Nikon D40

Punk · 04-11-2008, 07:08 PM

Hello,

I just got my Nikon D40 and would like to know everything about it

.
I know the specs, I can find them online but how to set up ISO and Exposure etc.

Does anyone have a tutorial, or can explain how it works?

Thanks.

4NGU$ · 04-11-2008, 07:46 PM

nice purchase

should be canon tho

im not going to be much good to you really since i do use canon
but i would suggest (as i always do ) that you should get a magic lantern guide it will tell you how to use everything in your camera

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nikon-D40-Ma...7936362&sr=8-6

Punk · 04-11-2008, 08:34 PM

Here is the first picture I tool

**jimmymac** · 04-11-2008, 08:59 PM

http://www.geofflawrence.com/photography_tutorials.htm

worth a read for some guides on various settings

Punk · 04-11-2008, 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimmymac

http://www.geofflawrence.com/photography_tutorials.htm

worth a read for some guides on various settings

Hey,

Thanks for the link

I have found this one, I'm reading it right now:
http://www.digital-slr-guide.com/nikon-d40-guide.html

I also downloaded the English version of the manual, they sent me the german version with the camera lol.

**The_Other_One** · 04-11-2008, 09:16 PM

The menu's and setup can be a bit confusing on the D40. I typically use mine on (A)perature priority mode. I find it easiest letting the camera control the shutter and use the knob to control the aperture. Work on your white balance too... The D40 has some pretty crummy in-door auto white balance, at least without a flash.

It's a fun camera. Takes a little getting used to, but I love mine. I'll be getting the 50-200mm VR lens eventually. A tad slow but I need something. I actually still use my old Panasonic a fair amount simply because of it's 432mm lens!

Punk · 04-11-2008, 09:17 PM

If I want to take a picture of stars for example, what would be the settings that I need to change?

**The_Other_One** · 04-11-2008, 10:12 PM

I'd probably set it to aperture mode and leave it about half way (around f.16) and spot exposure (within the menu) and try to get the exposure set for a single start. Otherwise it's going to use the whole sky and try to boost the exposure too high. Eh, well this method works well for the moon using my Panasonic

Punk · 04-11-2008, 11:08 PM

How do you set up the time of the opening of the lens?

Thanks for your help so far

**The_Other_One** · 04-11-2008, 11:26 PM

Either using the dial on S or M modes should set the exposure.

04-11-2008, 07:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
Punk Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: France Age: 18 Posts: 5,014	Nikon D40 Hello, I just got my Nikon D40 and would like to know everything about it . I know the specs, I can find them online but how to set up ISO and Exposure etc. Does anyone have a tutorial, or can explain how it works? Thanks. __________________ Punk's anti-hackers website Punk's Website making and registering tutorial! Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace The Offspring! Huck it! I just want to be who I want to be guess that's hard for others to see

04-11-2008, 07:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
4NGU$ VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 18 Posts: 2,109	nice purchase should be canon tho im not going to be much good to you really since i do use canon but i would suggest (as i always do ) that you should get a magic lantern guide it will tell you how to use everything in your camera http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nikon-D40-Ma...7936362&sr=8-6 __________________ Winner Photo Tourneys: Birds, Abstract, Shadows, Christmas, Not what it seems, Infinity, Colours of the Rainbow, Energy and Lost “The photographic negative is the equivalent of the composers score… and the print is the equivalent of the conductors performance.” — Ansel Adams "We photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing,and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth can make them come back again. We cannot develop and print a memory" - Henri Cartier-Bresson

04-11-2008, 08:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
Punk Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: France Age: 18 Posts: 5,014	Here is the first picture I tool __________________ Punk's anti-hackers website Punk's Website making and registering tutorial! Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace The Offspring! Huck it! I just want to be who I want to be guess that's hard for others to see

04-11-2008, 08:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
jimmymac Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chester, UK Age: 28 Posts: 3,793	http://www.geofflawrence.com/photography_tutorials.htm worth a read for some guides on various settings __________________ I tried to put my signature in here but my pen ruined the monitor.

04-11-2008, 09:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 24 Posts: 12,382	The menu's and setup can be a bit confusing on the D40. I typically use mine on (A)perature priority mode. I find it easiest letting the camera control the shutter and use the knob to control the aperture. Work on your white balance too... The D40 has some pretty crummy in-door auto white balance, at least without a flash. It's a fun camera. Takes a little getting used to, but I love mine. I'll be getting the 50-200mm VR lens eventually. A tad slow but I need something. I actually still use my old Panasonic a fair amount simply because of it's 432mm lens! __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

04-11-2008, 09:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
Punk Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: France Age: 18 Posts: 5,014	If I want to take a picture of stars for example, what would be the settings that I need to change? __________________ Punk's anti-hackers website Punk's Website making and registering tutorial! Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace The Offspring! Huck it! I just want to be who I want to be guess that's hard for others to see

04-11-2008, 10:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 24 Posts: 12,382	I'd probably set it to aperture mode and leave it about half way (around f.16) and spot exposure (within the menu) and try to get the exposure set for a single start. Otherwise it's going to use the whole sky and try to boost the exposure too high. Eh, well this method works well for the moon using my Panasonic __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

04-11-2008, 11:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
Punk Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: France Age: 18 Posts: 5,014	How do you set up the time of the opening of the lens? Thanks for your help so far __________________ Punk's anti-hackers website Punk's Website making and registering tutorial! Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace The Offspring! Huck it! I just want to be who I want to be guess that's hard for others to see

04-11-2008, 11:26 PM	#10 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 24 Posts: 12,382	Either using the dial on S or M modes should set the exposure. __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Canon, Nikon, or Olympus?	Steve Mavronis	Digital Cameras, Webcams and Scanners	1	04-30-2008 11:59 AM
Nikon D40x	Hyper_Kagome	Digital Cameras, Webcams and Scanners	7	01-23-2008 09:27 PM
nikon digital memory card	g4m3rof1337	Digital Cameras, Webcams and Scanners	2	10-18-2006 08:10 AM
Nikon pocket camera	Apathetic	Digital Cameras, Webcams and Scanners	9	06-21-2006 03:22 AM
Nikon Coolpix 5.1 Mega Pixels Digital Camera	tealk	Computer Equipment For Sale	1	10-04-2004 08:20 PM