Hi, I´m new here and even newer in the world of photography. I always wanted to learn photography and I finally decided to do it. Before investing a lot of money in a reflex camera, I wanted to know how much I would like photography. For this reason I bought a cheaper camera which offers the possibility to set it to manual. This camera is the Kodak z650 with a 10x optical zoom. Does anybody know this camera? I would like to get some advice on this and on anything that could help me. I love nature photography and in the next days I´ll be posting my first pictures.
Thanks!!
EA
Posted by Alice Scoggins on November 29, 2006 at 8:29 AM
I don't know the camera, but I know that you don't need a fancy or expensive camera to take good photos. Learn the basics about shutter speed, aperature, etc. Then get out and have fun! Looking forward to seeing some of your photos.
Alice is right, learn the basics, photograph what you love, and have fun. Don't get discouraged if the first photographs don't express what you saw, that is all part of getting the "eye" for what you want to represent in a photo. Post some photos, ask for critiques, but almost as important, tell us why you took the photo so the folks here can suggest ways to put your inner vision into the photo.
There are also some good photography magazines out there (I'm partial to the UK mag Digital Photography) that help cover a lot of the basics, offer inspiration, and troubleshooting.
Good-luck,
Alex
Posted by William Vrolyk on November 29, 2006 at 10:47 AM
Estanislao, I do not know the Kodak z650 but I looked it up on www.imaging-resource.com website. You want to know how much you would like photography and so bought the Kodak. Reading through the review given and the looks of the camera I think it will serve you well. And as with anything that you want to learn read up on it as much as you can, study the work of others and practice, practice, practice So, what branch of nature photography interests you the most? Landscapes? Wildlife? Avian? Close-ups?
I will be looking for your work in the near future.
Hey! Thanks a lot for your messages, they were really encouraging!! I am, in fact, reading some things about aperture and speed, but I´m also learning which are trustful sites on the net. Any help on this would be great.
Will, since you asked let me tell you that I like everything in nature photography. But if I have to choose I would say that close ups, avian and landscapes are the best.
Thanks again. Check my pictures, I may upload them tonight
Estanislao
Bs. As., Argentina
Posted by Basil Greber on November 29, 2006 at 6:57 PM
> But if I have to choose I would say that close ups, avian and landscapes are the best.
Hehe... you're on the right way to spend A LOT of money. Particularly with avian.
Basil
Posted by Harold Ankney on November 29, 2006 at 9:23 PM
This site may help with understanding apeture and shutter speed settings. Check out the Sims Cam.
Thanks for the link. It seems to be very useful!
EA
Posted by Mel Ladewig on December 1, 2006 at 5:50 PM
Estanislao,
Although I wasn't new to photography, I was new to digital when I bought a Kodax DX7590, which is related to the camera you chose. I had alsway used film SLRs, but I wasn't especially skilled at controlling exposure. The Kodak allowed me to master those skills much faster because I could take several shots using the exposure compensation and learn what worked. With film I had to wait until I got it back from the lab, and I probably would have forgotten by then. Although it couldn't capture images as detailed as my current DSLR on the Kodak, it could capture some images that were good in my opinion. The ability to manually set the aperature, shutter speed and ISO are important conerstone tools for all photography. There were two things that I found frustrating in the camera. The camera was slow to wake up or turn on, so if you were trying to shoot action, you were never ready for it. And the focus was slow and you couldn't always decide for yourself what to focus on.
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8 repliesThanks!!
EA
Alice is right, learn the basics, photograph what you love, and have fun. Don't get discouraged if the first photographs don't express what you saw, that is all part of getting the "eye" for what you want to represent in a photo. Post some photos, ask for critiques, but almost as important, tell us why you took the photo so the folks here can suggest ways to put your inner vision into the photo.
There are also some good photography magazines out there (I'm partial to the UK mag Digital Photography) that help cover a lot of the basics, offer inspiration, and troubleshooting.
Good-luck,
Alex
I will be looking for your work in the near future.
Will
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada
Will, since you asked let me tell you that I like everything in nature photography. But if I have to choose I would say that close ups, avian and landscapes are the best.
Thanks again. Check my pictures, I may upload them tonight
Estanislao
Bs. As., Argentina
Hehe... you're on the right way to spend A LOT of money. Particularly with avian.
Basil
http://www.photonhead.com/beginners/
EA
Although I wasn't new to photography, I was new to digital when I bought a Kodax DX7590, which is related to the camera you chose. I had alsway used film SLRs, but I wasn't especially skilled at controlling exposure. The Kodak allowed me to master those skills much faster because I could take several shots using the exposure compensation and learn what worked. With film I had to wait until I got it back from the lab, and I probably would have forgotten by then. Although it couldn't capture images as detailed as my current DSLR on the Kodak, it could capture some images that were good in my opinion. The ability to manually set the aperature, shutter speed and ISO are important conerstone tools for all photography. There were two things that I found frustrating in the camera. The camera was slow to wake up or turn on, so if you were trying to shoot action, you were never ready for it. And the focus was slow and you couldn't always decide for yourself what to focus on.
These are some of my favorite Kodak shots.
Yellowstone
Hawaii#1
Hawaii#2
Singapore#1
Singapore#2