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D90 Adventure
15 years ago
Experimenting with my new Nikon D90. Don't have much in the way of lenses just yet, however i am in possession of a 50mm f/1.8 prime. It's absolutely a beautiful lens for its price point, with no noticeable distortions, great color and on. Only real drawback id say, is the modified focal length on the DX sensor (which realy isnt bad as it puts more challenge on the photographer to actually take a genuinely good picture and not be equip reliant). Best plus is again, the price. At around 120-140 bucks depending on the source, you can afford to lose one or two no problem (which you might as the body is plastic. The metal mount is nice tho).
Most of the time I'm experimenting with the various settings, and trying to master the art of florescent lighting (a challenge in and of itself). I'd say my favorite way to shoot is in Aperture Priority, and on a side not to that, its wonderful having the D90's twin scroll wheels to say, adjust white balance or ISO setting at a seconds notice.
Next thing I'd like to make a comment on is shooting video. Yes the D90 shoots in up to 720p digital video, with a jack to play it directly via normal video/audio connectors or HDMI. However it, like most cameras of its type right now, fall prey to something called a "rolling shutter". Best way i can describe it is a kind of ripple you can see in a footage, which is a by-product of what makes a DSLR a DSLR. Not a huge issue for me personally as i don't intend to shoot video much, but a drawback for those who feel they need it.
The menu system isn't the best thing in the world, its not exactly intuitive, but hey, it's at least not counter productive. The biggest problem here i thought is slapping certain settings and menu's in oddball places; in addition, some settings have a wonky default. Case in point, on default, the D90 is set to use the same numbers to name photo's every time you empty the memory card. Therefore, unless you take the time to rename every photo every time, you'll see a lot of those "would you like to replace the file of the same name" messages.
I'll have more to say on the camera later, but point blank, I'm very pleased with it.
Most of the time I'm experimenting with the various settings, and trying to master the art of florescent lighting (a challenge in and of itself). I'd say my favorite way to shoot is in Aperture Priority, and on a side not to that, its wonderful having the D90's twin scroll wheels to say, adjust white balance or ISO setting at a seconds notice.
Next thing I'd like to make a comment on is shooting video. Yes the D90 shoots in up to 720p digital video, with a jack to play it directly via normal video/audio connectors or HDMI. However it, like most cameras of its type right now, fall prey to something called a "rolling shutter". Best way i can describe it is a kind of ripple you can see in a footage, which is a by-product of what makes a DSLR a DSLR. Not a huge issue for me personally as i don't intend to shoot video much, but a drawback for those who feel they need it.
The menu system isn't the best thing in the world, its not exactly intuitive, but hey, it's at least not counter productive. The biggest problem here i thought is slapping certain settings and menu's in oddball places; in addition, some settings have a wonky default. Case in point, on default, the D90 is set to use the same numbers to name photo's every time you empty the memory card. Therefore, unless you take the time to rename every photo every time, you'll see a lot of those "would you like to replace the file of the same name" messages.
I'll have more to say on the camera later, but point blank, I'm very pleased with it.
Yopen
~yopen
I got to test and sells these for my job and they are really nice cameras. Even though I'm not any camera guru :P
BoneCoyote
~bonecoyote
OP
Yup, they're really fun to use i think. I even like using it for something as simple as the sound of the shutter. What sort of job do you have?
Yopen
~yopen
I know what you mean the sound of the shutters is awesome especially when you get the ones that takes multiple pictures by holding down the shutter release button. I work for a company that sells quality salvaged and retail returns. We do these in 2 ways by having a live auction every tuesday and thursday and selling it on ebay. I'm with the ebay side, I test out all the electronics, takes pictures, and list it them on ebay. It's not a difficult job and is rather boring but it makes me money.
BoneCoyote
~bonecoyote
OP
Whatever brings the bacon home. That doesn't sound like a bad job really, makes my job seem exciting. For my job, I'm the literal bent over a desk paper pusher.
Yopen
~yopen
Well luckily I don't have any real coworkers to deal with either since I do most of my work at home.
BoneCoyote
~bonecoyote
OP
Now that is particularly lucky. I work with some of the most foolish and idiot creatures ever to grace the earth they walk on.
