Hello from the beautiful Bitterroot Valley of Montana
Mar 15, 2014 14:02:57 #
I'm an amateur photographer with a Nikon P500 camera. I love taking photos and know that there is always room for improvement. Our son has a fledgling photography business in the Seattle area and he uses strictly Canon equipment, so we have a friendly rivalry about the pros and cons of the different cameras. :) I am looking to upgrade my camera; currently looking at a Nikon D-5300 camera, with an 18-55 lens and a 55-200 lens. BUT never having actually used anything other than my point and shoot, I'm a bit confused as to the lenses. I really want to improve the quality of my photography - I feel that no matter how good you are, somebody can always help you improve.
Mar 15, 2014 14:17:00 #
I can't really give you any advice on equipment, but this is a nice shot. I like the river and the sharp edge of snow shaping the river.
Mar 15, 2014 14:21:35 #
Mar 15, 2014 14:28:35 #
This is a small creek flowing through our property; I took it during a lull in a blizzard we had a couple of weeks ago. The snow was about 3 feet deep in spots. Thank you for the nice comment. :)
Mar 15, 2014 14:32:04 #
Hello mrlaursen. Welcome to UHH. I have graduated from point & shoot several years back. You will certainly improve your current equipment with the D5300. The versatility of the two lenses plays a big part compared to the point & shoot, and all of the manual settings will open an entire world of fun photography for you. Stick with it, and you will be greatly surprised:-)
Mar 15, 2014 16:37:19 #
Mar 15, 2014 17:00:11 #
Welcome to the Jungle!!
Or at least the forest. The D5300 does not have the anti-aliasing filter. Nikon has developed a brand new 18-55mm kit lens just for it due to the sensors sharpness. I would suggest foregoing any of the kit lenses and opting for better quality FX glass to take full advantage of that beautiful sensor.
After all, its the LENS, not the camera that takes an image, the camera is just the recording device.
Or at least the forest. The D5300 does not have the anti-aliasing filter. Nikon has developed a brand new 18-55mm kit lens just for it due to the sensors sharpness. I would suggest foregoing any of the kit lenses and opting for better quality FX glass to take full advantage of that beautiful sensor.
After all, its the LENS, not the camera that takes an image, the camera is just the recording device.
Mar 16, 2014 07:39:43 #
Mar 16, 2014 08:28:22 #
Mar 16, 2014 08:31:44 #
Hi Mari! And welcome to the site. You will love it here. Awesome folks and so many friendships to make. The advise MT gave you is 100% right. He is the one to ask here about Nikons. He has been a big help to many folks here, and believe it or not....a very nice guy!:) After the body what is your budget for the lenses?
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Mar 16, 2014 10:01:59 #
Mar 16, 2014 10:22:15 #
[quote=mrlaursen]Welcome MR. Laursen. I don't like to pick on newbies, but I like your snow capture, but I do a couple of things with snow. I set the EV (exposure value) to +1. The camera tries to make bright images to dirty neutral grey. Also setting the white balance can make the snow more white and less blue. I live in Florida and enjoy see snow shots. David
Mar 16, 2014 13:14:57 #
Welcome to the UHH Mari. Nice first post, brrr!
I wish I could help you make your decision, but I'm afraid I'm biased towards Canon, and have been since I got my first SLR in 1982... Canon AE-1.
I feel that both make great cameras, and that with either choice you make, you will enjoy it. Good luck!
I wish I could help you make your decision, but I'm afraid I'm biased towards Canon, and have been since I got my first SLR in 1982... Canon AE-1.
I feel that both make great cameras, and that with either choice you make, you will enjoy it. Good luck!
Mar 16, 2014 17:44:42 #
Hi and welcome from NW MT. I usually make a trip to Hamilton in April for a golf tourney but from the amount of snow it may not happen in April.
Mar 16, 2014 18:59:25 #
MT Shooter wrote:
Welcome to the Jungle!!
Or at least the forest. The D5300 does not have the anti-aliasing filter. Nikon has developed a brand new 18-55mm kit lens just for it due to the sensors sharpness. I would suggest foregoing any of the kit lenses and opting for better quality FX glass to take full advantage of that beautiful sensor.
After all, its the LENS, not the camera that takes an image, the camera is just the recording device.
Or at least the forest. The D5300 does not have the anti-aliasing filter. Nikon has developed a brand new 18-55mm kit lens just for it due to the sensors sharpness. I would suggest foregoing any of the kit lenses and opting for better quality FX glass to take full advantage of that beautiful sensor.
After all, its the LENS, not the camera that takes an image, the camera is just the recording device.
Thank you so much! I'm definitely set on the d5300 but the lenses are a world of confusion to me. I settled on the 18-55mm G VR DX II AF-S Zoom Lens because it seemed like a good all around lens. I am trying to stay within a budget for now until I figure everything out. The second lens I was looking at is 55-200mm VR DX AF-S Lens. Both of them I chose because of the silent wave motor; I have done some zooming in with my P-500 during video and not only do you get additional sound (distracting) but I just do NOT get the sharpness I want when I am, for example, trying to shoot the ever wary Sandhill cranes. I have good shots set up but the zoom required to get them causes some distortion. (I've attached a photo so you can see what I mean). The other frustration is that my shutter speed is a bit slow so I get blurring unless it's in sports mode but that's a topic for a different day. :)
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