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Hi, This will probably be a armature question. I'm using a D5200. What options do i have when taking a picture of someone with a bright background. For example lets say a couple is standing in front of a window. They want a picture of themselves with the background seen through the window...

Hi All, I just got Light Room and getting used to its features. I thought of an interesting ways to figureout its features from you who may be using it for years. I have attached two pictures of that i have taken recently. Question is : Which options in LR would you use primarily for these 2...

Hi, I recently started on taking landscape pictures. And I'm having an issue making sure that background is clear. Perhaps this is an issue in my country where most backgrounds are shown with a layer (even to the naked eye) of "i don't know what". May be dust or may be mist. I'd really like...

Hi, I just posted another question on the same topic about which lens to use. But this time the question is different. I'm living in Sri Lanka which is very close to Equator The question is : When its come to astrophotography, is my location is a good country, bad country or it does not...

Hi, I was just reading about Astrophotography and i'm really fascinated about it. I'm not in a position to invest more on lenses. At least for now. From what i learned so far, I'm hoping that the following two lenses may help. i need your opinion about which is best. 1. sigma 10-20mm 3.5 2...

I already own the 70-300mm IF-ED lens and the "IF" feature in particular is something i really love about this lens. I'm planning on buying (planning :)) a micro lens and I'm a bit confused about "IF" option. For 105mm and 200mm Micro the title itself clearly says "IF-ED" but on 85mm Micro...

Hi All, I have a D5200 and I’m thinking about upgrading it to abetter body. What are my options in stages. Meaning I don’t think I can spend$5000. If you can help me with what would be the next best options and thenwhat the option after wards until the most expensive… All your replies are...

Hi, I own a hotel and i need your opinion to pick the best lens to take pictures. The hotel rooms are quite small so using my kit lens with 18mm the pictures that i take mostly be very small part of the room and it does not reflect the size of the room (i want to at least show what we offer)...

Hi, Can someone really let me know what the purpose of "Active" key on my new Nikkor 70-300mm IF VR ED ? From what i read, it says to put it on when i take pictures from a moving Vehicle like situations. What does it do actually ? And why not I keep it "Active" all the time ?

I just bought Nikkor 70-300mm IF ED VR ... :) super happy just wondering, why do i have to use the hood that came with it and in what circumstances will that be useful ?

This will probably be a personal opinion. But are there wide angle lens that i can buy below $500 ? if not what would you consider as the best and the most economical wide angle lens there is ?

Hi Experts, I was having a chat with one of my friends, who has a D90, and have been interested in photography for a long time. There was something he said that made me wonder. We were discussing camera's with internal focus motor. Then he said that now lens actually does the job of the...

Hi experts, this may sound a little silly question. I bought my D5200 with 18-55 kit lens few months back and i'm really happy with it. I decided to go for a DSLR because of my new borns (twins) to take really nice pictures. Even though my kit lens is not perfect, i'm really happy with the...

Hi As you see, my Nikon is 5200. I'm thinking between the two lenses below. I can afford both i don't to waste my hard earn money. Is there any good reason as yo why i should go for 70-300mm ? 55-300mm AFS VR f/4.5-5.6G ED - $355 70-300mm AFS VR f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED - $547 Please help !!!

I bought a reverse ring for my 18-55mm kit lens. I fixed it and it got fitted nicely. also I'm getting the focus nicely. only problem is that the "f" number on my D5200 comes as "--" thus not allowing to take the pictures. What am i doing wrong ? how can take micro photography on my D5200...

I understand that its the aperture that helps to get the depth of field. Lets just say that i get a picture of a bird 100m away and i want to do it in a way that bird has sharp focus while rest of the surrounding to be blur. (lets just take it as long distance bokeh) My question is, what other...

Any lens that has ED option tend to me lot more expensive compared to non-ED models. My question is, whether is it worth spending this extra money on ED model ?

Is anyone using Digiscoping ? what are the pros ans cons of using one compared to using a telephoto lens ?

When buying telephoto lenses. How important it is to have VR and VR II ? and i see that VR II is much more expensive than VR lenses. Does the extra cost justify the benefits of VR II ?

I own a D5200. As everyone may know it does not have an Autofocus motor built in. My question is, whats the difference between trying to use "D5200 with a very good autofocus lens" Vs. "Camera with autofocus built in (lets say D7100 or D600) used with a non-AF lens" ? also whats the difference...