Photographers! What camera are you using?

[Everose]

That's a good way to not spend buttloads of money on photography gear.

Inside I'm screaming "I WANT THE EXPENSIVE NIKON ONE!!!" but then my wallet says:

So refurbished rebel t7 it is!

 

[casportpony]

I kind of figure I should learn how to use what I have before investing in something else.

 

[azurbanclucker]

I kind of figure I should learn how to use what I have before investing in something else.

When you're shooting with the 3300, look at what the settings are in the viewfinder. It will give you a good place to start when you take it off of "auto". It's just understanding light and how your camera interacts with it from there. And paractice. lots of practice. It terrifies me to think about how much money I'd have wasted if I was still shooting film and trying to learn.

 

[Bakbuk]

It terrifies me to think about how much money I'd have wasted if I was still shooting film and trying to learn.

 

[casportpony]

When you're shooting with the 3300, look at what the settings are in the viewfinder. It will give you a good place to start when you take it off of "auto". It's just understanding light and how your camera interacts with it from there. And paractice. lots of practice. It terrifies me to think about how much money I'd have wasted if I was still shooting film and trying to learn.

The problem is that I know absolutely nothing about photography and I am scared to take it off "auto". But hey, maybe I will try.

 

[Artichoke Lover]

Curious, if you are planning to spend that for a body, why not go FX instead of DX? You can get a D610 for less, a 780 for about the same or for a few hundo more go to an 810. If you're coming form a point and shoot, you would be better off long term moving to a full frame body instead of the top of the line crop body (because you'll outgrow that and be mad you didn't go FX). Then you only have to buy lenses once too as long as you stay in the Nikon family.

I actually might be interested in one of the others. To be perfectly honest. I just haven’t looked into it a lot in the past few years since I’m far from being able to afford one lol. Its been so long since I’ve looked at buying a camera seriously that I can’t remember what made me decide on that one at the time.

 

[azurbanclucker]

The problem is that I know absolutely nothing about photography and I am scared to take it off "auto". But hey, maybe I will try.

Don't be afraid. The worst thing that can happen is you hit the "delete" button a few times. That's the nice thing about DSLR's. They're very forgiving when you're trying to learn.

https://digital-photography-school....perture-and-shutter-priority-modes-explained/

A very good short read on the subject.

Along with that, you can kind of programmatically work through it as well. Get a notebook, set up a still life of some kind in a north facing window, put your camera on a tripod, and shoot that still life until you are seeing it in your nightmares. Adjust your aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and record your settings for each shot. Shoot it at various times of the day in natural light. Shot under artificlal lights. Shoot in full dark with long exposures. Then go look at the pics and see how each change impacts the way your light gets captured base don your settings. You'll figure it out pretty quickly. Then when you're shooting in the real world you can set up based on your meter and adjust based on the LCD display and what you get after some practice. I still only manage 30% of keepers on average, and I've been doing this 20 years. It's still 30% skill, 65% timing, and 5% luck. The rest I delete.

Don't be afraid. you'll get there.

 

[Bakbuk]

Don't be afraid. The worst thing that can happen is you hit the "delete" button a few times. That's the nice thing about DSLR's. They're very forgiving when you're trying to learn.

https://digital-photography-school....perture-and-shutter-priority-modes-explained/

A very good short read on the subject.

Along with that, you can kind of programmatically work through it as well. Get a notebook, set up a still life of some kind in a north facing window, put your camera on a tripod, and shoot that still life until you are seeing it in your nightmares. Adjust your aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and record your settings for each shot. Shoot it at various times of the day in natural light. Shot under artificlal lights. Shoot in full dark with long exposures. Then go look at the pics and see how each change impacts the way your light gets captured base don your settings. You'll figure it out pretty quickly. Then when you're shooting in the real world you can set up based on your meter and adjust based on the LCD display and what you get after some practice. I still only manage 30% of keepers on average, and I've been doing this 20 years. It's still 30% skill, 65% timing, and 5% luck. The rest I delete.

Don't be afraid. you'll get there.

Excellent advice.


BTW I love DPS! They have some great stuff.

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

@Lacy Duckwing

Thanks for the tag!

I'm currently using a Canon EOS Rebel T5 and a Canon EOS Rebel T7. I used to use a couple of Canon PowerShots for years, and before that was a Nikon and a Kodiak. Then I have a little Canon that goes in a waterproof case. (I forget what that one is called.) In total, I have 6-7 cameras with 2-3 of those I use.

 

[casportpony]

@Bakbuk, @horsegirlabi, & @azurbanclucker, have you entered the calendar contest yet?