Newbie from Michigan

Discussion in 'Say Hello!' started by George P, Feb 27, 2022.

  1. George P

    George P New Member

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    Equipment:
    1dx mark3
    24-70 2.8
    100-400 1:4.5-5.6
    Hello everyone. I’m relatively new to photography. My last camera was a Nikon 750 . I wanted to upgrade a little bit. I noted that to my wife so for my Christmas gift she bought me the new EOS 1dx mark 3 and 2 great lenses. As most of you have already realized I’m in over my head. I shoot mostly photographs of our sons sports and travel photography. Looking forward to being a member And especially looking forward to access to all the great minds in this forum. Cheers

    George
     

  2. johnsey

    johnsey Site Moderator Staff Member Site Supporter

    Joined:
    Apr 21, 2017
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    2,257
    Location:
    Fargo, ND
    Equipment:
    5dMk4, 5dsR, 5dMk2, 20D, 70-200 2.8L IS, 100mm 2.8 Macro USM, 50mm 1.4, 85mm 1.8, 17-40mm 4.0L, TS-E 24mm 3.5L II, Rokinon 14mm 2.8; Pixma Pro-100
    Welcome to the forum George, there are plenty of us that can help with any sort of questions you have about your gear.
     
  3. GDN

    GDN Well-Known Member

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    Location:
    South Island, NZ
    Equipment:
    A little Canon stuff
    Hello and welcome to the forum.

    Gary
     
  4. Craig Sherriff

    Craig Sherriff Well-Known Member Site Supporter

    Joined:
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    Location:
    Tasmania, Australia
    Equipment:
    60D,350D 1dmark3, T70, AV1, lenses ranging from 28mm to 600 mm, canonet Junior, Canonet QL 25, Mamiya C3 and 3 lens sets,Mamiya 645 pro TL and 3 lenses.Mamiya universal press camera and 4 lenses, Mamiya RB67 Pro S and 5 lenses, Pentax MG and various lenses, Toyoview 4 * 5 inch large format camera,Calimat C1 8*10 inch ultra large format camera.
    Welcome George, a 1DX mark 3, your lucky person. May I suggest you start off in shutter priority and aperture priority. With shutter priority you control the shutter speed and the camera does the rest.
    Aperture priority is one of the things that control depth of field. the others are lens length and distance to subject. This basically means how far you see into the image that is in sharp focus, F2.0 is very shallow. This allows a lot of light onto the sensor, and a small area in focus. Eg. a portrait or flower shot, where the back-ground is out of focus. F8 is middle of the range and F16 is deep depth of field, not as much light is on the sensor and good for landscapes where every thing is sharp in detail especially the back-ground. Any questions, we have a willing community and photographers here at the forum, just ask .
     
  5. JRS950

    JRS950 Member

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    Jul 13, 2019
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    Location:
    On the road full time in the USA
    Equipment:
    EOS Rebel T6S
    EF-S 18-135; EF-S 55-250; EF 50mm 1.8,
    Speedlite 470EX-AI
    Great Christmas present. Welcome! Enjoy the journey of learning.
     

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