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<blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 753577" data-attributes="member: 13196"><p>After having one or two point and shoot film cameras (126 and 110), my first foray into 35mm was with a Yashica rangefinder. Couldn't change the lens and focusing wasn't always the easiest through the viewfinder, but it took impressive photos. When I decided to switch to an SLR, the camera store had manual bodies for Nikon (by far the most expensive), Canon, and Minolta. The Nikon exceeded my budget. The difference between the Canon and Minolta was the Canon offered both full Manual Mode or Shutter Priority. The Minolta offered both full Manual Mode or Aperture Priority. So I chose the Minolta XG-M which was a great start into really understanding exposure. The owner's manual wasn't too big or long and easily explained the correlation between aperture/shutter speed/film speed (ASA). It was very easy to understand.</p><p></p><p>Many years later I signed up for an adult education class offered thru my local high school - the class was for printing black & white 35mm film. The instructor (who had been a teacher back when I was a student) and someone I became friends with both shot Nikon. Since I remembered how much more expensive the Nikon SLR was some 15+ years earlier, I figured it must be a good brand. So I never considered Canon or any other manufacturer. Wound up starting out with an N70 then upgraded to an N90s. Still have both of them.</p><p></p><p>I shot with the N90s until around 2011 when I purchased my first DSLR - a D90. Prior to that, I had a small point-and-shoot digital zoom camera by Kodak. Eventually I upgraded to a D7100 which offered more megapixels. But I never cared for the crop factor. Since I learned on 35mm, I always find myself calculating the focal length when using DX. When the D600 came out, I went full frame especially since many of my 35mm SLR lenses worked with it. But then came upgrading those lenses to ones with a little better quality plus the option of having VR. </p><p></p><p>I never intended to go back to a DX body, but I began to enjoy the telephoto advantage that the crop sensor bodies offered. So once again I upgraded to the D7200 which I still use. The D600 had numerous oil spot issues that Nikon couldn't resolve, so after striking out 3x with their repair service, I sent them the D600 for a refund. I immediately put the money towards a D610. After the D750 had been out for a while, I decided I wanted a second FX body so went with the D750. And then last year I upgraded to the D500 for DX while keeping the D7200 as a back up/supplemental body.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hark, post: 753577, member: 13196"] After having one or two point and shoot film cameras (126 and 110), my first foray into 35mm was with a Yashica rangefinder. Couldn't change the lens and focusing wasn't always the easiest through the viewfinder, but it took impressive photos. When I decided to switch to an SLR, the camera store had manual bodies for Nikon (by far the most expensive), Canon, and Minolta. The Nikon exceeded my budget. The difference between the Canon and Minolta was the Canon offered both full Manual Mode or Shutter Priority. The Minolta offered both full Manual Mode or Aperture Priority. So I chose the Minolta XG-M which was a great start into really understanding exposure. The owner's manual wasn't too big or long and easily explained the correlation between aperture/shutter speed/film speed (ASA). It was very easy to understand. Many years later I signed up for an adult education class offered thru my local high school - the class was for printing black & white 35mm film. The instructor (who had been a teacher back when I was a student) and someone I became friends with both shot Nikon. Since I remembered how much more expensive the Nikon SLR was some 15+ years earlier, I figured it must be a good brand. So I never considered Canon or any other manufacturer. Wound up starting out with an N70 then upgraded to an N90s. Still have both of them. I shot with the N90s until around 2011 when I purchased my first DSLR - a D90. Prior to that, I had a small point-and-shoot digital zoom camera by Kodak. Eventually I upgraded to a D7100 which offered more megapixels. But I never cared for the crop factor. Since I learned on 35mm, I always find myself calculating the focal length when using DX. When the D600 came out, I went full frame especially since many of my 35mm SLR lenses worked with it. But then came upgrading those lenses to ones with a little better quality plus the option of having VR. I never intended to go back to a DX body, but I began to enjoy the telephoto advantage that the crop sensor bodies offered. So once again I upgraded to the D7200 which I still use. The D600 had numerous oil spot issues that Nikon couldn't resolve, so after striking out 3x with their repair service, I sent them the D600 for a refund. I immediately put the money towards a D610. After the D750 had been out for a while, I decided I wanted a second FX body so went with the D750. And then last year I upgraded to the D500 for DX while keeping the D7200 as a back up/supplemental body. [/QUOTE]
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