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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  I bet you love that D300, it's such a nice camera. Please don't go to too much trouble on the histogram thing...I wonder how much people really use them. Maybe Bonny will have this covered in the class she is taking and be able to fill us in  . I don't know why I'm so bugged by histograms, but I am...I just need to find out if they work for me or not.
You're so lucky to have spent so much time in the darkroom...it's such a poignant experience...seeing a picture in the chemicals, developing before your eyes. I could have used my equipment so much more, and just didn't - oh well.
Your vet sounds wonderful, that's so key. It's great to have you here  . |
I really am thrilled with the camera, and I wish I had more time to devote to my photography. Really, the D90 is just as nice as my camera, though, and each of them is capable of taking wonderful pictures. It wasn't out when I got mine, and it definitely is better for someone who doesn't want to spend a lot of time editing their photos. The jpeg engine is more optimized to getting pictures right straight out of camera. With the D300, it was geared more for professionals, and Nikon felt that the professionals would more like to tweak the pictures the way they wanted them. I like the fact that the D300 is very rugged and can handle inclement weather, but the D90 also will do fine. I helped my friend pick out a camera, and she got the D3000. It takes beautiful pictures! The lenses run a little more, because it doesn't have the motor, but Nikon just released the 35 1.8 with a motor and also the new 85mm macro that I hear is great. They are slow in coming out with the new primes, but the ones that do are excellent.
Thank you so much for all of your warm wishes. I'd like to be able to contribute to this community, so feel free to ask questions. Again, I don't completely understand how the color channels work on the histograms, but I'd be happy to check into it, so if someone starts a thread, I'll do my homework and join in. It's something I have to do all the time with my job. I am a teacher, and I mostly teach 9th and 10th graders in resource room. I help my students with all of their work. To be able to do that, I must learn the material myself and be able to break it down so that I can make it understandable to my students. I think having a histogram is a valuable, useful tool.