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Nikon D3200 Reviews and Info
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If your friend told you take a 55-200 as a primary lens to Disney, that's just bad advice. You'll get great shots of distant subjects, but you'll be sorely disappointed when you want to snap a pic of your kid 10 feet away from you. An 18-55 is immensely more useful for these types of situations. Nikon makes an 18-200 lens which is excellent, but it's heavy and it's expensive. There is also the 16-85mm, which is my favorite lens, but I paid about $600 for mine about 4 years ago. A cheap alternative is the 18-70mm kit lens which used to come bundled with the D90. You can get one for $200-250. It is excellent for a cheap kit lens and give you a bit more reach. Again, you can spend a lot on lenses, so it depends on how much you're willing to invest.
The low noise at high ISO has certainly been a strength of Nikon, which is one reason I chose a D90. 4 years ago it was on top when it came to shooting at high ISO. Anyhow, I have to disagree with your assertion that Nikon lenses are "remarkably sharper and clearer than Canon". It may be true when comparing similar lenses, such as the 18-55 kit lenses, but generally speaking this is just not true.
Well if you're not comparing similar lenses then there is no point in comparing the quality of the image and its sharpness at all. You have every right to disagree, but I have a degree in photography in a school where my images did very well, and were often scored the highest in the class, and have seen the proof for myself with side by side comparisons of many makes and models of each. It's also the common belief amongst the other professionals in the industry, and you can find a ton of side by side comparisons on websites that compare the image quality and specs down to mathematical equations that back up what I've found to be true, as well as many, many videos on YouTube where you're seeing side by side comparisons and examples of similar camera bodies and lenses from several higher end camera companies. It's not something worthy of starting an argument on a gun site about though so we can agree to disagree.
It doesn't look like the T3i compares to the D3200: http://snapsort.com/compare/Canon-T3i-vs-Nikon-D3200
More expensive too.
More expensive too.
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I'm camera stooopid, but I did manage to use the wife's D3200 to make this video. I have no filming experience and this was in shaded woods with sunset for the only lighting. I have a lot of other pics of the kids and stuff at home though. I'll see what the boss OK's to be posted online so you can get a feel for the pics. I don't have a good flash but it does have two sets of lenses. (Sorry I don't know what they are exactly, just know one is larger and great for distance shoots)
I wanna say we bought it last August at Target for like $650-700ish with both lenses. (I don't recall, I just recall that I went to buy a gun before it and was directed to pick it up afterwards)
http://www.theoutdoorstrader.com/threads/668930-Bang-the-gong
I wanna say we bought it last August at Target for like $650-700ish with both lenses. (I don't recall, I just recall that I went to buy a gun before it and was directed to pick it up afterwards)
http://www.theoutdoorstrader.com/threads/668930-Bang-the-gong
I've never seen that site before but I've been using it lately. I also have to do research to find out what all the specs mean. LOL
I'm a Sony brand whore. I have SONY tv, surround sound, PNS cameras, PS2, etc but its just something about the Nikon cameras that I like. I've looked at them more than any other brand. That same friend that mentioned the lenses to me said I should look at the Sony A58 and some other camera, maybe Olympus? but I still like the Nikons.
IMO, its silly to get into a brand debate or pixel peeping with someone new to photography. The performance of even the worst kit lens on the market today is extremely good. The OP needs something easy to operate and to understand what tools to use to make the experience less frustrating.
The D3200 is a great camera. Frankly, any current camera Nikon or Canon makes is going to give you fantastic picture quality. So play with a few in the store and get what is comfortable.
What you need:
Portraits and snapshots in bright light: the 18-55 kit lens is fine. A prime lens will always be sharper and let you play with depth of field.
Sports Outside: You'll want a telephoto. The 55-200 is good for cheap. I used to have the 70-300 which was a great under rated lens. I think they also have a 55-300 now which I'm sure is great for the price.
Low Light Portraits or snapshots Inside: You likely want a prime lens. I'm sticking with my 35mm recommendation. You'll also want a flash for when you need a focal distance other than 35mm. I wouldn't buy anything Nikon less than the SB-700, or if you can find a used SB-600 they are OK. In many instances you might need to use the prime with the flash.
Low Light where you can't bounce the flash's light off the ceiling: You want a prime. Again, the 35mm is cheap and good.
This is about all you can do at entry level. Doing anything with a telephoto in low light means LOTS of cash.
The D3200 is a great camera. Frankly, any current camera Nikon or Canon makes is going to give you fantastic picture quality. So play with a few in the store and get what is comfortable.
What you need:
Portraits and snapshots in bright light: the 18-55 kit lens is fine. A prime lens will always be sharper and let you play with depth of field.
Sports Outside: You'll want a telephoto. The 55-200 is good for cheap. I used to have the 70-300 which was a great under rated lens. I think they also have a 55-300 now which I'm sure is great for the price.
Low Light Portraits or snapshots Inside: You likely want a prime lens. I'm sticking with my 35mm recommendation. You'll also want a flash for when you need a focal distance other than 35mm. I wouldn't buy anything Nikon less than the SB-700, or if you can find a used SB-600 they are OK. In many instances you might need to use the prime with the flash.
Low Light where you can't bounce the flash's light off the ceiling: You want a prime. Again, the 35mm is cheap and good.
This is about all you can do at entry level. Doing anything with a telephoto in low light means LOTS of cash.
Please don't buy Sony. They take fine photos but the big 2 are where you want to go. I've seen many people make the Sony mistake and they always end up getting Canon or Nikon.
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