I bought a new Nikon D40 - Toyota Yaris Forums

Black Yaris · 01-17-2009, 04:44 PM

here are a few of the first shots though the D40... no editing

they were all just taken from my office window... I am going to play around with it some more this weekend and post some more pretty pix

Black Yaris · 01-17-2009, 04:50 PM

Thanks! These were right out of the camera.... so I am going to play in photoshop a bit today.

Black Yaris · 01-17-2009, 05:05 PM

i do use full manual.... I have played with the auto focus.... but I don't really like it

Black Yaris · 01-17-2009, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PK198105

hmm your EXIF info doesn't tell me if you used auto or full manual lol. Im a purist if you get an SLR you better be shooting in manual lol. But my advice is read the manual first and then get yourself a book dealing with you specific cam, this will help you out a lot.

what do you mean by full auto or manual then.....
I use the M setting on my camera, sometimes the A

Black Yaris · 01-17-2009, 06:00 PM

I do want to get a wide angle attachment for my lenses.... ones on ebay look like crap.... and a wide angle Nikkor lens is like $1200

Black Yaris · 01-17-2009, 06:08 PM

this is the wide angle I am looking for

Black Yaris · 01-17-2009, 06:10 PM

nevermind..... I need a DX lens.... the ED lenses cost much more

Black Yaris · 01-17-2009, 06:12 PM

something with a 120° or so

Black Yaris · 01-17-2009, 06:29 PM

found a F-S DX Nikkor 12-24mm
$500-800 on ebay

Black Yaris · 01-17-2009, 06:37 PM

here I tried to clean up that one pic a bit

YAR1S · 01-17-2009, 06:53 PM

Hmmmm nice! I wish I could afford a DSLR...... I can only afford the bargain slr cameras I find in antique stores..... just as good, but I hate having to wait for developing the film, argh! LOL

Yaris Palme · 01-17-2009, 07:24 PM

yeah. i also have the Nikon D40 since 1month.

Black Yaris · 01-17-2009, 07:55 PM

wie tun du mögen es bis jetzt?

Bob_VT · 01-17-2009, 08:48 PM

Didn't it come with an 18-55mm lens? 18mm is dam wide. The old film wide angle standard was 28mm.

Nice camera now you can download the photomatix and really play.

Did you get a tripod? Get a good one and IMO only get the nikon flash..... stay away from the aftermarket ones.

Black Yaris · 01-17-2009, 08:51 PM

I have a 18-55mm and a 55-200mm
I do have a tripod, but it is pretty cheep, I think I am going to get a better one tomorrow

I already have photomatix :)

I am just trying to get the functions of the camera down first....

Bob_VT · 01-17-2009, 09:38 PM

Then you are ready!

cleong · 01-17-2009, 09:49 PM

You don't want to go too wide for automotive photography, it can ruin how a car looks. But used with care you can get away with it. Moreover, you're on a DX sensor which means that you've got a focal length multiplier (12mm true focal length will look like 18mm in the image).

This is 17mm on a full frame sensor:

See how it turns the round Yaris even rounder?

cleong · 01-17-2009, 10:30 PM

Actually I have a Canon. Its full frame sensors like Canon's 1Ds/5D series or Nikon's D700/etc that suffer from shallow DOF (compared to DX crop).

I added corner vignette for that "Top Gear effect".

01-17-2009, 04:44 PM	#1
Black Yaris der Zeck View User's Garage Drives: '05 Audi A4 1.8t quattro Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 5,231	I bought a new Nikon D40 here are a few of the first shots though the D40... no editing they were all just taken from my office window... I am going to play around with it some more this weekend and post some more pretty pix __________________

01-17-2009, 04:50 PM	#2
Black Yaris der Zeck View User's Garage Drives: '05 Audi A4 1.8t quattro Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 5,231	Thanks! These were right out of the camera.... so I am going to play in photoshop a bit today. __________________

01-17-2009, 05:05 PM	#3
Black Yaris der Zeck View User's Garage Drives: '05 Audi A4 1.8t quattro Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 5,231	i do use full manual.... I have played with the auto focus.... but I don't really like it __________________

01-17-2009, 06:00 PM	#5
Black Yaris der Zeck View User's Garage Drives: '05 Audi A4 1.8t quattro Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 5,231	I do want to get a wide angle attachment for my lenses.... ones on ebay look like crap.... and a wide angle Nikkor lens is like $1200 __________________

01-17-2009, 06:08 PM	#6
Black Yaris der Zeck View User's Garage Drives: '05 Audi A4 1.8t quattro Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 5,231	this is the wide angle I am looking for __________________

01-17-2009, 06:10 PM	#7
Black Yaris der Zeck View User's Garage Drives: '05 Audi A4 1.8t quattro Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 5,231	nevermind..... I need a DX lens.... the ED lenses cost much more __________________

01-17-2009, 06:12 PM	#8
Black Yaris der Zeck View User's Garage Drives: '05 Audi A4 1.8t quattro Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 5,231	something with a 120° or so __________________

01-17-2009, 06:29 PM	#9
Black Yaris der Zeck View User's Garage Drives: '05 Audi A4 1.8t quattro Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 5,231	found a F-S DX Nikkor 12-24mm $500-800 on ebay __________________

01-17-2009, 06:37 PM	#10
Black Yaris der Zeck View User's Garage Drives: '05 Audi A4 1.8t quattro Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 5,231	here I tried to clean up that one pic a bit __________________

01-17-2009, 07:24 PM	#12
Yaris Palme MAZDASPEED3 View User's Garage Drives: MazdaSpeed3 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Austria Posts: 186	yeah. i also have the Nikon D40 since 1month. __________________

01-17-2009, 07:55 PM	#13
Black Yaris der Zeck View User's Garage Drives: '05 Audi A4 1.8t quattro Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 5,231	wie tun du mögen es bis jetzt? __________________

01-17-2009, 08:48 PM	#14
Bob_VT View User's Garage Drives: 08 Yaris LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,704	Didn't it come with an 18-55mm lens? 18mm is dam wide. The old film wide angle standard was 28mm. Nice camera now you can download the photomatix and really play. Did you get a tripod? Get a good one and IMO only get the nikon flash..... stay away from the aftermarket ones. __________________ some people are little slinkies. . . . .they are really good for nothing. . . .but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs. Come to the DARKSIDE..... We have candy

01-17-2009, 08:51 PM	#15
Black Yaris der Zeck View User's Garage Drives: '05 Audi A4 1.8t quattro Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 5,231	I have a 18-55mm and a 55-200mm I do have a tripod, but it is pretty cheep, I think I am going to get a better one tomorrow I already have photomatix :) I am just trying to get the functions of the camera down first.... __________________

01-17-2009, 09:38 PM	#16
Bob_VT View User's Garage Drives: 08 Yaris LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,704	Then you are ready! __________________ some people are little slinkies. . . . .they are really good for nothing. . . .but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs. Come to the DARKSIDE..... We have candy

01-17-2009, 09:49 PM	#17
cleong Parallel Parking Pro View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 1.5 Manual Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 590	You don't want to go too wide for automotive photography, it can ruin how a car looks. But used with care you can get away with it. Moreover, you're on a DX sensor which means that you've got a focal length multiplier (12mm true focal length will look like 18mm in the image). This is 17mm on a full frame sensor: See how it turns the round Yaris even rounder? __________________ Leong's NCP91 Toyota Yaris E Hankook V12 Evo 195/55/15 on Buddy Club P1 replicas 15x7 ET +38 Stebel horns, Philips Silvervision turn indicator bulbs TTE Lowering Springs, Camber bolts TRD Blue brake pads Fujitsubo Super Wagolis axleback exhaust DC Sports header

01-17-2009, 10:30 PM	#18
cleong Parallel Parking Pro View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 1.5 Manual Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 590	Actually I have a Canon. Its full frame sensors like Canon's 1Ds/5D series or Nikon's D700/etc that suffer from shallow DOF (compared to DX crop). I added corner vignette for that "Top Gear effect". __________________ Leong's NCP91 Toyota Yaris E Hankook V12 Evo 195/55/15 on Buddy Club P1 replicas 15x7 ET +38 Stebel horns, Philips Silvervision turn indicator bulbs TTE Lowering Springs, Camber bolts TRD Blue brake pads Fujitsubo Super Wagolis axleback exhaust DC Sports header

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