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<blockquote data-quote="Fortkentdad" data-source="post: 417947" data-attributes="member: 24285">Nothing like learning by doing. Get the camera (D7100 you can't go wrong), get some good glass (keep in mind DX lenses work great on D7100 and are cheaper, but not optimal if you upgrade to FF later).&nbsp; Get some toys (flash, tripod at least) and start taking pictures.&nbsp; Nothing wrong with 'auto-everyting' just to get started, then learn how to use the other features.&nbsp; I seldom go full manual - either Aperture priority or Shutter priority - no point in paying for a smart cpu in the camera and not give it anything to compute eh?.&nbsp; College courses sound like fun.&nbsp; Or join a club.&nbsp; Lots of treat learning on line too, some free, some not so free.&nbsp; (I've never paid for any on line so no judgement there but lots of the free stuff is really great and helpful to learners like me).&nbsp; I've also bought a couple of CD's (one came in a kits I bought for the battery because the bag, CD, cleaning kit and battery was cheaper than buying the battery alone - go figure) the other I picked up in the bargin bin at a camera store, dug deep for the $2 they wanted for it, was for D810 but close enough, 2 CD set - great bargain, learned a lot.&nbsp; &nbsp; Lots of ways to learn.&nbsp; But the best way IMHO is to get out there and just play with it.&nbsp;&nbsp; Good software will show you the EXIF info telling you what all your settings were - look at those you like, those that surprise you, and look at your mistakes - and learn as you go.&nbsp; Nothing like hands on learning in my books.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Fortkentdad, post: 417947, member: 24285"] Nothing like learning by doing. Get the camera (D7100 you can't go wrong), get some good glass (keep in mind DX lenses work great on D7100 and are cheaper, but not optimal if you upgrade to FF later). Get some toys (flash, tripod at least) and start taking pictures. Nothing wrong with 'auto-everyting' just to get started, then learn how to use the other features. I seldom go full manual - either Aperture priority or Shutter priority - no point in paying for a smart cpu in the camera and not give it anything to compute eh?. College courses sound like fun. Or join a club. Lots of treat learning on line too, some free, some not so free. (I've never paid for any on line so no judgement there but lots of the free stuff is really great and helpful to learners like me). I've also bought a couple of CD's (one came in a kits I bought for the battery because the bag, CD, cleaning kit and battery was cheaper than buying the battery alone - go figure) the other I picked up in the bargin bin at a camera store, dug deep for the $2 they wanted for it, was for D810 but close enough, 2 CD set - great bargain, learned a lot. Lots of ways to learn. But the best way IMHO is to get out there and just play with it. Good software will show you the EXIF info telling you what all your settings were - look at those you like, those that surprise you, and look at your mistakes - and learn as you go. Nothing like hands on learning in my books. [/QUOTE]

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