I joined UHH in June about a month after receiving my new Canon 80D. I was finishing up reading David Busch's 80D guide and nearly done all the functionality testing on my new camera. I've spent about an hour every morning reading UHH mostly the Main Photography topics. Then another hour or two reading books and online photography discussions and trying different modes and different shooting assignments with my camera. I know I'm learning, but I sure ain't learning as quickly as I thought I should.

This morning I read the topic about the D7200 and shutter speed settings. I wondered if I could set a minimum shutter speed in the Custom Function settings on my camera. Long story short, I can't. As I was going through the Custom Function Section of Busch's book which I speedily breezed through in June because quite frankly I could barely understand it, I now understand what the CF menus can do and how I can use them to my advantage. I credit UHH and the knowledgeable members for thoughtfully answering all those questions and making me lookup and research topics that I should know.

Thank you all!

Since the new iPhone 8 will be unveiled tomorrow?? I did see some ads for fairly cheap iPhone 5 ~ $100. Also older Samsungs and other Androids. They have decent cameras and you can upload straight to Social Media and your web page. I'm not sure but you might just bring your new older model phone with you to the Walmart cell plan.

Best of Luck!

I can't speak for anyone else but I can experiment and try different things much more cheaply with digital. And modern PP is far easier to learn than film processing. Hallelujah!

If I was much more experienced and was sure I had L grade lenses, a fast computer with tons of storage, calibrated monitor, PP software, professional printer to take full advantage of what the camera can do, absolutely.
If I had all those things in place and my photography could possibly warrant it, I'd buy a Hasselblad that costs as much as a nice mid priced Crossover....as I was shopping for divorce lawyers. 🙄

I keep doing a double take on the username....so I'm a bit hesitant to draw any conclusions. 😁

Cute but it leaves an ugly mental picture!

Beowulf - having had 2 corneal transplants, cataract surgery, and a retinal tear fixed, I can sympathize about eye issues. Fortunately for us, the advancements in treatments for macular degeneration and all eye issues are getting better so I hope you can keep doing what you love!

That's what I call my camera when I'm having a bad day Of course it's never the camera's fault.

Exactly!! Yes I understand there are folks that are quite sensitive about critiques of their photos and just want praise not helpful much needed improvement advice. But if someone thinks my gear is complete crap and I'm an idiot for buying what I did, so be it. The snarky comments about different cameras manufacturers, DSLR vs mirrorless, is pretty amusing. I find I read the flames about cameras instead of reading the depressing, ever controversial news stories because in the long-run, I can just laugh and go about my day!

BB4A - I think you nailed it IMHO. Finding the positive in the photo to mix with the critique makes it more pleasant and encouraging. I'd rather hear "composition is good but the full moon and city lights are slightly over exposed" than "Geez, why did you even bother, highlights blown out, subject blurry, your dog is ugly.....".

There are many talented, experienced, knowledgeable photographers on UHH that can give very helpful hints to struggling newbies like myself. Giving helpful, kind, suggestions that help but don't hurt or discourage the struggling newbie is a different talent. It's really tricky and frankly pretty discouraging.

It's similar to when your Significant Other asks "Do these jeans make my backside look fat?"

What a gorgeous collection! Thank you!

Congratulations - two of my favorite things - firearms and photography! Really nice work.

I'm not and I've never been a car dealer but I think the price difference in vehicles has to do with EPA and emissions regulation differences between countries plus shipping, tariffs, dealer prep "etcetera, etcetera, etcetera". I'm hoping that importing camera gear is a bit less complex.

I know there's a gray market for instruments. You could buy a gray market Yamaha piano years ago that's far less expensive but the wood wasn't processed for the US climate so if the sound board cracked or split, it was the buyers tough nuggets.