Decided to buy the D60, but how do I learn to use it? Does anyone know a really good book or sort of photo class for novices?
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Following are the two good books available on amazon. I got the first one and going through it. Can't really comment as it does not teaches directly what settings to use for what kind of pictures. It teaches about the settings and leaves it to you to decide what to use. I believe the other one is a field book. David Busch's Nikon D60 Guide Nikon D60 Digital Field Guide I will suggest buying the Nikon Lens pen for cleaning lens for best shots and the ML-L3 Wireless Remote to take pictures with both of you in the shot. Enjoy your honeymoon..!!!
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Thanks for the good info. I had a Canon Rebel that I returned because of picture quality with the standard kit lens. I have been trying to decide between the Nikon D90 & the Pentax K20D. I am going to go with the K20D and start with the 18-250 and see how far I go. So I am off to shop now. Again... Thanks a lot.
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I have a couple of older auto focus lenses that work great with the D600. You can do a Google search for "Nikon lens compatibility", and you can find charts that show which lenses work with which cameras.
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The Nikon D50 would be a perfect starter camera...just don't pay too much for it(150.00 of less). Pair it with the 18-70 lens and you will be able to take outstanding photos. If you like the results, you can always upgrade later. I've had mine for years and use it as a back up, but I love the quality of the pics from the D50.
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Wait for the D610. You will not have the dirty sensor problem. I love my D600 but I have problems with the dirty sensor.
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I would have considered it a starter camera possibly 2-3 years ago..but now since the firmware is at it's highest revision the camera is limited to older SD cards up to 4GB, no further. Those are becoming harder to find. I have gone from a D50 to D80 to a D7000 currently. The D80 or D90 would be good choices to learn on. I hope this helps!!
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Holly,I don't know specifically how that lens would work on the D600. I haven't used any old lenses on my D600 yet. But I have used some old lenses I had for my Nikon FE on my D90 and they would work, BUT they can only be used in completely manual mode (manually set your shutter speed, F-Stop and Focus), so you have to calculate your exposure the old fashioned way based on lighting conditions, ISO setting, etc to figure out the what's the correct Shutter/F-Stop combo to use. Since the D600, D90 and the FE all use the F mount, the older lenses should mount on the D600 and work as they did on my D90. Holly,I don't know specifically how that lens would work on the D600. I haven't used any old lenses on my D600 yet. But I have used some old lenses I had for my Nikon FE on my D90 and they would work, BUT they can only be used in completely manual mode (manually set your shutter speed, F-Stop and Focus), so you have to calculate your exposure the old fashioned way based on lighting conditions, ISO setting, etc to figure out the what's the correct Shutter/F-Stop combo to use. Since the D600, D90 and the FE all use the F mount, the older lenses should mount on the D600 and work as they... » Read More Holly,I don't know specifically how that lens would work on the D600. I haven't used any old lenses on my D600 yet. But I have used some old lenses I had for my Nikon FE on my D90 and they would work, BUT they can only be used in completely manual mode (manually set your shutter speed, F-Stop and Focus), so you have to calculate your exposure the old fashioned way based on lighting conditions, ISO setting, etc to figure out the what's the correct Shutter/F-Stop combo to use. Since the D600, D90 and the FE all use the F mount, the older lenses should mount on the D600 and work as they did on my D90. « Show Less
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Hi Jorge. You can, but this is a DX lens. Your D600 is full frame (FX). If you use a DX lens on an FX-format camera the camera will automatically engage its built-in DX crop mode. It will capture the image from the center section of the sensor only, so you get less of the image you may want. You may want to consider the 16-35mm f/4 for just a bit more, or find a good used 14-24mm f/2.8, which are both FX lenses. Scott
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Following are the two good books available on amazon. I got the first one and going through it. Can't really comment as it does not teaches directly what settings to use for what kind of pictures. It teaches about the settings and leaves it to you to decide what to use. I believe the other one is a field book.David Busch's Nikon D60 GuideNikon D60 Digital Field Guide I will suggest buying the Nikon Lens pen for cleaning lens for best shots and the ML-L3 Wireless Remote to take pictures with both of you in the shot. Enjoy your honeymoon..!!!
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David, you should keep an eye on nikonrumors [dot] com They monitor all of the word on the street. Current consensus is that there is not going to be a refresh for the D700 this year. I have owned one for a year and a half, and am absolutely thrilled with it. I will keep it for a very long time. The overall sensor performance (low-light, etc.) is still one of the best in the world. see dxomark [dot] com
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I have a d600. I would not recommend this flash for it. It is very much lacking in features. The d600 has built in commander flash, so buy a flash that can act as an off camera slave. I have the Yongnuo 468II and love it ($88 on amazon)
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"best DSLR for begginers under 400$" The ONLY DSLR for beginners under $400! ;-)
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I don't recommend the D600 until the "improved" version is out there. Nikon need to fix the "dust/oil spot" issue, not just say "clean it". After 30 + years with Nikon, I'm still very disappointing. I'm using my dated D700, which is still a great DSLR. For the price, you should check out the D7100.
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I just upgrade from D3100 to D600 recently. Except the price and the size/weight of the camera body, D600 is way better than d3100. Specially in those low-light conditions, d600 has significantly better performance than D3100.
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I'd have to agree with J.W Kennedy, it is very quirky. I'd suggest the Fisheye or La Sardina cameras for a true beginner. Even the Holga would be a bit easier (although that uses 120 film).
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Its interesting that you should ask. I have a friend who owns a D800 and has both DX and Full Frame lenses. He says his DX lenses work just fine on the camera automatically (no adjustment). I would think that the D600 does the same. The only thing I'm not sure of is the effective pixel reduction (if any) because a smaller amount of the sensor is being exposed. NIKON must have some literature on this and I've found that Thom Hogan ("ByThom") is really good at responding to questions like this. I have used this lens for a couple of years now and it produces spectacular images on my D300. The question is whether you are willing to sacrifice the effective range with the crop factor that would still happen regardless of whether the camera you are using is full frame or DX -- that is the effective DX range is 16.5-24. You could just buy one of the other excellent 12-24 lenses out there and have the full frame wide field. But those are a lot more expensive and as Rockwell has pointed out, this is the sharpest lens in its class and having used it for some time, I think he's right.
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I have a D60, which is a much older camera, and it works good. In fact it is the lens I most use.