Hey /p/
I've recently gotten very into photography and visual art. However I am wondering as to what many of you would recommend. Recently I have aquired an old nikon d70s which isn't a terrible camera, but I don't always like the pics that come out. I live in Colorado and like to do a fair amount of nature photography. I do have a film camera, but I much prefer digital photography because of the ease of it. The lens is fairly shity(18-55mm zoom) and I would like to know what /p/ recommends and any tips you could offer to a new photographer
pic related
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Camera-Specific Properties: Equipment Make NIKON CORPORATION Camera Model NIKON D70s Camera Software Ver.1.00 Maximum Lens Aperture f/5.7 Sensing Method One-Chip Color Area Color Filter Array Pattern 824 Focal Length (35mm Equiv) 82 mm Serial Number 30056a1a Image-Specific Properties: Image Orientation Top, Left-Hand Horizontal Resolution 300 dpi Vertical Resolution 300 dpi Image Created 2016:05:30 16:17:08 Exposure Time 1/1250 sec F-Number f/18.0 Exposure Program Not Defined Exposure Bias 0 EV Metering Mode Pattern Light Source Unknown Flash No Flash Focal Length 55.00 mm Comment (c) Dale Grosbach 2008 Color Space Information sRGB Image Width 3008 Image Height 2000 Rendering Normal Exposure Mode Auto Scene Capture Type Standard Gain Control Low Gain Up Contrast Soft Sharpness Normal Subject Distance Range Unknown ISO Speed Used 1600 Image Quality NORMAL White Balance AUTO Image Sharpening AUTO Focus Mode AF-S Flash Setting NORMAL Flash Compensation 0.0 EV ISO Speed Requested 1600 Flash Bracket Compensation 0.0 EV AE Bracket Compensation 0.0 EV Tone Compensation AUTO Lens Type Nikon D Series Lens Range 18.0 - 55.0 mm; f/3.5 - f/5.6 Auto Focus Closest Subject, Center Selected, Top Focused Shooting/Bracketing Mode Single Frame/Off Color Mode Portrait sRGB Lighting Type NATURAL Noise Reduction OFF Camera Actuations 19227 Saturation 2 NORMAL Digital Vari-Program AUTO
Leave /p/ and keep shooting.
>>2853440
This. Seriously.
please stay, you seem nice and hopefully with more nice people, the trolls like ricohbro and isi will stop and good photographers will once again rule.
that photo is really good btw, im not a landscape photographer but I really like the composition, maybe straighten it later just for the lower part.
please stay
Should have dropped the ISO mate, quite a bit of noise there. Awesome location and decent composition though.
>>2853436
It says a lot about /p/ that I'm not sure whether you're trolling, but I'm going to assume you aren't for the sake of discussion.
Wanting a better gear, because better cameras and better lenses are capable of taking better photos, is a totally natural stage in getting into photography, and it makes sense. It's true, sort of, in some situations. And the joy of getting our hands on a really fucking nice new bit of equipment can be useful in itself in motivating us to get out and shoot.
But getting a better camera won't make you a better photographer. It's really really hard to get good at taking great photos. There are very few on /p/ who can (I am not one of those few).
>>2853440
Is half right. Keep shooting. But do stay on /p/. The brutal critique is useful, if you can pick out the relevant bits in amongst all the reckless hate.
>>2853954
All that being said, shooting film is very rewarding and being forced to slow down and consider really helped me. So if I was forced to recommend a new camera, it'd be to get a fully mechanical 35mm or medium format camera. Depending on your budget.
>>2853752
No, this will never be a hugbox dedicated to padding your insecurities.
>>2853752
>ricohbro
>troll
Ricohbro's photos should lead you to think about the ridiculousness of a medium inherently about technological reproduction not being used for reproduction nor for some sort of attempt at unique expression (cf. non-photo art), but rather as a self-aware look at the very flaws and capabilities of the medium itself.
It's quite beautiful.
>>2853991
http://petapixel.com/2016/05/31/opinion-disturbing-trend-photography/
Nah, it's rhetorical masturbation
Make art about art again
>>2853436
>1/1250 sec
>f/18.0
>ISO 1600
This is completely wrong. The photo looks technically bad because you don't know how to use the camera. Learn basics of photograpy and lightroom. Don't think about changing your camera until you understand all functions of that D70s. Your lens is not bad too. Both are capable of much better image quality then what you are showing here. If you want best results don't go over ISO 200 on that camera, also don't use f stop that is higher then 10 because then sharpness is lost due to diffraction.
Pic related was made with a Nikon D80.
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Camera-Specific Properties: Equipment Make NIKON CORPORATION Camera Model NIKON D80 Camera Software Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.3 (Windows) Maximum Lens Aperture f/2.8 Sensing Method One-Chip Color Area Focal Length (35mm Equiv) 16 mm Image-Specific Properties: Image Width 3851 Image Height 2589 Number of Bits Per Component 16, 16, 16 Compression Scheme Uncompressed Pixel Composition RGB Horizontal Resolution 240 dpi Vertical Resolution 240 dpi Image Data Arrangement Chunky Format Image Created 2013:08:27 04:40:26 Exposure Time 1/60 sec F-Number f/7.1 Exposure Program Aperture Priority ISO Speed Rating 100 Lens Aperture f/7.1 Exposure Bias -0.7 EV Metering Mode Pattern Light Source Unknown Flash No Flash Focal Length 11.00 mm Rendering Normal Exposure Mode Auto White Balance Auto Scene Capture Type Standard Gain Control None Contrast Normal Saturation Normal Sharpness Normal Subject Distance Range Unknown
>>2854149
>If you want best results don't go over ISO 200 on that camera, also don't use f stop that is higher then 10 because then sharpness is lost due to diffraction.
Yeah you can be safely ignored as an idiot falling for the Dunning-Kruger Effect.
>>2854159
how about help the OP and not just label someone who responded to him? F-stops on either extreme end have lower sharpness than in the middle so he's not wrong to begin with.
>>2854300
There's no noticable softness from diffraction until f22
Don't blame the lens, the 18-55 kit is plenty sharp when used correctly. Work on technique and timing instead. Pay attention to the color of the light and the way shadows are cast throughout various times of day and exploit them. Flat lighting like your first photo is going to give you a flat photo.
>>2854324
Maybe on 6x6
