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Hey folks, I'm just returning to this forum, and photography, after a loooooong time away (during which I had kids - who knew they could be so time consuming?!) Anyway, there are a couple of reasons I'm back into the fray, firstly, with the little angels being slightly older, I have more time on my hands to get back into this hobby and secondly, I'm living in the US for a couple of years and fully intend to travel around a lot, I'd like to capture as much of this adventure as I can!
So what am I asking? Advice, good old-fashioned, honest. I used to have a 30D, which I basically stopped using because I was already lugging around so much baby paraphernalia that it was just too cumbersome and as a result, became severely underused. To try and give myself half a chance, and also have something that my wife could easily use to capture the rapidly growing nipper, I traded it in for a CSC, specifically the Sony NEX-6 complete with kit lens and a 55-210mm zoom. (which felt like a good deal!)
That brings me to where I am now, almost 4 years later and somewhat out of practice. However, with the lure of some stunning landscapes and lots of family adventures to look forward too I need to get myself going again. Now getting out and about with the camera is the first step - obviously I know that - and with the autumn colours just around the corner I will have plenty of opportunities to do just that. What bothers me is that in that four years, I have struggled to get the quality of image I'd like from the Sony. The images it produces just seem soft and flat to me, no matter what I do. I always shoot RAW (either alone or with JPEG too) and no matter what I try in PP I just can't seem to bring them up to par. I accept it could be that I'm just very poor in LR/PS and will continue to work on that. But it has also got me wondering about re-investing in an SLR. Thankfully, I have that wonderful 'photographer's conscience' (known, colloquially, as the wife) to make sure I'm properly considering my thought processes.
Basically, I have been looking at the D750, which I like a lot and seems very well regarded. I want. But, do I need? I have also been considering investing instead in some new, better glass for the NEX to see if that helps. Specifically, the Sigma 19mm and the Sony 35mm which the Internet tells me is a great combination of lenses for landscape and people shots - with a considerable improvement in image quality. One option will cost me 2K, the other about 400 quid.
Now, as I write that, the answer almost seems obvious, however having rambled for this long I'd be interested in what you good folks think?!
Cheers,
Kris
So what am I asking? Advice, good old-fashioned, honest. I used to have a 30D, which I basically stopped using because I was already lugging around so much baby paraphernalia that it was just too cumbersome and as a result, became severely underused. To try and give myself half a chance, and also have something that my wife could easily use to capture the rapidly growing nipper, I traded it in for a CSC, specifically the Sony NEX-6 complete with kit lens and a 55-210mm zoom. (which felt like a good deal!)
That brings me to where I am now, almost 4 years later and somewhat out of practice. However, with the lure of some stunning landscapes and lots of family adventures to look forward too I need to get myself going again. Now getting out and about with the camera is the first step - obviously I know that - and with the autumn colours just around the corner I will have plenty of opportunities to do just that. What bothers me is that in that four years, I have struggled to get the quality of image I'd like from the Sony. The images it produces just seem soft and flat to me, no matter what I do. I always shoot RAW (either alone or with JPEG too) and no matter what I try in PP I just can't seem to bring them up to par. I accept it could be that I'm just very poor in LR/PS and will continue to work on that. But it has also got me wondering about re-investing in an SLR. Thankfully, I have that wonderful 'photographer's conscience' (known, colloquially, as the wife) to make sure I'm properly considering my thought processes.
Basically, I have been looking at the D750, which I like a lot and seems very well regarded. I want. But, do I need? I have also been considering investing instead in some new, better glass for the NEX to see if that helps. Specifically, the Sigma 19mm and the Sony 35mm which the Internet tells me is a great combination of lenses for landscape and people shots - with a considerable improvement in image quality. One option will cost me 2K, the other about 400 quid.
Now, as I write that, the answer almost seems obvious, however having rambled for this long I'd be interested in what you good folks think?!
Cheers,
Kris