Good morning all. Welcome all views.
I an a relative newcomer to the DSLR world, but already love my D3200 (with 18-55, 35mm and 55-300mm lenses). I cannot see how I coped with my Compact Canon IXUS for all those years.
However, it's becoming obvious that I really prefer taking outdoor shots. Family candids are fine, but I'm not keen on set portraits, so landscapes, close-up nature, crowd scenes, and family days out are the key need. The D3200 is pretty good for these (in fact, for me, excellent), with the right lens.
But I live in damp, wet UK. And we're heading towards winter which will mean most likely snow ahead. I will want to be out there, in all weathers, finding my subjects. I know this to be the case as I was always out in all weathers without a camera, so will naturally continue.
For this reason, I'm wondering weather to buy a second camera, weather-proof, most likely the Pentax K-30 with kit lens. I doubt I would move over to Pentax fully, as the range of WR lenses is fairly narrow. But it annoys me that I seem to need to buy in to a second system in order to get this added flexibility at low cost, since from my reading, Nikon won't provide this level of protection without a significant financial outlay.
I am also wondering about the AW1, but this is expensive, and would not allow use of current lenses either.
Welcome your thoughts.
I an a relative newcomer to the DSLR world, but already love my D3200 (with 18-55, 35mm and 55-300mm lenses). I cannot see how I coped with my Compact Canon IXUS for all those years.
However, it's becoming obvious that I really prefer taking outdoor shots. Family candids are fine, but I'm not keen on set portraits, so landscapes, close-up nature, crowd scenes, and family days out are the key need. The D3200 is pretty good for these (in fact, for me, excellent), with the right lens.
But I live in damp, wet UK. And we're heading towards winter which will mean most likely snow ahead. I will want to be out there, in all weathers, finding my subjects. I know this to be the case as I was always out in all weathers without a camera, so will naturally continue.
For this reason, I'm wondering weather to buy a second camera, weather-proof, most likely the Pentax K-30 with kit lens. I doubt I would move over to Pentax fully, as the range of WR lenses is fairly narrow. But it annoys me that I seem to need to buy in to a second system in order to get this added flexibility at low cost, since from my reading, Nikon won't provide this level of protection without a significant financial outlay.
I am also wondering about the AW1, but this is expensive, and would not allow use of current lenses either.
Welcome your thoughts.
