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Dec 19, 2015 07:28:40   #
CO
 
Are you going to be shooting RAW files or .jpeg files? If you're going to be using the .jpeg files out of the camera there's something to look at. Nikon sets the default sharpening of the Picture Controls - Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, etc. very low at level 3. Nikon expert, Ken Rockwell, recommends increasing that to level 6. Go through all of the Picture Controls and increase the sharpening.

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Dec 19, 2015 08:50:33   #
BboH Loc: s of 2/21, Ellicott City, MD
 
If you can, get Nikon's 10.5mm fisheye for those church ceilings.....

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Dec 19, 2015 09:43:57   #
gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast
 
GeneinChi wrote:
Later this afternoon I leave on vacation to Budapst and Berlin with my almost new refurbished D7100 with an 28-140 lens and a 35mm 1.8 for lowlight situations in churches, museums etc. I've only had a chance to shoot a couple of dozen pictures with the camera so I'm not totally comfortable with it. I've read a couple of books and I believe I have the camera set up properly. My goal is not shoot the entire trip on auto. However, if I'm not sure of what to do in a certain situation Auto it will be! I'm taking a field cheat sheet so that will help. I'm also putting an RX100 in the bag that I am very familiar with if I really start to panic. And I always have my phone. Bottom line...going to have fun learning on the fly. Hopefully I will have something to post for critique when I get

Happy Holiday season to all the Hoggers and thank you for your wonderful insights. Looking forward to a great 2016!
Later this afternoon I leave on vacation to Budaps... (show quote)


I have a D7000 and use P Mode when I'm not setting up for something in particular. I view it as Snapshot Mode. I can change the aperture or shutter speed at the turn of a dial and the other adjusts accordingly. Or I can change the ISO if necessary. For inside of museums and such I program D2 for P Mode with Auto ISO.

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Dec 19, 2015 10:05:19   #
tjphxaz Loc: Phoenix, AZ
 
GeneinChi wrote:
Later this afternoon I leave on vacation to Budapst and Berlin with my almost new refurbished D7100 with an 28-140 lens and a 35mm 1.8 for lowlight situations in churches, museums etc. I've only had a chance to shoot a couple of dozen pictures with the camera so I'm not totally comfortable with it. I've read a couple of books and I believe I have the camera set up properly. My goal is not shoot the entire trip on auto. However, if I'm not sure of what to do in a certain situation Auto it will be! I'm taking a field cheat sheet so that will help. I'm also putting an RX100 in the bag that I am very familiar with if I really start to panic. And I always have my phone. Bottom line...going to have fun learning on the fly. Hopefully I will have something to post for critique when I get back.

Happy Holiday season to all the Hoggers and thank you for your wonderful insights. Looking forward to a great 2016!
Later this afternoon I leave on vacation to Budaps... (show quote)


Try the Program Mode. It gives you some control of exposure variables (aperture, shutter speed, ISO) but always a correct exposure as the camera sees it. You can practice seeing the effect of turning the command and sub-command dials on the three variables as you ride the plane. There was a long thread on the use of P mode here recently, Search should find it.

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Dec 19, 2015 10:36:56   #
gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast
 
tjphxaz wrote:
Try the Program Mode. It gives you some control of exposure variables (aperture, shutter speed, ISO) but always a correct exposure as the camera sees it. You can practice seeing the effect of turning the command and sub-command dials on the three variables as you ride the plane. There was a long thread on the use of P mode here recently, Search should find it.


:thumbup:

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Dec 19, 2015 11:14:10   #
shutterbob Loc: Tucson
 
While the 35mm f1.8 is a fantastic lens, you may want to consider getting an ultra-wide for the inside of churches, museums, etc. The D7100 is capable of great IQ even when you wind the iso up to 1600 or more so shooting in low light should not be a problem. The Tokina 11-16 f2.8 is great for this. And since the 11-20 came out the price on the 11-16 has dropped quite a bit. Check out B&H or Adorama for good prices.

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Dec 19, 2015 12:41:38   #
Bear2 Loc: Southeast,, MI
 
Jerry:
One of my Christmas presents is Joel Sartore's "Fundamentals of Photography ll". The other Christmas present is a Nikon D7200.
I have the first issue as well as the "Masters of Photography" set, and Joel's "The Art of Travel Photography"
Fabulous teacher/professor, wished he lived next door. If anybody could make me good, it is Joel.
Duane

jerryc41 wrote:
In an article I read online, Joel Sartori (Nat Geo) said that he usually keeps his cameras set on Auto at home so he can pick one up and shoot.

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Dec 19, 2015 12:46:39   #
Creta1 Loc: Vancouver, BC
 
I have one too. If in doubt put in in P mode at least it will adjust for the light.
Walking around settings so you don't miss the action.
Auto white balance, F5.6. 1/500,
If you shoot raw put card slot 1-raw & slot 2 to jpeg.
AF-S for still objects or AF-A to let it figure it out.
Make sure the back screen shows the overview with the settings & histogram.
At least then you can see if the pic is within range.
Active D-on to produce a brighter rendition of darkest parts.
Suggest you get the Nikon 7100 for Dummies Book (not meaning your a dummy), but they really go into great explanation. Read it on the plane ride over & enjoy yourself.
I often travel with 2 different cameras now.

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Dec 19, 2015 12:49:50   #
fbillies Loc: Rochester, New York
 
I got my D7100 a year ago, and I love the camera. I have spend a lot of time learning about all the setting and what it can do. However, I first started in the (P) Program mode, I prefer this mode way over Auto Mode. In P mode you can change ISO setting. Don't be afraid to set ISO to 800 or 1600 inside for your church shots. Outdoors I set it at 100 or 200 ISO. You can also set Pictures controls. I set mine to Standard, sharping +6, saturation +1 ( to give pictures a little more color.) I shoot in the jpeg mode and have had many complements about my photography. Most of my shot are good right out of the camera so I don't have to spend a lot of time in post processing. Attached is a picture of a bird shot I took in Florida. Good luck with your picture taking.



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Dec 19, 2015 14:44:16   #
dsnoke Loc: North Georgia, USA
 
GeneinChi wrote:
Later this afternoon I leave on vacation to Budapst and Berlin with my almost new refurbished D7100 with an 28-140 lens and a 35mm 1.8 for lowlight situations in churches, museums etc. I've only had a chance to shoot a couple of dozen pictures with the camera so I'm not totally comfortable with it. I've read a couple of books and I believe I have the camera set up properly. My goal is not shoot the entire trip on auto. However, if I'm not sure of what to do in a certain situation Auto it will be! I'm taking a field cheat sheet so that will help. I'm also putting an RX100 in the bag that I am very familiar with if I really start to panic. And I always have my phone. Bottom line...going to have fun learning on the fly. Hopefully I will have something to post for critique when I get back.

Happy Holiday season to all the Hoggers and thank you for your wonderful insights. Looking forward to a great 2016!
Later this afternoon I leave on vacation to Budaps... (show quote)


I was in Budapest last summer with a D7100 and 18-105 mm lens. I used that lens for nearly everything. One tricky part was shooting the lit buildings in the evening (from a moving cruise ship no less). Be sure to run the ISO up to about 3200 for that. I found little use for my 55-300 mm lens since things are generally so close together there is no need. I did use my 11-16 mm lens inside the cathedrals and castles some, but it would not really have been necessary. I expect your gear will be perfectly adequate. Enjoy your trip.

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Dec 19, 2015 15:17:48   #
MtnMan Loc: ID
 
waykee7 wrote:
My friends tease me that I have a D810 and shoot two modes, aperture and occasionally automatic. The advantage of Aperture is that I can set to f8, which is usually the sweet spot for lenses (or thereabouts) and I try to. E aware of my shutter speed, and adjust my ISO accordingly. Some people seem to look down on Automatic, but it does allow me to pay attention to making the picture or quick re-compositions. Some think if you don't shoot Manual you are somehow deficient. I see things differently. I have a friend who is a talented artist. . . And she understands composition, color, lighting, contrast, texture, story, drama, form, etc. She isn't a photographer; it's just not her medium. But if I gave her my camera set on auto, and put her in an interesting setting, I bet she would blow the socks
Off 99% of the photographers on the forum. And I for one would be most reluctant to show scorn and say, oh, you shot these on automatic? So I say, shoot away with a new camera on automatic and enjoy yourself!
Wayne
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Hmmm. The D8xx does not have an Auto mode.

On the other hand Nikon calls the P, A, and S modes automatic because they do automatically set the exposure. But that exposure depends on a number of things you set (or leave on default).

A lot of people confuse P mode with Auto. It is quite different enabling you to set everything just like A and S mode and then toggle through exposure solutions.

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Dec 19, 2015 15:18:17   #
Lionel1954 Loc: Brampton, Ontario, Canada.
 
GeneinChi wrote:
Later this afternoon I leave on vacation to Budapst and Berlin with my almost new refurbished D7100 with an 28-140 lens and a 35mm 1.8 for lowlight situations in churches, museums etc. I've only had a chance to shoot a couple of dozen pictures with the camera so I'm not totally comfortable with it. I've read a couple of books and I believe I have the camera set up properly. My goal is not shoot the entire trip on auto. However, if I'm not sure of what to do in a certain situation Auto it will be! I'm taking a field cheat sheet so that will help. I'm also putting an RX100 in the bag that I am very familiar with if I really start to panic. And I always have my phone. Bottom line...going to have fun learning on the fly. Hopefully I will have something to post for critique when I get back.

Happy Holiday season to all the Hoggers and thank you for your wonderful insights. Looking forward to a great 2016!
Later this afternoon I leave on vacation to Budaps... (show quote)


Take that thick users manual along for when you get some down time, you may just find the answers your looking for.

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Dec 19, 2015 15:20:09   #
MtnMan Loc: ID
 
Lionel1954 wrote:
Take that thick users manual along for when you get some down time, you may just find the answers your looking for.


Or download the Free Nikon manual App to your phone.

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Dec 19, 2015 15:34:27   #
Lionel1954 Loc: Brampton, Ontario, Canada.
 
Yep..! that will work. :-) :D

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Dec 19, 2015 16:01:42   #
Madman Loc: Gulf Coast, Florida USA
 
Gene, relax and enjoy yourself. Don't worry about the camera it will do fine.

And we will be awaiting your photos when you return.

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