jbylake
Dodging the Men in Black
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I've been an enthusiast since around 1975, when I began photography and had easy access to a fully equipped photo hobby shop in the military.
After a while I settled into shooting mostly black and white, but always carried two camera's, one loaded with color film.
Long story short, a few years ago I decided I no longer wanted to develop film at home, digitize negatives, etc., in a Condo, and I sold quite a few Nikon and Canon bodies, 15 or more lenses, and everything else that went with all of it.
Now, I miss photography more than ever. I would rate my skills as "advanced - enthusiast" if that makes any sense. I've borrowed a couple of DSLR's, but mostly use them in manual mode. I'm ready to take the leap and buy a DSLR, but can't decide on whether to buy something like a Nikon D5300, or pop out some extra cash and get a full frame D610.
I realize that the D610 and a few lenses is going to set me back a lot more money, but I'm wondering whether the quality of the photo's will be such that it's worth the extra money for the full frame camera. Both camera's will require a learning curve, but I think I can muddle my way through that.
So could you give my your thoughts, and reasons for your recommendations?
Thanks in advance for your time and help.
J.
After a while I settled into shooting mostly black and white, but always carried two camera's, one loaded with color film.
Long story short, a few years ago I decided I no longer wanted to develop film at home, digitize negatives, etc., in a Condo, and I sold quite a few Nikon and Canon bodies, 15 or more lenses, and everything else that went with all of it.
Now, I miss photography more than ever. I would rate my skills as "advanced - enthusiast" if that makes any sense. I've borrowed a couple of DSLR's, but mostly use them in manual mode. I'm ready to take the leap and buy a DSLR, but can't decide on whether to buy something like a Nikon D5300, or pop out some extra cash and get a full frame D610.
I realize that the D610 and a few lenses is going to set me back a lot more money, but I'm wondering whether the quality of the photo's will be such that it's worth the extra money for the full frame camera. Both camera's will require a learning curve, but I think I can muddle my way through that.
So could you give my your thoughts, and reasons for your recommendations?
Thanks in advance for your time and help.
J.