plugsnpixels Wrote: (Jun 9, 2014, 12:33) -- Agreed, and now we see exactly how much. Interesting to note the used Canon DSLR and a new bridge/point-and-shoot camera cost about the same. So one must d...

This is a big SO WHAT? You have demonstrated the obvious. A DSLR has better resolution than a peewee sensor 'point & shoot'.

This is all very interesting but it has nothing to do with the original post. You should have started your own thread rather than tack onto the end of this one. Don

Freeman Wrote: (Apr 21, 2014, 12:49) -- mcveed Wrote: (Apr 21, 2014, 11:15) -- Just a few words of caution before you fix your plans on using teleconverters on the 80-400 zoom lens. The lens has a r...

Just a few words of caution before you fix your plans on using teleconverters on the 80-400 zoom lens. The lens has a range of f4.5 to f5.6. If you use a 1.4 teleconverter on this lens your effective ...

I'm going to presume that you are not shooting portraits with a 35mm lens. The typical focal length for portraits is 80 to 100mm (FF equivalent) or 55mm to 70mm on your D7000. Using Full Frame terms, ...

I suggest you look into auto focus fine tuning your lens to your camera. When you start using large apertures/shallow depth of field it is more critical that your AF system be tuned.

epicurus Wrote: (Feb 27, 2014, 12:06) -- I've never seen wedding photographers exposing themselves on the grass over here in England. You colonials must have some funny ways! -- That's probably bec...

The NYIP course that I took some 30 years ago had sections on all aspects of professional photography including landscape, fashion, product, portrait, wildlife etc etc. Many of these held little inter...

There are two ways to use manual exposure. The first is to adjust shutter speed, aperture and ISO to centre the exposure meter in the camera. Details of how to do this have already been posted. The se...

The new Tamron 150-600 for Canon is getting very good reviews. The Nikon version is not released yet but should be soon. It is a big lens weighing in at something around 4 pounds. Cost in U.S. for Can...