the next step

[j819l67]

Hello everyone, i have been an avid reader on this site for quite a while now. I have learned some thing from all but i need to take the next step to move forward with my photography. I have a nikon d40, with the kit lens and a vr 55-200mm lens, I mainly shoot with the camera in p mode but have just recently ventured to manual mode and am having issues. I take a pic in p mode and look at the settings and then switch to manual and duplicate them but for some reason they r not the sam. What is the best way to jump to being a photographer in manual mode? any tips or help or books that gave anyone insight would be really appreciated

Thank You all
Jeff

[OsmosisStudios]

Your best bet is to post example shots: 1 taken in P, and the other with the same settings in M.

[zetson]

What settings did you duplicate? Maybe you forgot some of them? If you copy the aperture, shutter speed, ISO and white balance, both P and M should render the same image in the same light conditions and focus point.

[sk66]

Only thing is some cameras will use an in-between ISO in P mode while displaying a standard full step ISO.

[candleman]

i'd suggest using aperture priority first, then add exposure compenation to that.

when you are comfortable with that move to manual.

[j819l67]

good advice i m going to try the aperature priority first and see if i can do any better
thank you all i knew i came to the right place

Jeff

[Vagebond]

Canon has something called auto lighting enhancement, I think it's called ADR in Nikonese, that's on by default and is active in all modes except M. If it's the same with Nikon, that might cause differences too. Try switching it off while testing.