Manual Mode

[Nicole]

Originally Posted by Skazi

One thing I haven't figured out is what the P mode does on my D50. I mean I know what it does technically, but what is the difference between that and Auto?

The primary difference between Auto and P modes is that in Auto you cannot adjust anything, whereas in P mode, if you turn the dial, you can adjust the shutter speed and the camera will adjust the other settings to give you the same exposure.

So, what this means is if, for example, you're taking a picture of something that's moving quickly, and in auto mode because of light it gives you a setting of a shutter speed of 1/100 and an aperture of f/8, but you're still getting blur, so if you go to P mode, you could say change the shutter speed to 1/300 and it will change the aperture, etc while keeping the same exposure.

Not sure if this helps explain the difference, but hopefully it's a start.

[chriswigginton]

Originally Posted by hitkaiser

500x

"Medium" on flickr to make things more simple

Medium flickr size sounds good to me as well.

[BusShooter]

Originally Posted by ron.richardson

when i got my first dslr, i always shot in portrait mode. then i wondered why i had this fancy camera and shot in almost full auto mode? so in an effort to learn exposure i did this:

1) shot for one month in shutter priority mode
2) shot for one month in aperture priority mode
3) shot for one month in manual mode

after those three months i gained a much better understanding of exposure. i now find myself shooting in aperture priority mode the most, unless the situation dictates otherwise.

I think I'm going to start doing that tomorrow, thanks for the suggestions Ron!

[bikerbwoi]

iv been havin a d50 for abt 2 months now n i wanna know where i can get the basics on manual photography using dslrs..its really annoyin not to be able t find proper info wen u really need it ...!

[Saralonde]

Originally Posted by bikerbwoi

iv been havin a d50 for abt 2 months now n i wanna know where i can get the basics on manual photography using dslrs..its really annoyin not to be able t find proper info wen u really need it ...!

Have you seen this site? http://www.nikondigital.com/d50_digitutor/index.html
You can also check out this http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d50/d50-settings.htm
I don't have a Nikon, but I hope these sites help you. Check back here, too. I'm sure you'll find answers to your questions! Digital Photography School blog might be helpful, too. http://www.digital-photography-school.com/blog/

[wulf]

Originally Posted by hitkaiser

500x

More specifically, 500px as the longest edge. If you have photos hosted on an external service, like Flickr, put in a link so people can jump there and view it larger. However, when pictures are too large it throws out the spacing of the page, makes things load slowly, costs more DPS bandwidth (as numbers mount, that could become an important factor) and also prevents people from getting an easy overview of the page.

Mods and admins on the site are discussing ways to automatically keep picture sizes down but the best way is for people to do it voluntarily

Wulf