When I teach a class, it is alway interesting to see the full range of gear.
First the breakdown: out of 18 folks. 10 Canon/8 Nikon. so, Canon seemed to be taking the edge,
but,,
once you get of the entry level cameras: then it was Nikon
with D300s, D600, and D800s
and of course the one guy that shows up with the Point and shoot, then spends the next 6 hours trying to convince you that the Point and Shoot is matching the SLR.
on that note, yes, in many conditions the PS can, but the DOF option is reduced, and
then I don't like the feel of a point and shoot in my hands.
The more I use cameras, the more I am convinced that the gear is like the last 3%, and 97% or more is just the photographer.
How well did you brace the camera, the composition and light control, and of course the post processing. The Gear has very little to add especially for web viewing of photos.
Now, I confess, I am a gear junky, but that is because I want to tune the gear to the job, and or like small packages (small primes), and or that really wide angle.
here is a shot from the now ancient 80-400 zoom lens
Now it is greatly grealy reduced to a tiny web file, but,, look at the detail still, at the full size image of 36 million pixels, you can see every detail of the feathers.
Now, the new 80-400 is coming out, and of course, people are dumping their old 80-400 on ebay for like 750 to 800 dollars for what really is very small incremental gain.
So, I am never suprised when the class shows up 2 weeks later to share their shots, and they are wonderful, why, because we set them up with subjects, angles, light, and discuss technique before every session.
So the 5000 with the 18x55 lens, awesome,, if the photographer takes their time.
since it was a macro class, with some extra (like the birds)
I shot with
D800
60 macro
105 macro
15 mm 3.5 (yes can shoot quite close with this lens)
80-400 (for the birds)
First the breakdown: out of 18 folks. 10 Canon/8 Nikon. so, Canon seemed to be taking the edge,
but,,
once you get of the entry level cameras: then it was Nikon
with D300s, D600, and D800s
and of course the one guy that shows up with the Point and shoot, then spends the next 6 hours trying to convince you that the Point and Shoot is matching the SLR.
on that note, yes, in many conditions the PS can, but the DOF option is reduced, and
then I don't like the feel of a point and shoot in my hands.
The more I use cameras, the more I am convinced that the gear is like the last 3%, and 97% or more is just the photographer.
How well did you brace the camera, the composition and light control, and of course the post processing. The Gear has very little to add especially for web viewing of photos.
Now, I confess, I am a gear junky, but that is because I want to tune the gear to the job, and or like small packages (small primes), and or that really wide angle.
here is a shot from the now ancient 80-400 zoom lens
Now it is greatly grealy reduced to a tiny web file, but,, look at the detail still, at the full size image of 36 million pixels, you can see every detail of the feathers.
Now, the new 80-400 is coming out, and of course, people are dumping their old 80-400 on ebay for like 750 to 800 dollars for what really is very small incremental gain.
So, I am never suprised when the class shows up 2 weeks later to share their shots, and they are wonderful, why, because we set them up with subjects, angles, light, and discuss technique before every session.
So the 5000 with the 18x55 lens, awesome,, if the photographer takes their time.
since it was a macro class, with some extra (like the birds)
I shot with
D800
60 macro
105 macro
15 mm 3.5 (yes can shoot quite close with this lens)
80-400 (for the birds)