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Good morning and thanks in advance with any advice offered
After threatening for about 15 years to get a DSLR camera I have finally got a point in life where I have the time & have now entered this world of photography and i am already a bit of obsessed.
Will admit off the bat when I start a hobby or sport I make sure I can do this to the best of my ability and probably can go overkill but forgive me on that. With my initial budget I have purchased myself the following :
Nikon D3500 with 18-55m VR kit
2 x SanDisk Extreme PRO 128 GB SDXC Memory Card,
K&F Concept Lightweight DSLR Camera Backpack
Camera Tripod,K&F Concept 62" Compact Light Aluminium Tripod
Been given by a friend of a friend a 55mm ND1000 filter and a another set of filters with UV, CLP & FLD packed in.
Lightroom subscription.
I must say off the bat the camera is excellent for what I am doing at the moment even got myself into back button focus but I have been thinking while I have some cash of investing in some glass for future endevaors.
If i give some background over why i need some more lenses hopefully this will aid some decisions. So me and my other half are going travelling for two years in August (hence the camera purchase) and I probably want at least 2-3 lenses to capture as much as I can. I was thinking about keeping the kit lens and going with something like a 35mm 1.8 prime lens and getting a low-mid range telephoto.
What would anyone recommend for that trinity of lenses to take with me travelling. I will be shooting everything from landscape, portrait to night to safari any probably anything else you can think of. Naturally I don't think my stuff will make it into NatGeo but I would like the quality to be of a decent nature (no pun intended) and I am sure the camera is up to it. With this in mind weight is a big importance in this decision as well. Just after some guidance as I have got bit lost in the world at the moment with some many blogs saying do a multitude of things. Is it worth keeping the Kit lens and buying a different set of ranges? I have no issue with buying a used lens as well.
Thanks
K4E
After threatening for about 15 years to get a DSLR camera I have finally got a point in life where I have the time & have now entered this world of photography and i am already a bit of obsessed.
Will admit off the bat when I start a hobby or sport I make sure I can do this to the best of my ability and probably can go overkill but forgive me on that. With my initial budget I have purchased myself the following :
Nikon D3500 with 18-55m VR kit
2 x SanDisk Extreme PRO 128 GB SDXC Memory Card,
K&F Concept Lightweight DSLR Camera Backpack
Camera Tripod,K&F Concept 62" Compact Light Aluminium Tripod
Been given by a friend of a friend a 55mm ND1000 filter and a another set of filters with UV, CLP & FLD packed in.
Lightroom subscription.
I must say off the bat the camera is excellent for what I am doing at the moment even got myself into back button focus but I have been thinking while I have some cash of investing in some glass for future endevaors.
If i give some background over why i need some more lenses hopefully this will aid some decisions. So me and my other half are going travelling for two years in August (hence the camera purchase) and I probably want at least 2-3 lenses to capture as much as I can. I was thinking about keeping the kit lens and going with something like a 35mm 1.8 prime lens and getting a low-mid range telephoto.
What would anyone recommend for that trinity of lenses to take with me travelling. I will be shooting everything from landscape, portrait to night to safari any probably anything else you can think of. Naturally I don't think my stuff will make it into NatGeo but I would like the quality to be of a decent nature (no pun intended) and I am sure the camera is up to it. With this in mind weight is a big importance in this decision as well. Just after some guidance as I have got bit lost in the world at the moment with some many blogs saying do a multitude of things. Is it worth keeping the Kit lens and buying a different set of ranges? I have no issue with buying a used lens as well.
Thanks
K4E
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