Colorado River in Arizona shot with Nikon D7200 March, 2016

 

Nikon's 7200 is one of my favourite cameras.  It has the same sensor as the D7100 but has a very large buffer that allows for numerous continuous images to be taken.  I have used this for photographing birds, for doing HDR images, and for creating panoramic images as above.

The large buffer allows for 27 raw images to be captured in a row without the camera shutting down.  If you shot jpegs, you can take over 100.  My previous camera, the D7100, could only manage 5 raw images before the camera had to pause to let the buffer catch up while filling the memory card.

You can do HDR without such a buffer, but you would need a tripod and take time between shots.  When I am not using a tripod, I find that I can set my camera to a high continuous frame rate AND turn bracketing on.  The camera allows me to bracket up to 9 images;  Keeping very steady, I frame my composition and then press and hold down the shutter button until all exposures are made.  Then I take the images back to my computer and process them using HDR software.

For shooting panoramas, I set the camera's mode dial to manual and select the best exposure variables for the image.  I will often set the focus to manual as well.  Then, on single exposure settings take a photo, rotate a bit, and take another, starting at one point for the panorama and ending at the other.  The trick here is to use the thirds horizontal bar in the viewfinder to keep the camera flat and level and to follow the horizon.  Most of the time I find that the panorama comes out well.

I have also used the D7200 for many macro shots (below).  I still have the camera; it is a favourite for many reasons.

Metalic long horned leaf beetle shot with my D7200 camera.

Thanks for reading.

Eric Svendsen     www.ericspix.com

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