nancyjerry
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Yesterday, I finally bought my 1st DSLR after much research and getti g advice.
I bought the Nikon 7000 body, Nikon 55-300 VR, and Tokina 11-16 f 2.8.
I' m not feeling the buyers remorse I thought I would, but maybe because I'm too excited.
The down side is it is not in stock until the weekend!!
I did buy from a local shop as we are here for the summer camp host job. I wanted to be able to use their expertise in my new venture. The body was same price as the Best Buy, who has it in stock, but I like to support locals and their knowledge.
Had film 35 mm and lenses 25 yrs ago but got away from it all. Will need all gear - tripod, bag etc.
Any suggestions/ comments are thanked in advance
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Had a Minolta 35mm slr for many years and then bought a Fuji finepix digital 5mp.
Great unit still works after 6 years. Then looked at Nikon and Cannon at costco. They have some great deals! Came close but ended up buying another Fuji camera with a tele lens. Just love it and very competitivley priced. sold all my slr stuff but re-using the bag and tripod. Good luck with your Nikon.
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The D7000 is a great camera and looks like you got some sweet lenses. Congrats!
For tripod get a good quality one that can handle (preferably exceed) the weight of the camera/lens combo you got. That way if you ever upgrade to longer lenses, the tripod can still handle it and last you many years. I have a mid-high-end Gitzo and love it.
If you like outdoor photography consider getting a good circular polarizer. If you're into sunsets/sunrises you can even look at graduated filters.
If you have gear & camera questions highly recommend dpreview.com forums. VERY active photography forum with lots of support.
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I'm a Cannon guy...but you can't go wrong with Nikon and the 7000 is an awesome platform.
I have come to believe that a good photographer can get great shots with any camera...
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My last film camera was a Canon AE-1 with power winder, 85-205 zoom, and i think a 25-50 mm lense. I sold it over 20 years ago and bought a Fuji digital.
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ArcticDodge
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It's been a few years when I was doing the Nikon or Canon search for a new DSLR. Either one would be a great camera. Went with the Nikon because the Canon did not fit my right hand and the button locations where difficult to reach. The Nikon fit like a glove and the buttons were perfectly located.
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I don't have a DSLR but I have heard the old 35 mm lens will fit some of the DSLRs. Somes the focal points change. Cannon I guess has the closest fit from the old to new. I think if I were in the market for a DSLR I would check into the lens fit.
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Thank you for supporting your local camera dealer. I've had a great relationship with mine, and they will almost always meet or even beat the big box stores. Another advantage is a good dealer can often come up with a camera or lens that is out of stock everywhere.
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A sensor cleaning "kit" will be something you will want as well if you take lots of wide open sky types of shots as the dust will show up in your pictures. The Visible Dust swabs and the Eclipse cleaning solution along with a LED lit magnifying loupe make this a lot easier and faster.
There are many excellent photo guide books on Amazon that are location specific like the Photographer's Guide to Glacier National Park, the Photo Secrets books on SF and northern CA and on Yosemite, and the three Laurent Martres books on the southwest. The provide advice on when to be where to get the best pictures and are bargain priced. They also never go out of date.
Dust is your enemy with a digital camera with removable lenses so a camera bag with a large flap is very useful to keep windblown dust and dirt out of the bag and off your camera.
Always take the manual with you and I also take a PDF version downloaded from the Nikon website and have it on my netbook for fast access and faster lookups when traveling.
Best advice I can give is to learn by doing and take as many pictures as you can in as many different situations as you can and see what works and what doesn't. Zero cost for film and processing but old habits die hard and people will often spend hours asking for information on website forums when they would be better off going out with their camera and experimenting.
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You cannot go wrong with either Nikon or Canon. Once you make the choice you pretty much will stick with that company, as once you start investing in lenses you will want future cameras that will take advantage of your investment. My choice was Canon for my DSLR because I like their image stabilization technology over what Nikon employs, but it was a very close choice. You will love your new camera. Enjoy!
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