D90 User Group (Thread IV)

[pasay]

ok. i admit.
i have a D90 now. (actually, since 2 months ago)

congrats on your (2-month old) purchase. feel free to jump in to the discussions here

 

[coolthought]

ok. i admit.
i have a D90 now. (actually, since 2 months ago)

Hi. welcome. why now then admit?

 

[kriegsketten]

The only time when someone needs to admit is when he/she has something wrong that would cause a guilt feeling... :bsmilie: If you have not stolen your D90, then by all means... just say so, no need to admit!.. Welcome aboard! Remember to read your manual when in doubt, and freely ask if doubtful over the manual instructions, and no Off Topic (OT) discussions here. Welcome to the kopitiam (DPoisonous Clubhouse thread) for OT instead!

 

[makolit]

i admit "now" because i've been lurking CS for a long time now, registered only recently, and was using a canon 1000D before succumbing to the dark side.

:sweatsm:

out of the gazillion forums in CS, i think i found the place to actually start. :bsmilie:
(well, i used to lurk at the for sale forums, but that didn't help me much)

 

[TroyP]

As a D90 new owner, I would love to know what is AF-area mode. The manual is not very clear in this topic.

When in doubt, press the "?" button on the left, it gives a detailed description of the function

 

[grooverider]

heh guys, have been using the d90 for more than a year now and still learning the camera, anyway its fantastic and i just love how ergonomic it is !

 

[coolthought]

heh guys, have been using the d90 for more than a year now and still learning the camera, anyway its fantastic and i just love how ergonomic it is !

hi and welcome to be a D90 user.

 

[parky]

For D90, I never use "AE" Lock Feature before , not even once. (When pressed, the AE Lock button locks-in the auto exposure) Do you guys use it.?
How do you guys lock focus and then recompose ??? Do you use this function in Manual mode M

 

[TroyP]

For D90, I never use "AE" Lock Feature before , not even once. (When pressed, the AE Lock button locks-in the auto exposure) Do you guys use it.?
How do you guys lock focus and then recompose ??? Do you use this function in Manual mode M

lock focus and recompose?
AF-S, focus on the area, half press the shutter, then recompose.

 

[makolit]

For D90, I never use "AE" Lock Feature before , not even once. (When pressed, the AE Lock button locks-in the auto exposure) Do you guys use it.?
How do you guys lock focus and then recompose ??? Do you use this function in Manual mode M

this can be assigned to the half-press shutter (focus-lock) using the custom menu settings if i'm not mistaken. i remember doing this before accidentally resetting my custom settings.

:sweat:

 

[pasay]

For D90, I never use "AE" Lock Feature before , not even once. (When pressed, the AE Lock button locks-in the auto exposure) Do you guys use it.?
How do you guys lock focus and then recompose ??? Do you use this function in Manual mode M

if you turn on the shutter release button AE-L, exposure will also lock when you half-press the shutter release button, making the AE-L/AF-L button redundant. usually this button is assigned to other customized functions.

 

[makolit]

haven't really seen any visible difference, so i want to ask.

when you use manual focus using single-point AF settings, does the focus actually stay on the focus point as if you were on AF? i've done minor MF corrections for some macro/close up shots that the AF cannot resolve properly, but focus doesn't seem to be dependent on the AF point. does my question make sense? :dunno:

cheers!

 

[pasay]

this can be assigned to the half-press shutter (focus-lock) using the custom menu settings if i'm not mistaken. i remember doing this before accidentally resetting my custom settings.

:sweat:

yup, you're right. :thumbsup: it's under custom settings>c1:shutter-release button AE-L>ON

 

[pasay]

haven't really seen any visible difference, so i want to ask.

when you use manual focus using single-point AF settings, does the focus actually stay on the focus point as if you were on AF? i've done minor MF corrections for some macro/close up shots that the AF cannot resolve properly, but focus doesn't seem to be dependent on the AF point. does my question make sense? :dunno:

cheers!

if you AF first by half-pressing the shutter, then manually make corrections, you're basically telling the camera that you want to control where the focus is, so focus is not dependent on the AF-point anymore since you over-rode it by going manual.

hope this helps

btw, not all lenses can be manually corrected during shutter half-press in AF-mode. only those with M/A

 

[TroyP]

haven't really seen any visible difference, so i want to ask.

when you use manual focus using single-point AF settings, does the focus actually stay on the focus point as if you were on AF? i've done minor MF corrections for some macro/close up shots that the AF cannot resolve properly, but focus doesn't seem to be dependent on the AF point. does my question make sense? :dunno:

cheers!

Doesn't really make sense to me lol.
Are you talking AF-S? AF-A? AF-C?
Are you talking about the camera on manual focus? Or M/A?
Are you talking about half-pressing to focus, and then using the focus ring?

As far as macro shots go, I set my camera to manual focus, and move the camera closer/further to obtain focus. Turning the focus ring will change the size of the area you're capturing (when subject is in focus).

 

[makolit]

yeah, i confused myself there. :sweat:

i'm using the 18-105 kit lens.
i shoot my die-cast cars in close up in the following settings: body an AF, lens on AF, set on AF-S. but the AF has a hard time focusing. at this point, i switch off AF on the lens (i've never touched the AF/M/A switch on the body) and use the focus ring on the lens to get the focus i want. during AF, the focus will, err, focus using the AF points right? but since i switched to MF, is the lens still focusing on the AF point previously selected?

from what pasay said, MF will override the AF point once i switch to manual, did i get that correctly? i'm asking because the AF point selection does not actually disappear (and in fact can still be selected and moved) even when the lens is set to MF.

clearer, right? :sweatsm:

 

[pasay]

yeah, i confused myself there. :sweat:

i'm using the 18-105 kit lens.
i shoot my die-cast cars in close up in the following settings: body an AF, lens on AF, set on AF-S. but the AF has a hard time focusing. at this point, i switch off AF on the lens (i've never touched the AF/M/A switch on the body) and use the focus ring on the lens to get the focus i want. during AF, the focus will, err, focus using the AF points right? but since i switched to MF, is the lens still focusing on the AF point previously selected?

from what pasay said, MF will override the AF point once i switch to manual, did i get that correctly? i'm asking because the AF point selection does not actually disappear (and in fact can still be selected and moved) even when the lens is set to MF.

clearer, right? :sweatsm:

MF will only override the AF point only if you are using M/A on the lens. i'm not sure if 18-105 has it (i have since sold mine) but i know 18-200 has it.

if you switched to FULL manual, that's basically turning AF off. if you used AF to get focus, changed to MF and moved the focusing ring, then of course your focus point is no longer the same. it has moved nearer or further depending on which way you turned the focusing ring. the AF-point will still be visible (and can be moved) since the camera gets exposure metering with the AF-point (e.g spot metering) as well

 

[rijac]

you can set it to lock exposure only. then you meter on a particular spot. press the button then recompose.

 

[TroyP]

The 18-105mm lens only has A and M. Anyway, I just set my camera to M, no need to touch the lens. Once your camera or lens is in full manual focus mode, no focusing will be done by the camera when you half-press, however, the focus point is still taken into consideration for metering. If you're using spot metering, then the focus point is important. The focus point wont make a difference if you're using Centre weighted or full 3D matrix metering.

 

[jk1881]

hello everyone