Moving Up From Point and Shoot to Nikon D3000 -- For Better I Hope!
July 17 I ordered the Nikon D3000 after much researching and wanting to move up from my Kodak V570 point and shoot wide angle which I have really enjoyed and think takes half decent pictures when you don't really know the ins and outs of photography such as settings, etc.
I than ordered a Sigma 10-20 mm lens with lens hood to go with it. It cost more than the camera and I don't have a clue what the lens hood is supposed to do???
Now I know for the professional photographer who know cameras, lenses and what they are doing my little $1,000 plus investment doesn't mean much as this stuff, especially lenses gets very expensive. But, coming from my Kodak to this next step is impressive for me. I love taking pictures and am looking forward to learning how to do it better.
Today I was finally able to take the time and read enough of the accompanying info to put the thing together and take some pictures to try it out. For the Nikon I used the Auto Mode which works like point and shoot to get you started. I used the lens that came with the camera and than the Sigma 10-20mm lens. All of the following photos were taken solely on auto and other than reducing the size I did not use any of my photo editing software.
Obviously I have a lot to learn but I think I'm going to love the journey.
This first picture is from the Kodak V570:
Nikon D3000 with lens the camera shipped with:
I like the sharpness and the fact it seems to adjust much better out the windows. There was only a difference of approximately 1-1/2 hours between the 2 pics. The wide angle is about the same.
These next pics were taken with the Sigma 10-20mm lens on:
Whew! I've got a lot to learn with this lens! It is extra wide and went into the kitchen. All these pictures including the Kodak have the wall coler off color. The walls are actually a light beige. Perhaps I will need to add a flash something. I suspect the oval shadow I see at the back of the chair has to do with the lens extending beyond the camera flash??? and perhaps that can be corrected with adding a flash???
The following pics I'm just playing with the lens and turning dials without a clue as to what I'm doing. But, I kinda like what it does! It's interesting to me to try and understand why all the colors, except the walls, are correct. That's Ms. Winnie on the chair.
The windows have some of that plastic covering on to block out the sun to explain the extra dark one (it's heavy duty!)
Obviously I have a lot to learn and I intend to find the time to do it. I think this camera will be great to learn with. I even notice in this pic the wall is starting to show a light, light beige at the windows.
Sue of Robin and Sue
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