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Message: [QUOTE="Johnny Mac, post: 3516313, member: 739"] Conndog, I did this exact thing last christmas. I wanted to start taking "real" pictures. I had a Nikon 3100 but always shot in "auto". My thinking was that I would buy a new camera that was far beyond beyond my neophyte ability and grow/learn into it. Since I already had the 3100, I didn't want to take a 1/2 step up only to decide that I didn't stretch myself enough. I decided that I would be like that dentist who's first motorcycle is a Harley-Davidson Fat Boy. I did a little research and decided I wanted a full sensor DSLR. In Nikon, the brand I was familiar with, they call it an FX body as opposed to a cropped sensor DX. Nikon's entry-level, FX DSLR is the D750. It came in a package with a 2 decent lenses, a 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 and a 24-120mm f/4. In addition to the excellent advice from Catsailor, here are a few of my observations... [INDENT][LIST] [*][LEFT]Absolutely take a class at a community college. I took one at Manchester CC and was 1/2 through another at VRABE @ Rockville HS before the pandemic hit. Invaluable. Both instructors earned their respective livings as professional photographers and were eager to share their experiences.[/LEFT] [*][LEFT]As valuable as learning how shutter speed, aperture, and ISO work is learning how to manipulate the autofocus. I was trying to shoot indoor sports but had zero success until I learned how to tell the camera how to autofocus. I've since purchased a 70-200mm f/2.8 and a 105mm f/1.4 and the indoor stuff is starting to look pretty good. [/LEFT] [*][LEFT]Once you learn the difference between an f/stop and a focal length, shop locally. Camera Bar in Hartford charges the same prices as amazon or B&H but you get their knowledge for free.[/LEFT] [*][LEFT]Shoot, shoot, shoot...all the shots are free and can be deleted with impunity...keep shooting[/LEFT] [*][LEFT]I haven't yet tackled photo processing but I did buy a monthly subscription to Adobe...you get Lightroom, Photoshop, Bridge and a few other programs that let you get the most out of your pictures.[/LEFT] [/LIST][/INDENT] [ATTACH type="full"]53048[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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