G01
Member
Thanks a whole lot! Doctor
Am so looking forward to it.
Am so looking forward to it.
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mothra
Guest
Just to butt in with my 2c...
You seem to be overly worried about making mistakes. Don't be. It's a cliche, but everyone makes mistakes. Another true cliche is that you learn from making mistakes.
If you buy fully auto-everything, all you are going to learn is how to frame your shots. You'll never learn what massively overexposed skies look like, or what strange accidental choices in focusing can do for you.
"What happens if I do this?" is a useful thing to ask yourself when you are learning, and the opportunities to ask that become less common the more automatic your equipment is, because it makes all those decisions for you.
Don't worry about mistakes. You WILL make them, and some of them will turn out to be way more interesting than the things you were actually trying to do.
You seem to be overly worried about making mistakes. Don't be. It's a cliche, but everyone makes mistakes. Another true cliche is that you learn from making mistakes.
If you buy fully auto-everything, all you are going to learn is how to frame your shots. You'll never learn what massively overexposed skies look like, or what strange accidental choices in focusing can do for you.
"What happens if I do this?" is a useful thing to ask yourself when you are learning, and the opportunities to ask that become less common the more automatic your equipment is, because it makes all those decisions for you.
Don't worry about mistakes. You WILL make them, and some of them will turn out to be way more interesting than the things you were actually trying to do.
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strangedoctor
Guest
There really can be no art without the possiblity of mistakes.
G01
Member
I absolutely understand what you guys are talking about and am embracing for more in order to be better!
And let there be no doubt about it.
What I worried about is how $$ will be my mistakes....if you remember the whole thing started while I was trying to decide b/w a d2 and a M. And again a D2 will be cost free in this regard (ok yes arguably)
But I have to thank you guys for helping me make the obvious choice..i.e., M---the right way for a beginner!
G
And let there be no doubt about it.
What I worried about is how $$ will be my mistakes....if you remember the whole thing started while I was trying to decide b/w a d2 and a M. And again a D2 will be cost free in this regard (ok yes arguably)
But I have to thank you guys for helping me make the obvious choice..i.e., M---the right way for a beginner!
G
back alley
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if you really want to start on the cheap, but a old canonet or olympus rf camera. (also many others for consideration).
you will learn the power of one lens, one camera and after that it will be easier to decide on which focal lengths are best for your style of shooting.
joe
you will learn the power of one lens, one camera and after that it will be easier to decide on which focal lengths are best for your style of shooting.
joe
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Rich Silfver
Guest
That's a great suggestion from Joe - spend 30 bucks on a manual classic RF with a fixed lens - if you haven't used a RF before you may realize that you hate it and decide to go the SLR way. It's not for all and there are times when I know my RF's will NOT get the job done and the SLR comes out.
It will also, as Joe says, indicate to you what focal lengths you are likely to use (if you constantly wish you were 'closer' or want to pick out details in more distant objects then you know you will shoot a fair amount with longer lenses and if you decide to go the Leica M-way that means you have to consider the viewfinder magnification as well so that it fits the way you see.
It will also, as Joe says, indicate to you what focal lengths you are likely to use (if you constantly wish you were 'closer' or want to pick out details in more distant objects then you know you will shoot a fair amount with longer lenses and if you decide to go the Leica M-way that means you have to consider the viewfinder magnification as well so that it fits the way you see.