Hello wonderful photographers. If you are reading this I’m super thankful for any help you can offer.
So, my MIL gifted me a Nikon D700 with a couple lenses.... and I hate it. Well, actually I hate my absolute inability to use it.
I have absolutely ZERO camera knowledge, I’ve only ever used my smartphone (I know, terrible). But after the birth of my son she gave me the camera and told me to use..... to be fair I have taken a handful of truly incredible photos (per my bad photographic eye) and it’s sparka flame within me.
it’s made me absolutely love photography but I’m really put off with the actual camera. I only ever photograph my dog and my baby. I live a wild life. And I’m finding I never get the camera out as it’s so heavy and complex and only ever shoot in auto (which she told me specifically not to do and even took it out of auto mode and I spent so much time on YouTube trying to figure out how to get it back.... this is the knowledge level you are dealing with), but when I do use it I love the output it gives me.
so, I thought I’d try and get myself a beginners camera. Which is why I’m writing on here. So if you are still with me I thought I’d make a list of what I’m looking for and gain some expert knowledge as I’ve spent weeks reading reviews, comparing cameras, trying to learn and I feel a bit lost.... so here goes....
My perfect camera:
- weight is key, I want to be able to take it with me when I’m out at play dates with my son or walking my dog
- quick photo ability (I guess there is a technical term). Something that can capture the worlds fastest crawling baby and his 4 legged friend
- selfie ability. It sounds vain but if you too are a mother you’ll probably know that you have the square root of 0 pics of you and your child, so I’d like to actually photograph the 2 of us
- touchscreen - or easy controls. I say this as I live on my smartphone so I feel like I would warm to a touchscreen camera better
- WiFi/ Bluetooth downloading. I have hated having to download all the pics not m laptop etc. With the D700.
- price sub £500
I was thinking about an entry level Nikon DSLR as the lenses are interchangeable and it could help me learn the D700, but they seem so bulky
then I considered a Sony a6000 as it’s super compact, and I can change the lenses as I learn and I like the stuff I’ve read about mirrorless, but the lack of touchscreen and selfie puts me off...
then I was thinking that I didn’t need changeable lenses as I have the D700 when I’m ready for that level of photography, so maybe just something digital with touch and flip screen would be good.....
then I worried that I should just stick to my iPhone
then I panicked and wrote on here... HELP!!
So, my MIL gifted me a Nikon D700 with a couple lenses.... and I hate it. Well, actually I hate my absolute inability to use it.
I have absolutely ZERO camera knowledge, I’ve only ever used my smartphone (I know, terrible). But after the birth of my son she gave me the camera and told me to use..... to be fair I have taken a handful of truly incredible photos (per my bad photographic eye) and it’s sparka flame within me.
it’s made me absolutely love photography but I’m really put off with the actual camera. I only ever photograph my dog and my baby. I live a wild life. And I’m finding I never get the camera out as it’s so heavy and complex and only ever shoot in auto (which she told me specifically not to do and even took it out of auto mode and I spent so much time on YouTube trying to figure out how to get it back.... this is the knowledge level you are dealing with), but when I do use it I love the output it gives me.
so, I thought I’d try and get myself a beginners camera. Which is why I’m writing on here. So if you are still with me I thought I’d make a list of what I’m looking for and gain some expert knowledge as I’ve spent weeks reading reviews, comparing cameras, trying to learn and I feel a bit lost.... so here goes....
My perfect camera:
- weight is key, I want to be able to take it with me when I’m out at play dates with my son or walking my dog
- quick photo ability (I guess there is a technical term). Something that can capture the worlds fastest crawling baby and his 4 legged friend
- selfie ability. It sounds vain but if you too are a mother you’ll probably know that you have the square root of 0 pics of you and your child, so I’d like to actually photograph the 2 of us
- touchscreen - or easy controls. I say this as I live on my smartphone so I feel like I would warm to a touchscreen camera better
- WiFi/ Bluetooth downloading. I have hated having to download all the pics not m laptop etc. With the D700.
- price sub £500
I was thinking about an entry level Nikon DSLR as the lenses are interchangeable and it could help me learn the D700, but they seem so bulky
then I considered a Sony a6000 as it’s super compact, and I can change the lenses as I learn and I like the stuff I’ve read about mirrorless, but the lack of touchscreen and selfie puts me off...
then I was thinking that I didn’t need changeable lenses as I have the D700 when I’m ready for that level of photography, so maybe just something digital with touch and flip screen would be good.....
then I worried that I should just stick to my iPhone
then I panicked and wrote on here... HELP!!