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<blockquote data-quote="crycocyon" data-source="post: 196864" data-attributes="member: 13076"><p>Welcome Rebecca (?) to the forum. First, you did the right thing. You got a Nikon. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> No matter what model of Nikon you purchase, you will be able to capture anything that your imagination and growing skill can realize. Second, you got the 35 mm lens and that was another great choice. It is superb optically, focuses fast, is great in low light, and is light-weight and compact. When I first started in photography, I just had the 50 mm lens (for a 35 mm camera back then) and spent a couple of months just shooting with that lens before I got anything else...doing everything I could to understand the "normal" perspective and what I can do with it. With a normal lens and in your case for the DX format 35 mm is the normal perspective, you can learn how to move around your subject and find the best angle. This is extremely important to becoming a good or even great photographer. With all the zoom lenses out there, it is easy to just stand there and zoom in or out. That is not photography. That is snap-shooting. By being forced to change your position, you discover new angles and also just as importantly, you discover new angles of LIGHT.....how by moving you can see how it changes how you see the light falling on the subject. So by learning with a fixed prime lens, you become more involved with your subject and less reliant on a simple zooming process to produce a composition. Don't get me wrong, zooms are very convenient and great for everyday (or even serious) shooting, but if you are just starting out, having a prime lens as good as you have is a terrific way to start to develop your own style of how to approach capturing a subject. </p><p></p><p>Happy shooting!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="crycocyon, post: 196864, member: 13076"] Welcome Rebecca (?) to the forum. First, you did the right thing. You got a Nikon. ;) No matter what model of Nikon you purchase, you will be able to capture anything that your imagination and growing skill can realize. Second, you got the 35 mm lens and that was another great choice. It is superb optically, focuses fast, is great in low light, and is light-weight and compact. When I first started in photography, I just had the 50 mm lens (for a 35 mm camera back then) and spent a couple of months just shooting with that lens before I got anything else...doing everything I could to understand the "normal" perspective and what I can do with it. With a normal lens and in your case for the DX format 35 mm is the normal perspective, you can learn how to move around your subject and find the best angle. This is extremely important to becoming a good or even great photographer. With all the zoom lenses out there, it is easy to just stand there and zoom in or out. That is not photography. That is snap-shooting. By being forced to change your position, you discover new angles and also just as importantly, you discover new angles of LIGHT.....how by moving you can see how it changes how you see the light falling on the subject. So by learning with a fixed prime lens, you become more involved with your subject and less reliant on a simple zooming process to produce a composition. Don't get me wrong, zooms are very convenient and great for everyday (or even serious) shooting, but if you are just starting out, having a prime lens as good as you have is a terrific way to start to develop your own style of how to approach capturing a subject. Happy shooting! [/QUOTE]
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