henrycrafter Loc: Orem Utah

Amen!!
My view camera is a Sinar F.
Since film is so expensive I made an adapter and can now use it with my Canon 20d.
NEVERTHELESS when I am able to afford the film my favorite is still the 4x5 monorail view camera.

LittleRedFish Loc: Naw'lens (New Orleans)

Learning how to use your DSLR other then on Auto, manufactor setting is an extremely painful process.

Which is why at first I always took my Nikon P&S with me. As a back up for trying to learn how to operated equipment that people get four year degrees in. Also, remember all the PhD's in engineering with years and years of experience who build them.

It takes a lot of time, and it's not easy stuff for most people to understand how to operated a DSLR, Unless your an engineer who builds them.

Georgews Loc: Wellington, New Zealand

Well, at least you have learned how to bracket exposure!! A very useful tool when you are in difficullts exposure situations or if you want to use HDR!!

jdventer Loc: Wallingford, CT, USA

Don't feel bad; I've been using bracketing for years and the other day I left left it on by mistake and it took me a bunch of shots before I noticed what was going on.

Exposures and Art Loc: Murrells Inlet SC

The D300 is a formidable piece- practices,practice& more practice! The manual is amazingly helpful but you may consider the DVD ( found @Amazon.com or other sources on line) for the D300- you can experiment as you watch the DVD, helped me learn the ' buttonology'. Best of luck! :D

sontog Loc: S. California

You are making me break out in a sweat and have flashbacks. Been there, done that.

Bill Emmett Loc: Bow, New Hampshire

I have been reading this Forum, in the Main Photography Discussion, Dummies like me should't have fancy cameras. I would save the members, guests, and the poster to take a look on the internet for copy of the manual for their specific camera. Read the manual, and try the different setting, and if the settings don't respond as expected, post on the UHH, but, in the question relate what the problem is, and show what you have done to remedy the problem, and how it failed. Ask the question in the Topic space when you first "wonder" what is wrong, be specific. I have read all 9 pages (so far) and the original poster has probably not read the manual, watched the DVDs to learn the information given on the UHH. He could have even gone to the "search" section, with his question, and found the answer from a previous question.

MR BILL Loc: Tennessee

the D700 does the same thing. I THINK YOU HIT THE

MR BILL Loc: Tennessee

the D700 does the same thing. I THINK you hit the DOF BUTTON ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE. sTILL NOT CERTAIN

KatrinaB188

I highly recommend finding the "book for dummies" for your camera. I have one for mine and refer to it often!

Sparkleplenty

Is this what happens? You been using the P mode and you go back to default does it only default the P mode settings and the others modes stay as they were set?

T.Y.

Chinaman Loc: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Hi shutterbug Sue
I didn't go through every posting in the 9 pages of this thread but skimed through it, so my answer may have already been mentioned.
All is not lost. If you have shot each scene with bracketing, then one of the shots will be the correct exposure. In addition, here is your chance to do some HDR work as you have got at least 3 images.
Good luck.

Baldegle

Sometime I let the camera (Nikon S10) do the work... shooting fireworks in fireworks mode is an example...set on a tripod and aimed at the area of ariel explosion then count from ground explosion to ariel (about "5") and push the shutter... program says 4 second time exposure with lens stopped down... results perfect time after time... that' my favorite PnS story

Sensei

During the course of taking several hundred pictures in a single day I frequently turn the camera off while setting up for the next shot.I often change th setting from automatic to something else, even with a point and shoot. My camera disasters however don't stop there. After putting on a major exhibit for the army while in Korea, the photographer realized he had forgotten to put film in the camera. When trying out one of the film cameras for the first time, I had put in a roll of 12. At some point a fire broke out consuming the building behind me offering an opportunity to take several exciting, once in a life time kind of action shots. It was only after I had been shooting for several hours that I realized I could not possibly have had that much film. After a trip to Caracas, Venezuela to shoot an international martial arts tournament the camera which I had worn on a belt holster for quick access during the event, dropped off the belt and into the toilet, ruining the film. The more pictures you take the more adventures you will have.. Consider it an education and have fun.

shutterbug sue Loc: Lee's Summit, MO

Thanks for the input everyone. I've enjoyed hearing all the other camera disaster stories and now I don't feel so bad. Also thank-you for all the good advice. It was a good learning experience. Now I know where the green buttons are & how to use them in case this ever happens again!