hi everyone.
i'm new to DSLR. Using nikon d40.

how do i focus on everything in the frame?
I mean for instance my friend is standing in front of the mountain for example.
I want to focus on my friend and the mountain as well.

Now, if i auto-focus, i can only focus on my friend, mountain is blur
OR
focus on mountain, my friend is blur.

Please help. i know this should be really simple for u guys.
thank you.

change to landscape mode
use dynamic AF
stand further
use wide angle

Use big F ( aperture ) number.

use A mode.. den set to F big number

mmm..

try go basic on aperture, read more on that.. or go to lanscape mode
.. u should be lucky u have dslr that easily can manipulate the F..

kekekek.. still waiting then after this, u might get interest in making the back ground look blur..

to get a good human + landscape photo, a compact cam is always better here lots of DOF for u to play with

i try on my dslr, just go to f11 or if its too low light, use the 9point AF

To make life easier, use the auto landscape function...

If not use Av mode, set it to f/8.0 and above. U should be able to get what u want.

hi n40 user,....

another d40 lol

eh.. what does the alphabet means.. bt

tumpang thread

This post has been edited by littlegreen: Feb 15 2007, 02:45 PM

go wide, as wide as u can

'bt' means battery koyak

hmmm...i'm confused. some of you say use big aperture number. but isn't f/8 or f/11 small? i mean big is like f/36. or is it the other way?

erm... i meant the alphabet on the knob.. got no camera now cant tell what is the alphabet... i remember some are E, F,P....i guess

This post has been edited by littlegreen: Feb 15 2007, 03:33 PM

I suppose the misunderstanding is due to the terms used here. Typically, to avoid confusion, I would say:
- LARGE aperture, SMALL f-number (f/1.4)
- SMALL aperture, BIG f-number (f/16)

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Added on February 15, 2007, 3:31 pmYou must be referring to the 4 standard exposure modes on a Nikon SLR:

M
- Manual, you can control both shutter speed and aperture f-number

S
- Shutter priority, you control the shutter speed, the camera chooses a suitable aperture f-number

A
- Aperture priority, you control the aperture f-number, the camera chooses a suitable shutter speed

P
- Programmed, the camera chooses a suitable shutter speed AND aperture f-number



This post has been edited by wkcheang: Feb 15 2007, 03:31 PM

icici..thank man

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Added on February 15, 2007, 3:36 pmunderstand everything lol

This post has been edited by littlegreen: Feb 15 2007, 03:36 PM

I prefer to refer to them as bright aperture (f1.4) and dark aperture (f32).

Big number could mean F32 or F/1.4 (whether you like to type the / or not). 1/1.4 > 1/32 but people get confused when 32 > 1.4.

Canon has an A-Dep mode which chooses a dark aperture where every AF point in focus. *runs*

Looks like camera terminology isn't so easy after all eh Albert, shud get ISO to standardize on this *hee hee*

A-Dep?

do lots of study first .. net offer lots to read..

i see...
but should I focus on the person or the mountain?
or use which focus mode?

and if i do focus on the person, the big aperture number will prevent it from 'blurring' the mountain?

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Added on February 15, 2007, 10:20 pmand one more thing.
NEF formats.
what do you guys use to handle this format? my photoshop can't open them.
or what converter you use so that it can be opened in photshop?

This post has been edited by szehoo11: Feb 15 2007, 10:20 PM

mine's ok.. but i use GIMP not photoshop..