INDEX

 

 

 

3D color matrix metering, 105–106

12–24 mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S DX, 124

14–24 mm f/2.8G ED AF, 125

17–55 mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S DX, 125

18–135 mm f/3.5–5.6G ED-IF AF-S DX, 122

18–200mm f/3.5–5.6G ED-IF AF-S DX VR II, 122

24–70 mm f/2.8G ED, 126

24–120 mm f/3.5–5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR, 124

24mmf/3.5DED, 131–132

45 mm f/2.8D ED, 85mmf2.8D, 131–132

60 mm f/2.8G ED Macro, 130–131

105 mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR Macro, 130–131

200mmf/4D ED-IF Macro, 130–131

400 mm f/2.8,500mmf/4, 129–130

600 mm f/4, 129–130

800 mmf/5.6, 129–130

+/− button, 49

A

Abrams, Harry N., 164

Active D-Lighting, 68, 72

Active Dust Reduction System, 67

Adobe Camera Raw, 156–157

Adobe Lightroom, 157–159

Adobe Photoshop Elements, 156

Adobe RGB color space, 27, 28, 29

Advanced modes, 85–86

Aperture Priority, 89

manual mode, 90

Program mode, 86–87

Shutter Priority, 87

Advanced Wireless Lighting, 138–139

AF Area Mode, 52

The American Dream, 164

Aperture, 3–4,160

and depth of field, 8–13

Aperture Priority mode (A), 89

APS sized sensors, 18–19

ASA, see ISO

‘Auto’, 79

Auto Flash Off mode, 80

Auto FP high speed sync, 138

Auto rotating LCD display, 67

Auto white balance, 51

B

Back–ups, 34–35

Batch processing, 156

Bouncing the flash, 142

Browser, 152–153

Built–in flash, 139–140

C

Camera

features

AF Area Mode, 52

exposure compensation, 49

focus modes, 52

image optimization, 52

images, erasing, 52

images, protecting, 51–52

images, reviewing, 49–50

ISO, 51

main command dial, 48

menus, 50–51

metering, 52

multi-directional rear command dial, 47–48

noise reduction, 52

power switch, 45–47

quality, 51

shutter release button, 47

white balance, 51

Nikon D3, 70–74

Nikon D40, 61–64

Nikon D80, 64–67

Nikon D300, 67–70

Camera Raw engine, 157

Camera Raw user interface, 156–157

Capturing Nature’s Intimate Landscapes, 54

CDs, use of, 35–36

Center-Weighted metering, 106

Chesapeake Light Photography, 112

Child mode, 83

Close-up, 84–85

Color management, 36–37

Color space, 27–28

Color temperature and white

balance, 97–103

Colorvision, 37

Computer, images transferring to, 33–34

Continuous Servo AF, 110

Corey Hiltz, 37–43

Creative Lighting System, 136

Advanced Wireless Lighting system, 138–139

auto FP high speed sync, 138

flash color information communication, 138

FV Lock (Flash Value Lock), 138

i-TTL balanced fill flash, 137

multi-area AF assist illuminator, 138

Creative Photography, see Digital Vari-Program modes

Crop factor, 18

Custom Setting Menu, 50, 106

Custom white balance, 100–103

D

D-type lens, 122

D2x, 41–42

Digital negative, best shot from

Adobe Camera Raw, 156–157

Adobe Lightroom, 157–159

Aperture, 160

in conclusion, 160–161

Kaplan, Peter B., 161–166

Nikon Capture NX, 2, 151

batch processing, 156

browser, 152–153

global editing, 153–155

non-destructive editing, 153

selective editing, 155–156

overview, 151

Digital Vari-Program modes, 80

Auto Flash Off, 80

child, 83

close-up, 84–85

Landscape, 81–83

Night Portrait, 85

Portrait mode, 81

sports, 83–84

DVDs, use of, 35–36

DX cameras, 124

DX-format, 140

DX-format CCD image sensor, 63

E

Eastman Kodak, 164

Eleven, 166

Empire State Building, 165

Exposure compensation, 49

Exposure triangle, 3

External drives, for back-ups, 35

Extra-low dispersion glass, 122

F

F/stop settings, 4

Fast lens, 119

Features of camera, see Camera

features

Fill flash, 136, 137, 142

Firewire, 34

Fish-eye lens, 131

Flagship Creative Lighting System Speed lite, 140

Flash color information communication, 138

Flash exposure compensation, 143

Flash metering systems, 136

Flash photography

built-in flash, 139–140

Creative Lighting System, 136

Advanced Wireless Lighting system, 138–139

auto FP high speed sync, 138

flash color information communication, 138

FV Lock (Flash Value Lock), 138

i-TTL balanced fill flash, 137

multi-area af assist illuminator, 138

natural look, 135–136

Nikon Speedlites, 140–142

Schoeber, George, 144–148

shoot with, 135

with Speedlite, 142–144

Focus modes, 52

Focus point selection, 111–112

Focusing and exposure, 103, 108–111

focus point selection, 111–112

metering modes, 105–108

Full Auto mode, 8, 79

FV Lock (Flash Value Lock), 138

FX-format, 140

G

Giclée, 112

Global editing, 153–155

Goldberger, Paul, 164

Golden Gate Bridge, 164

Good color and exposure, getting

color temperature and white balance, 97

custom white balance, 100–103

focusing and exposure, 103, 108–111

focus point selection, 111–112

metering modes, 105–108

Kennealy,Jack, 112–114

H

Hard drive, 35

‘The hockey puck’, see Nikon F

How To Photograph Close–ups In Nature, 54

I

i-TTL balanced fill flash, 137

i-TTL system, 136

Image settings, in D40, 63–64

Images

editing programs, 35

erasing, 52

optimization, 52

protecting, 51–52

reviewing, 49–50

Images transferring, to computer, 33–34

In-focus indicator, 110

Internal focusing mechanism, 122

ISO, 17–18, 51, 74

J

JPEG, 34, 35, 51

vs. RAW formats, 28, 30–33

K

Kaplan, Peter B., 161–166

Kennealy,Jack, 112–114

Keystone effect, 125

L

Landscape mode, 81–83

LD (low dispersion) marking, 122

Lens terminology

focal length, 117–118

maximum aperture and speed, 119

prime lenses, 119–120

zoom lenses, 120–121

Liberty for All, 165

Live view feature, 71

M

Macro photography, 57, 84–85

Main command dial, 48

Manual mode (M), 90, 110–111

Master Files, 35

Matrix Metering System, 137

Menus, 50–51

Metering, 52

Metering modes, 105–108

Monitor profiling, 36–37

Multi-area af assist illuminator, 138

Multi-directional rear command dial, 47–48

My Menu, 51

N

N2020, 41

Nancy Rotenberg, 54–58

National Geographic Society, 164

Nature Photography Field Guide, 40

NEF format, 51

Night Portrait mode, 85

Nikkor lenses, 117, 122–132

Nikon cameras, 105, 106, 164

Nikon Capture NX, 34

Nikon Capture NX, 2, 151

batch processing, 156

browser, 152–153

global editing, 153–155

non-destructive editing, 153

selective editing, 155–156

Nikon D3, 70–74, 111

Nikon D40, 61–64

Nikon D70, 70

Nikon D80, 64–67, 111

Nikon D200, 43, 146, 147

Nikon D300, 67–70, 111, 147

Nikon D700, 18, 147

Nikon F, 145

Nikon F100, 41

Nikon glass

buying lenses, 132–133

lens terminology

focal length, 117–118

maximum aperture and speed, 119

prime lenses, 119–120

zoom lenses, 120–121

Nikkor lenses, 122–132

terminology, 122

Nikon name, 117

Nikon macro lenses, 130

Nikon RAW files, 151–152

Nikon Speedlites, 140–142

Nimslo 3D Camera, 164

Noise reduction, 52

Non-CPU lens, 106, 108

Non-destructive editing, 153

O

‘One-stop-shopping’, 158

P

Pantone, 37

Patterson, Freeman, 41

Philadelphia Magazine, 165

Photography and The Creative Life, 54

Playback Menu, 50

‘Pole Shots’, 165

Portrait mode, 81

Power switch, 45–47

Predictive Focus Tracking, 110

Prime lenses, 119–120

Program mode (P), 8, 86–87

ProPhoto RGB color space, 28, 29

Pro-sumers, 61

R

R1C1 wireless close-up Speedlite system, 142

RAW format, 100

RAW plus JPEG, 33

RAW + JPEG High, 35

RAW plus small JPEG, 51

RAW vs. JPEG formats, 28, 30–33

Reciprocity, 13–17

Resolution and sensor size, 18–20

Retouch Menu, 50, 51

Rizzoli, 166

Rosenbush, Sharon, 165

S

SB-600 Speedlite, 140

SB-800 Speedlite, 138

SB-900 Speedlite, 138

Schoeber, George, 144–148

Scratch disk space, 35

Second-hand lenses, 132

Selective editing, 155–156

Sensor size and resolution, 18

Setup Menu, 50

Shooting Menu, 50, 70

Shooting mode, 143–144

advanced modes, 85–86

Aperture Priority, 89

Manual mode, 90

Program mode, 86–87

Shutter Priority, 87

choice, 77–78

Digital Vari-Program modes, 80

Auto Flash Off, 80

child, 83

close-up, 84–85

Landscape, 81–83

Night Portrait, 85

Portrait mode, 81

sports, 83–84

Full Auto mode, 79

Susan Milestone, 92–94

Shutter Priority mode (S), 87

Shutter release button, 47, 110

Shutter speed, 4–8

Single Servo AF mode, 110

SLR cameras, 136

SoligarLens, 164

Sports mode, 83–84

Spot metering, 108

sRGB color space, 27, 28, 30

Startup, 20–25

The Statue, 164

“Stops”, 3, 4

Storage, 34–36

Susan Milestone, 92–94

Sweet, Tony, 41

T

Telephoto 70–200 mm f/2.8D G-AFS ED-IFVR, 126–128

Telephoto 300 mm f/2.8, 129–130

Telephoto 300 mm f/4D ED-IF, 128

Telephoto lens, 118

Telephoto zoom lens, 132

Thoughtful design, see Camera features

Three Coasts, 164

Tilt/shift lens, 131–132

TTL (through the lens) systems, 136, 142

U

UD (ultra low dispersion) marking, 122

USB 2.0 card reader, 34

V

Vibration Reduction technology, 122, 126

Virtual horizon, 72, 73

W

Wedding photographers, 32–33, 34

White balance, 51

Wide-open aperture, 13

Workflow, setting up

color management, 36–37

color space, 27–28, 29

Corey Hiltz, 37–43

images transferring, to computer, 33–34

JPEG/RAW formats, 28, 30–33

storage, 34–36

successful workflow, 27

Workhorse lenses, 125

X

X-Rite, 37

Z

Zoom lenses, 120–121