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Old 09-25-2007, 01:24 AM   #1
8cyVn4RJ

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Default I finally got a dSLR!
This wasn't exactly what I had planned, but I can't complain.

It's a new Nikon D80 kit, with the standard 18-135 lens. It isn't 100% new, I suppose... it does have a couple of hundred pictures behind it, but for all practical purposes, it's brand new.

I got lucky. My grandfather bought this camera last spring. He's an enthusiastic photographer, but not very strong on the technical details. He was wisely able to decide that the camera was really too much for him... he needed something simpler. So, he gave this one to me.

So, I read through the manual today and have stared playing around with it... and so far, I like it. There are some things that I'll have to get used to, and some things that I still have to figure out.

For those of you with Nikons....

What software do you use for editing the raw images? I have the Adobe RAW plugin for Photoshop CS2, but I'm not especially fond of how it handles them.

What quality setting do you use for the images (in the Image Optimization menu)? I started off with "normal" and found the images a bit soft out of the camera, so I tried vivid, and didn't really like the color saturation, but the sharpness was a little better. So, now I'm going to play around with the custom mode. Any suggestions?

I'll start posting some photos once I get the camera all figured out (and maybe once I have some new blooms that I haven't posted already )

- Matt
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