Why I like Nikon, Canon, Sony, Fuji, Olympus, Panasonic, Leica, Pentax, Hassleblad, Signma, Samsung, etc., etc (Page 4): Thanks much for your kind words.

EJMcD

davyboy wrote:

I love your attitude! Well said

Thanks much for your kind words.

EJMcD

nealbralley wrote:

It may have fallen within the etc., etc., but you left out the Argus C3! Now there was a camera! It got me started a long time ago!

Although I may not have used it, any brand not mentioned may qualify for inclusion in the etc., etc.

EJMcD

PaulBrit wrote:

I have just found the chapter on Matrix metering in the D750 Fast Track Guide.

I'll assume that you are already familiar with the relationship between aperture, shutter speed and ISO. With that understanding you should read through the entire owner's manual with the camera on your lap and explore the various controls while reading. Be patient with yourself as most will need to do this more than once.

PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place

CHG_CANON wrote:

Photography is 80% mental, and the other half is PhotoShop.

Did Yogi say that?

Don

ELNikkor

Yogi was awesome!

oregonfrank Loc: Astoria, Oregon

Lesser minds also think alike! Frank

OldSchool-WI Loc: Brandon, Wisconsin 53919

EJMcD wrote:

Because they are all good at freezing a moment in time, preserving the memory for a very long time and/or producing amazing images to frame and mount on your wall all while enjoying the entire process.

Yes, anything in the past ten or more years in digital fits the bill for something. From 8 megapixels un up depending upon what you are producing as the final product. Yet each model has a "feel" and performance which might or might not work well for you. Manufacturers try to make cameras multi use---like a Shopshmith in woodworking. But stick to your main purpose. If it is still photo of a type---get a body and lens for that---if video---get a video camera, best for that. I have bagged up and ready to use a dozen digitals in four brands---all good for a purpose and recent enough to be quite adequate with the file size running to 45 megabytes in the SD1 Sigma---so plenty of data to fool around with. But one can work around without falling for "photoshop" and getting screwed by the worst company--ADOBE.-----ew

gwilliams6

EJMcD wrote:

Thanks again. I remember it well...one of the tallest buildings on North Broad Street.

jackebenton Loc: Marietta, GA

Ava'sPapa wrote:

That sounds like a Yogi Berra quote, Paul.

"Photography is 80% mental, and the other half is PhotoShop"

Sounds more like someone who is mathematically challenged.

PaulBrit Loc: Merlin, Southern Oregon

EJMcD wrote:

I'll assume that you are already familiar with the relationship between aperture, shutter speed and ISO. With that understanding you should read through the entire owner's manual with the camera on your lap and explore the various controls while reading. Be patient with yourself as most will need to do this more than once.

That is very good advice. I have frequently used the owner’s manual to look things up but never to do what you recommend. Now to find the time!

Thank you!

EJMcD

PaulBrit wrote:

That is very good advice. I have frequently used the owner’s manual to look things up but never to do what you recommend. Now to find the time!

Thank you!

Yes, I understand that finding the time is an issue especially if you're still a working man and/or raising a family.

I have the luxury of being in my 13th year of retirement. In my first year of retirement, it quickly dawned on me... "Holy cow, I can actually read a book!"

PaulBrit Loc: Merlin, Southern Oregon

EJMcD wrote:

Yes, I understand that finding the time is an issue especially if you're still a working man raising a family.
I have the luxury of being in my 13th year of retirement. In my first year of retirement, it quickly dawned on me... "Holy cow, I can actually read a book!"

Well working for a living is far in my background; I’m 77! I stopped running my own business in 2006 and left England in 2008. I’m a Brit and now living in Southern Oregon.

But chance brought me and my wife to purchase a 13-acre property from a bank in 2012; it had been bank-owned for a number of years. So it is a lovely rural property but lots of work, plus I haven’t learnt to slow down!

EJMcD

PaulBrit wrote:

Well working for a living is far in my background; I’m 77! I stopped running my own business in 2006 and left England in 2008. I’m a Brit and now living in Southern Oregon.

But chance brought me and my wife to purchase a 13-acre property from a bank in 2012; it had been bank-owned for a number of years. So it is a lovely rural property but lots of work, plus I haven’t learnt to slow down!

I'm not far behind you Paul. I'll be 76 in two months, don't have a cane, don't have a walker, don't have any aches or pains and, as you know, the secret is KEEP MOVING. I have 9 grandchildren all of whom are involved in various organized sports who help with that.
I hope you live to be a hundred and the last words you hear are mine.

nealbralley Loc: Kansas

EJMcD wrote:

Although I may not have used it, any brand not mentioned may qualify for inclusion in the etc., etc.

No foul, just trying to add to the discussion and page count! There are many excellent cameras, past and present!

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

PaulBrit wrote:

That is very good advice. I have frequently used the owner’s manual to look things up but never to do what you recommend. Now to find the time!

Thank you!

I disagree. The owners manual is a good reference if you want to look things up but you’re better of getting a book by an expert on your camera brand for your camera model, (for Nikon it’s Darrell Young, David Busch or Thom Hogan). Rather than just showing how to change a setting they’ll also discuss the ins and outs of exactly what the setting does and why you might choose one setting over another.
Also the user manuals have gotten huge with all the new features. The Nikon Z9 manual is over 900 pages.