Comments on: Nikon D80 custom settings

By: Mark J

Mark J — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:02:28 +0000

I have a D80 and can’t turn the RGB Histogram off. The manual is useless for this procedure as is the Nikon website. Thanks.

By: hockey

hockey — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:04:24 +0000

I shoot hockey using the same lens but on a d90, I have found shooting shutter priority 1/640 with auto-iso ON works best for me. Sometime I kick exposure compensation up +0.3 if the arena is really dark in the corners.

By: Neil

Neil — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 02:31:15 +0000

Kathy …

The best thing to reduce noise in images is to expose correctly, and not under-expose.

If you’re unhappy with what the noise looks like at 640 ISO, you also have to keep in mind your end use of the image. While the noise might appear noticable at 100% viewing on your computer screen, it might print differently.

So I good test would be to print a properly exposed image (at a specific ISO setting), and then see how the noise appears in the print.

Here’s more about my choice of ISO settings.

best

Neil vN

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 14:26:38 +0000

I am so grateful for sites like this on the net. They are so helpful so thank you! I have been shooting with the d80 since the summer and have tried to progress from auto to ap to shutter now to manual. I have recent;y started playing around with the ISO levels to shoot indoors with less flash. The pics are coming out so noisy around 640. Is that the way it is or is there something I can do to avoid this? My noise reduction is set to on.

By: Neil

Neil — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 07:30:37 +0000

George, shoot in RAW. And then none of that matters at all.

Neil vN

By: george

george — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 07:19:11 +0000

Hi, can you give me an advice on the color mode. vivid? sharpness? which is better?

By: Pierre

Pierre — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:35:44 +0000

I just had an indepth look at your site, your pict. and your tips and tecniques.
It is just all great , the pictures too.
Also you don´t say much ( or nothing ) regarding WB settings. I have D80+SB800 and have a yellow/red cast almost every time i use the flash as a main light source in dark places, and when y tweek the WB it goes toward blue cast.
Is it possible to avoid this ? I have seen in the forums many complaints with the D300+SB900 doing the same.
Best regards

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:14:03 +0000

I have just bought a new Nikon D80. (It is not my first Nikon camera.) While testing the camera I have encountered an issue which concerns the depth-of-field preview button, and perhaps its mechanism. When I press the button lightly, the mirror goes up to the focusing screen and nothing can be seen in the viewfinder. The mirror goes back down when I release the button. However, if the button is pressed a little bit more firmly, everything works correctly. I have tried it with different lenses and it is all the same. Do you know what this might be and why?

By: Neil

Neil — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:30:41 +0000

Hi there Margaret

I suspect you have your exposure compensation dialled in, and most likely to something like -3EV compensation. Just check that.

Neil vN

By: margaret Palmer

margaret Palmer — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:31:12 +0000

Hello. I have had the D80 and seven thought I have been taking beautiful pictures on A or P in the past, I now get a black screen. I can lighten it and see something so the image is there but I have something turned wrong. I am having to use my automatic settings and they are not satisfactory. Please tell me what I have done. I just reset my camera to your recommendations.
Thanks.
MP