New to Ugly Hedgehog
Jul 2, 2018 13:44:17 #
hkcurtis
Loc: Palm Springs, CA
Just a intro log to let you know I'm new to UH. I really enjoy reading all the input form you more experienced folks. I have taken pictures for a long time but am just starting to get serious about detailed picture taking.
Most everything has been self taught by trial and error, but now I'm taking a photo class and trying to learn Lightroom (where I have dabbled in the recent past) and Photoshop (which I never have tried) and am still trying to figure out whether my Nikon D750 is as good as the Nikon D850 or Canon D2 Mark 4 for the majority of what I do and will do. I only have 1 lens--the 24-120 that came with the camera and it lacks reach. The last thing I want is to have 3-5 lenses that I'm always changing since the glass is expensive and heavy to carry around
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A friend of mine just bought the Sony RX 10 IV, and has taken some stunning pics using all focal lengths out to it's max 600 mm. He has blown some of them up in to 11 x 14 and a few bigger and they look excellent in detail, color, etc.
Hope to get help from all you as we go down the path of better picture taking!!
Most everything has been self taught by trial and error, but now I'm taking a photo class and trying to learn Lightroom (where I have dabbled in the recent past) and Photoshop (which I never have tried) and am still trying to figure out whether my Nikon D750 is as good as the Nikon D850 or Canon D2 Mark 4 for the majority of what I do and will do. I only have 1 lens--the 24-120 that came with the camera and it lacks reach. The last thing I want is to have 3-5 lenses that I'm always changing since the glass is expensive and heavy to carry around
.
A friend of mine just bought the Sony RX 10 IV, and has taken some stunning pics using all focal lengths out to it's max 600 mm. He has blown some of them up in to 11 x 14 and a few bigger and they look excellent in detail, color, etc.
Hope to get help from all you as we go down the path of better picture taking!!
Jul 2, 2018 13:46:04 #
Jul 2, 2018 13:49:03 #
hkcurtis wrote:
Just a intro log to let you know I'm new to UH. I... (show quote)
Welcome to UHH, you will find this site informative, funny, Serious, friendly, encouraging, helpful, sometimes just ????.....Enjoy!
Jul 2, 2018 15:01:39 #
Jul 2, 2018 16:26:37 #
hkcurtis wrote:
Welcome to the forum. Fire away with questions an your images.Just a intro log to let you know I'm new to UH. I... (show quote)
Jul 3, 2018 07:59:56 #
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Jul 3, 2018 08:53:24 #
Welcome! I also have that camera and lens, my first FX, which I just bought last month. Sometimes for extra "reach", I put the image size setting to DX, (APS-C), and it seems closer to 200mm than 120mm. I don't have any other AF telephotos for it, but I do have a 300 f2.8, and a 1,000mm mirror lens I used during my film days with my F3. I've thought about getting a 28-300 (longer/slower), for the sake of convenience when outdoor shooting, and using the 24-120 (faster/wider) for indoor shooting. That way, I'm not changing lenses all the time, and have the best of both worlds.
Jul 3, 2018 11:04:13 #
Jul 3, 2018 11:04:47 #
hkcurtis wrote:
Welcome to the forum. Have fun. Remember a camera is nothing more than a tool to create your images.Just a intro log to let you know I'm new to UH. I... (show quote)
Jul 3, 2018 12:21:16 #
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Jul 3, 2018 17:51:04 #
Welcome to UHH hkcurtis, glad you joined us.
Have fun, learn and enjoy the forum.
Don
Have fun, learn and enjoy the forum.
Don
Jul 3, 2018 21:09:22 #
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