Savak
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Nikon D3100, D Light and Raw
Posted: 28 Jan 2012 at 18:49 GMT
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Hi all
Been a while since posting but still here.
As the subject indiicates is it worth while considering using this method to get round the lack of bracketing on the D3100?
My experiments taking an indoor shot exposed for inside showed the outside through the window fairly well exposed as well.
What's your thoughts.
I sold my D70 and got a Canon 350D but didn't like the need to manually focus my adapted Nikkor 10.5mm. So bought the D3100 without checking if it bracketed 
Graeme
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DorinDXN
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Re: Nikon D3100, D Light and Raw
Posted: 28 Jan 2012 at 19:21 GMT
updated: 28 Jan 2012 at 19:27 GMT
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Hi Graeme, Canon 350D is a good camera, what's wrong with the manual focus anyway?
With Canon 350D you can bracket up to +-6.7 EV and have ISO from 100 to 3200 in 1/3 stops as well, if you have the latest CHDK in it.
Though you didn't said if you still have the 350D, but if you do then worth to try to use it again.
cheers,
Dorin
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Savak
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Re: Nikon D3100, D Light and Raw
Posted: 28 Jan 2012 at 19:58 GMT
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Hi Dorin
Thanks for the quick response.
No I don't have the Canon still I had to use it to purchase the Nikon but don't fancy another £150 to up grade to the D5100.
Any thoughts about the subject line? How plausible for resonable results?
Graeme
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mediavets
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Re: Nikon D3100, D Light and Raw
Posted: 28 Jan 2012 at 20:09 GMT
updated: 28 Jan 2012 at 20:11 GMT
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Savak said: Hi Dorin
Thanks for the quick response.
No I don't have the Canon still I had to use it to purchase the Nikon but don't fancy another £150 to up grade to the D5100.
Any thoughts about the subject line? How plausible for resonable results?
Graeme
Why don't you just try it and see?
The AEB capability of most DSLRs offers insufficient range for pano shooting anyway.
Check out the Promote control if you want extended exposure bracketing:
www.red-door.co.uk/pages/productpages/promote-con...
By the way neither the D3100 or D5100 will autofocus the Nikkor 10.5mm fisheye lens as they both lack an in-body focus motor. Not that this matters because you would never use autofocus when shooting panos with this lens.
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Judy-A
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Re: Nikon D3100, D Light and Raw
Posted: 28 Jan 2012 at 21:13 GMT
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Savak said: My experiments taking an indoor shot exposed for inside showed the outside through the window fairly well exposed as well.
I experimented with in-camera D-Lighting on my Nikon D5000. It was unpredictable and didn’t give uniform results for panorama work. The strong setting produced pronounced halos.
It won’t do you any good to get only one well-exposed image out of the 8 or 9 images you need for a panorama.
If you shoot daytime landscape panos, shoot RAW and hit the exposure perfectly, you can process a set of single RAW images. That method won’t work for interior/exterior subjects or even outdoors with deep shadows and bright sky. For those subjects you will need bracketed exposures.
Judy
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