Mac22 Posted February 25, 2010 Share #1 Posted February 25, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Well I am the proud and slightly confused owner of a D2. Now, the manual is hard going and I'm trying hard to absorb most. I have got to grips with zoom and manual focus, which is very neat. The F numbers, lower the number, what type of ideal shot as the same for a higher number. Or is there an ideal setting for this. The ISO setting 100 200 or 400. same again is there an ideal setting and what with the different numbers do.... The EV button brinds up exposure, auto bracket and flash... Is there ideal settings for this and could you explain what effect the different settings will do. Finally, could you keep this in lay mans terms.... Sorry for being so inept, and many thanks in advance...... Regards Mac... Ps. I absolute love everything about the camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AlbertoDeRoma Posted February 26, 2010 Share #2 Posted February 26, 2010 Mac, #1 congratulations. As far as f/stops, there is nothing special about the D2's in that regard. And there is no "ideal setting" - it depends on the light and the depth of field (DOF) you want in the picture. This is not Leica or D2 specific, so just Google aperture, study what they say and experiment with it. As far as ISO, the ideal setting is ISO100 - the noise increases with higher ISOs (results may vary.) I highly recommend the book "Understanding Exposure" to help you come to grip with the aperture/shutter/ISO "triangle". Most importantly: go out, shoot a lot, take several shots of the same subject with different settings then compare and learn. Welcome to the club! Alberto Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac22 Posted February 26, 2010 Author Share #3 Posted February 26, 2010 Cheers Alberto, After taken your advise, Google was pretty informative. Now do I have this right..... Say I and shooting a person outside, say with a stunning back drop.... The higher the f/stop the full frame will be fairly "in focus" The lower the f/stop the focus will be on the person and the backdrop will be blurred.... As for getting out...here in the NW of England we seem to be in grip of winter for the last 8 months, rain, sleet, hail and snow. I took a day off today to play golf and annoy my playing partners for three hours taking pictures.... But alas, more rain....Seeing I have a few hours spare I may start on constructing a small ark, just in case.... My Patterdale Terrier is getting cheesed off with me sticking a camera in it's face for the last two days... Regards Mark... Ps. All tips and hints welcome. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calshot Posted February 26, 2010 Share #4 Posted February 26, 2010 Try to get copy of the Digilux 2 Field Quide. Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
integrale Posted February 26, 2010 Share #5 Posted February 26, 2010 Good posts Alberto & Rob; here's a link to the field guide (thanks to Torsten Overgaard, Digilux 2 Guru par excellence): http://www.overgaard.dk/pdf/Digilux_Field_Guide.pdf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeicaMAC Posted February 26, 2010 Share #6 Posted February 26, 2010 Im a "long lapsed photographer" but "long time forum lurker", and I revised a lot of my understanding by searching Youtube. I'm still very much an amateur but if it helps... I particularly found the Karl Taylor photography videos helpful. In brief: F2 is good for portraits with blurry backgrounds, F22 say is better for landscapes. Everything in-between working from F2 upward will increase the focus or sharpness of the background. In effect increasing the depth of field or focus. F2 produces less grain (or potentially sharper/smoother pictures) than F22. ISO100 produces less grainy/smoother results than ISO 400 I normally set the ISO then the aperture (manually) then adjust to a neutral exposure with the shutter speed, and just before taking the picture I check the white balance is either set to an appropriate preset (sunny, shady, overcast etc) or adjust it manually. If I'm taking a photo which I dont want to get wrong, I will auto-bracket the exposure by half a stop (say) and take three shots consecutively. This will give you a darker (under exposed), a neutral (or non-modified) version, and a brighter (over exposed) version of the photo. This can really help if you want to be confident of capturing some definition in an overcast sky for example. I think getting the white balance correct, makes or breaks a photo especially if your taking a macro shot. As others have said before, the D2 invites you to use it, and through experimentation (and I would say that should include not only being happy with the results on the computer screen but also printing your photos at various sizes) the camera will teach you how to achieve your photography, and importantly where your specific D2's strengths are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac22 Posted February 26, 2010 Author Share #7 Posted February 26, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Cheers Guys, Just wish the damn weather would pick up...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted February 27, 2010 Share #8 Posted February 27, 2010 My advice would be to go to Waterstones and buy a basic photography book. If you've been used to an auto everything p&s camera, you need to understand the basics if you want to get the best out of your D2 you need to understand all about aperture, shutter speed, ISO. Everything. BTW, in my experience, a Patterdale is an essential accessory. I have had mine throughout my Leica experience Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overgaard Posted February 27, 2010 Share #9 Posted February 27, 2010 Well, it's not that complicated to photograph and the Digilux 2 is a great camera to learn the basic simplicity of photography. So read the article here as a start, then add reading material on exposure and other things you feel you need to know more about. leica.overgaard.dk - Thorsten Overgaard's Leica Sites - Leica Digilux 2 sample photos and tests (as well as Panasonic DMC-LC1) - Page 1 of 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac22 Posted February 28, 2010 Author Share #10 Posted February 28, 2010 Great advice as per... Thanks All... Regards Mac..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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