Tell us about your camera and how you use it. What’s the one thing you like the most about your camera? Are you using a cameraphone? They are great for shooting when you come across an unexpected spectacular moment. Some of the excellent moments have been captured on cameraphones. Or are you using a DSLR?
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We have been covering a lot of basic and technical topics on the photography front in the last one month. We’d like to know you better and collect your suggestions. We want to make sure we know you and your camera so that the information is relevant, is usable and valuable. So what are you waiting for? Come on say something :)
I recently bought a Canon T1i. Had an XTi for several years but wanted to get “Live View” to help with critical focusing. I have an array of lenses from Canon 10 – 22 to a Tokina 80 – 400. I shoot a lot of macro’s so my fav lens is my Sigma 150 f/2.8. I also like playing with my Lensbaby. I post a lot of my photos on both Flickr and PicasaWeb. recently, I’ve been experimenting a lot which keeps me from getting bored. But above all, I have fun. Oh and keep in mind that great photos have very little to do with the camera or the lens. Great photos come from planning, skill, creativity and a little bit of luck.
I own two cameras to reduce lens swapping. I have a Nikon D7000 which has a Nikon 70-200 2.8 VR lens attached and a Nikon D300 which keeps my Nikon 12-24 F4 Lens on it. The D7000 gives excellent quality at higher ISO so I can catch dogs and birds and planes at 1/8000th sec. It’s a nice thing to be able to set your ISO at 1600 or 3200 and still not worry about noise. The D300 has the ability to get 9 exposures in bracketing so combined with the excellent 12-24 lens its a dream match for landscapes. For 12 months I had the D7000 with the 18-200 VR2 and for 80% of the time its a wonderful combination but as you demand more in varied conditions you end up buying more specialised lenses. I own the Nikon 50mm 1.8 which is an excellent party lens and walkabout option. I also bought the Kenko 1.4 converter for the 70-200 2.8 but only use it if its a must as the lens works best on its own. My advice to anyone wanting to start in Photography is get a Nikon D90 or 2nd hand D300 or 2nd hand D7000 and get the Nikon 18-200VR2 lens.