New (s/h) D70s arrived today :)
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:49 amBefore October 2008, the most recent camera I bought was an Olympus AFL film P&S (38mm f2.8 lens). Last October I bought a Canon A470, was disapointed 'cos I misread the specs -- thought it had IS. So I bought the A590IS, cheapest P&S with IS, gave away the A470. Then this year I decided to move up to a superzoom, bought the Canon SX10, it was hopeless (fequently failed to focus), tried a second model (worse), got my money back. Where to now? I'm on a low income (pension), perhaps secondhand?
Tripped over this forum and an excellent package deal for an old D70s with a couple lenses. Thought about that for a few days and decided to go for it, got to start somewhere. So that's my first dSLR. What surprised me is just how well the camera focuses -- fast and either gets a focus lock or doesn't with kit 18-70 lens. The Tamron lens used the noisy body focus drive, it was good too.
First outdoor image here: http://bugsplatter.id.au/misc/first-image.html Nothing special, just a big tree out the front where I live.
That's taken before reading any manuals, reduced to 800px wide in IrfanView, I've not installed the Nikon software yet.
Much to learn. This is my first post here too. I'm starting to take an interest in photography a couple decades of occasionally taking a roll or too in a P&S. Been waiting for prices on a digital to drop, and here I am starting a lens collection! Already have a prime lens (f1.8 50mm) from eBay in the mail for low light, and looking for a shorter one (24mm f2.8 -- I'd like shorter + faster but they cost too much) if I can find one cheap enough.
Tripped over this forum and an excellent package deal for an old D70s with a couple lenses. Thought about that for a few days and decided to go for it, got to start somewhere. So that's my first dSLR. What surprised me is just how well the camera focuses -- fast and either gets a focus lock or doesn't with kit 18-70 lens. The Tamron lens used the noisy body focus drive, it was good too.
First outdoor image here: http://bugsplatter.id.au/misc/first-image.html Nothing special, just a big tree out the front where I live.
That's taken before reading any manuals, reduced to 800px wide in IrfanView, I've not installed the Nikon software yet.
Much to learn. This is my first post here too. I'm starting to take an interest in photography a couple decades of occasionally taking a roll or too in a P&S. Been waiting for prices on a digital to drop, and here I am starting a lens collection! Already have a prime lens (f1.8 50mm) from eBay in the mail for low light, and looking for a shorter one (24mm f2.8 -- I'd like shorter + faster but they cost too much) if I can find one cheap enough.