| Joined: | Thu Dec 10th, 2015 |
| Location: | SoCal, USA |
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Anyhoo, I'm strictly a hobbiest that did a few projects for friends. I had been a film guy since my teens (now 59) having accumulated many Nikon (Nikkormat) bodies and lenses. I tried to make the jump to digital photography back when the first cameras used floppy discs to store data! I didn't really enjoy the bulky plastic toys of the time, could not afford to buy pro gear, so I just pretty much stopped except for a few Canon point and shoots I used and abused over the years.
Fast forward to early November this year and I bought a Nikon D3300 with the kit lens and joined the real world again at an entry level.
I didn't like the kit lenses so I did buy a couple of other zooms to get started an 18-105 and a 55-300. These seem to work fairly well but I'm still looking for a nice prime macro. The 40mm DX micro seems a decent choice as does the 85mm DX macro. We will see which one arrives first!
I enjoy taking photos at motorsports events, concerts, portraits, wild life, pets and landscape. I also document project builds as I scratch build and repair guitar amplifiers.
My girlfriend's son just bought a business (personal training gym) and had an open house last weekend. I brought the D3300 and shot people pics with the 18-105, auto mode set for portrait and used a Gary Fong puffer defuser on the pop-up flash. I was amazed at the results. All my old film bodies were manual units so other than point and shoot, this was my first experience with a DSLR and some automation. I also found out my old Vivitar flash unit does work with my new DSLR. How cool but I didn't use it at the open house.
I'm enjoying the D3300 but will most likely upgrade to something with better access to the controls in manual mode after I spend some time with this rig and figure out what a really want and need. So far so good.
One thing I've noticed is that what I see in the viewfinder is a bit cropped from the image I see on the display after I click the shutter. Maybe it is my diopter setting in the viewfinder? I am a bit farsighted.
So hello all!
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So many subjects, So little time.