Playing with my d70-s nikon...opinions ?

mozeppa · December 1, 2005 11:16AM

the learning curve on this camera is enough to humble any shutter bug!

still having a prob with white balance...any help out there?...sugestions?

any favorite setting ya'll might have?

reveal bulbs?

dthigpen · December 1, 2005 11:20AM

Color Correction, -7/+7/+7 to fix the red issue on that CCD. Tone down the lighting.

robertpr · December 1, 2005 11:23AM

You're over-exposing it quite a bit. Tip: look through the shutter. You'll see a graph showing the exposure. The top dial controls the exposure and the bottom controls the shutter speed: change these settings until the graph goes to about 0 (right in the center) and take a pic. If it is too dark on your computer, tweak it a little higher. Keep doing that until it looks OK. What I'm seeing in your photo is probably a picture that was brightened after the fact, on the computer?

Also, move the light source further away from the coin.

D70 Manual Online (PDF)

mozeppa · December 1, 2005 11:25AM

i will try again tommorow!

robertpr · December 1, 2005 11:34AM

Also make sure your command dial is set to M mode (manual).

MikeInFL · December 1, 2005 2:35PM

Several suggestions:

1) Purchase Thom Hogan's Complete Guide to the NIkon D70 & D70s -- it was the manual your camera should have come with.
2) White balance will be fixed if you get a grey card and use custom white balance. That will solve your color problems.
3) Shoot RAW and download/buy Nikon Capture. Your photos will thank you.
4) Read about exposure -- your photo is overexposed.

Hope this helps...Mike

mozeppa · December 1, 2005 10:41PM

thanks guys!....looks like i got smoe readin' ta do!

nwcs · December 1, 2005 10:48PM

Wow, the creamsicle cent.

Take the pic in raw and adjust white balance after the fact. Don't worry about bulb types, it won't matter with raw and white balance adjustments. I find that using a f/7 gives me good results, too. I usually shoot at 55mm from about 10 inches away.

jacktheknife · December 1, 2005 10:57PM

Mike,

Don't worry, at least you're ahead of me. I have the d70s and just ordered my lens for taking pics of my Lincolns. I have tried to gather as much information about imaging coins as I could. It still is a mysterious process to me and I haven't even taken a pic! Some folks guard the information like a corporate secret. I had one dealer tell me that he would not share the info about his pics because he considered it an advantage over his competitors. I can't blame him! These boards are an excellent resource. mgoodm3 and Shylock take great pics and can be very helpful. Best of luck. I will be posting my first attempts in the next couple days.

Jack

nwcs · December 1, 2005 11:26PM

I also recommend you all take a look at some of the books out there on up close photography. I've been reading one and it's been very good at giving me creative ideas not to mention better understanding of when to use certain techniques. It isn't hard to take excellent coin pictures. It just takes some time, practice shots, and a willingness to experiment.

Playing with my d70-s nikon...opinions ?

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