Wow, sure are a lot of us Canadians!

[Bren Moore]

Hello. I live in Eastern Ontario and have always dreamed of learning photography. Stumbled on a used Nikon Maxxom 3xi at a price that screamed "do it now" (under 50 dollars) so I guess it's time I learned. I'm good at the artistic side, but now I need to learn the technical aspects. I'll be focusing on some "odd" areas, being slightly autistic means I see things differently than others so I'd like to try and introduce the "normal" world to what catches our eyes differently.
Thought about changing to a newer camera but to be honest I'm going to stick with what I have for now to learn on, and then once I actually know what I"m doing I'll decide then if I should upgrade or not.
And yes I talk a lot!

 

[Jeff15]

Hello and greetings from the UK...

 

[Original katomi]

Hi welcome again from UK.
You say you see things different... no problem, I am known for my out of the box approach to photography
So long as you follow the rules of this place, people here will soon tell you if you don’t, in a nice way, but you will not get hassle if your pics are different.
I look forward to seeing your pics

 

[Derrel]

Never heard of a Nikon Maxxom 3xi... did you perhaps mean a Minolta Maxxum 3xi, which if my memory serves me correctly was a Minolta camera around 1989 to 1990 or thereabouts. Welcome to The Forum, and to photography!

 

[dxqcanada]

Hi, eh!!
For a film camera it was very automatic but does have manual controls.
It will be great to see another photographers view.

 

[Sharpshooterr]

Hello. I live in Eastern Ontario and have always dreamed of learning photography. Stumbled on a used Nikon Maxxom 3xi at a price that screamed "do it now" (under 50 dollars) so I guess it's time I learned. I'm good at the artistic side, but now I need to learn the technical aspects. I'll be focusing on some "odd" areas, being slightly autistic means I see things differently than others so I'd like to try and introduce the "normal" world to what catches our eyes differently.
Thought about changing to a newer camera but to be honest I'm going to stick with what I have for now to learn on, and then once I actually know what I"m doing I'll decide then if I should upgrade or not.
And yes I talk a lot!

Bren, welcome! Yes, I'm a noob here too.
I'm sure you'll have fun learning photography. That said, if that IS a film camera, boy you sure are taking the long way around to leaning!!! LoL
Maybe that's the bit of autistic in you!? Good luck!!!
SS

 

[zombiesniper]

Welcome to TPF.

Don’t be afraid to ask for help along the way. There’s likely at least a few people here that have run into most of the problems a photographer could have and came up with a solution.

Also use any advantage you have. Having worked with autism in the past I think you could have a leg up on a lot of us in the creativity department.

Lastly. Have fun.


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