Nikon D3100
The main reason I opted for the Nikon over the Canon was that the Nikon can use film camera lenses as well as digital SLR lenses. I would like to experiment with what the camera can do (once I've gotten the basics down, which I am learning more and more every time I use this camera). I've always been a camera buff, the guy behind the lens rather than in front of it, and now I have a camera I can get some real use out of.
So far the Nikon has impressed me - the outdoor pictures in DC have been nothing short of spectacular, and even the ones inside have been pretty impressive. The battery lasted our entire vacation on a single charge (naturally; we dropped $50 on a second battery - two is one, after all). It's simple to use for average shots, yet has some serious capabilities for more complex settings. It's even got pretty decent editing capabilities!
I should have some pretty nice pictures from the NRA convention as a happy bonus...
That is all.
4 comments:
Regarding the Pictures you'll be taking at the Gunnie Prom and Toy Show, just remember this: What Happens in Pittsburgh, Stays in Pittsburgh.
The Nikon's got better glass anyways.
Pick up a Speedlight SB-600 and you'll improve the indoor abilities by about 1,000. Get a good diffuser and bounce the flash off the ceiling. That and a 35mm F/1.8 primary lens were the best things I ever got for my D40.
When I was messing around with a dSLR (thinking I'd turn it into a hobby - never happened, not for me I guess) I think the best tip I ever got was take lots of pictures of the same thing.
IE you see a building or whatever you want a photo of, take 10 pictures of it. Make all your manual adjustments between each picture.
I did it this way and always got at least one almost professional looking picture.
Awesome. You'll love it.
Ditto what Fred said. With an external flash and the 35mm 1.8 you can get killer indoor pics. With the aperture wide open the 35mm also gives nice blurred backgrounds outdoors.
The flash will look even better if you bounce it off the ceiling and/or diffuse it a little with something like a Sto-Fen diffuser (15 bucks).
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