I just got my wife a Nikon D60 and a loaded camera bag.

[Jeff Harper]

I don't know...
So far everything is good but my wife hasen't had time to take menny shots.
I'll post her best when she takes some.

 

[Jeff Harper]

I've been spending money like a drunkin sailor on this thing I know nothing about.
I told her to set some time aside and just shoot pictures with the different lenses on her next day off this comming Monday.
I had to get a bigger new bag and a camera cover.

 

[Jeff Harper]

My wife has been working weekends she has the next 2 days off,I took my son to Lincon park today and shot these with her new camera.

 

[Hamish Gill]

aint he a cheeky looking chappy!
the first one is the best i think!

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Jeff - what a cheeky chappie )

I've had great success getting pictures of the grandkids by shooting from the hip - i.e. not looking through the viewfinder at all.

Just set the AF up so it going to be over the general area where the face would be - then hold the camera at child level and shoot away

Check the screen every so often to see if you're lining it up right, or need to adjust the zoom etc

You'll get a bunch of half missing kids to start with, but with a little practice, you start getting some gems

The kids no longer react to you taking their picture as you're clearly not really doing that

And the camera is at their level, giving a really nice perspective

Worth a punt any way

 

[Jeff Harper]

Chris,I'll try that,any advise would be great,all though I got this for my wife I have to admit it's kind of fun.
I hope she will begin to use it soon.She has been wanting a camera like this for years and it just sits now.

 

[Paul Lange]

Cheeky fellow and a poser too. Jeff, it won't be long before the camera bag is a money hole, you'll want to buy all sorts of gadgets and gizmos soon.

 

[Jeff Harper]

I have all ready done that nearly $1,000.00 since the camera.new bag,telephoto lens,tripod,flash,and assorted extras.
I'll take a picture of the whole kit as it stands today.

 

[Pete Askew]

You probably need a wide angle lens to get that shot though!

 

[Jeff Harper]

more kit

 

[Jeff Harper]

The only thing she might need later is a good wide angle lens.
And lots of classes.
This thing is far more complex to use fully than I ever want to know about.

My Father Tom was pretty good with an old 1970's Minolta and all he had was aflash, light meter,tripod and a 50mm lens and a 100mm zoom and a set of macro lenses I added to her kit with a stepping ring from 52 to 55 mm. it was a Minolta SRT- 202.

Here is Dad's old filmy ,His was bought new in 1975 so it's the early model with the chrome ring.
http://www.larryhester.com/SRT202/index.html

Wow! one of the best cameras ever made?
My Dad also made a log book full of notes of AF settings film speeds and lighting conditions.
I believe he really knew that old camera pretty well,he shot thousends of rolls of film and took notes for 40 years.
Most of what he did was slides.

 

[Jeff Harper]

Nosheen took these

Nosheen took these very early in the morning. My son trying to dress himself!

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Looks like she's off and running with the new camera - who's birthday?

 

[Jeff Harper]

mine (45)

 

[Glen Roberts]

Happy birthday for whenever it was...

 

[Hamish Gill]

Happy b'day Jeff!

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Hippo Bird Day, Two Ewes!

 

[Jeff Harper]

Wow! wide angle is cool,this is the veiw from our front porch.


I got this on ebay and put it on a 35mm prime lens.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...XXVDnx8%3D&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK:MEWNX:IT

A little manual focus may get things a little clearer, I can't really complain at $35.00 U.S.

 

[Hamish Gill]

Those sorts of lenses are ok for a bit of fun but you will find the softness, especially around the edges is there to stay regardless of how you focus.
I have one I use once in a while for effect ... As long as you use them knowing that the edges are going to be soft you can get some quite nice results!
Also, as a tip, if you shoot B&W the colour fringing issue obviously disappears!

 

[Hamish Gill]

Those sorts of lenses are ok for a bit of fun but you will find the softness, especially around the edges is there to stay regardless of how you focus.
I have one I use once in a while for effect ... As long as you use them knowing that the edges are going to be soft you can get some quite nice results!
Also, as a tip, if you shoot B&W the colour fringing issue obviously disappears!