bookgirl44
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I own a four year old Nikon D40 (which I still love) and last October purchased a D7000. My husband and I kind of made an "impulse" buy in that I knew I wanted a new camera but we were on vacation, I hadn't done much research and we didn't spend that much time in the camera shop (great place near Minneapolis). I ended up leaving with the D7000 and a Tamron 28-75mm 2.8 XR Di. I already owned the original 18-55 lens kit and and the Nikor 35mm 1.8 DX. Since then I've done MUCH more research, spent a lot more time learning and practicing and taken some seminars. And to this day my favorite combo is still the D40 + 35mm. What is wrong with me? I cannot for the life of me get the D7000 to match, to my eye anyway, the quality of my pictures taken with the other camera, even with the 35mm on the D7000. I loathe the Tamron lens. I was sold on it at the time based on what the salesman said would be a good fit. Versatile, affordable, close in abilities to the 35mm while offering the zoom (I almost never used the kit lens, and was very used to just moving myself really). The photos from the D7000 + Tamron lens combination were horrible, soooooo blurry. Granted, I've stopped trying very hard with b/c I get so frustrated but in one class I did take the instructor noticed how shaky I apparently was, which had never been brought to my attention before. He said he thought it was so bad that I either needed to stick to fixed lenses or if I was intent on a zoom lens to make sure and buy one with IS. I've always read IS is only really needed in low light, long focal length situations. But he insisted that he thought I was so shaky that I would have to stick to over 1/60 shutter speed at least if I was taking hand held pictures, and probably always use shutter priority with that combination, unless I got a lens with IS.
So that's the story. Right now I'm trying to decide if I want to sell the Tamron and get something with IS, but that means a major jump in price and I'm afraid with my ability level still where it is it wouldn't be worth it. But I do want something not quite so wide angle as the 35mm, even though I love it. The salesman at my local shop tried to persuade me to buy the 85mm, and since I have been practicing a ton on my portrait shots I know I would like it, but is that worth it? It's also a very pricey lens. What about the Nikor 50mm? It's more affordable and from the research I've done seems to be a good general lens. Although I remember the salesman in MN telling me the 50mm wouldn't be any different at all than the 35, but I can't remember if he meant that about the D40 or the D7000.
Sorry if this was rambling, but I just got it all out once I started typing. In summary, why am I doing so badly with the D7000, is it me or the Tamron lens and should I sell it, and would the 50mm or the 85mm be worth it?
So that's the story. Right now I'm trying to decide if I want to sell the Tamron and get something with IS, but that means a major jump in price and I'm afraid with my ability level still where it is it wouldn't be worth it. But I do want something not quite so wide angle as the 35mm, even though I love it. The salesman at my local shop tried to persuade me to buy the 85mm, and since I have been practicing a ton on my portrait shots I know I would like it, but is that worth it? It's also a very pricey lens. What about the Nikor 50mm? It's more affordable and from the research I've done seems to be a good general lens. Although I remember the salesman in MN telling me the 50mm wouldn't be any different at all than the 35, but I can't remember if he meant that about the D40 or the D7000.
Sorry if this was rambling, but I just got it all out once I started typing. In summary, why am I doing so badly with the D7000, is it me or the Tamron lens and should I sell it, and would the 50mm or the 85mm be worth it?