lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

Photographers have photographed Hummingbirds (for example) with film many many years ago long before AF and even AE. It is more skill than tools.

lmTrying Loc: WV Northern Panhandle

When posting a photo into the Hog, bring up the instructions on your cell phone while you are posting on your computer. It makes it a lot easier. I can't remember all those steps while trying to post.

1Feathercrest Loc: NEPA

Amen to that!

Ched49 Loc: Pittsburgh, Pa.

Rather than studying photo's taken with a certain camera, it might be best if you read up on exposure and the triangle of exposure for a digital camera. You might be putting the cart before the horse.

chrisg-optical Loc: New York, NY

The D3300 is my first DSLR and still use it but got the 7200 for the 100% pentaprism OVF vs. the 95% D3300 pentamirror. I have found the 5% difference is significant when composing through the VF (as opposed to LV). The D3300 is a very capable camera for a starter "training wheels" DSLR...it's also preferable to the D3400 IMO which lacks a sensor cleaner. It is very lightweight combo with one of the kit lenses which take good quality photos if you are not pixel peeping....so it's very good for quick light travel shots or family photos. Nice IQ not quite up to par with the 7200 but very close.

photoman022 Loc: Manchester CT USA

I had the D3300 and one the worst days of my life was the day I tripped and trashed my D3300 and lens. I'm not going to spend a fortune on my hobby, but my cameras are the D40, D3000, and D3200 (different zooms on each camera). My D3000 series cameras are great cameras. I print my photos (mostly 11x14, though some larger) and you can't tell whether the photo was taken with my D3200 or with a D7200. I shoot in RAW; I do the bulk of my post processing in Adobe Camera Raw and then export the photos to Photoshop Elements (14), where I use the Nik Detail Extractor, then sharpen using the High Pass filter. There are times that I will do sky replacement, HDR, or layer masking in PSE. When properly used, the D3000 series cameras (although entry level) give great results.

I took the attached photo in Death Valley last September (2017). I post processed it in ACR for the foreground, I then reopened the same photo in ACR and processed for the background and sky; I then merged the two photos in PSE14 and added a layer mask; I finished up using the Nik Detail Extractor and sharpened the photo using the High Pass filter. This is a low resolution version of the photo.

Death Valley

Fotoartist Loc: Detroit, Michigan

You are correct. You would very occasionally see sharp hummingbird flight shots in calendars, books, etc. during film days. Very occasionally. Not common at all. Yes, it could be done, but what did it take to do it? Those people had to be on the cutting edge of photography at the time, with equipment, techniques, etc.

I'm not trashing the D3300 camera at all. Just as I wouldn't trash Photoshop Elements over Photoshop CC. Quality results are possible with all. Just saying, in certain cases, not in all, like birds in flight for example, if you are not using the higher end tools, although you may be a great photographer, you are working with one of your hands tied behind your back. I wouldn't lose hope though if I were in that position. Knowing where you stand, even if not at the top is empowering in the knowledge.

Bharrell Loc: San Leandro Ca.

A local photography group in my area used to invite professional/serious amateurs to shoot with point&shoot film cameras that used to be available at grocery stores when film was still dominant....they called the event the "plastic fantastic". Some of the images produced were really amazing!

Ched49 Loc: Pittsburgh, Pa.

A few weeks ago, I went through family photo's I shot with a cheap film camera back in the 1970's. I also was amazed at the clarity of some of those photo's. Made me want to go out and buy a decent film camera and start shooting film again. I guess that's why they call film the original raw file.

kcooke Loc: Alabama

My wife has a D3100 which she uses because she likes the small size for her small hands. It is an older version of the D3300. She took the following picture recently using the D3100 and a Nikkor AF-S VR Zoom 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED Hand held and picture is straight out of camera. We paid I think $500 new for the lens and $200 used for the camera

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kcooke Loc: Alabama

Also this pic is a very small jpeg version used for emailing of the original which is very sharp

Diamond41 Loc: St. Louis, MO

I was given the D3300 as a gift. I have enjoyed it. I have not attempted pictures of birds in flight because of limitations of the camera. I have taken and posted pictures to UHH that I was told were good. I have also not had any enlargements bigger than 8x10 done. I keep running into a grain problem. It is getting better as I learn more about the camera. I am a film guy who still likes film. I am still learning the art of digital photography and this is the camera to do it with.