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Originally Posted by Lello
I don't know if this thread is in the right forum, If not, sorry.
I have swapped my Panasonic FZ30 for a Nikon D70 with a colleague (unfortunately only for the weekend) It has come with Nikkor 70-300 mm and Nikkor 28-80mm lenses.I'm going to the motor show on Sunday and as I've never used a SLR, and as I'm so used to my Panna I need a few tips on using the D70.
1.Which lens should I use (most of the shots will be indoors under spot lights)
2.White balance control, auto or another setting?
3.ISO, what will the best setting?
As I haven't been given a manual how easy is the D70 to use?
Any feed back and any tips will be greatly appreciated.
If I get on well I might be buying a SLR much sooner than I wanted (if wife agrees) 
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Part of the work I do as a Pro photographer is as Official Photographer at events such as this. I recently completed one exhibition and over the 4 day event managed to amass 15GB of images, albeit with the help of a colleague for some of it.
The vast majority of the shots are taken with the aid of a flashgun, and in Raw mode. I will have the camera on a minimum of ISO400, but often thats boosted to 800 depending on the ambient light. I never let the flash take over, always using the ambient light to get a shutter speed I am happy to use handheld, usually no less than 1/45s
As a result I usually have the camera on shutter priority so I can control the speed more easily. If I can't achieve a reasonable shutter speed to allow a handheld shot then I will boost the ISO and one stop ie up to 800 is usually enough. For some of my work I am able to use a tripod so shuter speed is not then an issue. I doubt though whether you will be allowed to use a tripod, and I certainly wouldn't want to carry one round if I were you.
I always use Auto white balance, and as I use Raw I will usually be thinking of reducing the colour temp in Adobe Camera Raw to get a cooler more realistic result
It sounds as though you may not have the benefit of a separate on camera flashgun which would help fill in shadows and lift the image somewhat. I doubt the built in flash, I think the D70 has one
will be of much use, esp with the long lens, so I'd probably forget that.
If this Motor show is at somewhere like the NEC I would think light levels would be pretty good, so you may not have many problems with exposure. I often find that I need to overexpose by half a stop at least, but you will have to experiment. Constantly review what you are getting (chimping) and adjust accordingly.
Most of all have fun and enjoy the camera