DSLR Question

misshelper

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Jeff said:
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Finally starting to pick up the pieces for this project. Today I bought:

Nikon D90 12.3 Megapixel Digital SLR Camera with AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR Lens

Nikon 60mm f/2.8D AF Micro-Nikkor Telephoto Auto Focus Lens

I guess in the next couple of days I need to go for the:
80-200mm $900
Teleconverter 1.7X $360

So for the 80-200mm, Is this the right one to look at?
1986 Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8D ED AF Zoom-Nikkor Lens with Bracket & Case - with 5 Year U.S.A. Warranty
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Let me know when you open that big manual...:lol:
 
Jeff

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Thanks folks.

Looks like the lenses that were recommended are very good and from the reviews from others I read they appear to be about the best there is for the <$1K price range. There seem to be better ones out there but the don't appear to be quite as user friendly for someone such as myself.

I should be ordering up the other Lenses & Teleconverter today then I'll start looking at some support gear like flash attachments, extra batteries, memory, and I'd like to have a look see at some of the protective covers I have seen.

I took the thing out of the box yesterday and knew I was going to have my hands full. So I quickly simply confirmed everything was ther and put it back in the box. :lmao: That thing has all sorts of buttons on it and it looks like I have a pretty good learning curve to get through. No rush, I'll read the books and manuals and get started with it here soon.
 
itsbob

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Jeff said:
Thanks folks.

Looks like the lenses that were recommended are very good and from the reviews from others I read they appear to be about the best there is for the <$1K price range. There seem to be better ones out there but the don't appear to be quite as user friendly for someone such as myself.

I should be ordering up the other Lenses & Teleconverter today then I'll start looking at some support gear like flash attachments, extra batteries, memory, and I'd like to have a look see at some of the protective covers I have seen.

I took the thing out of the box yesterday and knew I was going to have my hands full. So I quickly simply confirmed everything was ther and put it back in the box. :lmao: That thing has all sorts of buttons on it and it looks like I have a pretty good learning curve to get through. No rush, I'll read the books and manuals and get started with it here soon.
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I'm with you, I've got the D80 (have had it for a week) and have taken some pictures with, all flash.

After getting frutrated with it, trying to use the SB600 with the camera, I went online and bought/ downloaded "A Short Course in NIKON D80 Photography" Short apparently means less than 200 pages, as this one is 162 8.5 X 11 pages. A LOT of info, but you can look up what you are going to try that day, and just read up on it, and the settings you want to manipulate on the camera.

It's going to be a lot of fun.

Playing with the SpeedLight.

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itsbob

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Now have to learn to de-snot noses in the editing software.

Maybe a LITTLE too much detail in these large pictures. Go to original size and there is NO detail too small that the camera doesn't get.
 
Jeff

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jbr13 said:
Yeah Jeff that is it. It isn't the most zoom, but 2X converter looses more light and softens the pictures a little bit. That on give good zoom and a sharper image.

J
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Thanks, As you can tell I am totally unfamiliar with this stuff. Just trying to make sure I don't fool around and buy something I'll regret. :lmao:
 
Jeff

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misshelper said:
Go and take us a picture.
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I won't even charge a battery for this thing until I read the manual and likely order up one or two of the guides that have been recommended.

I am in no big rush. Take my time and learn the right way.
 
misshelper

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Jeff said:
I won't even charge a battery for this thing until I read the manual and likely order up one or two of the guides that have been recommended.

I am in no big rush. Take my time and learn the right way.
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Don't get mouthy with me. :whistle:

Yeah I know, just wanted to give you a hard time. Good luck!
 
hvp05

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Jeff said:
I am in no big rush. Take my time and learn the right way.
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I admire that. :yay: You could jump in and start shooting with Auto, but doing it this way you will know your camera better and more likely take some genuinely good photographs.
 
Jeff

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hvp05 said:
I admire that. :yay: You could jump in and start shooting with Auto, but doing it this way you will know your camera better and more likely take some genuinely good photographs.
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I just don't want to handicap myself by teaching myself "quickie" methods that I might instinctively fall back on later and end up not taking full advantage of this thing.
 
hvp05

hvp05

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Jeff said:
I just don't want to handicap myself by teaching myself "quickie" methods that I might instinctively fall back on later and end up not taking full advantage of this thing.
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Everyone should do their research and planning as you did. I am always perplexed at folks who [want to] buy a DSLR and then don't even utilize half its capabilities.
 
Jeff

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hvp05 said:
Everyone should do their research and planning as you did. I am always perplexed at folks who [want to] buy a DSLR and then don't even utilize half its capabilities.
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Well, to be honest as far as the body itself, it didn't take much research. JBR, Danzig and others recommended it so well over the Canon that it was a given this would prove to be a good camera for me. It isn't an entry level camera and I figure would be more likely to do everything I'll need for some time to come without the need to upgrade to a better camera.

But now that I have it, I have already cleaned a cabinet out on the desk for it and it's sitting there nice and pretty waiting for me to figue out how to put it to use. :lmao:

In the meantime I want to go ahead and spend my research time at this point looking at all the support items for it like the lenses and such.

I think I am good on lenses now. With the recommendations thus far and the research done I am very comfortable that I have chosen lenses that I'll be able to put to work over a wide variety of uses. Later, I may come up with some spefic tasks where something else might fill the bill a bit better but for now I think I am good to go.

But so far the decisions made are:
D90 from Nikon
AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR from Nikon
AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED from Nikon
AF Micro-NIKKOR 60mm f/2.8D from Nikon
 
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