D5100 & 18-55 kit lens landscape photos

[donegalphotographer]

Hi guys what would be good starter settings to use on landscape photos I'm using iso100,and full manual as I feel I'll !earn more I'm manual,

Many thanks

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[Horoscope Fish]

There are no settings that you can fall back on that will work every time (except maybe the Sunny 16 Rule); photography simply doesn't work that way. Each shot will be, practically speaking, unique; and you, as the photographer, have to learn to adjust for those changing conditions.

To get a better grip on learning to shoot in Manual more intuitively I suggest you pick an aperture you think will work and give you the depth of field you want, say for instance f8. Set your camera to use that aperture manually.

Switch to "A"perture Priority mode, meter the shot and take note of the suggested shutter speed.

Switch back to "M"anual mode and enter the suggested shutter speed.

Now take the shot and see what you think. Based on that shot, either use reciprocity to adjust your exposure (e.g. f8 at 1/125s = f5.6 at 1/250s = f11 @ 1/60s, etc.) or use the Exposure Compensation button to get the shot you're after.

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[DraganDL]

Depends on what you mean by "starter settings". If it is "camera menu settings", then these are my basic tips to you:

-picture control: raise sharpness for 1 notch (one step above "factory default" value)
-use "fine" (less compressed) if you're shooting jpg
-noise reduction "low"
-you don't really have to restrict yourself on using ISO 100 (only). Feel free to go up to 1600 anytime (especially if/when you're shooting landscapes handheld, at dawn, cloudy/rainy weather, early hours of morning etc.).

Get yourself 3 most important filters: SkyLight, circular polarizer and graduated neutral (to compensate for excessive difference in brightness between the sky and the ground etc.). Learn how to use the later two (there are thousands of tutorials out there).

 

[Mfrankfort]

If your outside in good sun, try to stick around 100-400iso (lower the better), aperture around 10-20.. adjust shutter accordingly. Like the others said, there isn't a general setting for landscape. Some pictures will be good at an aperture of 4, some need an aperture of 22. Depends what you want. Play around with some settings, and shoot away. All else fails, pray and spray.