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Joe, yes, has usb but that automatically starts the nikon program to get stuff from camera...it's also probably used for firmware updates ? I didn't want to fool with the usb thing yet ..with the program not working.
Bill , you have xp right ?? do you have mfc100u.dll you can send me in email. It's in windows/system32 if you got it. I doubt it will work for me with all the dependencies but is worth a try. I do have the c++ redistributable for 2005 and 2008... it's this 2010 that's not loading right...can't hurt ... I can always delete it if it does nothing. I can use cmd line to register it I think..( registry ).
I just did all sorts of more investigating .. some of which is related to .net framework install problems similar to mine. I think I might have some root certificates messed up that is giving the generic fault error...
Thanks, Bill, about the info on latest arc stuff. I think this either normal jpg or raw for me.. and I just shot some stuff using jpg. But the mov h264 should open ok in cs3 if I can get it off the stupid card.. LOL... what a mess !
I think the card reader is one prob, the nikon prob is separate prob, and then the other probs will have to stand in line...
How cool !!!!
I did a test.. I took the card out of olympus ( slower and smaller gig size than the extreme 64gig cards I got for Nikon ) and stuck it into the nikon and formatted it. And took some pics .... And then stuck it in built in computer card reader ( which wasn't seeing the nikon faster card )... and discovered 2 things..
1) it left the olympus stuff on the card when it formatted a folder for the nikon ! How cool !
2) The card reader sees it fine ( so the new card reader coming from b&h should fix the problem with the nikon card speed I hope ).
However, when I put card back into olympus and formatted, it erased the Nikon folder too..which is kinda interesting.
The pics seem to be fairly close to the real color. I have it set on sRGB now, but have choice of adobe RGB too... any suggestions ?? I haven't tried the adobe color yet...I just wanted to get something into the computer ( jpg ).. to prove to myself I got a camera !
Good ol Cougar... still running !
good ol trees...
yipee !
focus looks wanky though.. hmmm...maybe when its expanded...will look better...
It now smells a little like the foothills of CO. out of Denver now .. the air... sorta damp snowy smell with trees and that clean smell... like around that town Evergreen....
OHHHHH I'M SOOO HAPPY ! THE CAMERA WORKS ! LOL....
Now I can put that shotgun mic on and put on tripod and test mov thing....YAHOOO !
But first, guess what ? YES ! ITS BEER THIRTY ! YIPEE !
OHHH... AND THEN I can test using Bill's LIGHTS !!!! AND then the ziess lens on manual ! OMG ...so much to DO NOW !
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As cards get faster, I have found that I needed to upgrade my card readers.
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Ya, I hope that's the problem... will know in a few days. This dell computer is pretty darn old now and the built in reader stuff is probably like something you'd find in the excavation at Pompei ( sp? ) or that Bloomburg building foundation in London..
Thanks so much for all your help !!!!! It was driving me nuts not being able to test if I was actually GETTING any pictures outta the camera... you, know, and then the computer crapping out on me trying to use msconfig to fix problem with installing program... I was bummed !
Now I'm very happy ! I'm sure the mov thing will work out fine...and I got your notes on the db level thats good for normal range... ( can set that with camera ).... and test shotgun.. even though I'm gonna get a different shotgun for the interviews.. with boom pole ... this one mounts on top of camera on flash acc thing...
OHHHH , thats another thing I gotta test... my strobes !!!! I may be finally moving along here !!!!
Thanks ! I was thinking from reading about stuff online that it might be the problem so ordered card reader... will know soon. Meantime at least I got something from the slower card from the olympus. Thank God, as I was starting to get kinda bummed out.
Put dll into system32 and program opened but with mssg ( unexpected error, restart viewnx 2) but got a open screen now...see below
, so maybe I have some functionality now despite error mssg.. will test it out ...I wish I knew the dependencies and could then just place the files I need where they have to go... but that's a huge pain to deal with... will probably just do tests now with SD card and after move get new computer and cs6..
You have no idea how happy I am to finally have this camera now.. and that it's working...where I can get anything out of it... I am doing the snoopy dance !
Taking a break from drinking beer by the pool to remind you that if you are posting your pictures on the web you want sRGB. Remember that photo I kept working on until it looked decent online? The one with the detail in the belt and the decent contrast. It was sRGB that made a huge difference.
I keep telling myself that one day I will stop wasting space and shoot RAW only. However, I keep finding reasons to shoot RAW and also store JPG. It makes it easier to look at on my cell phone.
This is one of my "keepers" I think.
OOPS: Used my wife's account in error - Steven
hmmm, I know there are web safe colors and that is something to choose in ps when working with websites etc... but I wonder what the real diff is for shooting both stills and movies using either srgb or adobe rgb.. I bet adobe rgb is more for 'print' and the movie stuff wouldn't matter much cause it would go thru it's own color space stuff ( rec 709 etc ) anyway. Anyone know for a fact ? is adobe rgb more for print for still photos ??
Anywho, I'll do some searching on that soon too Steve.
And, HAPPY BEER THIRTY ! hehe... That's a fantastic pic of the bird... it's jonathan livingsting seagull !!! My hero ! ( some of his cousins got ugly sometimes on the long island sound while I was sailing but they were misled and crazed.. that's another story )
Nice shot. was that on AF ?
I just did a real fast pan with my first mov test... and I love the tones and color basically ... if I stop frames and look... it's nice....I am soooo happy so far with this camera ! I'll post it even though it has no 'quality' .. just testing if the darn thing works or not...
IT IS WORKING !
Now I can test a few more things and then get into you helping me get into the more finesse type things you've been dealing with since you got your camera !
crank up the iso a stop or 2 and you'll have that bird in focus throughout..cause for every time you double the iso you add a stop to your exposure.
Sooo, if that shot was at iso 200 and F8 at shutter speed 1/250 sec...
Crank up iso to 800.... which is 2x, and you get an F 22 ( standard stops are like f8,16,22 ).
So another words you add more speed to the sensitivity of the sensor, and stop DOWN in direct proportion do the doubling and so on... know what I mean ?
So iso 200 at f8 and 1/250 is the exact same thing as
iso 400 at f16 at 1/250 sec....
or is the exact same thing as iso 800 at f 22, and 1/250 sec... so you increase you DOF that way....
cool ??
edit.. but you know I sorta like it not being totally in focus throughout anyway.. I think its a nice shot the way it is...
gives it more 'depth' to have a little out of focus...
for now dont worry about where your F stops are at to get the most out of your lens in terms of quality. Use all your F stops. That's why they are there.
on a bright day or even a bright overcast day you're not going to get 'noise' in dark areas ...cause it's all pretty much up there in light... in other words, you're not raising you iso to shoot in dark areas... so that's not an issue.
All you're doing is raising your iso to give you another stop or 2 for your depth of field, which really has NOTHING to do with your 'focus'.... they are 2 different things.
You know that.. you just have to DO IT...raise the iso if you want to stop DOWN...even in bright sunlight.. and see what you get. You'll like it !
All that stuff about losing quality of your lens cause you are stopped down to the max, or opened up to the max on your iris ( f stop ) is not for you to worry about at this time.. use them all.
edit.. 'makes me quesey ".. funny ... that's NOTHING ... wait till LATER ON ...you'll find out whats REALLY SCARY !
( sorry...I'm making jokes )
I gotta add here.. since we're yappin about it..
Lets say for some reason YOU DID get a little more 'noise' on a bright day by going to iso 800 so you could shoot long lens at F22 ( for your DOF ).. who's to say that noise won't actually make it look nicer ? With film it was called " grain "... so it's the same thing really.. It might actually look really COOL !
Rats...
I have to charge up the batteries ( got 3 ) to continue going through menus and stuff, to keep learning about camera controls etc... I put the head back on my tripod and put camera on it this morning so I could sit near it mounted and go through stuff without holding it.. which was way better than holding it. It's surprisingly fairly well balanced even with the 70-200 zoom on it..not too front heavy.
Mouse computer is squeeking happily ... thank goodness. Thanks again Bill for that file too. At least program opens for some functions. Haven't tried the capture thing yet or raw ( nef ) but after I figure out camera settings so I can work it pretty fast I'll get into more shot tests etc.
This is really fun ... I know that sounds stupid , but it's my first digital SLR camera.
Batteries charged, did first 'manual " shot using color meter and light meter.. and wow, it came out really terrible. So now it's BEER THIRTY ! YIPEE !.
So far everything is working out OK though.. in terms of being able to adjust stuff and so on...
I hate to think the camera is smarter than me but thank goodness I can always fall back on that if I continue to make really horrible pictures on my own...hehe..
Don't even begin to think think that way. I refuse to get off of manual. Oh, occasionally for a particular shot, perhaps, but I refuse to let the camera make the decisions very often.
Be patient and take lots of photos. Some will begin to come out. Mine have. Not a lot. But some.
And sometimes, even with all the power and capabilities of the expensive cameras, well, sometimes they are just snapshots.
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