Phil1trope
New member
Hi all,
A bit of context: I want to get a full-frame Nikon DSLR for my father (in his late 50's), which is (in my humble opinion) an amazing photographer. I was, and still am, stunned by his composition and light "capturing" skills. The problem is the following: he never used a DSLR, ever.
Only film SLRs, his main one (and preferred) being a N90s (also called F90x outside of the US) with a wide array of lenses.
He's not really a teksavvy guy and is much more comfortable in his darkroom than in front of a computer.
However, he now really wants to try the digital side of things.
I'm just concerned he will be overwhelmed by the new functions/settings available on the newer digital models.
That's why I was wondering if someone who shared a similar experience might give me some insight as to what camera I should chose and if there's any necessary steps required or a specific learning curve that might ease the process.
I have a D90 that I got a few years ago, one day I lend it to my father so he could give it a shot, he tried for 30 minutes and then gave it back, frustrated and angry at himself because he couldn't get the shot like he wanted it.
All this to say that I'm looking for a full-frame DSLR that would be a good transition for a very experienced film photographer that is not tekksavy and never used lightroom/photoshop and the like (he wants to learn, but has 0 experience so far).
The D600 sounded like a good choice to me, but I would love to hear from people that have gone through a similar transition!
A bit of context: I want to get a full-frame Nikon DSLR for my father (in his late 50's), which is (in my humble opinion) an amazing photographer. I was, and still am, stunned by his composition and light "capturing" skills. The problem is the following: he never used a DSLR, ever.
Only film SLRs, his main one (and preferred) being a N90s (also called F90x outside of the US) with a wide array of lenses.
He's not really a teksavvy guy and is much more comfortable in his darkroom than in front of a computer.
However, he now really wants to try the digital side of things.
I'm just concerned he will be overwhelmed by the new functions/settings available on the newer digital models.
That's why I was wondering if someone who shared a similar experience might give me some insight as to what camera I should chose and if there's any necessary steps required or a specific learning curve that might ease the process.
I have a D90 that I got a few years ago, one day I lend it to my father so he could give it a shot, he tried for 30 minutes and then gave it back, frustrated and angry at himself because he couldn't get the shot like he wanted it.
All this to say that I'm looking for a full-frame DSLR that would be a good transition for a very experienced film photographer that is not tekksavy and never used lightroom/photoshop and the like (he wants to learn, but has 0 experience so far).
The D600 sounded like a good choice to me, but I would love to hear from people that have gone through a similar transition!
