D7000
May 13, 2012 22:18:00 #
I have the Nikon D7000 and am an amateur compared to some of you guys. I really need to learn more about the camera but aside from the manual, is there a particular book or website that would be helpful?
Thank you.
Thank you.
May 13, 2012 22:32:43 #
I'd check into getting the field manual for the D7000. "Understanding Exposure" is a great book, also. I believe it is by Brian Peterson. He really explains the exposure triumvirate well.
May 13, 2012 22:35:43 #
Nikon_DonB wrote:
I'd check into getting the field manual for the D7000. "Understanding Exposure" is a great book, also. I believe it is by Brian Peterson. He really explains the exposure triumvirate well.
Thank you, I will check Amazon. Also, since you are a Nikon guy, I would like to get a prime lens, but I can't afford the $$$$$! What do you think of the 50 mm f/1.8 and/or the 35mm f/1.8?
May 13, 2012 22:41:50 #
I highly recommend "Nikon D7000, From Snapshots to Great Shots" by John Batdorff, a pro who actually uses the D7000 in the field. Amazon has it at a good price.
May 13, 2012 22:51:51 #
MT Shooter wrote:
I highly recommend "Nikon D7000, From Snapshots to Great Shots" by John Batdorff, a pro who actually uses the D7000 in the field. Amazon has it at a good price.
Thank you to another Nikon guy. What do you think about the 50mm 1.8 and the 35mm 1.8?
May 13, 2012 23:00:28 #
35mm is a DX lens and I refuse to buy DX lenses. 50mm F1.8 is a good option if you don't have the change for a F1.4 version. I sold my MF 50mm F1.4 with my F2 and have never bought an AF version myself, have never had a need or desire for it. I liked it in the old MF film days because zooms back then were so crappy, today the are light years better than back then. I have the 50mm covered in 3 other zoom lenses.
May 13, 2012 23:11:01 #
MT Shooter wrote:
35mm is a DX lens and I refuse to buy DX lenses. 50mm F1.8 is a good option if you don't have the change for a F1.4 version. I sold my MF 50mm F1.4 with my F2 and have never bought an AF version myself, have never had a need or desire for it. I liked it in the old MF film days because zooms back then were so crappy, today the are light years better than back then. I have the 50mm covered in 3 other zoom lenses.
OK, why do you refuse to buy DX lenses?
May 13, 2012 23:18:43 #
DX lenses are made with smaller diameter glass to conform to the DX size sensor. They are cheaper made with a much more common use of plastic due to the lens elements being smaller and lighter. When used on a full frame sensor, they image is automatically cropped to accomodate the smaller diameter of the DX lens. This effectively cripples the Full Frame camera even though Nikon does allow their use on the Pro bodies. I buy only full frame lenses which work EXTREMELY well on DX bodies, also giving the DX body the advantage of utilizing the premium center area of the lens and not using the outer portion where lens falloff is most prominent, not to mention distortion. If you never plan to upgrade to a full frame sensored body, then DX lenses are a better deal as they are always cheaper.
May 14, 2012 00:14:16 #
MT Shooter wrote:
DX lenses are made with smaller diameter glass to ... (show quote)
Well, I am learning so much from this site. I did not realize full frame lenses worked on DX bodies. I knew about the cropping factor with the DX lens on the full frame camera. I would love a full frame, but I don't know if that will ever happen. I have a D7000 and a D90; I gave the D80 to my granddaughter. We also have a D300s, but my husband has a Tamron lens on it and I just don't think the pics are that great. Also could be operator error, but I am not telling him that.
May 14, 2012 00:33:29 #
pugfan wrote:
Also, since you are a Nikon guy, I would like to get a prime lens, but I can't afford the $$$$$! What do you think of the 50 mm f/1.8 and/or the 35mm f/1.8?
The 35mm f1.8 is the best buy of all Nikon lenses for an APS-C sensor DSLR such as the D7000. It is the equivalent of the old f1.4 55mm lens used on full frame film cameras. The crop factor on the D7000 is why you want 35mm and the high ISO capability it why you don't need f1.4 anymore.
May 14, 2012 06:07:07 #
May 14, 2012 06:17:28 #
David Busch's D7000 off Amazon....
http://www.amazon.com/David-Buschs-Nikon-Digital-Photography/dp/1435459423/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1336990601&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.com/David-Buschs-Nikon-Digital-Photography/dp/1435459423/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1336990601&sr=8-1
May 14, 2012 07:35:26 #
I love my D7000 , I suggest You tube tutorials, they work really good explaining things . Also, about the 50 1.8, I have the 50 1.8 D , I hear the 50 1.8 G is better. I want to get the 35, because I don't think the 50 is wide enough.
May 14, 2012 07:39:59 #
There are more books and websites than I could ever list but there is, in my humble opinion, a better way. Try taking the same picture several different times using different setting. Look at your results and think about how each one is changed by the change in settings. Practice is the best teacher.
May 14, 2012 07:50:22 #
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