Mother & Daughter – First D80 shot

[Sodafarl]

February 28, 2007 at 12:13 pm

Robbie can’t argue with that for a first shot excellent. What lens did you get with the camera.
Soda

[Expresbro]

February 28, 2007 at 1:05 pm

Thanks Carl :-) I got the 18-135mm Kit lens. Seems grand to me anyway. Although I haven’t figured out how to get it to Auto Focus. I’ve had to use the manual focus ring on anything I’ve shot so far. Not that I mind..it’s dead easy..and I kinda like that way of doing it :-)

[GrahamB]

February 28, 2007 at 1:08 pm

This is going to sound terrible – it’s not I curious.
Is there not a af/mf switch on the lens.

Really just curious.

[Madra Rua]

February 28, 2007 at 1:12 pm

byrne5012 wrote:

Is there not a af/mf switch on the lens.

[drum roll] …we are waiting… he he he :lol:

[GrahamB]

February 28, 2007 at 1:14 pm

Madra Rua wrote:

byrne5012 wrote:

Is there not a af/mf switch on the lens.

[drum roll] …we are waiting… he he he :lol:

I’m having a really crap day in work – am i missing something here

[Expresbro]

February 28, 2007 at 1:30 pm

Ah forget it…must have been drunk on excitement when I was playing with it last night..seems fine now…

Ans yes..I did know there waS mf/af switch..but it didn’t seem to do anything… no bother…must have been a momentary lapse of reason :D

[Expresbro]

February 28, 2007 at 1:31 pm

Damn..I am so in love….. :lol: :lol: :lol: :oops:

[GrahamB]

February 28, 2007 at 1:34 pm

I was actually just curious, a friend has Minolta film SLR and the af/mf is a tiny little switch
under the lens, took me ages to find when I borrowed her camera a while ago.

Oh and I have had my camera for about six months now and i only just figured i had a DOF preview button.

I never knew what that little unmarked button was for. Says something for reading the manual, which i never did
to my shame

[Expresbro]

February 28, 2007 at 1:39 pm

I saw that on the manual for this camera actually. The DOF preview. I pressed it last night and again didn’t seem to do much. But It was late so was dealing with fairly low houselights..Apparently it’s a handy little button to have…so must investigate more. I was expecting to see the background blur and the viewfinder get a bit darker..but none of that seemed to happen..but then again..i didn’t notice the AF working for that matter either.. :wink:

Think I’m gonna have to lock myself away with my dark lover and learn about her. :wink: :wink:

[GrahamB]

February 28, 2007 at 1:44 pm

When i got the Canon first I did exactly that.
Locked myself in the house and started taking pictures.
Pressing all the buttons and seeing what the end result was like.

I even called in sick for two days after i got the camera.

[Expresbro]

February 28, 2007 at 1:55 pm

byrne5012 wrote:

I even called in sick for two days after i got the camera.

:lol: :lol:

Don’t have that option unfortunately…they all know here that I got the camera (who doesn’t?) and would be dead wide to that. Of course I have it with me in the office…but no bloody time to do anything with it.

[carl]

February 28, 2007 at 2:03 pm

Expresbro wrote:

Think I’m gonna have to lock myself away with my dark lover and learn about her. :wink: :wink:

Robbie, I am getting seriously worried about you now! :wink:

Wait till you start lusting over some exotic lenses.

Then your dark lover will get jealous, refuse to work with them and just walk out on you! :lol:

Nice photo btw.