Nikon DSLR User

hi,

need some help here......any one here using nikon or nikon D80.....

I'm using D80 with ikelite housing and Ds 125 strobe......why my Max S/speed only 1/200???? can i get higher...

any setting i need to set????

what is yr camera setting...

Are there Land shoot setting same as w/u shoot setting???

What else i need to set???????

I shoot a Nikon D90. The reason that the max shutter speed is 1/200 is because that is the fastest shutter speed that you can synch with the flash. In the menu you can set the flash to "Auto FP High Speed Sync" and synch to a higher speed if you want. Not sure if the D80 has this feature, but pull out the old manual and take a look. I guess is there a reasin to set a higher speed?

Also, please clarify your other questions? Not sure what you mena with land shoot as w/u shoot?

Kirk

I shoot a Nikon D90. The reason that the max shutter speed is 1/200 is because that is the fastest shutter speed that you can synch with the flash. In the menu you can set the flash to "Auto FP High Speed Sync" and synch to a higher speed if you want. Not sure if the D80 has this feature, but pull out the old manual and take a look. I guess is there a reasin to set a higher speed?

 

Also, please clarify your other questions? Not sure what you mena with land shoot as w/u shoot?

 

Kirk

Flash syncs faster than 1/200 with the Nikon later strobes only, otherwise the max. is 1/200.

Bob

From the D80 manual.

hi,

 

why my Max S/speed only 1/200???? can i get higher...

that is the max sync speed with your ikelite strobe.

from my D80 experience, you can't go faster without getting black bands in your photo, unless you have an auto-FP compatible strobe, and they were listed above

I shoot a Nikon D90. The reason that the max shutter speed is 1/200 is because that is the fastest shutter speed that you can synch with the flash. In the menu you can set the flash to "Auto FP High Speed Sync" and synch to a higher speed if you want. Not sure if the D80 has this feature, but pull out the old manual and take a look. I guess is there a reasin to set a higher speed?

 

Also, please clarify your other questions? Not sure what you mena with land shoot as w/u shoot?

 

Kirk

sorry for my grammar.... i mean shooting at Land (top side or normal shooting or Not in Under water shooting) and under water shooting ......it is have any setting??????

thanks all i manage to get faster ready.....but still have some Q? do i need do any setting when i want shoot in underwater....???

sorry for my grammar.... i mean shooting at Land (top side or normal shooting or Not in Under water shooting) and under water shooting ......it is have any setting??????

OK, go the the "pencil" menu and select 25,

thanks all i manage to get faster ready.....but still have some Q? do i need do any setting when i want shoot in underwater....???

I like to use the M mode and an exposure from 1/125 to 1/160.

Bob

sorry for my grammar.... i mean shooting at Land (top side or normal shooting or Not in Under water shooting) and under water shooting ......it is have any setting??????

I think there is a little more to fool with underwater than top side. Just becuase you can get into trickier lighting. People have their own prefrences in which mode the shoot in. I guess it all depends on what you want to do. Some prefer Apeture Priorty mode, while others will move on over to Shutter Priority mode to stop action, and then other prefer Manual mode. Then you get over into Flash, i.e. TTL vs Manual. A good resource is Martin Edge "The Underwater Photographer". If you don't have, then it is a must get book.

I personlly use my strobe in Manual. Tried TTL ... didn't like the results. I'm comfortable with the Manual Mode on the SLR when shooting good VIZ, on a reef, and using a manual strobe. Then what you need to review is Exposure 101. There are 4 types of exposure controls: 1) F/stop - control the foreground and background exposures; 2) ISO - Also foreground and background exposure.; 3) Shutter speed - background exposure; 4) Flash - foreground exposure.

For Fisheye: Start with 200 ISO, F/stop F8, Flash 1/2 - 1/4 power, and the shutter at 1/200 (I speaking manual mode). Take a shot. If the background is too dark, decrease the shutter speed. If the foreground is too bright, then decrease the flash output. If everything is too dark, try bumping up the ISO or opeing the Apeture. With Macro, same settings, except go with a Apeture of F16 or 22.

I thin the best way to figure this out topside, is to go out in the later evening, using a flash in Manual. And take some pics messing around. Try shooting up towards the sky and shooting something close. I took shots of the gutters in my house (exciting I know). Mess with the different settings I metioned above and see what happens. I more of a learn by doing.

Hope this helps.

Kirk

FYI: These are my suggestions. Many photographers have the own preferences. I do feel that the Apeture settings I mentioned are pretty standard starting point. Even the pros don't always agree. If you read Martin Edges book and then Jack and Sue Drafahl's book "Master Guide for Underwater Photographer" you'll see 2 different preference in their shooting modes.