I hate my new D100

Gone for Good · Dec 10, 2002

Amy Roberts said:
My husband bought me the D100 recently and I haven't been able to
get a good photo yet. Everything I shoot is dark and the color is
off. It is driving me crazy and I am about to go back to my film
camera. I shoot with a Tamron 28-200 f3.8 lens. Anybody have any
insight as to what the problem is? I have tried adjusting the
white balance, but the results were no better.

Amy, check out my post, Wedding shot available light with D100.

Illegal · Dec 10, 2002

Huh? ! Hua!

) you didn´t see the "smileys"

.....no humor?

Ken Mai said:
Ken Mai said:

are you writing on behalf your husbund?

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Huh? She states very clearly in her post that her husband gave her
a D100 as a present. She's writing on behalf of herself. Why would
she be writing on behalf of someone else?

--
http://www.pbase.com/magus/first_d100_shots

charles d. johnson · Dec 10, 2002

Amy Roberts said:
Ken
Thanks for trying to help me. I spent the morning in the camera
store trying a different lens. The photo's are a little sharper,
but not drastically improved. I wish I could say that I was
schooled as a professional photographer, but I was not. I do not
know what "Dial in a constant EV compensation of +0.3 or +0.7 EV"
means. I would like to try this, if you have the patience to
explain it in layman's terms. Thanks...Amy

--post one of your photos. then we can see what they look like. i have had a d100 for about 6 months. taken everything from senics to auto-flash with an sb26 on auto. the photos are not the sharpest when straight from the camera. the camera does underexpose if there is any bright areas in photo. there are ways of handling the two problems in camera. all i can say is that i have taken and printed a few hundred photos. all responded to image manipulation in software. the information you need to work with is in the image. if you have no experience manipulating digital files you might as well find somebody that does or go to the library or book store and start educating yourself. there is a learning curve.
c.johnson

Casey Cheung · Dec 10, 2002

Sell it, and buy a CooPix instead. You'll get back some money, and take no brainer, near perfect pictures with a CoolPix digicam.

Casey

Amy Roberts said:
My husband bought me the D100 recently and I haven't been able to
get a good photo yet. Everything I shoot is dark and the color is
off. It is driving me crazy and I am about to go back to my film
camera. I shoot with a Tamron 28-200 f3.8 lens. Anybody have any
insight as to what the problem is? I have tried adjusting the
white balance, but the results were no better.

Group Idiot · Dec 10, 2002

Simon Lau said:
We all know GI will suggest the 28-70 f/2.8m AFS, 80-200 f/2.8AFS,
the 300 f/4AFS and $1000 of tripod.

You left out the 17-35/2.8 AF-S, the SB-80DX, and the MB-D100!

Simon Lau said:
Bob Lang said:

Group Idiot said:

If you're in the US, you can then call me and
I'll try to walk you through some things that might help.

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.... in case she's not happy with the advice received ?

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I give unlimited toll free tech support ;-)

Brendan
--
If a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, I'm the world's most dangerous man!

Pete Biro · Dec 10, 2002

Take the time to sit down and read through the D100 manual.

popapalmer · Dec 10, 2002

Amy Roberts said:
My husband bought me the D100 recently and I haven't been able to
get a good photo yet. Everything I shoot is dark and the color is
off. It is driving me crazy and I am about to go back to my film
camera. I shoot with a Tamron 28-200 f3.8 lens. Anybody have any
insight as to what the problem is? I have tried adjusting the
white balance, but the results were no better.

--
:-
Hi Amy
Don't struggle, just send me your D100.
I love it to pieces
Mike)

Ken Mai · Dec 10, 2002

Amy Roberts said:
Thanks for the help, I tried pushing the camera 1 f-stop and this
did not solve my problem.

Did you do this in manual mode, or did you use the + - EV compensations. Sorry I confused you with the "EV comp" terminology earlier, as it seems like you already know how to do that.

Amy R. said:
The photos were a bit sharper, but not a drastic difference....Still trying.....

Is sharpness the problem or underexposure? Or both? For sharpness, try:
1) a different lens. The Tamron isn't all that sharp.
2) Shooting on a tripod
3) Set sharpening on hard

4) Set sharpening to none, shoot in NEF, and sharpen in post-processing. This isn't the most convenient solution, but probably generates the best results.

CarlC · Dec 10, 2002

Amy,

I agree with the person whom talked about film processing correcting exposure vs slide for example. Even though I have used a digital 990, the D100 I find is more sensitive. I had a sick feeling of $2000 at first but personally I like to keep it on A priority. It is set up with most lens to underexpose I assume by design as it is easier to adjust. I have one lens, my Nikon 20 mm 2.8 that totally overexposes by 1.5 to 2.5 ! Unbelievable. Other Nikon lens I have slightly underexpose which I can not tell by the LCD but in processing I tend to adjust 90%. You can get super great results in JPEG unless you are a professional. BTW, I keep things on normal, manually set WB to -3 unless I am switching from flash to daylight all the time and then and only then go to WB of A.

I am not offering a lot of help but I know you will be greatly satisfied if you zero in on the problem (maybe you did get a bad one). This is a truely great camera.

No I am not a professional but enjoy quality pictures and the sharper the better.

Leif Olstrup said:
Amy Roberts said:

My husband bought me the D100 recently and I haven't been able to
get a good photo yet. Everything I shoot is dark and the color is
off. It is driving me crazy and I am about to go back to my film
camera. I shoot with a Tamron 28-200 f3.8 lens. Anybody have any
insight as to what the problem is? I have tried adjusting the
white balance, but the results were no better.

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All the things the film lab did for you previously, you have to do
yourself now on the computer. Exposure error compensations,
contrast corrections, colour corrections...... you name it. If you
have ever developed and copied your films in the darkroom, you
cettainly knew that pictures didn't come perfect out of the camera.
The film was only a starting point. If you had a lab do the work,
you never saw this. Likewise with digital pictures. What you get
out of the camera is often just a starting point.

There is defenitely a learning curve, but personally I have felt
it's worth it, and I'm having great fun at the computer doing that
little magic that turns a flat, dull picture into a sparkling
scenery.

BTW, I like my D100 a lot. And BTW, what I have written doesn't
guarantee that there is nothing wrong with you camera.

Calle Slättengren · Dec 10, 2002

popapalmer said:
Hi Amy
Don't struggle, just send me your D100.
I love it to pieces
Mike)

I agree with Mike!

I like my D100, and could use a second body when using several lenses. Send it to Sweden, I pay for the Fed-Ex!

Check my Pbase gallery, think the D100 performs well.

http://www.pbase.com/calle/my_d100_pictures&page=1

Regards
Calle, Sweden

TomGallo (AKA RacerX) · Dec 10, 2002

No kidding.

Ken Mai said:
Ken Mai said:

are you writing on behalf your husbund?

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Huh? She states very clearly in her post that her husband gave her
a D100 as a present. She's writing on behalf of herself. Why would
she be writing on behalf of someone else?

John Parham · Dec 10, 2002

After reading many post and responses, I just have to ask. Is it many Idiots or just one compounded exponentially? Just a question of scientific inquiry.

Calle Slättengren said:
Calle Slättengren said:

Hi Amy
Don't struggle, just send me your D100.
I love it to pieces
Mike)

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I agree with Mike!
I like my D100, and could use a second body when using several
lenses. Send it to Sweden, I pay for the Fed-Ex!

Check my Pbase gallery, think the D100 performs well.

http://www.pbase.com/calle/my_d100_pictures&page=1

Regards
Calle, Sweden

--
Dr. John

Bob Lang · Dec 10, 2002

Calle Slättengren said:
Check my Pbase gallery, think the D100 performs well.

http://www.pbase.com/calle/my_d100_pictures&page=1

Regards
Calle, Sweden

Hi Calle,

Very nice gallery.

Being inexperienced in those kinds of shots, how did you meter those portrait shots against a bright background? - Thanks.

Bob Lang · Dec 10, 2002

John Parham said:
After reading many post and responses, I just have to ask. Is it
many Idiots or just one compounded exponentially? Just a question
of scientific inquiry.
--
Dr. John

Group Idiot · Dec 10, 2002

John Parham said:
After reading many post and responses, I just have to ask. Is it
many Idiots or just one compounded exponentially? Just a question
of scientific inquiry.

There are many imitators, and some good at that, but there is only one REAL Group Idiot--and I am an exponent of myself.

Brendan "The Real Deal" Getchel
--
If a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, I'm the world's most dangerous man!

Amy R. · Dec 10, 2002

Ken,

Thanks for explaining EV compensation. I will try adjusting this and seeing if it helps.....Amy

Group Idiot · Dec 10, 2002

http://amyrobertsphoto.com/

I don't know what gave it away, but I get the feeling this isn't you ;-)

Brendan
--
If a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, I'm the world's most dangerous man!

Amy R. · Dec 10, 2002

Hi,

How do I post one of my photo's? I do know how to use photoshop 7.0, that is not my problem. My problem is that my photo's are dark and blurry. Thanks for your help...Amy

Victor__ · Dec 10, 2002

Group Idiot said:
http://amyrobertsphoto.com/
I don't know what gave it away, but I get the feeling this isn't
you ;-)

Nope, this website is in MI, while Amy is (according to the profile) in FL...

Amy R. · Dec 10, 2002

Brendan,

I didn't mean to offend anyone, i was just frustrated. I tried to get to your email, but got and error message. I would love the help if the offer is still open. You can email me...Amy

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