geckoejon
Active member
i finally broke down and bought a nikon d80 package last night. it should arrive next week. it is used, but was "graded" by a camera store as being in very good shape with all the options working and no blemishes on the lenses. i have a couple of questions....
think i should get a 50mm lense now, or hold off till down the road a bit and get a 100mm? would a 50mm lens make that much of a difference from the 18-55mm it comes with? not sure if i will be able to take halfway decent pics of my tank with the 18-55 of my tank for now or not. i could swing a 50mm now, if it would make that much of a difference. would "extensions" help?
any experience / advice on a tripod?
any good way to test the camera to make sure it functions properly? i'm kind of assuming take pictures, but should i take pics of a certain thing like a black or white background that would show blemishes in the lens better?
i'm stoked! hopefully going to finally be able to take some decent pics of my tank!
thoughts?
think i should get a 50mm lense now, or hold off till down the road a bit and get a 100mm? would a 50mm lens make that much of a difference from the 18-55mm it comes with? not sure if i will be able to take halfway decent pics of my tank with the 18-55 of my tank for now or not. i could swing a 50mm now, if it would make that much of a difference. would "extensions" help?
any experience / advice on a tripod?
any good way to test the camera to make sure it functions properly? i'm kind of assuming take pictures, but should i take pics of a certain thing like a black or white background that would show blemishes in the lens better?
i'm stoked! hopefully going to finally be able to take some decent pics of my tank!
thoughts?