A mid-range consumer DSLR from Nikon which was released in 2011.
2
votes
1answer
2k views
What are proper settings to capture sun rise time-lapse?
I am a newbie to SLR world. The infinite settings are now a curse than a boon to me.
I would like to shoot sun rise in time lapse mode. The problem is, the photographs taken before sun rise are clear, ...
0
votes
1answer
819 views
How to take photo by monitor instead of viewfinder with my new Nikon DSLR?
I am a starter with Digital SLRs and I just bought a Nikon D5100.
One thing I can not figure out is how to take photos from the monitor, not
from viewfinder. What I can see is the photo information ...
2
votes
2answers
880 views
Can wireless flash triggers decrease the camera's actual sync speed?
Can wireless flash triggers decrease the camera's actual sync speed?
I am using a set of YN-603 triggers to trigger a YN-560II with my D5100, but it looks like when I have it set as 1/200s I get a ...
6
votes
5answers
513 views
Is there any reason to take 3 RAW/JPG images to get most from HDR?
I'm new to photography and what I've seen so far:
ViewNX allow me to change exposure +2/-2 stops in RAW
HDR is about larger dynamic range and merging shadow details from overexposed image with ...
2
votes
2answers
2k views
Why do I get two JPEG files instead of RAW+JPEG when transfering to my computer from my Nikon D5100?
I have a Nikon D5100 and I want to shoot RAW and JPG at the same time. I select RAW+N (RAW plus Normal Size JPG). Now when I export the shots to my computer I end up with two files called DSC_0123 ...
0
votes
2answers
1k views
How can I view Nikon RAW files as I transfer them to my Windows computer?
When I download my raw (Nikon NEF) files from my camera I just connect a USB cord that came with my camera and download the files off of the card. My question is, is it possible to view the files I am ...
1
vote
1answer
399 views
is there any reason to disable VR in Nikon lenses?
Perhaps it is safer to storage/carry lenses with VR disabled or may be with very small shorted speed VR decrease quality of picture.
0
votes
1answer
389 views
What is cheapest way to get a 10-20× zoom range on a Nikon D5100? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I decide on a camera/lens with high zoom range?
There are a lot of relatively cheap ~ 300$ (with body) consumer cameras with mega-zoom features — i.e. lenses with ...
4
votes
2answers
1k views
How do I keep my Nikon D5100 from attempting to autofocus with every shutter press?
I have a Nikon D5100 and the auto focus works fairly well most of the time. But there are times when I have a subject in focus and want to fire off multiple shots fairly quickly. I do not need to ...
2
votes
2answers
1k views
Is there a typical timeline on which Nikon replaces its DSLRs?
I want to buy a Nikon D5100 as my first DSLR camera. It's almost a year since the D5100 was announced and I would like to know if there is something similar to the mac rumors buyers guide for DSLRs or ...
9
votes
1answer
2k views
How do lens prices compare for Nikon and Canon?
I am about to buy a new DSLR and shortlisted the two models, Nikon D5100 and Canon 550D. I ready to buy the Nikon model(more expensive) but learned that Nikon lenses are much more expensive than Canon ...
1
vote
2answers
995 views
Does the Nikon D5100 have a mode or the ability to create a mode to support an effect similar to black and white film photography?
The camera has a mode called "Night Vision", which appears to product gray-scale images, however I'm not experienced enough with black and white film photography to know if this behaves in a similar ...
6
votes
2answers
277 views
How to clean an oily spot from the camera body?
This is very trivial. You are eating some food, you grabbed your camera for some reasons and inadvertently you left an oily finger print on your camera. It should be easy to remove right? But it ...
4
votes
1answer
8k views
Does the Nikon D5100 have true auto bracketing and how do I use it?
There is a bracketing feature on Nikon D5100 but it does not seem to work as it does on other cameras such as D90.
There is also a separate feature called HDR on D51000 and I am guessing Bracketing ...
1
vote
0answers
218 views
Nikkor 50mm F1.4D vs. Nikkor 50mm F1.8D [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there a noticeable difference between 1.8 and 1.4 prime lens?
I am a new to DSLR cameras and I just recently got my Nikon D5100 camera. I am now considering buying a ...
1
vote
1answer
4k views
How do I enable auto-ISO in non-scene modes in a Nikon D5100?
I'm trying to enable auto-ISO on my dad's Nikon D5100. There is an "Auto" option for "ISO sensitivity" in the menu, logically-enough under "ISO sensitivity settings"). This works fine in the Scene ...
