I like the "cloudy" version best. Bit more color and vibrance.

Just realized there are three in Louisville. Thought I'd seen two on their site, or they've added one since I looked last. Might have to hunt down the big one if I ever get up that way.

Never been to either of those. I suspect the Louisville store is the largest.

Looks like they're closed according to Yelp:

http://www.yelp.com/biz/cord-hoosier-camera-and-video-and-55-minute-photo-carmel


There's Cord and Robert's in the area, though.

Murphy's Camera in Lexington, KY. Small shop. Ask for Greg Evans. He's very patient, and he knows his stuff.

Just for the record, none of those pics are retouched in any way. That's about how the sunset looked that evening. Funny thing about that evening was that I was looking out the window and thinking it wasn't going to be much of a sunset, but grabbed the camera and headed out anyway. Glad I did. ;-)

Just for the record, none of those pics are retouched in any way. That's about how the sunset looked that evening. Funny thing about that evening was that I was looking out the window and thinking it wasn't going to be much of a sunset, but grabbed the camera and headed out anyway. Glad I did. ;-

Thanks to everyone for the warm welcome.

Good to know, Rich. Didn't know how good or bad the kit lenses are. Not in the market for super-expensive lenses, but I may look into more lenses for other uses eventually. These lenses seem to do a pretty good job so far. Got to learn to use this camera to its best. I've got a ways to go yet.

I think I'm still on the wrong side of the learning curve yet. Sometimes I swear my Samsung P&S does a better job. Biggest problem is getting the autofocus to work consistently on the T3. Guess it's more of a newbie issue from what I've found researching it. Unlikely to be anything wrong with the camera.

I did just get a copy of Tony Northrup's Stunning Digital Photography book yesterday. Haven't sat down and looked through it much lately.

The local camera shop has a DVD on how to use the T3i, so I guess that might be something to check into although there are some differences between that model and the T3. Maybe I should hunt down a proper book for the T3, eh? Good idea.

When you put them together to compare, I think the competition's over at that point. The Nikon blows the P&S out of the water.

My name is Greg. Been reading the posts lately, and thought I'd finally join in. Purchased a used Canon AE-1 back in the mid-90s, and added a couple of lenses and flash unit along the way. 50-250mm f/4 Tokina, and a Canon 35mm 1:2. Did a lot of coastal shots when I lived in California.

A friend gave me a used a point and shoot Samsung WB100. Used that for about a year. Not a bad camera for $200. Lots of features, and does a reasonable job for such a tiny sensor. Made some good enlargements with it.

Finally took the plunge and picked up a new Canon T3 with 18-55mm kit lens and 70-300mm thrown in for free. I'm thinking the kit lenses aren't going to give the quality of better lenses, but it's a good starter camera to get my feet wet in the DSLR world.

Also, been dabbling with a trial copy of Lightroom 5 since that's so popular. Loving it so far.

Will be reading and absorbing whatever I can find in here to help me get back up to speed. Been a while since I've had a camera with so much control over the images. Lots to learn, and I feel like I'm still on the back side of the learning curve when it comes to a DSLR. Any pointers are surely welcome.

Recent sunset


Not too bad?


Ugly duck isn't camera shy

This should give a good visual representation of the differences in the sensor size / pixel size of each camera as compared to each other.

http://www.digicamdb.com/compare/nikon_d600-vs-canon_powershot-sx40-hs/