So, you have a new camera, what you should you do first?
Jan 20, 2017 07:18:27 #
I make sure that I watch the unboxing videos on youtube first. I don't want to screw it up.
Jan 20, 2017 07:24:42 #
Jan 20, 2017 07:25:36 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
Rongnongno wrote:
Beside charging the battery? br br Read the manua... (show quote)
The first thing I do is watch the U Tube videos on my new camera. So much free information and step by step neat stuff. As far as ISO, I shoot the Nikon D500, I shoot birds in flight early in the morning, I need a shutter speed of at least 1/1600 sec. So my ISO might be 4000 on one shot and 6400 on the next. When the sun does pop out and can then reduce my ISO accordingly. With this camera I can get a low noise 20X30 print. I do not need to print anything bigger. I am happy with the noise the camera delivers, much better than my D7200.
Jan 20, 2017 07:27:38 #
tainkc wrote:
I make sure that I watch the unboxing videos on youtube first. I don't want to screw it up.
Best answer.
Jan 20, 2017 07:53:14 #
cactuspic
Loc: Dallas, TX
Slam a fresh Canon battery in, customize my settings and buttons (eg. back button focusing, live view) and then PLAY (of course doing a bunch of informal testing). I always try to get in a play day before we go to work.
Jan 20, 2017 08:05:18 #
It doesn't matter what you do 1st, 2nd or 3rd... Get out there and have fun.
Jan 20, 2017 08:08:09 #
Mount the longest zoom lens, set the camera on automatic, and start taking pictures. Read the instruction book when the photos do look too great.
Jan 20, 2017 08:10:18 #
Rongnongno wrote:
Beside charging the battery? br br Read the manua... (show quote)
Thanks for that.
Manual? We don't need no stinking manual. (Treasure of the Sierra Madre)
The first thing I do is set it to take a picture when I push the button, rather than waiting for the camera to decide that focus is sharp.
Then I set it so it can't take a picture without an SD card.
I also set a limit to the ISO, knowing that I can change it if necessary.
Jan 20, 2017 08:15:28 #
Rongnongno wrote:
Beside charging the battery? br br Read the manua... (show quote)
Since I read in-depth reviews before purchase, and borrow or try before I buy, I have a good idea of what to expect.
I am one of the two percent who read manuals, so I will have downloaded all the manuals and firmware update guides to my iPhone and Mac. I will have already been through them once.
So, the first thing I do (after charging the battery and making sure I have everything that was supposed to be in the box) is to check the version of the firmware and then go see if there's an update. If so, I download that and the instructions to install it, and get the beast up to date!
Quite often, bodies and lenses ship with one version, and one or two updates are released before they arrive at the customer's door. These days, you get bug fixes, performance improvements, and new features that way!
Jan 20, 2017 08:20:10 #
Jan 20, 2017 08:31:21 #
Well, when I buy a new camera, usually and customarily a used one, first thing I do is to spend several days reading the manual. If I charge the battery and install it in the camera it is only to test the different functions of the camera. I am not ready yet to shoot with it.
Yes, you heard me right, I study and learn the camera reading the instructions and it usually takes me about one week to read them. If I am not familiar with the camera by the time I finish reading the instructions I start all over again. Once I begin to use the camera the manual for the instructions is by my computer and periodically I read sections of it not to say I go to the Internet to find out about new firmware downloads and download them if appropriate.
You will see me shooting around base ISO whenever possible. Since I shoot mostly manual, aperture and shutter speeds are pretty familiar to me with the new camera by the time I begin to use it.
Yes, you heard me right, I study and learn the camera reading the instructions and it usually takes me about one week to read them. If I am not familiar with the camera by the time I finish reading the instructions I start all over again. Once I begin to use the camera the manual for the instructions is by my computer and periodically I read sections of it not to say I go to the Internet to find out about new firmware downloads and download them if appropriate.
You will see me shooting around base ISO whenever possible. Since I shoot mostly manual, aperture and shutter speeds are pretty familiar to me with the new camera by the time I begin to use it.
Jan 20, 2017 08:33:39 #
You all are putting the cart ahead of the horse.
Charge the battery, read the manual and download/update any software.
Charge the battery, read the manual and download/update any software.
Jan 20, 2017 08:35:08 #
First thing I do when I get the newest camera is, look to see if a newer version has come out so I can order that one....lol
Jan 20, 2017 08:48:47 #
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Jan 20, 2017 09:19:30 #
I bought a d810. After shooting for years a d100, d200, d300, Fuji s2, and a d700, I just loaded it up made some changes, and started taking pictures. All of them are pretty much the same.
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