Sparkbird Posted April 18 Share #1 Posted April 18 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) Thought I got my new to me M8 up on its feet...battery looks full on the little circle and says I have 999 shots. Put in a SanDisk Ultra UHS-1 card (16gb) and when I go to take a photo, dammit, the screen shows me no picture, although it has numbered the shutter clicks and given me the ISO, etc. I think I formatted the card...the camera blinked red when I set to Format SD. I took out and put in the batt and the card. Did I neglect something? (yes the lens cover is off). SO very disappointed and hope for an easy fix. Is it the wrong SD card? elk (sparkbird) the technology is new to me. Edited April 18 by Sparkbird Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sparkbird Posted April 18 Author Share #2 Posted April 18 P.s. I fiddled with the Exposure and got the picture....to show up! I'm good. And proud of my little self! elk 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knorp Posted April 19 Share #3 Posted April 19 Happy shooting, Elk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommonego@gmail.com Posted April 19 Share #4 Posted April 19 If the LCD screen is showing the camera menu and the set menu, then is shouldn't take any "fiddling" to get an image. At least on my M8 the meter is good. Set the lens to f8 and use the shutter speed to get a red dot at the bottom of the viewfinder, left facing arrow you are over exposing, right facing arrow you are under exposing. Use the set menu to set the ISO, either ISO 160 or 320 work well. A 28mm is great with the M8's cropped sensor. One of my favorite lenses on the cmaera is my 25 Canon, just a little wider than your 28. Enjoy the camera! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkbird Posted April 27 Author Share #5 Posted April 27 Thank you all for your responses/. Tommonego, I'm glad to hear that about the lens. Since I'm learning to use the camera, the lens isn;t giving me what I want...but I'm still feeling my way in the dark!! Is there a place or type of shot that that lens shines in? 28mm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommonego@gmail.com Posted April 28 Share #6 Posted April 28 I tend to like 35mm on a full frame or 35mm film camera. With the APS-H sensor, you either go a little longer than 35mm with a 28 or a little shorter with a 24/25mm. I don't have a 28 so I use the 25, a tiny lens. A 35mm lens comes close to a 50mm as does a 40mm, again not right on but on either side of the goal. It all depends one what you prefer. Beside the 25mm I also use an 18mm, 35mm and 50mm. I find the 90mm frame lines a little tough for framing an image. Remeber that the M8 is essentially a manual camera, to get a feel for it, use it that way, if you are using auto ISO, turn that off. I set my ISO, what f stop I want my lens set to and use the shutter speed for exposure adjustment. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimofnyc Posted May 9 Share #7 Posted May 9 Advertisement (gone after registration) show us some of your work. Then we will really have something to chew on... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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