D7000 Camera :d

[Addicted2BoostR34]

ok so just brought my self a D7000 slr any one have one and know any tricks about it ( car bassed ) please

[ZENNON]

wat

[Addicted2BoostR34]

lookn for help with the 3d A/F for takeing pics off moveing cars ..

[MaTBoY]

oh. You just bought a D7000 and are looking for tips.. practice practice practice and read read read. Definately the two most valuable tips you'll get.

You're Looking for help with the 3D A/F function for shooting Moving cars. Right... I don't have a D7000 but mine is similar, and I turned it off. It was to busy focusing on bee's and flowers and anything that wasn't what I was trying to have in focus. Just use the auto option that has the most points available. I think the D7000 has some improvements over the earlier models. to make sure it's doing what you want... practice with it in each mode. pick the one that works best for how you use it.

[itsme]

Hey bud,

I've got a D5000 (earlier model which isn't as good as yours) I've been doing photography about 6 months on a pretty continued basis. Best tip I can give is take your camera with you everywhere, the more often you shoot the better you will get with your camera and its settings.

I'd recommend investing in a decent tripod as this will be useful for any car photography as well as anything being shot in poor lighting conditions.

Filters are useful depending on application but I would recommend you invest in AT LEAST a UV filter for ALL your lenses.. it's much easier to clean a filter or even replace it than it is to replace a whole lense if you scratch it etc.

Further to all this what Matt has written above is spot-on. You want to read and practice all the time, there is plenty of info online for you and there are magazines in newsagents etc, if you intend on focusing on car photography read up on it.

I'll also add, if you're starting out don't get too down when you take shots and they don't look as good as magazines/websites etc. You will find these days ALOT of the shots you see are not taken straight from the camera, they are often touched up in photoshop and you can turn an average looking photo into a good one with little work so try make yourself familiar with photoshop if your not. Sometimes just reducing the image size, cropping out unecessary parts and sharpening it up can make all the difference.

Feel free to PM me with any questions and if I can't answer I'll ask my mate who does photography professionally (if you know anybody else who does photography ask questions and advice, deviantart.com is also a good photo-sharing place and some of the members are happy to help)

Cheers,

Steve

[itsme]

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Edited June 22, 2011 by itsme

[itsme]

Double post sigh

[FST513]

I'm going to add to this.

EVERY SHOT IS RE-TOUCHED. Be it in a magazine or website or where ever you see one. Most of the n00b's who haven't been shooting long and are new to the scene won't retouch or will do minimalistic re-touching but sooner or later, they will start editing more.

The point of shooting in RAW is that it is a RAW photo. The preview on your screen is of a JPEG image. Hence the contrast/colour/saturation/sharpness of it all etc.. but when you put that in photoshop as a RAW photo, you will lose all of it and it's up to you what you want to do with it.

I have 19 points of AF, and i only use one. I hate auto. It focuses where i don't want it to. I also don't shoot with a D7000, i shoot with a Canon 7D, but it's along the same lines. Zone focusing isn't bad, but again, when i want to be precise, i prefer using single point.

[bnr#@]

You wnat to shoot cars as in static photoshoot sort of stuff or action on the track shots?

Two VERY different things...

[NA_Goodness]

Definately turn off auto AF. Like Kory, I only use a single point, its far better in my opinion. I shoot 90% cars as well.

Also agreeing with "itsme", a UV filter is great insurance. All my lenses have them, and you never need to take them off. I've had to replace one because it got burnt from grinder sparks (I wasnt taking the photo, my mate was). Instead of destroying a $400 lens, it cost me $40 for a new filter! I know what I'd rather

With the photoshopped thing, here is a before and after shot I took the other day.

Before:

After:

Nuff said!

[God_speed]

Are you guys are referring to "AF-C" mode - where the camera takes an educated guess / a wild stab at what it should be focusing on? I've still got my D70 (very old school now) but in sports mode it'll switch to this mode where it contnually assesses what's in-frame and re-focuses accordingly; this happens continuously with the shutter button held halfway down. I get mixed results with that feature.

Thinking about upgrading to possibly a D700; prices seem firm at the moment though, particularly due to supply problems from Japan.

[waxracing]

I just picked up a d7000 myself 3 weeks ago

cool cameras love it heaps.

Im just learning as well

[Addicted2BoostR34]

im more on track ones.

the first thing i brought for it was the uv filter

[bnr#@]

For on track shots become good friends with the shuter priority setting on your camera and start with 1/160 while following the car (panning). Then work from there experimenting with different speeds.

[Addicted2BoostR34]

yer i seen that settign and read up on it didnt understand it fully tho but ill just keep playing with it

also i have photo shop 7 sitting around would it be anygood or just use the one that come with camera ?