cacrinklaw 0 #1 February 11, 2007 Can anyone give me some advice on getting set up with my 300D? I have never jumped with a still only a video. Just need some advice on basic settings to get started with. Any help would be great Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon2 2 #2 February 11, 2007 First of all, get a good photo-how-to book. Seriously. 2nd, you didn't say which lens you're using. 3rd, what do you want to shoot. On the whole, I shoot at 1/400-1/500 sec shutter-speed priority (forget sports mode and the other picture modes), with the exact shutter speed depending on the light, you want to end up with an aperture of around f/8. Manual focus on whatever distance the subject is gonna be, usually slightly before infinity but depends. ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cacrinklaw 0 #3 February 11, 2007 Lens that came with the camera 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6. Want to start with just doing freefall jumpers and eventually move on to tandems. Any suggestions on the Book?? I have plenty of time to read here in sunny Nebraska I think its 24 degrees right now Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #4 February 12, 2007 QuoteAny suggestions on the Book??my suggestion would be to hit up a good used bookstore... more or less you want something that can give you an understanding of basic photography principles, composition. The book that I have from a college class I took a few years ago is Photography by Barbara London and John Upton. But there are a lot of books that teach these principles... of course this assumes that you don't have any experience with photography...Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cacrinklaw 0 #5 February 12, 2007 Thanks for the help. The only experience I have with photography is from high school a loooong time ago. As I recall we put our head under a drape, used flash power and had to manually remove the cap from the camera to expose the film. Well mabye I'm not that old but it has been 20+ years. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #6 February 12, 2007 QuoteThanks for the help. The only experience I have with photography is from high school a loooong time ago. As I recall we put our head under a drape, used flash power and had to manually remove the cap from the camera to expose the film. Well mabye I'm not that old but it has been 20+ years.the camera I learned how to shoot on was manufactured in 1967 (or so) although the class I took was in 1999-2000... If you have a half price books in your area then I would start looking for something there.Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #7 February 14, 2007 Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson is a great book for ideas on camera settings. The Sunny 16 rule is another good general guide. It's definitely worth looking through the tutorials and such on his site.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
