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Great camera! I was thinking about getting one considering their price these days but decided on getting something new.View attachment 29069
My (2006) D80 still going strong
Great camera! I was thinking about getting one considering their price these days but decided on getting something new.View attachment 29069
My (2006) D80 still going strong
I decided against a mirrorless camera for this reason (sort of). Having an electronic viewfinder would allow the user to be 'babied' through the process of learning how to wield a camera. Given I have two control wheels, I've an opportunity to learn how to properly adjust for exposure, shutter speed etc. I tend not to use photoshop either as it's more time consuming than I'd otherwise like. Either way, I need to take my camera out with me more!I find using the old ones a bit more like shooting film, need to think before pressing the button not just klick, klick, klicking away to be fixed later in Photoshop.
I bet you do. I've never had the luxury of being paid for photography, so getting 'the shot' isn't time-limited. If I was shooting an event or something, I'd be more inclined to go for broke and hope that I've more suitable shots than I intended to get.When I get paid for shooting I get trigger happy using my latest and greatest Nikon or Sony and spend boooring hours in front of the computer postprocessing.
Thank you these are all helpful. And thankyou for all the other replys i know the d3000is getting on, its shutter count is only 1500 im happy with that and dont wanna spend millions as our holiday is nearly 5k for the 4weeks excluding spends and extras.As others have said, Talk Photography is good source of info but as/when you get the camera, take the kit out and use it to get used it to it. Find yourself a scene to photograph and take the same image at differing focal lengths and apertures but keep the ISO constant i.e. 400 ISO - 18mm f2.8, 18mm f8, 18mm f16 and the repeat at 35mm and 55mm - I'd do the same for 70 - 300 as well and compare the pictures on the pc.
If you need software, download/install FastStone Image Viewer, it'll let you view and do some basic editing to the images if you want.
As a general rule of thumb, especially if you're hand holding the camera, keep your shutter speed above your focal length, so if you're shooting at 55mm above 1/60th, 200mm above 1/200th.
Nikon D3000 for Dummies
Ken Rockwell D3000 Users Guide
Camera Tips D3000
So's my D200, but it still takes great photos, and it's rugged as hell. I'll probably die before it doesThe D3000 is from 2009 = ancient history when it comes to digital cameras