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? for the photographers

mandy0505mandy0505 member
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Hubz wants a Nikkon D5100 camera for father's day. Any negatives to this camera?

He is not a professional but does enjoy taking photos and wants a nice camera. Bonus: Best Buy has a 10% off coupon right now so that should help cover the tax on it :) 

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  • mandy0505mandy0505 member
    Thank you so much for the information, I will check and see if that is how the auto focus works :)
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    I can tell you that the 3000/5000 series do not have the auto focus motor in the body. I have a D5000 and while I make it work, I am limited to the more expensive (which are better quality) lenses.  I would love to upgrade since I am a pretty serious hobbyist.

     Depending on how much he likes photography and how much he will get into it would depend on what body he should get. I would recommend he go into best buy or a camera store and try out Canons and Nikons to see what feels better in his hand. I was given my camera for my first mothers day and while I DO like Nikon, I tried out a Canon the other day and it was a little more comfortable. If I had tried it out in store, I might not be a Nikon girl.

    Some people are fine with the entry levels on auto mode, so if he doesnt plan to actually learn to use the camera in manual, the 3000/5000 series is just fine.

    The Nikon D7000 or D90 would be good entry level cameras that would have the autofocus in the body if he really wants to get into photography and have more lens options. Photography is an expensive hobby. The kits lens is great for people who don't plan on learning photography but anyone who gets into it starts to feel really limited by the lesser quality, so I would suggest buying a lens as well. The 50mm 1.8 is pretty cheap, runs about $150 and is a good beginner lens. I'm talking all in Nikon since I don't know much about the Canons but I am pretty sure they are comparable cost wise if he decided to go that way. Adorama /B&H  /Amazon are all pretty reliable places to buy lenses.

    Sorry I dumped a lot of (probably unnecessary) info on you.. just thought I would help out since you only got one other response :)

     

     

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  • mandy0505mandy0505 member
    imageHisMrs07:

    I can tell you that the 3000/5000 series do not have the auto focus motor in the body. I have a D5000 and while I make it work, I am limited to the more expensive (which are better quality) lenses.  I would love to upgrade since I am a pretty serious hobbyist.

     Depending on how much he likes photography and how much he will get into it would depend on what body he should get. I would recommend he go into best buy or a camera store and try out Canons and Nikons to see what feels better in his hand. I was given my camera for my first mothers day and while I DO like Nikon, I tried out a Canon the other day and it was a little more comfortable. If I had tried it out in store, I might not be a Nikon girl.

    Some people are fine with the entry levels on auto mode, so if he doesnt plan to actually learn to use the camera in manual, the 3000/5000 series is just fine.

    The Nikon D7000 or D90 would be good entry level cameras that would have the autofocus in the body if he really wants to get into photography and have more lens options. Photography is an expensive hobby. The kits lens is great for people who don't plan on learning photography but anyone who gets into it starts to feel really limited by the lesser quality, so I would suggest buying a lens as well. The 50mm 1.8 is pretty cheap, runs about $150 and is a good beginner lens. I'm talking all in Nikon since I don't know much about the Canons but I am pretty sure they are comparable cost wise if he decided to go that way. Adorama /B&H  /Amazon are all pretty reliable places to buy lenses.

    Sorry I dumped a lot of (probably unnecessary) info on you.. just thought I would help out since you only got one other response :)

     

     

     

    thank you sooo soo much! I really appreciate all of the info. I didn't realize how much goes in to taking photos. And yes it is a super expensive hobby, 900 bucks for a camera just seems to be ridiculous to me, but then again I obviously know nothing about them :) 

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    imagemandy0505:

    thank you sooo soo much! I really appreciate all of the info. I didn't realize how much goes in to taking photos. And yes it is a super expensive hobby, 900 bucks for a camera just seems to be ridiculous to me, but then again I obviously know nothing about them :) 

    That's just the starting cost. Then you have more lenses, software for post-processing... it goes on and on :)

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  • HisMrs07HisMrs07

    Most people don't realize how expensive it is. $900 really isn't much in the scheme of costs in photography. Most quality lenses start at twice that amount. As Ava mentioned there is software and so much more. Just like any hobby, I guess :)

     GL and let us know what you guys decide to go with!

     

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