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<blockquote data-quote="southwestsam" data-source="post: 239043" data-attributes="member: 15810"><p>Greetings! I'm also a Devonian <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Reference your lens requirements and what your friends have told you - you only need something that allows you to do what you want to do. e.g. You could spend £16,000 on a super-telephoto lens that would get great pictures of small birds from hundreds of feet - but you probably don't need (or want) to do that.</p><p></p><p>I'm assuming you got the 18-55mm kit lens with it? That will be more than capable of taking decent pictures of your dog at 1/400 shutter speed or faster in good daylight. You will only experience problems when you want to take pics in low light and you need a fast shutter speed (if he is running around, for example).</p><p></p><p><a href="http://digital-photography-school.com/21-settings-techniques-and-rules-all-new-camera-owners-should-know" target="_blank">This is a good starting point for understanding how your camera works.</a></p><p></p><p>For me, I started out by researching these three things (the exposure triangle):</p><p></p><p>- Aperture</p><p>- ISO</p><p>- Shutter Speed</p><p></p><p>If you know what each of those do, and the effect that they have on your photographs, the easier it will be to get the effect that you want when you're taking snaps.</p><p></p><p>There's a lot of information to take in, but the more you understand/know, the more control you will have.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="southwestsam, post: 239043, member: 15810"] Greetings! I'm also a Devonian :) Reference your lens requirements and what your friends have told you - you only need something that allows you to do what you want to do. e.g. You could spend £16,000 on a super-telephoto lens that would get great pictures of small birds from hundreds of feet - but you probably don't need (or want) to do that. I'm assuming you got the 18-55mm kit lens with it? That will be more than capable of taking decent pictures of your dog at 1/400 shutter speed or faster in good daylight. You will only experience problems when you want to take pics in low light and you need a fast shutter speed (if he is running around, for example). [URL="http://digital-photography-school.com/21-settings-techniques-and-rules-all-new-camera-owners-should-know"]This is a good starting point for understanding how your camera works.[/URL] For me, I started out by researching these three things (the exposure triangle): - Aperture - ISO - Shutter Speed If you know what each of those do, and the effect that they have on your photographs, the easier it will be to get the effect that you want when you're taking snaps. There's a lot of information to take in, but the more you understand/know, the more control you will have. [/QUOTE]
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