Nikon D3100

Positively Negative said:
hey APoc84,
how has the cam been working since you first got it. I am also very interested in getting this as an upgrade for my bridge
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Hi Positively Negative

I am extremely happy with my camera.

I have nothing bad to say about the camera and every time I use it I learn something new.

I used it last night at a rugby game. First time that I've used it for action photos and I still have a lot to learn. Struggled a bit with focusing fast enough but still happy with some of the photos I got.

Will upload some pictures now for all to see.
 
D3100 Action photos

Below are some of the photos I took at the rugby. First action shoot I ever tried.

Time was between 16h30 and 19h00 with natural light fading fast.
It was overcast for 95% of the photos and with the floodlights on.

Used 55-200mm Kit Lens for all the shots with ISO between 400 and 800 as light faded more and more.

The shot with the rugby ball and arm was cropped 100%. ISO was 800, thus it is a bit grainy.

Let me know what you think. Honest opinions please.

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Not bad APoc84. :) I'd straighten out the last two though.

I guess you've figured out why ppl pay the money for the fast lenses. Shooting at f/2.8 or even f/4 makes a world of difference when you're trying to freeze motion. The only thing you can do right now though is continue to raise your ISO and I think you could/should have gone even higher for some of those shots.
 
Wow those shots are slick dude! your first attempt so you can only learn more and become better.but yeah in general they came out great.
so that camera definetely seems worth it... just can't afford it right now.sheet.
 
well, after seeing these photos I think my choice has been set... my graduation pressie to myself is gonna be a D3100... then just to sell the kit lens off, convince my dad to buy glass for his D300s and we can go from there ;)
 
APoc84 said:
Below are some of the photos I took at the rugby. First action shoot I ever tried.

Time was between 16h30 and 19h00 with natural light fading fast.
It was overcast for 95% of the photos and with the floodlights on.

Used 55-200mm Kit Lens for all the shots with ISO between 400 and 800 as light faded more and more.

The shot with the rugby ball and arm was cropped 100%. ISO was 800, thus it is a bit grainy.

Let me know what you think. Honest opinions please.
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more settings?

what mode were you shooting at etc
 
I was shooting mostly in Shutter Priority(S) mode and when taking photos of slow moving images or random images I used Aperture Priority(A).

I'm still learning but I've already noticed that I get better results using those settings rather than the Scene modes(Sport, Portrait, Auto).
 
Corbin said:
Hows this for a deal ?

Nikon D3100
18-55mm VR + 55-300mm VR
+ 35mm f/1.8 DX
Nikon Action 8x40 Binoculars
Nikon SLR Backpack
Lexar Premium 8GB SDHC Card

R 9,999.00
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They definitely forgot "door bell" and "3 clothespins by price of 2" :)
From these lens I prefer 35 and one "fit all" sausage like 18-250. Changing lens while your shot runs away is the worst idea.
BTW I bought my 3100 on the same exhibition - whoa! :) I'm happy. Any questions are welcome.
PS
If somebody need 55-200 (from kit above) - let me know.
 
How do night shots come out, last night I saw such an awesome moon that I wanted to photograph.

Will probably buy the D3100 when I get payed.
 
czc said:
How do night shots come out, last night I saw such an awesome moon that I wanted to photograph.

Will probably buy the D3100 when I get payed.
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Apply the sunny 16 rule - the moon being well lit by the sun and all ;) - and you'll find you don't need a high ISO or slow shutter speed for moon shots. :)
 
Funny you should ask.

I saw the exact same moon last night, grabbed my tripod and headed outside to try and get some awesome shots.

THEY CAME OUT K(A)K. :D

The last thing I will blame is the camera. I just have no clue how to take such photographs.
Will have a look now at bwana's sunny rules or something and if the moon is well lit again tonight, I will give it another shot or two or one hundred.
 
APoc84 said:
Funny you should ask.

I saw the exact same moon last night, grabbed my tripod and headed outside to try and get some awesome shots.

THEY CAME OUT K(A)K. :D

The last thing I will blame is the camera. I just have no clue how to take such photographs.
Will have a look now at bwana's sunny rules or something and if the moon is well lit again tonight, I will give it another shot or two or one hundred.
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You need a lot less light than you think you will. :)
 
I noticed that very soon. :)

The problem I had was: When I managed to exposed it so that the moon was not over exposed, I lost all the surrounding clouds which actually made me want to take the photos. I also grew a bit impatient after a while because I had to keep on using the self-timer to eliminate any camera shake(I don't have a remote and not even sure if you get one for the D3100).
 
APoc84 said:
I noticed that very soon. :)

The problem I had was: When I managed to exposed it so that the moon was not over exposed, I lost all the surrounding clouds which actually made me want to take the photos. I also grew a bit impatient after a while because I had to keep on using the self-timer to eliminate any camera shake(I don't have a remote and not even sure if you get one for the D3100).
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You might consider HDR if you want to preserve the highlights and still get the clouds.
 
czc said:
How do night shots come out, last night I saw such an awesome moon that I wanted to photograph.

Will probably buy the D3100 when I get payed.
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A few of the pictures I have taken of the moon with my D3100..... cheated slightly, attached my camera to my telescope :D
 
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