New to photography
Dec 8, 2018 10:15:24 #
Hello everyone, I’m new to photography and I’m excited to get started learning, UHH seems like a great tool for that. Although I’ve had an interest for a long time I’ve only just recently taken the first step. After some research I decided on a Nikon D7500 and an AF-S Nikkor 18-140 f/3.5-5.6G ED VR. I am interested in photographing wildlife and landscapes. Thank you for letting me into your world.
Dec 8, 2018 10:15:46 #
Dec 8, 2018 10:19:18 #
Welcome to the forum!!!
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Pat
Looking forward to your posts.
Also, if you haven't found them yet, there are other sub forums you can subscribe to.
Here is the link.
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Pat
Dec 8, 2018 10:24:49 #
Welcome, Chuck!! UHH is a wonderful resource for learning photography. You have chosen excellent equipment to begin.
Enjoy the ride!
Mark
Enjoy the ride!
Mark
Chuck7 wrote:
Hello everyone, I’m new to photography and I’m excited to get started learning, UHH seems like a great tool for that. Although I’ve had an interest for a long time I’ve only just recently taken the first step. After some research I decided on a Nikon D7500 and an AF-S Nikkor 18-140 f/3.5-5.6G ED VR. I am interested in photographing wildlife and landscapes. Thank you for letting me into your world.
Dec 8, 2018 10:36:51 #
Welcome to UHH, Chuck. Lots of knowledge and experience here to draw from. And you did choose a very good camera and lens to get started wth.
Dec 8, 2018 10:45:28 #
Dec 8, 2018 10:57:32 #
Welcome to the forum Chuck post pictures ask questions and most of all have fun. Saying hello from Pittsburgh.
Dec 8, 2018 11:02:37 #
Chuck7 wrote:
Chuck, Welcome to the forum. Have fun with your new tools. Your 18-140 is great for portraits, landscapes and a little weak for wildlife. You may want to consider a Nikon 200-500.Hello everyone, I’m new to photography and I’m excited to get started learning, UHH seems like a great tool for that. Although I’ve had an interest for a long time I’ve only just recently taken the first step. After some research I decided on a Nikon D7500 and an AF-S Nikkor 18-140 f/3.5-5.6G ED VR. I am interested in photographing wildlife and landscapes. Thank you for letting me into your world.
Dec 8, 2018 11:37:26 #
Dec 8, 2018 12:30:02 #
Dec 8, 2018 15:58:11 #
amfoto1
Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA
Chuck7 wrote:
Hello everyone, I’m new to photography and I’m excited to get started learning, UHH seems like a great tool for that. Although I’ve had an interest for a long time I’ve only just recently taken the first step. After some research I decided on a Nikon D7500 and an AF-S Nikkor 18-140 f/3.5-5.6G ED VR. I am interested in photographing wildlife and landscapes. Thank you for letting me into your world.
Welcome! I hope you enjoy your new camera and UHH.
I would give a little advice... being new to photography, consider getting a copy of Bryan Peterson's "Understanding Exposure" and/or taking a local photography class. There also is probably a guide book specific to the D7500 that you might find useful. Guide books are usually a good supplement to the user manual that's provided. I always buy a guide for any new camera, just to become familiar with it and make fullest use of it as quickly as possible. These things can help avoid a lot of frustration, especially when first trying to get started.
Dec 8, 2018 16:10:40 #
Excellent advice and the book is perfect for anyone entering photography!
Mark
Mark
amfoto1 wrote:
Welcome! I hope you enjoy your new camera and UHH.... (show quote)
Dec 8, 2018 18:41:19 #
Greetings. Use your zoom lens until you develop a preference for one, or two, focal lengths....35mm, and 105mm, or whatever. Then buy Prime lenses (single focal length lenses) in those focal lengths. Wider angle lenses-20mm, 28mm, 35mm, anything under 50mm really, work best for landscapes. For wildlife, you are better off with a longer telephoto lens....a 300mm, 400mm, 500mm, or such. Your camera is a crop frame DX model, so there is the 1.5X crop factor to consider. a 50mm lens, on your camera, produces an image with the field of view of a 75mm FX lens. The crop factor also effects the aperture. So, an f/3.5-5.6 lens is really a 5.25-8.4 aperture lens. Buy the 'fastest' (smallest f/#, largest aperture) lenses you can afford....f/1.4, or f/1.8, rather than an f/4.5 lens, for example. Consider older AI-S, AF, and AF-D, lenses. They give great results at affordable prices. For landscapes, use a tripod, and high number (small aperture) f/stops....f/11, f/16, or f/32, to keep distant things sharply focused. For wildlife, when hand holding the camera, use medium to high numbered apertures...f5.6 to f/32. For wildlife, when using a tripod, to shoot more stationary animals-birds in a nest, etc-you can use smaller numbered apertures...f/2.8, or such. Shop around when buying gear. Consider: bhphotovideo.com, nikonusa.com, adorama.com, bph.com and keh.com. I found a discontinued, but still serviceable, and almost like new, Nikon 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6 AF zoom lens for $27.00. It was designed for older 35mm film cameras, so it is an FX Full Frame, lens. Get as many Full Frame / FX lenses as you can. If you continue using a DX camera, the FX lenses will work on it, and tend to be sharper. If you switch to a Full Frame Camera, you will already have the lenses for it, and not need to buy more.
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