Ol' man John in mid USA country
Mar 1, 2015 14:59:42 #
Playing around with photography more than 60 years.
Slow learner, so still no expert.
Used Canon cameras with film for several years.
Lots of lenses to use & love, still have them. And slides.
Then came digital, went through a few disc models.
That era died pretty quick, they're also in my museum.
Heard that today's Nikon cameras would use most old lenses.
Still being angry with Canon for making digital cameras
INCOMPATIBLE with old film lenses, I switched to Nikon.
So, I'm now learning to love Nikon and their wonderful, but
expensive lenses. Is anything cheap these days?
Must confess that I did buy a Canon/Nikon interface for a
7.5mm fisheye. Doesn't work very well though.
Have only two zoom lenses, two macros & a full frame fisheye.
Even though I bought the lowest cost DX, lenses are cheaper.
Now I daydream about a D810 w/ several FX lenses >$5K.
Why not? Can't take it with me!
Slow learner, so still no expert.
Used Canon cameras with film for several years.
Lots of lenses to use & love, still have them. And slides.
Then came digital, went through a few disc models.
That era died pretty quick, they're also in my museum.
Heard that today's Nikon cameras would use most old lenses.
Still being angry with Canon for making digital cameras
INCOMPATIBLE with old film lenses, I switched to Nikon.
So, I'm now learning to love Nikon and their wonderful, but
expensive lenses. Is anything cheap these days?
Must confess that I did buy a Canon/Nikon interface for a
7.5mm fisheye. Doesn't work very well though.
Have only two zoom lenses, two macros & a full frame fisheye.
Even though I bought the lowest cost DX, lenses are cheaper.
Now I daydream about a D810 w/ several FX lenses >$5K.
Why not? Can't take it with me!
Mar 1, 2015 15:17:40 #
johnamery wrote:
Playing around with photography more than 60 years... (show quote)
Welcome to the forum. First piece of help . Look for adapters on Amazon for you lenses.
Mar 1, 2015 15:23:17 #
johnamery wrote:
Playing around with photography more than 60 years... (show quote)
Go for it, I did. REJ
Mar 1, 2015 15:29:29 #
Mar 1, 2015 16:18:15 #
Welcome to the forum...
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Here are some links to help you get started ;)
Tips on posting a reply
To help you navigate the forum:
The Section List lists all of the sections available that you can subscribe to.
The Photography Forum Index
The FAQ's offer a wealth of information - please check it out.
Common Photographic Terms & Abbreviations used in the forum (not all inclusive though).
The sites Terms of Use
The search link will let you search the forum.
TIP: use the advanced link to "sort to show most recent topics first" and select the section to search.
General Help/Info/Tips for your reference.
Training and information resources
Purchasing Gear information
Looking forward to seeing some photos.
Mar 1, 2015 19:14:31 #
Mar 2, 2015 08:03:02 #
Mar 2, 2015 13:10:01 #
Mar 2, 2015 13:33:36 #
If you can afford it, buy it! We never know when we'll get hit by a bus.
Mar 2, 2015 13:58:45 #
Mar 2, 2015 15:09:19 #
Welcome to the forum. I know what you about cost. I bought a D810 with 4 lenses last November. Cost me $15000. I had to sell my motorcycle to afford it. I'm very glad I did it.
Jack
Jack
Mar 2, 2015 18:14:39 #
Welcome to UHH John, glad you joined us. I also shoot Nikon and know all to well about cost. Have gotten several lens but over a period of time, not all at once.
Have fun and enjoy the forum.
Don
Have fun and enjoy the forum.
Don
Mar 2, 2015 23:28:04 #
texasdan78070
Loc: Texas Hill Country
If it's true that you can't take it with you, then I'm just not going!!!
Mar 7, 2015 13:16:05 #
jack schade wrote:
Welcome to the forum. I know what you about cost. I bought a D810 with 4 lenses last November. Cost me $15000. I had to sell my motorcycle to afford it. I'm very glad I did it.
Jack
Jack
Thanks for the reply Jack.
Sounds like my estimate of >$10K was not in error.
I'm just about a year in my Nikon fan w/ DLSR.
Entered @ the lowest $$ w/ DX D3200.
It's more capable than I am up to yet,
but that can keep my brain working.
Have the Tokina 100mm for macro: it seems a little heavy.
I have a ring strobe to use for macro, used to do that w/ film.
Also got a Nikon 85mm macro w/ AF-S & VR (to be lazy)
When I become good enough to use what I have,
I may consider stepping up to the D810 & some FX lenses.
What lenses did you get?
Do you have special interests to photograph?
Best wishes,
John
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