Just set it up in my computer room to make it work. 8 frames per interval to fast a shutter and just got a black screen. But it does work good. Need to play with this more.

I use it all the time when I need a birds eye view (put it up on my monopod) you can either do self timer at .5 sec, 1 sec, 2sec, or 5sec intervals for up to 9 frames. Additionally the intervolometer will run for as long as Ive let it...

Unfortunetally you have to set it in the menu but once set it works like a charm...

Glad to hear it worked for you parke1953, got any pics to show for it :D

Tried it and it works great

zoran said:
sort of continuous huh? no way to do it faster?

Yes. read pages 155 thru 157 of your manual. In step 4 you choose the number of shots per interval.

Also this might help. This is part of page 157.
A Release Mode
Regardless of the release mode selected, the camera will take the specified number of shots
at each interval. In CH (continuous high speed) mode, photographs will be taken at a rate of
up to 6 shots per second. In S (single frame) and CL (continuous low-speed) modes,
photographs will be taken at the rate chosen for Custom Setting d6 (CL mode shooting
speed, 0217); in mode J, camera noise will be reduced.

As i read it 1sec 6 shots 2sec 12 shot. I guess you can shoot till the buffer fills per interval and i guess you have to count how long it takes for the buffer to empty to start the next interval. I'll have to try this sometime.

msmoto said:
It is on page 214 on the current D7000 manual. However it is about shooting several images at from about 0.5 to 3 seconds between shots. Albeit, this is sort of continuous, but more just multiple exposures over an extended time frame.

sort of continuous huh? no way to do it faster?

Yup, Interval shooting can be set this way on page 155....

Hi all,

I think I meant 154 (a pesky typo), and the actual text for instructions begins on 155.

My best,

Mike

It is on page 214 on the current D7000 manual. However it is about shooting several images at from about 0.5 to 3 seconds between shots. Albeit, this is sort of continuous, but more just multiple exposures over an extended time frame.

I dont see it in that page of the manual (do you have a D7000?) but i managed it in the controls, its just awkward not to be able to set to take pics the fastest continuous mode available!

Hi,

Interval Shooting. Page 254 of the manual.

My best,

Mike

Page 214 in the manual. Menu -> custom settings. Then self timer delay, number of shots and time between shots.

I used this feature on my D5000 when my wife and I went out to take some pictures of us. Came in handy to get a number of shots to have the one where we were smiling or whatever the best.

Hope this helps.

Should be possible...it is on my D5000. Let me look it up and get back.

No. Based on what the manual states for "B" the remote or timer mode will fire the shutter one time as if one pushes the release button once and then releases it. For example, on "B" the shutter speed will be about 1/4 second.

A remote electronic release which will give the camera a held down release button signal might work.

Is it possible on the D7000 to set it on timer but to take continuous shots and not just one?

I remember my first compact camera came with a 16mb SD card and I quickly bought a 64mb SD card. It was a 3.2mp Nikon Coolpix E3700.

If I used it on the D40, in RAW it would barely take 4 photos I think. And now cameras easily exceed 64mb with RAW files.

Sonny said:

Let's stay on topic... I had a question that was bugging me for a few days and that is if the older 50mm 1.2 is any good on D800. I was planning to get the 50mm as my "last" lens in a few years but I just want to know if the 50 1.2 is something to consider if I find one for a good price. Also I found something about "coma" and Im not sure if this applies to this lens but if so then it's probably not that useful to me.

I have an early 60's 50mm 1.4 and I use it fine on the D800. Technically the newest lenses produce better photos but when you use older lenses or the 1.2, you are going for a "Look" not technical perfection.

Of the 1.2s probably only the newest version (that is still made) would take the most advantage of the sensor. MF is hard to hit and anything off, you will see it.

Yeah I probably get the 50 1.8G anyway... It seems to me like a very good lens for the price.

Sonny said:
Let's stay on topic... I had a question that was bugging me for a few days and that is if the older 50mm 1.2 is any good on D800. I was planning to get the 50mm as my "last" lens in a few years but I just want to know if the 50 1.2 is something to consider if I find one for a good price. Also I found something about "coma" and Im not sure if this applies to this lens but if so then it's probably not that useful to me.

I can't answer that, don't own that lens. I do have an ais 50f1.4 and 50f1.8, the AFD 50f1.4 and the new AFS 50f1.8. I've accumulated these over the years because there was a time when a 50mm seemed to be sold off with every SLR on the secondhand market or maybe it was just me. Of all those lenses the AFS 50f1.8 is the best, I tried the AFS 50f1.4 at the same time but it weighed a lot more was only a little bit faster and cost a lot more. I stop down to f5.6 or f8 most of the time anyway so it was no contest. The new 50f1.8 is a no brainer it's brilliant, light good IQ. I bought the new one when I decided to go all primes.

As for the 1.2, it's only a tiny bit faster, it costs a lot more, it's manual focus only (ok by me). I have read there is a coma issue but its a really old lens design. Can't imagine why a tiny bit faster is worth it, the 1.4 is pretty good.

This topic is old I already got D800 and a Manfrotto 055CXPRO4 tripod so I think i'm golden there... :)

Sadly I can't upgrade everything at the same time (I wish I could but that would not be that much fun)

rortmanns said:
All those quoting Ken, he's a tosser. There are much better sites.

"one who suffers from chronic masturbation" ... I'm not very sure if urban dictionary helped me with that one. :)

Let's stay on topic... I had a question that was bugging me for a few days and that is if the older 50mm 1.2 is any good on D800. I was planning to get the 50mm as my "last" lens in a few years but I just want to know if the 50 1.2 is something to consider if I find one for a good price. Also I found something about "coma" and Im not sure if this applies to this lens but if so then it's probably not that useful to me.

If you need 36MP in actual resolution, which really requires you to use a tripod, mirror lockup etc, then you will want a very good lens to fully resolve this. In the Nikon literature that comes with the D800 there is mention of lenses they recommend but I bet they only considered current lenses. Nikon have a vested interest in trying to sell their 24f1.4 etc. When I do landscapes I do use a tripod etc and I go for my best lenses. I have also tried my 75-150E lens on my D800e and the results are stunning, are they as sharp as my 85f1.4 at f8, well no but they are still stunning quality if you take care. There is much more to a sharp image than a sharp lens. Most people don't need to resolve all 36MP, I like to get max sharpness and res for my landscapes and I've slowly migrated to all primes for that work. If I shoot a portrait, I am happy with the 75-150 hand held, the D800 is a stunning camera and out resolves the D700 even hand held.

Buy a D800 use old lenses and be happy you get 20MP in res or whatever but when you do use the best lenses you'll get the best results possible. It depends on your work if you really need that quality.

All those quoting Ken, he's a tosser. There are much better sites.

Wataru said: (There, now I have promised to use the lens and post pictures!)

Please do :) Im still not really sure what wide angle to get but i guess all i will be shooting with it will be landscape and startrails.

Wataru said:
Wide angle lenses (I use the 24 mm all the time) are glorious with FX sensors.

Yaaay :)

Gabandi said:
I think we should all go back to shooting 1.3 MP so we can be content with our lenses again.

heh. Sounds like Knock Renwell on DSLRs.

Seriously though, same thing happens all the time in the technical segment of any market. I am a big proponent that short of something being wrong with a lens if it shot well when it was made there is no reason it shouldn't shoot well now days. I have mentioned this many times on these forums but I have a '67 built Nikkor 55mm f/1.2 that was a fungus mess when I got it that I cleaned and reworked and have shot a lot of pictures with on my D7000 and D800 that makes fantastic images.

Nice reference wether it was intentional or not though.

chris_weinert said:
I just came across this camera review of one of the rather early-generation digital cameras, the Olympus C2000 Zoom. The camera was launched at CeBit 1999 and was available in May 1999. The review is in German only, but it made me chuckle several times, both since it's so yesterday – and because it's soooo today!

...and I bet the participants in forum threads on the topic back then were just as animated and certain of themselves as they are now! ;-/

I think we should all go back to shooting 1.3 MP so we can be content with our lenses again.

I just came across this camera review of one of the rather early-generation digital cameras, the Olympus C2000 Zoom. The camera was launched at CeBit 1999 and was available in May 1999. The review is in German only, but it made me chuckle several times, both since it's so yesterday – and because it's soooo today!

Listen to this:

"The new camera finally breaks a boundary in terms of resolution, as it tops the 'magic' 2-million pixel mark."

"The battery proves to be quite durable: You will rather fill up two 32-megabyte memory cards with pictures than run out of battery."

"Taking pictures is a pretty speedy process: Given individual focus and exposure values, the camera can shoot a new picture after only 3 seconds."

"Whoever wants to ensure highest quality can skip the JPEG compression and record directly in uncompressed RGB-TIFF format. In this case, images result in 5.6 Megabyte files."

So far, so good. But doesn't this sound familiar:

"Generally, the new high-resolution 2-megapixel CCDs demand remarkably higher optical quality from the lenses than it is the case with the 1.3 to 1.7 megapixel cameras. With the C2000 Zoom, we could observe light chromatic aberrations in the image corners if the motive had strong contrast in those areas."

So let me sum it up:

With the new C2000, we've arrived at a point where the sensor resolution is so high that it exposes all the weaknesses of the current lenses. It's the glass that becomes the limiting factor. But: Both the camera manufacturers and third parties have already announced to release new-generation lenses specifically designed for delivering excellent quality also with the 2-MP sensors!

Did I say C2000? I mean D800, of course. ;-)