# Took the new camera out.. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 23, 2008, 8:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/took-the-new-camera-out/60180 "2008-12-23T08:12:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnnyv412](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/johnnyv412/32/5226_2.png) [@Johnnyv412](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Johnnyv412)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 8:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/took-the-new-camera-out/60180/1 "2008-12-23T08:12:42Z")
Recently bought a new d60 and tried it out for the first time. All and all i was pretty happy. Heres a couple pics, not too much I could do with just the 18-55mm lens. I thought they came out pretty good though…Any imput is appreciated. ![http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h244/johnnyv412/vidlers.jpg](http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h244/johnnyv412/vidlers.jpg) ![http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h244/johnnyv412/school.jpg](http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h244/johnnyv412/school.jpg) ![http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h244/johnnyv412/ramp.jpg](http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h244/johnnyv412/ramp.jpg) ![http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h244/johnnyv412/main.jpg](http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h244/johnnyv412/main.jpg) ![http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h244/johnnyv412/cityhall.jpg](http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h244/johnnyv412/cityhall.jpg) ![http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h244/johnnyv412/af.jpg](http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h244/johnnyv412/af.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![IanK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iank/32/5016_2.png) [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 8:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/took-the-new-camera-out/60180/2 "2008-12-23T08:38:51Z")
Looking good, try to keep your ISO down for night shots though, can see some grain. ---
**Author:** ![MidgeX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@MidgeX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MidgeX)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 9:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/took-the-new-camera-out/60180/3 "2008-12-23T09:02:59Z")
damn john, nice pics and damn buffalo, u gots alot of snow ---
**Author:** ![micah](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/micah/32/7257_2.png) [@micah](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/micah)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 10:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/took-the-new-camera-out/60180/4 "2008-12-23T10:23:55Z")
[buffalofstop.com](http://buffalofstop.com) HOLLEr ---
**Author:** ![ericvw7989](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ericvw7989/32/5070_2.png) [@ericvw7989](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ericvw7989)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 10:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/took-the-new-camera-out/60180/5 "2008-12-23T10:30:10Z")
haha my work is in your last picture ---
**Author:** ![Karter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/took-the-new-camera-out/60180/6 "2008-12-23T10:33:05Z")
these make good desktop backrounds, nice pictures. ---
**Author:** ![brent\_strong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brent_strong/32/7203_2.png) [@brent\_strong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brent_strong)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 10:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/took-the-new-camera-out/60180/7 "2008-12-23T10:39:10Z")
Nice. Pay attention to the rotation of the camera. Sometimes you want it not level, others you don’t. Just be aware of what you’re going for and then do it. It seems like some of those shots were meant to be level but came out rotated. ---
**Author:** ![BREETIME](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/breetime/32/5214_2.png) [@BREETIME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BREETIME)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 10:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/took-the-new-camera-out/60180/8 "2008-12-23T10:39:50Z")
was there any editing done to these or this the originals? ---
**Author:** ![dreid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dreid/32/7388_2.png) [@dreid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dreid)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 10:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/took-the-new-camera-out/60180/9 "2008-12-23T10:43:41Z")
> [@BREETIME](#): > > was there any editing done to these or this the originals? X2. I want a D40 or D60. How much setup is there? Pics above look good and I would be more than happy if i could take the camera out of the box and get pics like posted above. My point and shoot is a POS. ---
**Author:** ![ILC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilc/32/5337_2.png) [@ILC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILC)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 10:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/took-the-new-camera-out/60180/10 "2008-12-23T10:47:16Z")
I have a D60 with 18-55 AF VR and 55-200AF VR, with carry bag, that I will sell for 580 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![IanK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iank/32/5016_2.png) [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 10:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/took-the-new-camera-out/60180/11 "2008-12-23T10:47:46Z")
> [@dreid](#): > > X2. I want a D40 or D60. How much setup is there? Pics above look good and I would be more than happy if i could take the camera out of the box and get pics like posted above. My point and shoot is a POS. Its no too difficult to get decent results like that with minimal setup, throw it in Programed exposure mode, set your exposure comp, AF and your pretty much good to go for the above pictured results, I’ll warn though your not getting all the camera has to offer when you dont know how to implement your settings properly. ---
**Author:** ![ILC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilc/32/5337_2.png) [@ILC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILC)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/took-the-new-camera-out/60180/12 "2008-12-23T10:48:39Z")
ONe thing to note… any night shots really really need tripods… ---
**Author:** ![IanK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iank/32/5016_2.png) [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/took-the-new-camera-out/60180/13 "2008-12-23T10:51:49Z")
For the most part yes, I was however shooting at Geoffs outside at night handheld with the SB-800 \<3333 ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 10:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/took-the-new-camera-out/60180/14 "2008-12-23T10:53:27Z")
> [@ILC](#): > > ONe thing to note… any night shots really really need tripods… Unless you’re hammered and click off 10-20 second exposures with ease. ---
**Author:** ![Johnnyv412](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/johnnyv412/32/5226_2.png) [@Johnnyv412](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Johnnyv412)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 11:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/took-the-new-camera-out/60180/15 "2008-12-23T11:12:18Z")
no editing done to these pics and I used a tripod for every pic. I took about 70 pics, these were the best ones. I def agree that i need to watch the camera angle tho. Thanks for the imput everyone 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 11:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/took-the-new-camera-out/60180/16 "2008-12-23T11:14:19Z")
Nice shots ---
**Author:** ![ericvw7989](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ericvw7989/32/5070_2.png) [@ericvw7989](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ericvw7989)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/took-the-new-camera-out/60180/17 "2008-12-23T11:15:41Z")
> [@Johnnyv412](#): > > no editing done to these pics and I used a tripod for every pic. I took about 70 pics, these were the best ones. I def agree that i need to watch the camera angle tho. Thanks for the imput everyone 🙂 Pictures look great I really like how the one of the burt flickinger center shows whats in each window. I just thought it looked cool. :tup: on the pics ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 11:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/took-the-new-camera-out/60180/18 "2008-12-23T11:34:23Z")
> [@Johnnyv412](#): > > no editing done to these pics and I used a tripod for every pic. I took about 70 pics, these were the best ones. I def agree that i need to watch the camera angle tho. Thanks for the imput everyone 🙂 Camera angle isn’t that important considering you can rotate it in photoshop. I do that a lot when I notice it isn’t straight. I’m guessing you took these when it was windy. Which would explain the blur. Sometimes the strap will be your enemy on that because it catches the wind and shakes the camera. I’ll often stand right next to the camera to block the wind, or get a spot that blocks the wind anyway. ---
**Author:** ![IanK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iank/32/5016_2.png) [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 11:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/took-the-new-camera-out/60180/19 "2008-12-23T11:38:22Z")
> [@Paulo](#): > > Camera angle isn’t that important considering you can rotate it in photoshop. I do that a lot when I notice it isn’t straight. > > I’m guessing you took these when it was windy. Which would explain the blur. Sometimes the strap will be your enemy on that because it catches the wind and shakes the camera. I’ll often stand right next to the camera to block the wind, or get a spot that blocks the wind anyway. Could also be from just pressing the shutter button, no matter how lightly you think your doing it, Ive still found that long exposures can blur from it. the nikon ML-3 remote is a good investment. ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 11:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/took-the-new-camera-out/60180/20 "2008-12-23T11:39:03Z")
Or just using the timer feature, slowing down your breathing rate and subsequently your heart rate helps as well. (On top of pressing the shutter button on a slow exhale). Shooting a photo is very similar to shooting a gun at a long range IMO. Slow, Steady, Smooth. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/took-the-new-camera-out/60180.md?page=2)