Nikon D40 FOCUS PROBLEMS?
I have just bought the Nikon D40, and already made some GREAT pictures… But I'm having some problems with focussing!
When I'm on 'auto' and just want to shoot a plant, my trampoline or my laptop, my sister or whatever… Then I press the shooter button halfway, but it won't focus… No 'beep' and no green cirkel.
The only thing I SEE IS:
When I look through the -idon'tknowhowitscalled- (just when I want to take a picture…) and I press the button halfway, I ALWAYS SEE THE BRACKETS TURNING RED/
WHY ARE THEY TURNING RED? AND WHAT CAN I DO TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM?
BECAUSE THIS IS VERY ANNOYING. I CAN'T SHOOT A PICTURE WHEN THOSE BRACKETS TURN OUT RED!
I have just bought the Nikon D40, and already made some GREAT pictures… But I'm having some problems with focussing!
When I'm on 'auto' and just want to shoot a plant, my trampoline or my laptop, my sister or whatever… Then I press the shooter button halfway, but it won't focus… No 'beep' and no green cirkel.
The only thing I SEE IS:
When I look through the -idon'tknowhowitscalled- (just when I want to take a picture…) and I press the button halfway, I ALWAYS SEE THE BRACKETS TURNING RED/
WHY ARE THEY TURNING RED? AND WHAT CAN I DO TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM?
BECAUSE THIS IS VERY ANNOYING. I CAN'T SHOOT A PICTURE WHEN THOSE BRACKETS TURN OUT RED!
Help me please! The Fuji Instax 8 is a point and shoot camera with a meniscus lens. What this means is that everything from about 3 feet to infinity is in focus. The lens does not change focus, this is what the focus setting is always at.
Since you didn't describe what type of photos you're having issues with, I can only assume that you are taking pictures of subjects that are closer than 3 feet away.
Did you use the correct settings outside? I don't know! What settings did you use? In bright sun, follow the exposure indicator and set the camera to the sunny setting. In cloudy conditions, , follow the exposure indicator and set the camera to the cloudy setting. In indoor conditions, , follow the exposure indicator and set the camera to the indoor setting. Make sense?
Flash outside will only be useful if the subject is darker than the background and within 3-8 feet. In any condition, the flash on the 8 only reaches between 3-8 feet. Any closer, and it will overexpose the subject. Any further and the flash will not be bright enough to reach that far. Personally, when shooting in daylight, I turn the flash off on my Instax Mini 90 but since you can't do that, just cover the flash with your finger. This will reduce the chance of the flash blowing out your subject/lighting them unnaturally when not necessary.
I hope this helps but in all reality, what you need to do is just read and re-read the instructions, talk to other photographers and buy a lot of film to experiment for yourself. At some point, you'll internalize these concepts just as other photographers have had to and you'll then be able to confidently take photos with this camera and know before the photo develops that it's going to look the way you intended it to look.
Best of luck and please remember to choose a best answer! What many of us here find annoying is when someone does not use their user manual to find the answers to there questions when it comes to operating their fully adjustable camera.
Look on page 23 and 24 for your complete answer Don't ask it to focus closer than the lens is designed to work with. Add light if contrast issues are preventing focus. Learn manual focus. Either you are too near or it's too dark for the camera to see. No First see if the lens is in auto focus, not manual. The red brackets tell you what area in the scene will be in focus. When you see the red brackets and the green dot your good to shoot. When you see the green dot blinking, you are too close to your subject. I suggest you read the owners manual again then one more time, to get the hang of the cameras functions
What many of us here find annoying is when someone does not use their user manual to find the answers to there questions when it comes to operating their fully adjustable camera.
Look on page 23 and 24 for your complete answer
Don't ask it to focus closer than the lens is designed to work with. Add light if contrast issues are preventing focus. Learn manual focus.
Either you are too near or it's too dark for the camera to see.
First see if the lens is in auto focus, not manual. The red brackets tell you what area in the scene will be in focus. When you see the red brackets and the green dot your good to shoot. When you see the green dot blinking, you are too close to your subject. I suggest you read the owners manual again then one more time, to get the hang of the cameras functions