Wanted to get into amateur photography so...

[civic99]

I bought a nikon d3100 and so far I am loving it, got it for 599.99 at best buy and a 8 GB 20 MBPS class 10 card for it !!

I love the manual focus and the 1080p recording on it so far hah, any tips would be appreciated

[Ls_[eg]hatch]

its hard to give tips when your not really specifying any kinda of shooting...& truthfully ill tell you what everyone told me when i got my camera just play with it "setting,iso,shutter speed...etc"

[chicacivic1217]

^what he said. Just mess around with it and you will get the hang of it. I still havent because i dont have much time, but i have learned i learned by messing with it. GL!!

[civic99]

Yeah I just use it in manual mode, like last night I was literally sitting there for almost an hour taking the same picture over and over again and now I know more about the ISO settings and aperture as well, and how if the shutter speed is too fast like 1/4000 second the picture gets darker as in to taking it at like 1/3 :o I have alot to learn

[chicacivic1217]

you can also look up tutorials on youtube im sure theres a lot out there. When i first got my D3000 i got lazy and didnt use it in manual lol until i realized i was not using my cameras full potential, so i forced myself to always shoot on manual. Its harder and i get frustrated, but i know now how to get a good pic, not great, but way better than before haha.

[The Hedgehog]

I bought a nikon d3100 and so far I am loving it, got it for 599.99 at best buy and a 8 GB 20 MBPS class 10 card for it !!

I bought a nikon d3100 and so far I am loving it, got it for 599.99 at best buy

nikon d3100, got it for 599.99 at best buy

nikon d3100 for 599.99 at best buy

for 599.99 at best buy

for 599.99

Sorry that was mean.....Just read up as much as you can. Reading is actually one of the best tools for becoming a better photographer.

[96whiteknight]

^ Seems like an alright deal to me. Then again, I usually only shop at B&H and they're asking $610.

[civic99]

Sorry that was mean.....Just read up as much as you can. Reading is actually one of the best tools for becoming a better photographer.[/QUOTE]

find it cheaper for me then, i didnt want a canon or an ancient model like the d90 anyways not even the d5000 or d3000 because theyre kind of old and i wanted an entry level recent one. yeah actually ive been reading so much up on them and im learning so much now

[civic99]

^ Seems like an alright deal to me. Then again, I usually only shop at B&H and they're asking $610.

yeah i looked everywhere and thats where they had it the cheapest.

[The Chimichunga]

find it cheaper for me then, i didnt want a canon or an ancient model like the d90 anyways not even the d5000 or d3000 because theyre kind of old and i wanted an entry level recent one. yeah actually ive been reading so much up on them and im learning so much now

Up until a couple months ago, Nikon still didn't have a "pro-sumer" camera that could stand up against the "ancient" D90. The D5100 is only just barely better than it, and the D7000 is better still.

Same goes for Canon. The 5DmkII is old as shit but still the best camera's out in that range.

[The Hedgehog]

Up until a couple months ago, Nikon still didn't have a "pro-sumer" camera that could stand up against the "ancient" D90. The D5100 is only just barely better than it, and the D7000 is better still.

Same goes for Canon. The 5DmkII is old as shit but still the best camera's out in that range.

Exactly.

[AHHthatsJDMyo]

i wouldnt toss out the d90. its older but it shits its ancient shit all over "an entry level recent one"

[civic99]

i wouldnt toss out the d90. its older but it shits its ancient shit all over "an entry level recent one"

to each his own, I wanted a new one from a store and it was either a d3000 d3100 or the d5000 for more and obviously the d5100.

its not going to be a camera for a job or something, just for a hobby and to mess around with. and for 599 it was a steal in my opinion for what it does plus it does 1080p video and continuous auto focus. im completely happy with it.

[memole]

Lol..that's what we all say...just a hobby...messing around...then six months later your looking at lenses..different cameras...i started with the canon 350d...i recently upgraded to the Canon 7d, a few prime lenes.. and have been reading up on all the features it offers...so the tip of the day seems to be...read...read...practice...read...read..more practice...good luck meng!

[civic99]

Lol..that's what we all say...just a hobby...messing around...then six months later your looking at lenses..different cameras...i started with the canon 350d...i recently upgraded to the Canon 7d, a few prime lenes.. and have been reading up on all the features it offers...so the tip of the day seems to be...read...read...practice...read...read..more practice...good luck meng!

Yeah I thought it was all going to be a hobby, I've spent money on tripods, filters, shutter releases, lenses, and downloaded software and make trips strictly for shooting as well haha I even want to upgrade the camera body before this year ends.