Nikon d40 night settings?

[micallef1990]

wanting to take some pictures of my car ( and some slow caption ones of the motorway) tonight and was just wondering what settings i should use on my camera to get the best results as i am abit of a noob with it.:rasp:

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

A tripod

 

[micallef1990]

yusss am off to go get one tonight i mean settings on the camera

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Oh soz,
Amyway I really dont know what to say to these 'What settings?' posts, as each shot is different, so the settings will be different.
If you use a tripod, you wont need a high ISO.
What other settings are you not sure about?

 

[micallef1990]

like what i should have the flash because it normally just reflects of my car. is there a way you can not use the flash at night. and is M mode the best to have it in. cheers

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

If the D40 is like my D200, then just put into A for aperture priority, select which aperture you want and click away.

The best way you will learn is from experience though

 

[micallef1990]

orite cheers bud am out now to give it a go. you dont know anywhere what does decentish tripods open at this time do you. pc world is the only place open close to mee. are these worth the money mate?

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0409494146.1235759108@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccladegigilddicflgceggdhhmdfhk.0&category_oid=-25139&category_name=%2fDSG%2fPhotography%2fPhotography+Accessories%2fTripods&camp_id=null&page=ProductList&show_all=true&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null

 

[micallef1990]

or there is these ones at argos need to set of soon to get one.

http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/s...at_12109590|Photographic+accessories|12109591

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

That link doesnt bring up a specific model, just a list. But for that money, it aint gone be anything special.
But that might be an advantage for a beginner, as if you dont get along with it, then you havent wasted a lot of $$.

I bit the bullet and got a full manfrotto kit, but that was almost £150!

Depends on how serious you wanna be!

 

[micallef1990]

orite cheers mate ill get a cheap one for now and if i get serious ill get one like you will post my pics up later

 

[Soph]

Go somewhere with some lighting for shots of the car, will mean you don't need the flash. Also, use the shutter self timer function or a remote so that the camera doesn't move when you press the shutter.