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Picked up CP4500 this weekend and I am looking for resources (ie, CD-ROMS, books, etc). that will quickly get me up to speed. Ideally, something that steps through the various features in detail, and relates those features back to photographic technique (ie, you can select "aperture priority", and here are some reasons you would want to do that.... now lets practice.....).

Its been over 15 years since I played with photography.... and that was with a Nikon FE (anyone ever have one of those?!).

Any suggestions on how to rapidly gain a grasp of the 4500?

Thanks in advance!
=Don=
 
DChambers said:
Picked up CP4500 this weekend and I am looking for resources (ie,
CD-ROMS, books, etc). that will quickly get me up to speed.
Ideally, something that steps through the various features in
detail, and relates those features back to photographic technique
(ie, you can select "aperture priority", and here are some reasons
you would want to do that.... now lets practice.....).

Its been over 15 years since I played with photography.... and that
was with a Nikon FE (anyone ever have one of those?!).

Any suggestions on how to rapidly gain a grasp of the 4500?

Thanks in advance!
=Don=
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http://www.digitalsecrets.net

Peter iNova is the author of an excellent E-Book on Nikon CP's. Lots to learn on his site as well. I think the 4500 version is due out shortly.

Read the manual, of course, and try everything. Film is free (after the initial hit, that is), and batteries are rechargeable.
Have fun!
--
Be the pixel.
950/990/995/4500 Mac/PhoSho5.5
FJBrad
 
Hey, I still have an FE, with a vivitar 28-90 lens.....
DChambers said:
Picked up CP4500 this weekend and I am looking for resources (ie,
CD-ROMS, books, etc). that will quickly get me up to speed.
Ideally, something that steps through the various features in
detail, and relates those features back to photographic technique
(ie, you can select "aperture priority", and here are some reasons
you would want to do that.... now lets practice.....).

Its been over 15 years since I played with photography.... and that
was with a Nikon FE (anyone ever have one of those?!).

Any suggestions on how to rapidly gain a grasp of the 4500?

Thanks in advance!
=Don=
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I have checked out Peter iNova's site... but the descriptions of the chapters are a bit vague, especially when it comes to the functions discussed for each camera model. For previous models covered, did he do a thorough walk-through of each camera function, complete with explanations of how/why you would use such a function?

I would love to see him publish one of those sections on his website, perhaps for the oldest camera model, so it would be possible to know what to expect.
FJBrad said:
DChambers said:
Picked up CP4500 this weekend and I am looking for resources (ie,
CD-ROMS, books, etc). that will quickly get me up to speed.
Ideally, something that steps through the various features in
detail, and relates those features back to photographic technique
(ie, you can select "aperture priority", and here are some reasons
you would want to do that.... now lets practice.....).

Its been over 15 years since I played with photography.... and that
was with a Nikon FE (anyone ever have one of those?!).

Any suggestions on how to rapidly gain a grasp of the 4500?

Thanks in advance!
=Don=
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http://www.digitalsecrets.net
Peter iNova is the author of an excellent E-Book on Nikon CP's.
Lots to learn on his site as well. I think the 4500 version is due
out shortly.
Read the manual, of course, and try everything. Film is free (after
the initial hit, that is), and batteries are rechargeable.
Have fun!
--
Be the pixel.
950/990/995/4500 Mac/PhoSho5.5
FJBrad
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I have a vivitar 28mm, plus some big honkin' zoom (as you can see, its not readily handy for me to exactly identify!!).... Actually have a f1.8 nikon lens. Those were the good old days! The camera and lenses have, unfortunately, just sat in a case for years... not sure what I'll ever do with them.
Ricky Kurzman said:
DChambers said:
Picked up CP4500 this weekend and I am looking for resources (ie,
CD-ROMS, books, etc). that will quickly get me up to speed.
Ideally, something that steps through the various features in
detail, and relates those features back to photographic technique
(ie, you can select "aperture priority", and here are some reasons
you would want to do that.... now lets practice.....).

Its been over 15 years since I played with photography.... and that
was with a Nikon FE (anyone ever have one of those?!).

Any suggestions on how to rapidly gain a grasp of the 4500?

Thanks in advance!
=Don=
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DChambers said:
Thanks Olga. Have you read this book and can comment on it??
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Cannot say I've read the whole book yet. I received it last week and haven't had a chance to sit with it longer than a few minutes. But I've read books by Shortcourses before, and they were very helpful in understanding how to use the camera and about photography in general.

I also have the version 4 iNova Nikon book, which doesn't include the 4500 yet. Some nice tips in that one. It also includes Photoshop actions which I haven't used yet since I didn't have the full version of PS till a week ago.
  • Olga
 
Well, you just might be alone! All this talk about it made me drag it from the case. I tried a few shots but its not working. Battery light is strong and my multimeter says its OK.

When pressing shutter release, the mirror pops out of the way, but that is it..... Changed aperture, shutter speed, even lenses... no go. For grins, I'll try a new battery, but it looks to be more serious than that. If so, probably too expensive to fix to be worthwhile. If so, will be a shame. Have had that camera for a very long time, but I would not say that it has excessive "mileage" on it.

Anyway, back to the 4500. Has anyone had the chance to compare Peter iNova's book to that of Dennis Curtin's? I tried to email Curtin directly from his website, but the email was returned as undeliverable.
MikesJo said:
I still have a Nikon FE2 and a f1.8 lens too! =]. Your not alone hehe.

Mike
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DChambers said:
Anyway, back to the 4500. Has anyone had the chance to compare
Peter iNova's book to that of Dennis Curtin's? I tried to email
Curtin directly from his website, but the email was returned as
undeliverable.
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I'm not familiar with Curtin's book, but I can tell you that if you use Photoshop,or plan to, the filters that come with iNova's E-book put it in a league of it's own.

--
Be the pixel.
950/990/995/4500 Mac/PhoSho5.5
FJBrad
 
I've been tinkering with Paint Shop Pro, as it came with my Dell computer.... It seems quite capable, but the distribution of that application appears to be substantially less than PhotoShop. Do these filters work with PS Elements?
FJBrad said:
Member said:
Anyway, back to the 4500. Has anyone had the chance to compare
Peter iNova's book to that of Dennis Curtin's? I tried to email
Curtin directly from his website, but the email was returned as
undeliverable.
Click to expand...
I'm not familiar with Curtin's book, but I can tell you that if you
use Photoshop,or plan to, the filters that come with iNova's E-book
put it in a league of it's own.

--
Be the pixel.
950/990/995/4500 Mac/PhoSho5.5
FJBrad
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DChambers said:
I've been tinkering with Paint Shop Pro, as it came with my Dell
computer.... It seems quite capable, but the distribution of that
application appears to be substantially less than PhotoShop. Do
these filters work with PS Elements?
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I don't have PSP, but I understand that it's quite capable, and quite a few on these forums use it.

As far as I know, the filters by iNova are only for Photoshop. I don't know if Elements takes Pluggins or actions. Maybe someone else will see this and respond.

Elements is getting to be so prevalent with digital shooters that if it takes pluggins, someone will write filters for it, including iNova I imagine.

I wonder how tough it would be to buy an older version of PS from a private party at a reasonable price, and then buy the upgrade to PS7.0 from Adobe?

--
Be the pixel.
950/990/995/4500 Mac/PhoSho5.5
FJBrad
 
Actions are macros and Elements does not support them. Some of iNovas actions (as well as others) contain up to a hundred steps in the macro.

bh
 
Well, that substantially changes my interest in the iNova book then... at $50, it was substantially justified with the addition of filters/actions/whatever they are called. But, I am not going to be purchasing the full photoshop any time soon. I can justify Elements for my "hobby" use, but not the full package.

Can these "actions" be supported in Paint Shop Pro?
Brendan H said:
Actions are macros and Elements does not support them. Some of
iNovas actions (as well as others) contain up to a hundred steps in
the macro.

bh
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Brendan H said:
DChambers said:
Can these "actions" be supported in Paint Shop Pro?
Brendan H said:
Actions are macros and Elements does not support them. Some of
iNovas actions (as well as others) contain up to a hundred steps in
the macro.

bh
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Although Elements may not support pluggins or actions, that doesn't mean similar effects cannot be entered in "long hand". I've been using PS four five years, but haven't spent much time with Elements (V1). When I get V2, I'll sit down and try to simulate some of my favorite PS actions and filters.

If I come across some effects that work well in Elements, I'll post the steps. I do know of some workarounds that let one do more things in Elements than are immediately apparent.
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Be the pixel.
950/990/995/4500 Mac/PhoSho5.5
FJBrad
 
DChambers said:
Have you read this book and can comment on it??
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I've got both the iNova e-book and the short course book. The iNova one doesn't have a chapter on the 4500, I'm due to get the revised version soon (I hope). The books look rather different to me. I haven't had time to study them in much detail. I'd say get both if you can. Both are very useful supplements to the Nikon manual.

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--Bob
 
Bob Cohen said:
DChambers said:
Have you read this book and can comment on it??
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I've got both the iNova e-book and the short course book. The
iNova one doesn't have a chapter on the 4500, I'm due to get the
revised version soon (I hope). The books look rather different to
me. I haven't had time to study them in much detail. I'd say get
both if you can. Both are very useful supplements to the Nikon
manual.

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--Bob
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Thanks for the input everyone. Will take a critical look at both books, and of course, wait for some input regarding PS Essentials.
 
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