INTRODUCE YOURSELF HERE FIRST.

Golf007sd

@prototype: Welcome. Sit back, read and take it all in. Then go out and try it...then come back and then share your thoughts.

Happy shooting

danjmk

Hey all,

I'm (almost) a professional film editor who likes shooting around with a d800 from time to time. Planning on getting out and about more often as a photographer though as I've just inherited a few lenses and would like to carry on where my Dad left off. However I'm looking at keeping a minimal setup too and so any advice on kit sale further down the line would be much appreciated - especially camera bodies.

Look forward to chatting on the boards soon!

Photobug

Welcome @danjmk to NRF. There are lots of good info for all different levels of photography, just check out the forums.

Suggest you check out the D3300 + kit lens, D5300 + kit lens, D7100 + kit lens. These are all DX format DSLR's with smaller sensors. If you want FX DSLR with the larger sensor, then consider the D610 + kit lens and the D750 + kit lens.

Again welcome.

danjmk

Thanks @photobug. Been having a read around and yes there's plenty on the site! Sorry I wasn't more clear - I have a D800 which I use for filming already - but thank you for the advice nonetheless. I have a couple of bodies of my Dad's which I'm after selling though - a D700 and D800. I'm currently researching the best resale value I can expect for them. Out of interest, what would you expect to get for these boxed and in very good condition? (not sure of shutter actuations yet.)

Msmoto

@danjmk

Welcome to NRF... For used equipment I might suggest checking on B & H to find out what they are asking, then look at eBay and Amazon.

ggbutcher

Next to model railroading, I've been doing photography the longest of any hobby. Still have my F2 with 20mm, 50mm 1.4, and 105mm lenses from my high school/early Air Force days, but I haven't shot a roll of film since I did our b&w family portrait for my wife's school board campaign back in the mid '90s. We bought the D50 when said wife got tired of aiming the P&S camera at the grandkids, and by the time it decided to expose, they'd have scattered to the winds and she got a nice shot of the carpet. The D50 served us well on a series of wonderful vacations, and I kinda re-oriented myself to picture-taking in the process. The 18-200 zoom was procured as a "vacation lens", and has served well in that regard.

I recently visited the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad in it's last weekend of operation of the season and shot a bunch, see the albums here and here. This trip reinvigorated my interest in shooting pictures, particularly of trains, so I'm working through whether to upgrade my equipment, and how. Right now, I'm leaning to continuing with my current kit for the time being, and switching to NEF-based post-processing to gain a little dynamic range. Part of me wants to take on the challenge of making good images with what I already own, but I like to crop to get new compositions and having more resolution would help that. Probably, the most significant constraint is what I can talk my wife into...

Anyway, I've already gained a lot reading the perspectives and opinions of the members here, so thanks for that. I made my career elsewhere, so this endeavor for me is strictly amateur.

Golf007sd

@ggbutcher: Welcome to NRF. I'm pleased that the many topic we cover here have in some way helped peak your interest back into the photography world. Keep the fire going and join in on the fun.


Cheers....

Sithlord32

Hello everyone. Another new comer to photography as a hobby and would possibly like to make some money on the side if I can manage to get myself skills and equipment to that point. Shooting with a D7000 with kit lenses. More of a lurker than a poster at least till I learn enough to have any input. Im sure all questions I can muster have already been addressed so its time for some heavy reading.

Cheers, J.

Golf007sd

@Sithlord32: Welcome...enjoy the content.

Eddieg

Hi, I'm from a medium sized town in the west of Ireland. Currently I work full time as a photographer but will be only part time from the new year. I use Nikon equipment and Elinchrom lighting. I've been taking photos since my teens and keep trying new things. My website is www.erinsboudoir.com

Golf007sd

@Eddieg: Welcome aboard.

adamz

Welcome Eddieg, it's always nice to see here some folks from my timezone

Nikonsince1974

I have been doing photography since 1972 and using Nikon gear since 1974. I started with a used Nikon F2 and 50mm f/2 Nikkor H. Over the years I have collected many more bodies, including a couple of F2's, a Nikkormat FT3, F4S, Nikonos V and latest, a D700. I did not venture into digital until the D700 came along. I intended to use all of my AI/AIS Nikkors with it with out the "DX crop" factor. To this day, all lenses I own are AI/AIS from 16mm fisheye to 600mm.

I am a clinical microbiologist by trade. I spent 23 years in the US Army Infantry between active duty and reserves and retired in 2007. I have lived in NW Florida for the last 25 years. I have been married for 33 years and have two daughters, 26 and 28, who both currently reside in Tallahassee FL

PB_PM

Welcome to NRF! Sounds like you have some interesting gear, and a little photography experience.

Msmoto

@Nikonsince1974

Welcome... several of us have some old lenses...even from the 1960's.......and they are very sharp...

theothercannon

Hello Nikonians –

I'm a newbie to this forum, but not a newbie to Fotography at all. I am from Berlin/Germany but at the moment for private reasons :-) I spend more time in Paris than in my home town. English is not my mother tongue, so forgive me please when I dont spell correctly or use the right vocabulary. :-) I try my best.

I wish you all a nice day :-)

Alex

Golf007sd

Welcome Alex.

adamz

Welcome Alex and please share some pictures from Paris and Berlin - two different worlds.

FrenchRiviera

Hello ,

I'm Christophe , french pure amateur photograph living in Frejus on the French Riviera , 49 years old and newbie on this forum .
Let me discover this forum and apologies for all my futur mistakes ;-)

Christophe

Golf007sd

@FrenchRiviera: Welcome aboard.

FrenchRiviera

@FrenchRiviera: Welcome aboard.

Thanks ;-)

Killerbob

Sitting in Greenland in December (-23 degrees), I could do with a touch of French Riviera right about now:) Let's see some warm pictures on PAD...

FrenchRiviera

Sitting in Greenland in December (-23 degrees), I could do with a touch of French Riviera right about now:) Let's see some warm pictures on PAD...

Are you sure ? :-)

17°C this afternoon

https://plus.google.com/photos/113861935981458265216/albums/6095297565815890401/6095299730339087426?frfplm&hl=fr&utm_source=lmnavbr&utm_medium=embd&utm_campaign=lrnmre&rtsl=1&pid=6095299730339087426&oid=113861935981458265216

Killerbob

Nice one:)

HipShot

I admire anyone's ability to communicate in more than one language. Welcome.