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Photography!
22/9/2011 - 14:45:24 - 2 comments - By D47
When I was in Japan I awkwardly bought a nice camera from the friendly non-English speaking staff.

At the time I had no idea about anything to do with photography really. So I just got the latest version of the same camera my friend had, the D3100. I was overflowing with cash at the time so I opted for the twin lens kit. embedded image

The lenses I got with the camera were these:
18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 VR AF-S (http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/18-55mm-vr.htm)
55-300mm f/4.5-5.6 VR AF-S (http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/55-300mm.htm)

Now I have exactly zero experience with any other lenses or brands so I can't comment on their relative quality. But based on these alone I am once again awed by human ingenuity and technical ability. These things are just so incredibly advanced, it's amazing what a low income earner can buy with their emergency flood relief money.

My camera went mostly unused for many months after I returned. I simply didn't have any drive to take pictures of things so close to home, they just didn't seem worthy of capturing, just too mundane. However recently I was just curious and started reading up on what all the different settings do and what effects they have on the photos, also the particulars of my lenses and other lenses.

embedded image It got me very very interested in my camera and I started bringing it with me on my daily travels. For the most part things in Brisbane are indeed completely mundane and I really can't wait for my upcoming trip to Japan and South Korea (not just so I can take photos of course :).

Caught up in my own hype I bought a new lens and a GPS atachment. One thing I noticed when I was buying these is that you can really only buy them online, anywhere local is nearly double the price for some reason.

The lens I've ordered is a 35mm f/1.8 Nikon prime lens (http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/35mm-f18.htm). I've read good things about it , it's in my price range (very low) and it has the benefit of being rather compact and capable in low-light conditions (I don't like the way my flash photos look).

The GPS attachment I got was the official Nikon GP-1, It is $500 anywhere in Australia as far as I could find. So I got it at ebay from a Japanese seller for $265! (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160476160525)

embedded image I intend to keep learning as much as I can about photography just as a hobby. I put it at number 3 in my life-time list of desirable skills after programming and Japanese.
 
Kiana (guest) (14/1/2012 - 01:32:55)
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