D60 questions!!

[gonefishing]

Oh oh, ZerocoolAstra you got me wrong haha. I don't do it with every shot! But the process of adjusting the diopter, is it correct?

Dont have to do it every shot...
The Diopter is to set the view finder focal plane to ensure that you are looking at the same thing as the sensor...

 

[ZerocoolAstra]

Oh oh, ZerocoolAstra you got me wrong haha. I don't do it with every shot! But the process of adjusting the diopter, is it correct?

haha that's why i said "correct me if I'm wrong"
i guess it's a pretty accurate way of adjusting the diopter.
For me, if my diopter is out, the gridlines on my viewfinder (D80) look weird. I adjusted once when I bought the camera. Since I'm the only one using it, never bothered with the diopter since.

 

[gymak90]

If I'm not wrong, diopter controls the distance between the viewfinder image and your eyes. This is meant to help correct farsightedness or shortsightedness in people. Like for me, my eyesight is perfect, so I turn the dial to the most negative side.

You have to half-press for AF to work. After the image in focused, well you have to assume the camera focused it correctly, then you adjust your diopter to get the most focused image in your viewfinder. You will only have to do this once, and for the rest of the time using ur D60, you should see focused images through your viewfinder.

That is why I think you saw the image getting bigger or smaller when you adjusted your diopter. If by adjusting, and you still can't get a focused image, then suspect your AF is wrong.

My recommendation for this, is to aim at a subject very far away, use MF and set your lens to infinity. Then adjust diopter. Once diopter is correctly set, use AF at another subject, preferably a close one, and check if the viewfinder image is focused.

 

[jeremykoh89]

Hi guys, i dunno but i keep feeling the pictures are not in its best focus. Help me see and let me know if anything occurs to you haha. Thanks!

 

[gymak90]

Hmm can tell us where you focused in each photo?
Btw, both photos are quite underexposed, very hard to comment on the focusing.

 

[Alvin Bugger]

hi all, hmmm i been searching for a battery grip for my D60 but apprently nikon didnt come out with a battery grip for the D40/40x and D60 series. so i am wondering if i should but a 3rd party battery grip and i would like to have more battery power rather than changing battery. any suggestions?

Thanks=)

 

[Alvin Bugger]

Hi all, just gotten a D60 with its 15-88 VR Kit lens yesterday. Would like fellow users to enlighten me on some issues!

With ISO 100, what shutterspeed is the slowest before it becomes easily blurred and shaky?
Mmm, how are the calculations done?

Also, I like to use Spot metering and I can't get used to Matrix metering thing. Is that, abnormal? The Matrix meter takes Exposure settings of the entire frame, spot metering takes from a targetted point... I don't know but isn't Spot metering easier then?

oh btw, wat accesories did u buy other than ur D60. cuz u said u got everything for 1.3k. sounds very reasonable man. got extended warranty?

 

[Simon_84]

try centre weighted metering if you dont like the matrix metering.
if possible up your iso to between 200 and 400 for better results if you want to avoid blur results.
use tripod whenever possible if using iso 100 at evening/night shots.