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

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

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

The Chimichunga

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.