Have a question on some Camera Settings Please??

[Scott@HRP]

As most of you know I am a Motorsports Photographer and do not do much Still stuff.
I have agreed to take some wedding pictures for a friend on Valentines Day. Some will be outside and some on a boat from Star Fleet out of Kema. I do have experience taking weddings, did alot with a Film Camera in the 80's but never a Digital. These pictures do not need to be totally studio quality but would like to have some up front suggestions on Camera and Flash settings. I have a Nikon D200 and a SB-800 Flash. So any help from you Nikon Wedding photographers would really help. I am familiar with the menus on the camera just have not had to do much still shooting since I have owned it. I will be shooting on Large/Fine and is all the customer really wants. He said there was no need to shoot anything in RAW. Thanks in advance for your Help!!

[kenw]

I would still shoot in raw as it will give YOU a chance to recover some shots that are close-but-not-quite-there.....you don't have to tell them, and you can give them the resulting JPGs only if that's what you were planning.

[srwatters]

If you have big cards, use RAW+jpg large and get the best of both worlds. That way if they want something 'special' (which they will), you have a digital negative to start with.

Search around here for the D200 settings excel spreadsheet that was posted a while back. I believe it has some optimal settings for jpg and flash.

Good luck!

[Scott@HRP]

The spread sheet would be nice and very Helpful! As far as Card Size, I have a 2g and a
1g. I may take a few that way but not many!! Thanks for the help!!

[Scott@HRP]

Does anyone know where the link to that spread sheet is??

[srwatters]

http://www.texasphotoforum.com/forum...ad.php?t=39383

The search box works well

[Scott@HRP]

Thank you very much!! This will help a bunch!!

[engstrom]

Originally Posted by Scott@HRP

As far as Card Size, I have a 2g and a
1g. I may take a few that way but not many!! Thanks for the help!!

Heck, you get get a top of the line SanDisc 2GB CF card for $55 after rebate:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...goryNavigation

Or a 4GB for $120:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...goryNavigation

Buy a few more cards and have room! All the pixels of that D200 require storage space!!

[janetg]

costco has them for 43 - 2gb sandisk 11

on your flash, don't use it at full strength, you only want a little fill.