DSLR Photography Forum

I had to figure out how to use my Nikon D40 manually and what to set my shutter speed at. I also had to manually focus. However, the results are very encouraging. These pictures were taken hand held in the early evening with the sun low in the sky. Exposure was about 1/300 (the lens is f6.3--fixed).

These are not works of art but they give an idea of what the images look like.



tree down the street


my cat



My street



approaching geese

Quite bright for the time of day.
Last one is either windy or you are shivering.

I tried to grab a flock of geese. It's almost impossible to catch moving objects with that lens.