Speed, Aperture, ISO (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/52555757/) This gives information about what each setting does and how you can change them to get the proper exposure.

You may also find my tutorials on basic exposure settings (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/52556187/) and using the P, A, S and M modes (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/57022938/) useful.

What an excellent way to put this!!

[AmandaPfeiffer]

To understand ISO, shutter speed and aperture, it often helps to imagine a tap (or faucet for those of you who live in the States) that is squirting water onto a sponge...

Wow....that is an excellent way of putting it! I have been reading so much about aperture and asking friends about it, etc, but your explanation finally made it click!:) Thanks so much!