Newb w ancient Nikons, time for Canon?
Jan 27, 2019 22:10:34 #
Greetings from an old Carrier sailor. Yes, dump the Nikons and lenses. I'll PM you with an address where they will be well taken care of. Welcome to the HOG. There are Nikons, BTW that have articulating viewfinders.
Jan 27, 2019 22:18:38 #
Hahahaha. I’ve gotten my head out of my *ss a little bit now. Will stay Nikon and consider saving up for a newer body. Camera maybe too. That was a poor attempt at a joke in case it wasn’t obvious.
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Greetings from an old Carrier sailor. Yes, dump the Nikons and lenses. I'll PM you with an address where they will be well taken care of. Welcome to the HOG. There are Nikons, BTW that have articulating viewfinders.
Jan 27, 2019 22:39:12 #
An Alternative to seeing your hand from the view finder. Pick a spot where you hand will be. Put something there. Put your Camera on the tripod and set the aperture to F8 to start. Focus on the spot where your hand will be. Take your eye away from the view finder. Put your hand in the spot where you focused and preferably use a remote trigger to take the shot or if possible with the D700 set a delayed release for 2 to 5 seconds to take the shot. (I think Forestall was built in my home town :-)
Jan 27, 2019 23:31:43 #
Welcome to UHH. The Nikon D700 was, and still is a fine camera, still used by many. With the right lenses, it will still take fine images, and I don't think switching to a different brand camera will automatically make you a better photographer or take better pictures. The same goes for the D300. You didn't specify which lenses you inherited, so can't help with giving advice on using what you have.
I would check out UHH member Steve Perry's website, https://backcountrygallery.com/ and watch any videos he has on using Nikon cameras, and consider purchasing his e-books for sale on his website. Here is the link to Steve's youtube channel where you can find videos he has made using Nikon gear also.
https://www.youtube.com/user/backcountrygallery/videos
There are many books, guides, and other youtube tutorials on the D700 also. Good luck on your endeavors.
I would check out UHH member Steve Perry's website, https://backcountrygallery.com/ and watch any videos he has on using Nikon cameras, and consider purchasing his e-books for sale on his website. Here is the link to Steve's youtube channel where you can find videos he has made using Nikon gear also.
https://www.youtube.com/user/backcountrygallery/videos
There are many books, guides, and other youtube tutorials on the D700 also. Good luck on your endeavors.
Jan 28, 2019 01:15:09 #
Velvetmarmoset wrote:
I’m a brand spanking new digital photography baby.... (show quote)
I would stay with Nikon, since you already have lenses available, that's were all the money is anyway. Canon is not any easier either, they are all about the same. The only difference would be handling ( how the camera fits your hands, that does make a difference, but other than that, the basic layout of the cameras don't differ a lot!
Jan 28, 2019 06:47:36 #
Jan 28, 2019 07:11:10 #
Honestly there is no reason to switch. I have been a Cannonite for many years and began with whatever I could get my hands on in school. Keep what you have and at some future time you may want to update the body but you will have a good start on glass. Most of us began with no glass to start and can honestly say you are talking apples to apples. Both have great products and great glass.
Jan 28, 2019 07:33:40 #
Jan 28, 2019 07:51:37 #
Velvetmarmoset wrote:
I’m a brand spanking new digital photography baby.... (show quote)
Welcome to the HOG!, I shoot with Canon, but get to a store where you can handle both systems before you buy in, both are good but the camera must fit you, if it doesn't feel good you won't be comfortable using it. Enjoy, Bob.
BTW Reefer sailor, shipfitter.
Jan 28, 2019 08:18:46 #
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Jan 28, 2019 10:03:30 #
Both of the Nikon bodies you have are very capable of excellent photographs. All you need right now is a macro lens that will fit those bodies.
Learn to use those cameras. Plenty of information in the Internet and many books available to learn them.
Welcome to the forum.
Learn to use those cameras. Plenty of information in the Internet and many books available to learn them.
Welcome to the forum.
Jan 28, 2019 10:10:27 #
Velvetmarmoset wrote:
First thank you all so much. Canon looked better a... (show quote)
My first suggestion is don't use the screen use the viewfinder. The second suggestion is use auto focus. From there, you will find the smaller the lens aperture (higher f stop number) the greater the depth of field you'll get.
The quick shot below is from my D700 with 55-200 f4-5.6 nikkor lens and Canon 250D closeup lens attachment. Shot with onboard flash using auto focus; to give you some idea of what you can do.
Jan 28, 2019 11:13:57 #
The old lenses surely do not have their own focus motors. If the D300 and D700 also do not have focus motors, check out the rangefinder option for the cameras. The camera will then tell you, in the viewfinder, when it thinks the subject is in focus. Works very well for my D5300 and older lenses.
Jan 28, 2019 11:26:42 #
This group seems to be "Nikon Biased" and nothing wrong with that (well, not too much). However, I have always been a Canon guy. In high school, I had a friend who had a Nikkormat. You had to take the entire back off the camera to load film (a changing bag was recommended...yuck!) and they had that fcking annoying Indexing Hook to couple the lens to the meter. When I went to look at cameras, the camera store I went to sold Minolta and Canon and Alpa cameras (one of the first auto exposure cameras...Swiss made, didn't last long). I loved the fact that on my part-time book store pay of $1.35 an hour, the Canon Ft was less money than the Nikkormat, I didn't have to take the back off to change film and NO INDEXING PIN! I was sold. I tried to switch to Nikon so I would have both film and digital cameras to use same lenses, but I went back to Canon, and will most likely never switch to anything else.
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