Jeff Revell says:

Great show guys, I can’t wait for all the Nikon goodness yet to come. If you need a guest to give tree shooting tips, I’m your man. Hi Matt.

Robert Theoret says:

Hi Scott & Matt,

I think that this new feature of your programs will be a great hit for us Nikon users, I know I will be tuning in to pick up as many tips as I can for my D3 and D2X. If I can I will also send in some little tips that I have also discovered on these cameras.

Thanks guys and good luck with the episodes.

R T

f-stop photography © 2004-2009

Jarred S. says:

Cool show, Enjoy getting tips on Capture and not just the usual Photoshop tip; even though realizing photoshop is a bigger program. The GPS demoed is a great one. I have it myself, but found it odd you guys didn’t hype Nikon’s new GPS. Especially being a Nikon video segment and all. Plus with the GPS being in the hands of some people already. Either way keep up the good work guys! Looking forward to what is coming.

Dexter says:

Hello!

Awesome show! I already watch you guys on photoshop user tv, so it’s just another way to get more tips from you guys

One comment though, that fake background you guys are using is awful! Can’t you guys just use the same background as photoshop user tv? Or even a studio setting (like the first tip Scott had)?

Terry F says:

What a great idea. I just love the concepts that you guys come up with. Thank you very much for putting this together. It is sure to be another hit!!

Stephan says:

Hey Guys,
what a brilliant idea for a new show, congrats!

Cheers from Australia
Stephan

BaCa says:

Nice tip about WB in LV. Thanks

hombertho says:

Thanks for the cool Video Clip in that great quality I have subscribed your feed and looking forward till the next Week and Episode
Will there be plans for a podcast?
Cheers Thomas

Dianne says:

Cool idea — quick and easy — I picked up 2 new tricks tonight — using the Live View to set WB and the Command Dial scrolling……….not bad for a few minutes invested.
Note to self — grab the camera before starting the video — makes it easier to follow along.
Thanks, guys.

mike says:

Another huge advantage to using the dial to scroll through photos is that if you zoom into a photo during your review, turning the dial will move you to the next photo and preserve your zoom magnification (whereas using the multi-selector, meanwhile, will just scroll the view area within the zoomed photo).

This is *especially* handy when I fire off successive shots to combat blur and want to compare two virtually-identical photos. I just zoom in, then use the dial to flip back and forth between the images.

James Walker says:

Brilliant guys! Really looking forward to the shows.

James
Freiburg, Germany

Mike Lynch says:

Thanks guys!
Very cool and useful video!
I’m gonna go try those camera tips today!

I’d love to subscribe to this using MyYahoo, but you don’t offer it.
Can you? I don’t know what livebookmarks are, BTW.

Darren McInnes says:

Great first episode guys. the white balance tip was great. Finally! a use for live-view.

Best Wishes,

Darren

Magnus Lillieborg says:

Great idea with this Nikon DTown! And good to mix both gear and software tips.

Filip Wiberg says:

Great video with lots of usefull tips! I will most definitely come back for more!

Joseph says:

This is just what we need, a decent video podcast with decent tips from decent photographers!
Looking forward to next weeks show!
Would love to see you explain some of the advatages of different focusing modes next time!

fred says:

I’m a young Belgian and I love your works (Photoshop User tv and Nikon Dtown). It’s very useful! Continue to do this podcast! Thanks you!

SmokeJaguar says:

Well done Scott & Matt, great show!
As a new D90(Xmas pressie) owner i was worried that it would be too technical for me but my fears were unfounded. Look forward to future episodes!

Ian Farlow says:

Looks great. Can’t wait to follow along each week.

Bill Webb says:

Superb info guys. Thank you.

Now I get the same common sense approach to my Nikon camera as I do to Adobe LR and PS.

Thanks again.

…and I’m glad to be the first to post a comment.

Bill Webb

Jim Poor says:

Looks like you are off to a good start on the new show. Congrats. I’ll be waiting for the next episode.

I do have to point out that it drives me nuts when people say that adjusting a control point doesn’t affect the surrounding areas as it absolutely does. Even in the small version of the video, I can see the trees around the house change between before and after. The railing on the bridge also changes which is more understandable since it is the same color.

Now, is it a horrible change that will be noticed by anyone viewing the photo without the benefit of the before and after? Probably not, but the adjustment in the video does introduce a lighter “halo” around the house.

Radomír Inek says:

Hello guys,

I just sow your first episode and I must say that this is a great idea!!! I have a D300 for a while so I am gonna be happy for every little tip you show me/us:-)

Thanks very much
Greetings from the Czech republic, Europe.

Bye
R*

Nicolas Lotsos says:

Good morning from Athens, Greece,

Very good start with some nice tips (I had completely forgot the scrolling through your pics option that Matt showed at the end).
One small observation. Grey cards or expodisc permit you to get an “accurate” white balance result. Toggling through the white balance modes in camera you just get “different modes”, not necessarily accurate though.

Being a fan of your work, i wish you the very best with nikon dtown.

Have a nice day!

Steve says:

Get show guys! As always! One question is there a related podcast of the show?

Rehan says:

This is just awesome. I own a D90 and I will checking out the white balance tip that you guys showed here. Now this is another show that I have to wait every week.

Wesley Wong says:

Dear Scott and Matt,

Viewed your premiere episode with great interest.

I’ve got one question…how different is the DI-GPS compare to Nikon’s GP-1 GPS Adaptor? Is there something in the former that is better than Nikon’s?

Thanks, and look forward to the next great episode.

Regards,
Wesley
Malaysia

Dave Adams says:

Really enjoyed watching your premiere episode, Scott and Matt. Nicely produced and very informative. I’m a D200 owner and would love to hear your views and tips on minimising digital noise, especially when shooting ISO400 and above (I seem to have issues with this, even when using higher quality lenses such as the Nikkor 80-200 f/2.8).

I hope you will try and include older cameras in your show – I know the current range of cameras may take most of your emphasis (D90/300/700/D3/x) but there are plenty of people using D60/80/200/D2 etc that still have plenty to learn about using their Nikon!

Cheers
Dave
http://www.digitalslrphotos.co.uk

MisterB says:

Great new show guys!

Question for another episode: How can I leave my SB-800 on my D300 and switch between the flash firing and not firing without having to turn off the flash?

Thanks and keep up the great work!

Victor Fomino says:

Hi Guys,
You are doing sooooo many great trainings.
This new show that just has been started is another one.

Can you also add specific infos about tuning D200?
I will have this camera for a long time (it is not quite cheap to upgrade buying new camera each time new one shows up).
I have 2 non Nikon lens
a Tamron AF-S SP 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II LD for Nikon
and a Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 II EX DG APO HSM for Nikon.

And I am not quite happy about the quality of the pictures I take with the first one.
Seams to be unclear.
Any tips?

Thank you for all you are doing !

Victor Fomino
Romania

Rob Dutcher says:

Hey guys,
Cool show, I’ll check it out every week!
Question:
Why can’t I set the command dial on my D700 to playback the images like Matt did with his D300?

Thanks

Jack F says:

AWESOME! This will be a very popular show.

Nikon couldn’t have picked anyone better than you two guys. I am excited about this show and looking forward to seeing more episodes.

A few things I would like to see you cover:
* Using Shooting Banks and Custom Settings Banks
* Using the Spot Meter
* Tips for shooting sports, focus modes, composition ideas.

Thanks Scott & Matt

Luke Smith says:

Good content, well presented. Thanks!

But…
The intro music is way, way louder than the voices, and a very irritating screechy CHINKA-CHANKA-CHINKA-CHANKA racket.

Every time that racket starts I leap for the volume control, and every time they start talking again, I have to turn it back up.

PLEASE fix that. And maybe use actual music instead of screechy CHINKA-CHANKA-CHINKA-CHANKA noises.

Bob Rickert says:

Really glad to see Nikon putting some additional training on the web. It is a great way to keep supporting loyal customers!
Also glad it is not a 10 minute commercial.
The ability to subscribe via Google (or other) Reader for this site and the Nikon World Site would keep me coming back.
Thanks again for the video.
Bob Rickert

JOSE LUIS says:

hola desde España,the truth is I envy in the United States for the love of photography and you have the broadcast by video photography techniques, and congratulations if you can make a video in Spanish or translated, thank you very much from Spain

Billy Crafton says:

Hey guys, great first episode.

A couple of topics I would find interesting : (1) Focus points and the various focus modes – I do a lot of portrait or landscape work so I tend to focus on a specific detail and make sure it’s sharp. I know Scott does a lot of Sport photography and uses a different setup to catch action and I’m curious to the settings and technique associated. (2) Wireless transmitters or wired shooting – there are several options for wireless out there as well as performance as I’ve found wired shooting sometimes painfully slow as I wait for the image to transfer and auto-load into Lightroom using Capture Control 2 or a 3rd party free application.

Thanks guys! I love your podcasts on Photoshop and Lightroom. I wish I could have seen you when you where in Cincinnati a month ago.

Rick L. says:

Scott & Matt – outstanding! For those of us that move around a lot and tend to watch this kind of stuff on our iPods, you might want to make it more obvious to everyone that these are available as podcasts. While you can manually subscribe in iTunes at http://www.nikondtown.com/feed/, you aren’t (yet?) listed in the iTunes store.

Rick

Vince says:

Great Show! How about a podcast version?

Volkan says:

Thank you guys, the first episode includes very nice and helpful tips, the whole show is very promising. Apart from the camera tips I would like you to give us a lot of covererage about strobist-style lighting.

Nuno says:

Hi guys, great show. I am canon user but I think it will be very useful for me as well. Tips about setting up a home studio…

Frank says:

Guys “”"”"”"”OUTSTANDING”"”"”"”" I just posted URL on the Digital Photography Forum on NAPP and started counting days till next show.
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Jorge says:

Great show. Looking forward to future episodes.

Mike Bruckner says:

Great idea and the Joe McNally commercial is hilarious… I’ll watch every one and hope you add info on all the D series. I have a D80 ( the most use Nikon on Flickr) and love these kind of tips. Great job on the first show.

Noel Holland says:

Great show guys. Not quite as slick as your Photoshop TV and Killer Tips shows on this first episode but I’m sure that will come.

Just one problem – think you got it wrong about the Di-GPS. The D90’s gps port isn;t a USB port, it;s a Nikon proprietary connector. If you connect the USB Di-GPS to a D90 via it’s USB port I don;t think it will work. The USB Di_GPS is for Canon cameras not Nikon cameras.

However Nikon’s own GP-1 GPS unit can connect to the D90 using an accessory cable (GP1-CA90). That converts the GP-1 10 pin plug into the connector shape for the D90. It might be possible to connect the standard DiGPS and convert it for use with the D90 using this accessory cable.

Shelley says:

Really enjoyed the video… even though I shoot Canon… I’m going to try out the live view white balance tip!

Mike Lao says:

I’m not a Nikon shooter but I’ll still follow this show!

ashley says:

Thanks so much matt and scott….really appreciate all you do for photographers. i check out both of your blogs everyday and they both have had a big influence on my gear selection and post production.

I would love to see tips on using SB800 and SB900. I shoot a lot on location and totally “wing it” with my SB800. Fortunately it usually works out but i would love to actually know what i am doing and improve my lighting skills.

thanks again for being there nearly every day with new information.

Fen Oswin says:

Great show, that WB tip was superb.

Looking forward to more episode.

Fen Oswin
– http://www.fenris.co.uk

Ryan Lusteg says:

Very informative! I especially like the last tip for scrolling thru photos as well as the white balance tip! great work and im looking forward to more episodes!

Joe Russell says:

Please show some tips on shooting video with the D90 and then editing the files! Rod Harlan showed some stuff at a meeting a few weeks back and it opened my mind to sooo many possibilities. I’m betting video will be a major part of DSLRs in the future and I want to get up to speed now. Great first show!

Constantin M. says:

Very nice – looking forward for more of these!

Ben Olivares says:

Great idea, Congrats !!! I´ll be here every week.

Good Luck.

Bn

Mark Olwick says:

How about an RSS feed so we can see when new episodes are available?

Great job.

Mark

debbie says:

This is so awesome. You make me happy. So glad I tuned in and will be a regular. Thanks for all you do.

David (UK) says:

Great show, like Scot focus settings for birds in flight would be great. Also some advice on seeting up AF Activation (Focus Trap)

Rafael says:

Is there an iTunes feed?

Charlie says:

Loved the first show and I’m looking forward to future episodes. I would love to see a reoccurring piece regarding lens selection. Pieces could include: “Natural progression: which glass is next”, “The vital few: Important glass at every skill level”, “Little known, but not to be overlooked”, “How to buy glass”.

Great work guys!!

Donald says:

I like the Joe McNally clip. So, does that mean Nikon is the winner leaving the competition in the dust. Heheheh!!!

Nathan says:

For those of you asking for an iTunes feed, just manually add http://www.nikondtown.com/feed/ and you’re good to go.

Michelle says:

I love this idea, but would like to see some tips for older Nikon models too. I am just getting started and don’t have the money for the top of the line models.

Mary Pencheff says:

I’m a commercial, wedding,event and portrait photographer. Would love to get your imput on just 3 lenses that would work for almost everything. Want only fixed 2.8’s or less and preferably zooms.

Jan (NL) says:

Hi guys, great show, some good information and amusement.

Thanks,

Jan

Ray Lopez says:

I love this show. I just got my D200. That tip on viewing photos with the dial was awesome…
Count me a regular watcher…..

Ray Lopez
NYC

Alex (Venice - Italy) says:

Hi guys, I really appriciated your first episode, please keep going this way.

Thanks,
Alex

thomas says:

me, too.

Sebastian says:

Hey Guys,

great idea, great tips. I’ll defenitly subscribe it as soon as it’s available on iTunes (until then I’ll watch it here )
Thanks a lot
Greatings from Germany.

Sebastian

Mike V. says:

Very cool Premier guys!!!!!! It’s nice to have a podcast/blog specifically for Nikon shooters!!!!!! Looking forward to the the new tidbits for Nikons that you guys have to bring us! P.S. Got my Rapid strap in and will never look back when I’m on a event shoot!!!!!! Thanks Matt for bringing that too our attention!!!!

C-Note says:

Nice show. I have a D60 and so I hope that you guys don’t entirely ignore the lower end cameras and alienate the amateur photography crowd. That would be a real shame.

Jamie Carl says:

Great show. Pretty good for a first episode and I’m sure you’ll guys will find that groove after a few more.

That was a great tip on the review scroll. I switched over to it on my D300 and D700 last night as it’s not on by default on the D700 (which you did not mention. :p ).

Keep it up guys.

J

William Campbell says:

This is GREAT news. I will watch regularly. Loved watching you guys on the Photoshop video podcast, and I know you’ll do a great job on this also. I own D70 and D200 and am holding out for the successor to the D300 (when might that be?).

Idea for the show: (1) summarize pros and cons of DX and FX formats for those trying to decide on their next camera, (2) interviews and “how-tos” from professional Nikon users, (3) reviews of cameras and lens [of course], and (4) instruction on the Nikon wireless Flash system.

Just a note on demographics of this viewer. I use Apple’s Aperture and am looking at the many plug-ins that work with it. Lightroom and PhotoShop are great, but I don’t use them. While not a “Nikon” issue, per se, if you ever touch on software (beyond Capture NX) I would love you to consider these products as well.

Jonathan Reding says:

Excited about future episodes.

I would like some coaching on cost-efficient ways of fine tuning auto focus on D300. I’ve seen the lensalign but can’t afford that, but sharpness is important to me and as of yet I have been discouraged by the fine tuning features and clarity of photos (even on tripod with self-timers set).

Other than that I will soak up any and all tips. I’ve a fan of the show already.
Thanks.

Roy McClurg says:

Setting and useing the Active Dlighting setting on the D300….. Great show what we are looking for .

Jonathan Wylie says:

Great to see you guys doing a Nikon show! I look forward to more episodes soon.

The WB trick was nice. I like that and will use that on my new D90. As for the preview scroll, my D40 had done that since it was new 2 years ago. Must be something with the higher end models that need that making a default option as it is already default on the D40 and likely D60.

How about email alerts for new episodes Nikon?! I never really did use RSS that much…

More D90 tips would be appreciated, and video tips would be great!!

Steve L says:

Going over DETAILED information about the autofocus options (on the BACK of the camera); the how and when to use them, and combining the AF points in a useful way.

Brad says:

I loved the first episode and am looking forward to many more! I am shooting with a D3 and am really excited about your new show! Keep it up guys, Brad

KevoPhoto says:

Love the Show, I hope to see older cameras being featured in the videos also, D80 for example.
More NX2 stuff, and tough lighting situations being handled by the Nikon Cameras.

August says:

Excellent concept!! Please realize that there are a whole lot of D1, D2, D80 shooters out here. Point is that not everyone has the lastest (at least not yet), and my D1 is a workhorse, so if you can, please include some of the older models sometimes. Second, pls change the music. Not cool!

Octave Merveille says:

Short, straight to the point, simple, clearly stated, luminous…
That what excellence is about.

J. Ramon Palacios (jrp) says:

Gentlemen:
Congratulations.
Very professional; amenable, short, concise, to the point.
Well done. Our best wishes.
Have a great time!
JRP
Founder and Administrator of Nikonians.org

Tom Bower says:

This is awesome!

I have books by these two guys and they are true experts on cameras and software. I’ll be a regular here.

Stephen J. Zeller says:

Scott and Matt,

This was a great first show and I look forward to seeing more. I’d like to see come cool CLS and manual lighting setups. I’d also like to see demonstrations of some different Nikon glass, like primes vs. zooms, VR vs. non-VR, etc.

Great job!

Stephen

Walter says:

What a great, simple, full of tips show you put on for us. Can’t wait to see more tips. Thanks for keeping all the ‘junk’ out of the show. Just lots of tips.

alan morris (alansf) says:

Loved the first show. While most of the websites focus on the latest and greatest full fram Nikon cameras, most of amateurs don’t need full frame or large heavy lenses. Concentrating some attentions on the DX cameras and lenses is most appreciated.

Carlos Bruno says:

Matt … Scott , hey guys … don’t you sleep at all??
What else you will invented more?
Men … remember you have wives waiting for you at home! Or not anymore …
Kidding … NICE job like always … not for nothing I have sign up for NAPP, Kelbytraining, etc, etc, etc.
Nobody like you guys to know and understand what we need.
Meantime, “the dark side of the force …” NOTHING. Good at least.

Take care. Congrats!
CB

John Avera says:

This is absolutely terrific. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nate says:

Thanks for the show. The small tech tips are great. How about some explanation of all the different auto-focus settings Nikon now offers: 11, 21, 51, 51+3D?

Simon says:

He shoots! He SCORES!!! Love it!

Sangeeta says:

Hi Scott!

Three years ago your Photoshop UserTV got me into photography big time and changed my life for the better. I am an avid Nikon shooter due to your guidance and now I am sooo happy to see a show on the Nikon camera! That’s so wonderful..you are doing it again!

I’d love to see you guys talk about the metering features on the camera, what you use and the differences.

Thanks again for all your tutorials and tips…it’s made me a better artist in so many ways!

Sangeeta
http://www.KumariPhotography.com
http://www.KumariBlog.com

Bob Ray says:

Very good idea and solid first show.

You may want to rethink the table microphone as it didn’t have much to add to the show other than some hollow grunts!

As a Nikon® guy for many years, I’ll be here every week.

Thank you both [and take McNally shopping for some cowboy duds. There's got to be a wardrobe budget, yes?]

…

Joe Sepulveda says:

Scott & Matt,

Fun stuff, I will try out the WB trick tomorrow. I shoot with a D300 and have not updated the firmware since I purchased the body over a year ago. How about a few tips on what the new firmware update offers?

Appreciate all of the resources – Joe

David Reynolds says:

Great first show. Any chance there will be some tips on the D40x in future?

Jon Ride says:

What a cracking show. Keep it up.

Ron says:

Great opening show. I love the concept as it is an idea whose time has come.!!!! I look forward to more detail on features for Nikon d3/d700. I know you were dealing with the most popular issues out there. Men keep up the good work

Dan Frost says:

Hey

Great show, couple of things……

1) Can you add the the show to iTunes so I can watch it on the road with my iPhone?

2) Don’t forget to talk about some of the older Nikon gear such as the D80, not everyone can afford the latest camera.

Cheers

Dan

GAMaus says:

Hi!

Nice Show! I would like to see more – like 30 Minutes instead of only 10

Chris says:

What’s so amazing to me is not only are Scott and Matt THE Photoshop gurus, but their dang fine photographers, but now they throw some NX2 our way as well. You guys rock way too hard….get some sleep but please keep it coming!!!!!

Ignacio says:

Hello Scott and Matt, Hello I am writing from Argentina, I think this fantastic program, congratulations

bruce says:

Awesome show, guys! Have to check it out to see when it is available as a podcast. Would be pretty neat to download it into my iPhone and carry it around for reference. You guys are really amzaing.

derrick says:

Scott and Matt

Thanks very much for your program and I am forwarding it to the Nikon shooters that I know.
I am glad you have mentioned the d90, and I hope you will continue to do so. Like many of already said I hope you cover that camera as well as the D80 and D200 & 300.
Thanks

Richard Brewer says:

Informative premier show. I’m looking forward to future broadcasts as there is nothing like this on UK TV. God bless the internet!

George says:

Great show! I can hardly wait for the next one – the format show is perfect for tips and tricks but from time to time it might be great to go into details ( photo techniques etc.) and who knows maybe a full one hour of info a week . I Know i ask too much but if the show had been broadcasted every day i would nt miss one! – sorry for eventual mistakes – i m still learning english

Good job! and good luck people!

KARL BLOHM says:

Scott andMatt,
You both have been instermental in my persute of photography. I think this show is a great idea and hope it will do well, you know “a little photo fix “,if you will, makes the day better and I love to soak up just about every thing I can about photography. Sometimes it is nice to hear little tips and tricks ,especialy with the D3 & D700 GREAT JOB keep it up.
Thanks .

Hans from the netherlands says:

Scott and Matt,

Great show, i have a new D90 great camera and a beginner,and i look forward to the new show

maby the next time how i set aperture en shutterspeed with a sb 400 ,

i waiting for the next show

greetz Hans

Terry says:

Scott and Matt,

I like the show. Nice information and brought with a professional style. I like that there is not a lot of goofing around like on the Photoshop TV show. Please keep it professional I’ll keep watching.

Thanks

Elliot G. says:

Even though I’m a devout Canon shooter, I will watch anything that Matt and Scott do. Their first tip about white balance also works with the Canon eos 5d Mark2.
Very nice tip–thanks alot.
Elliot G.

dave says:

Great tips especially the White Balance. I have a Canon 40d but the idea still works the same. Much better TV presentation when Kelby stops messing around. Wish the guy would act the same on PTV

Spencer R. Rackley IV says:

Scott and Matt,
I would like to see a demo of the various usage of the SDK for some of these cameras.
Thanks!

John says:

Awesome video and I’m glad to see you guys (Scott and Matt) are doing it! I loved the tip about using the Command dial to scroll through your images, very cool! Love the white balance thing too! Looking forward to more shows!

It wouldn’t hurt to have more cameos of “that guy” with the itchy shutter finger too! =)

JP Gomes says:

Greetings from this Portuguese D300 user !
Scott and Matt what can I say that has not been said yet? Got Scott’s Books, DVDs, downloaded PhotoshopUserTV casts! THANK YOU for sharing your knowledge! Maybe someday there will be a training sessions in Portugal? all would be most welcome! Keep up the excellent work.

diane says:

I can’t believe I got 3 great tips from a 10 minute show! Keep up the good work!

Nando says:

Nice Job…But, the lighting was very poor. I had a hard time seeing what Scott and Matt were pointing to on the camera. Other than that it was GREAT-

Harold says:

Great stuff guys. Ihave already learn some neat and quick stuuf from the 2 of you. I would love to see more on my new D-300 being use. I’m like the others, only the video was a little dark on this end to see, but beside that it was great. Keep it up. I knew I was going to like being a nikonain member.

Harold

Shmulik says:

Great idea and implementation.
But, the movie does not go till the end.
Tried it several times with several browsers, and it always stopped before reaching the end of the movie.

Waiting for the next session.

Shmulik

Alexandru (Romania) says:

Scott and Matt,
Great stuff Is there a way to download the weekly episode? Thanks.

Rob van Elven says:

Congrats with the first episode. Love the practical “in the field tips and tricks”. The beyond the manual stuff. I have a D90. It has lots of options, but what are the pros and cons for certain situations. For example, I use the AEL/AFL button for Focus Lock and have it on continues focus mode, heard that on Nikon Image Doctors podcast and that works for me. Keep it up. Cheers fm Sydney

Chapay says:

Мля, а чо всё по-английски то? Пускай переведут, а то я в школе плохо учился.

Deb Green says:

Just watched the first episode – thought it was effective, efficient, very “to-the-point”. I’ll keep watching! Thanks Guys!!

Bill Pador says:

Excellent 1st shows guys ! Loved the tip on changing the image scrolling to the wheel, I found a new friend LOL. BTW I submitted a show idea on using the different focusing point selections to get the best results in the field using a D300-D700-D3 etc., hope you find it interesting enough to produce an episode answering my questions ! Keep up the great work mates !

Bill Pador

Mark Suban says:

On this first episode of the D-Town, there’s a reference to th D90 port on the side marked GPS. This isn’t a standard USB mini plug. It’s a plug designed specifically for GPS moduals such as the Nikon GP-1.

Nery Encarnacion says:

Very good 1st episode. Very informative and useful! Keep’em coming!

ScottRR says:

Super. Thanks. d300, adding d700 soon. BTW, did not read all comments, but no problem viewing or with black contrast. Maybe mention monitor calibration for some shooters

Mike S says:

Scott & Matt,
Great first show. As a D300 owner, I appreciate the fact that this is aimed at us Nikon people. I especially like the balance between hardware and software tips. Keep it up. (Is it next week/next show yet?) Thanks.

David Gray says:

Hi, Scott and Matt-
Excellent show; I learned 2 new and useful techniques today, thanks to you guys!
But now I have a case of the “I wants” for the DI-GPS Pro L…

William says:

Hello Scott and Matt! thanks a lot for this program.I use to watch you guys at PSUTV and now !m very happy to find a program like this! congratulation to you all!!

Ricardo says:

Hi my name is Ricardo, Thanks this program is very helpful. I have CANON please speak about this camera too.

John Edwards says:

Great show, i have a canon 50d but thought i would watch anyways, great tips, and the segment on choosing wb using live view worked great on the canon as well. Great Tip!!

Norman Lamothe says:

So glad I was told about you guys.Scott for the last few years I have read all your books. i’m on CS4 now. thank you

Lark Allen says:

I have started to shoot for HDR photos with my D300. Can you cover the settings for shooting bracketed series for HDR. Also, it appears that the I can only get a maxium of 1 stop per shot, where the recommendation would be for 2 stop increments. Can I set the camera for 2 stops/shot?

Duane says:

Great program and I’m excited to have found it right off the start of it!

I love the idea of teaching us how to properly clean lenses and bodies.

It would be great if this vodcast could be commercial free…

Christian Rosenvold says:

Hi Matt and Scott. Lovin’ it! That’s all I can say, because you guys are for real. I’ve watched PSUTV for over a year now, and through that you guys have tout me Photoshop. It has also inspired me to purchase my own camera and start shooting. I’m only 15, so sadly I couldn’t afford one of the high end Nikon’s, but I’m stoked about the D80 that I could afford I just can’t tell you how happy I am that you guys will be teaching me my photography skills as well. If I have to come up with a suggestion it would have to be (out of personal interest as well ) to have some tips for lower end cameras as well (just a few once in a while). Again thank you, you guys are the best. Oh yeah by the way, where’s Dave? haha

Hans says:

Nice new innitiative!
Question: Could you spread some light on dustremoval (D3)? It’s allmost impossible to do it yourself.

Thanks!

Hans (the Netherlands)

Raymond says:

Hi Matt and Scott,

This is awesome! Great episode with good tips. Keep on the good work. Some ideas on my mind for future episodes:

- Histogram utilization
- Protecting your gears out in the wild
- Flashing tips

Joe Baltimore says:

Great stuff, guys! Future topics of interest to me and my circle of photo friends:

- Camera cleaning (when? how?)
- Histogram use best practices.
- Adobe LR2 image catalog / organization best practices.

This is good stuff you are doing. Keep up the good work!

Edward Amarante says:

Hello Scott and Matt. Excellent! I’m looking forward to future shows. Would like to see more tips on NX2. Thanks and keep up the good work
Ed

Gianluca says:

I found the tip on the white balance in live-view simply great, thanks!
By the way: Nikon is pronounced “knee-kon”, at least it is written in that way in katakana

Jos says:

I thought i knew my D700 well.
But the tip of the whiteballance/LV was new and useful.
Thanks.

Neil says:

As always cool stuff guys.

I’d love to see a show on using the various Nilkon Flashes. Something pretty simple though, like look what you can achieve with a simple off camera flash. i.e. no studio or umbrella’s etc.

Keep up the good work.

Gary Eckel says:

Best of luck Scott & Matt, I have a number of your books and I find them very useful and easy to understand. This is a great initiative, I am sure it will be successful. I have a D300 and any tip or advice that you provide is appreciated. The tip on using Live View to adjust White Balance is very simple but I would never of thought of using the Live View for this before… great tip!.
In future episodes if you could provide some clarification on the flash Auto FP and what it means it would be appreciatewd.

Mark Micallef says:

Enjoyed it very much, looking forward to your next episode.

Lee says:

Loved it but could you set the volume a little louder. I had the website all the way up and the vol onmy laptop (ok so laptop speakers aren’t the greatest) all the way up and I found myself hearing but wishing I could get just a little more volume.

Loved the White Balance and the Photo review tips. So obvious but I never thought of them. Read Busch’s book on the D300 twice and don’t remember them being mentioned. Makes me wonder what else?

Keep it up.

Haris says:

Great job guys. Loved your first episode, very informative. Keep it up

Patrick Gooden says:

I like the initial information the program has to offer. I would like to see in the upcoming segments how the top 5 of the D-series are uses in doing portraits under natural light, control lighting (florescent) and flash. In particular, test subjects in the studio depicting wedding, product and garments. Your information on light balance in live view was very good.

Sean says:

Great episode guys. Being a new D300 user, its great to find somewhere that focuses on Nikon stuff.

Tim says:

Nice presentation. Too bad that the bandwidth is so limited. The feed, viewed on my very robust system, paused every few seconds. VERY annoying.

Tom Bruno says:

Great show. As a Nikon shooter I’ll tune in every week.

But Scott, one problem I had: On the PC screen, your black shirt and the black tabletop and Julie’s black shirt etc. caused a loss of detail. I couldn’t see the camera very well! Maybe you could use a white or light colored shirt, like Matt’s, and a white table top to bring out the camera detail on our home screens.

Thanks for coming up with this show!

Larry Arrington says:

Tim remarked that it was ttoo bad that the bandwidth is so limited. The feed, viewed on my very robust system, paused every few seconds. VERY annoying.” I had the same thing happen to me. Is it simply a bandwidth problem? I can view almost every other video online with no problem.

PT says:

Caught the first episode – no bandwidth issues to speak of, but unfortunately no useful content in it for me (owner of a D80 and using Apple’s Aperture 2). I guess if one doesn’t own the latest and greatest gear, NIKON, Adobe & Kelby don’t want us included! Too bad, I’ll have to look elsewhere,

Ed says:

Great first show, guys. My only questions is:
Is there a reason you’re going for the Di-GPS rather than the Nikon GP-1?

USP45 says:

Good show!
Interest for me for the future:
- auto-ISO: what the heck?
- off-camera flash using CLS and manual.

sam says:

I love you for that last tip Matt for the D300. I have wanted that feature so bad and now I have it!

Kelly Palmquist says:

As a Nikon shooter, this is fun news and I enjoyed the show. It is always great to get tips and tricks.
Some areas I think would be interesting to see in the show are;
“Stump the pros” – a place to send our questions and problems; could be helpful for Nikon too.
“Compare lenses” – show us the difference between common lens (50 1.8 vs 1.4,,, and so on) can help to make future purchases easier.
“Season specific gear tips” – for some it is still winter and some good tips to help protect my Nikon gear would be great.
“Menu tips” – I liked Matts tip on the D300, simple, easy to miss for many, but very useful.
“Dust” – how to live with it?
“Lens care” – any tips here… storage, cleaning, hoods, filters…

Look forward to the next show.

PS I did not mind the sounds from the camera on table, it was familiar so it was a reminder that you have the same gear as I do.

martin says:

great show. photoshopuser tv could learn from this no bs approach

Jcorkrum says:

Thanks for a good 1st show. My only thought was please don’t forget about us D200 users. There are still a bunch of us around who can’t afford the upgrade to the new line of cameras because of the economy.

Dave says:

Great show. I’m new to DSLR’s so I particularly appreciated that the tips were also aimed at D90 owners like me.

Penny says:

Scott, I love what you’re doing with this. I don’t know if this has been mentioned or if it falls into the realm of the show, but if you could go over firmware updates, why we do, how we do, what they do (i.e., improvements they make.). Thanks again, Penny

Andreas says:

Maybe anything about the D80 camera would be nice?

Greetings from Sweden.

Pete says:

Glad you will be doing this show and I am sure it will get better and better over time. However, I hate the name. I think D-Town sounds like the name of a boy-band.

Phil I says:

Great job guys. Love to see my D90 implemented throughout the show.

A few ideas for later shows:
1. Tips/tricks in Adobe Photoshop (CS4)
2. Explanation of ISO; Auto-ISO, and what ISO to use in different situations
3. Accessories: Battery grips, flashes SB-400 through SB-900, lenses
4. Studio photography; lighting, softboxes, umbrellas, slave flash setup, TTL, etc.
5. HDR photography

Keep up the good work!

Mike B says:

What about some tips about the issue of blowing out single channels.
I have a fairly new D700 and have noticed banding in the extreme blues of skies or sunrise/sunset images. Looking closer at the histograms reveals that one channel is very spectacularly blown out! Since seeing this I’ve tried to avoid blowing out single channels but with sunrises I’m finding it very difficult without severely underexposing the image. So, I’m assuming that blowing out the red is ok to do, but how much is too much – at what point will it begin to show up in your prints and what can we do to avoid it? WIll WB settings affect it at all? What about reducing the saturation in the picture controls? I’ve been playing around with this stuff but haven’t come to any definitive conclusions. I’d love to hear this topic discussed by the pros (uh, that’s you guys!).

Also, Sekonic light meters like Frank A suggest 2 messages up!! Yes, I 2nd that one too!

RandL says:

I would like to see a segment on printers and getting fine works of art to print. I’m having the biggest dilemma on which large format printer to buy or just outsource them to one of the many places like Mpix. I know Scott uses an Epson Stylus Pro 3800 but is it cost effective as opposed to using Mpix? What about CISS or refill kits for the 3800?
Thanx

Talke Photography says:

Great show!!!

Travel Photo Blog:

http://places2explore.wordpress.com/

Matt Kloskowski says:

OK Folks, I’ve been watching the comments for a while now and I wanted to chime in.

First, to all the folks who have left nice comments. Thank you SO MUCH! You have no idea how far those kind words go.

To the folks that are displeased we didn’t do a Canon show I’d like you to think about something. Say last Thursday you woke up and saw a brand new “Canon Mark-EOS-Rebel-Town Show” from Scott and Matt. What would your first thought be, knowing that you’ve seen us on Photoshop TV, blogs, podcasts, books, live, etc… holding our Nikon D-whatevers.

You’d call us sell-outs in a heartbeat. You’d write nasty comments about how Canon must be padding our wallets and so on. You’d never trust anything we said again because you’d think we (and our teaching) could be bought. So how do we win?

Also, would you really want two Nikon guys to do a Canon show? Seriously, why? It’d be like us doing an Apple Aperture podcast. We don’t use it so why would you want us to create a podcast on it. You’d never trust us again.

In the end, I’d rather take the “why didn’t you do a Canon show?” comments any day over the other ones we’d get if we actually did a Canon show. The worst you can do is be mad that we didn’t do another show for your camera, but you can’t say we were dishonest (we told you exactly why we did a Nikon show) or call us sell-outs. You may not be happy, but next time it comes around to reading our blog, watching or buying one of our products, at least you’ll know we only teach what we know (and are excited about) and it wasn’t created because somebody paid us to use their product.

Thanks,
Matt Kloskowski

David F. says:

Great show guys. I have Canon 40d and I still learned a new trick (live color balance) that works on my camera. Cool. I will watch this show even though I do not have a Nikon camera. Matt and Scott know their craft. I guess I will be the only Canon guy here. Looking forward to more shows.

Jill Carpenter says:

Great Idea to give a tip about a non-obvious but very easy way to set the White Balance using Live View. Keep the tips mostly on the cameras – after all, how many copies of Capture NX are out there versus how many Nikon cameras?

Thanks! Looking forward to more!

Keenan says:

Good to see the Photoshop User TV duo with a new webcast/tv show! I personally don’t own a Nikon but I’ve been able to still learn a few tricks here and there.

Really hope you guys jump onto iTunes soon so I can download these instead of waiting for them to load on the website – Also glad we can leave comments on each episode unlike Photoshop User TV.

Tim says:

Scott and Matt:

I enjoy everything that you guys do, and I am deeply grateful, as a Nikon shooter, that you have put together this resource. The first episode was great, and I look forward to seeing what you have in store. Not sure why anyone would complain about free information. Would love to see you guys cover using the SB900 off-camera and what accessories you would use, stands, umbrella, soft box, hot shoe brackets, etc. Thanks again for this great Nikon resource!

Isabelle says:

Great show! I can wait to see the following episode!!!

I would like more tricks on Capture NX2!

Thanks!

Dwight3 says:

It’s always nice to see what other people do with their cameras. The only thing I might want on your show is maybe a brief agenda or list of topics covered in the episode. I’m always rushed, so it would be nice if I could know if it’s worth making time now or if it’s something I think I know something about, I might want to put it off until a quiet time (whenever that is). However, I can always learn something more about what I think I know.

Evelyn says:

My husband and I just bought us a Nikon D 90 with a 18-200 lens. This is our first Nikon and are interested in learning all we can about what our camera can do. I’ve watched your two shows and I think they were great. I am looking forward to your other shows. They were very infomative. I am excited on learning all I can with your shows. Thanks you, keep up the good work!

Harland says:

1st I like to say how cool this show is. Even I do not have a Camera yet This is helping me out a great deal. And I like to ask if you can do some shows with D40,D60 even they are older model some New beginners and students are starting on those since they may be on a tight budget. Over all I am gratfully for this show and tips. Like to see more on HDR and about using light. I have seen on some many pages Light is key factor How do you take a photo in sunrise or close to sunset…or if just inside and there is only house lights bulb or floresent. Again Great fresh show. I like to embed show in blog to show case to others any way on that?

Photomeister says:

Nice show and great concept! Would love to have one of the new cameras, but “only” have a D80. Hope that everything is not just about features on the newer or higher end models – if so, you are leaving a lot of the audience out.

Barnacle says:

Nice website. Very informative. I subscribe to Kelby On-line Training and watch P/S TV–this complements both. On a personal note– more on D-90 and NX-2 would be appreciated. On a general note, I hope Nikon appreciates what a good thing they have with you guys. Keep up the good work.

Rob Cookenour says:

Scott & Matt,
After discovering you and the others on AdobeTV.com, I have really improved my photographic and graphic design skills. My family will take turns watching and being encouraged. I’m usually busy writing down notes on index cards for our own little resource for enforcing what is learned.
I can’t wait until I can finally move up from the Olympus point & shoot camera with the 16MB memory card.
Always watching,
Rob Cookenour & Family

Günther says:

Hi Scott & Matt,
thank’s for creating this Site. I use the D300 and your tips are verry helpfull.
I found your Site today ,It’s great ang lookink forward to see the next Episodes.

thank so lot and see you again.
Günther

Dave Benson says:

Great resource… was alerted to it by a member of our local camera club (www.wpgphoto.com) and since I am a Nikon guy this is a wonderful learning site..

Thanks… really looking forward to all the helpful hints and suggestions

Adam says:

You can trick your d300 into shooting 9fps without the mbd-10 battery pack.
Go on youtube and you will get step by step instructions.

Gary F. says:

Thanks for this guys. It’s because of you that I am what I am today…BROKE!

Gary F.
NAPP Member

Vadim Kim says:

Thanks for the show,guys! Respect from Russia.

MANNY MAMO says:

i just started tuning in on dtown tv. i have a nikon d300 and some times i have to tell you i,m afraid to change settings in menu not quite knowing what they are going to do. i watched the first two episodes(i’m starting from 1 to 9) and i already learned a lot. i thank you for all your information and please keep them coming. by the way i’m also a napp member.
manny

Rick Bell says:

I have been a professional commercial/industrial photographer for over 40 years and photographed all over the world. I also run a school for advanced amateur and professional photographers in Canada. I believe in buying the best and therefore I have always been a Nikon user. My studio got into digital in the first few months it was introduced. Finding knowledgeable, easy to understand individuals to teach the new technologies has been very difficult. The first hour with your Nikon course taught me more than the last 10 years of conventions, seminars and supposed learned other professional photographers. Your very easy to learn from. Keep up the excellent work. I have only seen 4 episodes to date but I am hooked and look forward to more great info from all of you.

Bill says:

I recently got the Nikon D300 with the 18-200 VR lens and I am thrilled that I found a show that cuts through the 300 page manual! Seriously though, your tips on the camera and on NX2 are most appreciated. But I was wondering, does NX2 have the same “layer” concept as PS?

Duc says:

episodes 1-3 wont work

johnny J says:

I lowve jour show

Kyler says:

This blog has been a useful read and I will tell my friends about it thanks

Julio says:

Andreas

You’ve a couple of D80 groups in Flickr where you could find info about your camera

http://www.flickr.com/groups/d80/

regards