S2Pro and all that great jazz..........

[Gavin]

After A month My S2pro with 1gig mirco drive ,arrived today ,with a friend from Germany at half the price i would have payed in South Africa. It was so nice to just start up the camera and just do the setting s and feel at home as i own a F90x , Whats more all my lenses even my older af lens work and my SB26 flash work fine , you guy know this but it just so great .

So You probley want to know what questions I have ? well very simple what advice do you have for me to get the best out of my S2Pro.

[Tom V]

Congratulations Gavin,

To get the most out of your S2, you should invest some time in learning about it, and becoming familiar with all its functions. The more you put into the subject, the more you can get out of it. The more you understand the camera, the more useful it can be to you.

I suggest reading the FAQ forums right here at s2pro.com. Answers to most S2 questions can be found there. There are many tips regarding lenses, flash, batteries, the sensor, memory, etc. are there, including answers to many questions you haven't even thought of yet. It is an efficient way to tap into the knowledge of S2 users, which has been accumulating since last summer.

Some of the most confounding items regarding the camera are batteries [buying CR123s in bulk can save a lot of money, removing CR123s when the AC Adapter is used, care regarding the little parts in the battery tray, etc.]; focus or sharpness problems; rare sensor defects; the flimsy PC terminal; using flash with ISO 400 or higher; no need for Nikon DX flashes; formatting memory cards; the sometimes included Hyper-Utility software; amoung others. There are endless discussions about camera straps, which lens/flash/memory card/batteries/printer to buy/use/not use.

Be sure to review messages from the beginning, or since at least last fall. Many questions naturally have already been asked and answered, and there is lots to learn from what has already been posted. But don't hesitate to post your questions - it is stimulating for everyone to read, share, question and answer all things photographic in this forum.

Use your camera! A LOT! Compared to film cameras, shooting with a digital camera is practically free. Test ideas, become familiar with all the functions, try things you never would have tried if you had to pay for the film. Try shooting in black in white, or RAW files, or fill-flash indoors and out, or 1600 ISO outdoors on a bright day for fast shutter speeds and small apertures, or purposely using indoor lighting settings outdoors to get a icy cool look, or try different metering methods, or double exposures, or any other thing you thought would be interesting to try (but didn't because of the cost of film). Let your imagination fly and become comfortable with the camera. Let the camera be a tool to your creative process. The camera can only be as good as the user.:p

[Gavin]

Thanks for time and effort to anwser me , this weekend i tested the camera mostly indoors on family and friends , and when i get a chance i will be testing in the studio and outside . I was so upset this weekend as there was a airshow but it rained and pourd the hole weekend and today . I can see what you mean with how flexible the baby is .