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nickt

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chas1723 said:
I have been practicing some this week but still have a long way to go to understand the exposure triangle.
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I like this video for showing exposure basics:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8T94sdiNjc

and this article gets shared around here a lot too:
Camera Exposure: Aperture, ISO & Shutter Speed
There are other good tutorials on that site too.

If you still have some camera shake after trying different holds, you might have to settle for a slightly higher shutter speed in some situations.
 
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traceyjj

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Welcome to the forum.

What you could do is stick the camera on Auto for a week or so, see what the camera can do (while you concentrate on learning how to frame/see a picture)

Once you are happy with what you have captured, progress from there to maybe the scene modes, and then onwards and upwards... you learn a lot from the photo exif, so if you check the EXIF of an image you have taken and like, you should get similar results by changing the aperture and shutter yourself...

But have fun learning.
 
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chas1723

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Here is one from today. Somewhat blurry but I was just happy to get him in flight.
 
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nickt

Senior Member
chas1723 said:
What is a good remote shutter release to go with this camera? I thought wireless would be the way to go.
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ML-L3 is nice. You can get knock-offs cheap on amazon or ebay. As little as $3 if you want to wait for shipment from China. I have a real Nikon and several of the cheap ones. No difference. There are other 3rd party wireless devices if you need long distance, but I am not familiar with what might work for you. The ML-L3 is great for the price.
 
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Bourbon Neat

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When I was looking to purchase, I thought I would not make use of the touch screen. That thing being articulating is great. Shooting macro or astro is where the articulating touch screen shines. Most folks tend to write it off as a gimmick, if they used one for a while I am quite sure they would have a change of heart.
 
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