Welcome, I have to say I enjoyed both pictures, I like the emotion you caught in their faces. Thanks for sharing.

Another great suggestion, thanks!

Thanks for that information, still checking around on ebay, Amazon and different dealers, trying to get the most for the money, I can see photography could get expensive.

Well I'm sure I will have more question before I head back to Iowa.

Thank you, thats what I need to know at this point, I have a cousin back in Iowa, who is a self taught photographer, and has done real well for himself as a second income contracted with the school for all sporting events, school picture, graduation pictures and weddings in the area, I'm sure he will help me figure alot of this out once I'm home, but right now I need help and I enjoy communicating and seeing what others can do and know.

I'm here in the valley til the first of April, then going back to Iowa to host 8n a campground along the Wapsi river, we have eagle's flying thru all the time, I have feeders out and have wild turkeys come to the feeders, have a least two hatchings of baby mallards feeding all summer, momma and baby deer on the opposite back coming down for a drink. Last year I had 12 male Orioles at my grape feeders, followed up by the females and young ones, have cardinals, blue bunting, blue jays, chickadees to say nothing about the squirrels and beaver. Also a hot spot for fishermen and kayakers. I'm just trying to get better shots of whats right in front of me, challenging myself. Hope to be able to post some of my piece of heaven.

Okay dirtpusher, I am coming from a Kodak Easy Share ZD8612 IS, I have no idea what all this means, I appreciate that you went to the trouble to get me this information. But I am trying to get into this and keep my cost down for a beginner, If I find I have it mastered it and I'm getting good pictures I will move up to a better camera and lenses.

My problem is extreme, I know nothing about this camera, what will & will not fit, the lens that came with it is a f/3.5-5.6G VR do I have to find lenses this size to go on the camera?

Thanks for all the suggestion, I'm still checking into all of them. Thanks for making me feel welcome feel I can learn a lot in this group.

What about the Nikon 70-300

Looking for recommendations for a second lens to take bird and wildlife photos.

Hi, i am new to this group, not new to photography as I have 3 married children, 14 grandchildre and 7 going on 8 great grandchildren. I am however new to dslr, having just recieved my new Nikon D3400 and AF-P DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR.

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