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My husband took me out and bought me a Nikon D-3000 today! So excited to learn how to use it! I have the 18-55mm kit lens, and the additional 55-200mm lens! Any tips or tricks for shooting Nikon? I just switched from Olympus!
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That sucks, I hear he bought his mistress a D300s -- oh well

All kidding aside, you might want to look into either the magic lantern guide or Thom Hogan guide to your specific camera -- they will teach you everything.
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That sucks, I hear he bought his mistress a D300s -- oh well

All kidding aside, you might want to look into either the magic lantern guide or Thom Hogan guide to your specific camera -- they will teach you everything.
Haha! That bitch!

I'll definitely check out those guides. I did a quick skim of the user's manual last night, and it proved to be pretty useless, actually.
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I did a quick skim of the user's manual last night, and it proved to be pretty useless, actually.
I actually thought my Canon 1000D manual was helpful. I would have liked for it to go into more technical details... but that's what DPS forums come in .

Make sure you know what all the buttons and modes on your camera are for!
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Old 02-06-2010, 07:50 PM
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Haha! That bitch!

I'll definitely check out those guides. I did a quick skim of the user's manual last night, and it proved to be pretty useless, actually.
lol... That is so funny!

but...
I have a D60, which the D3000 has replaced. The LCD brightness is what troubled me when I first got it. Make sure that you adjust it to your liking.
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Old 02-07-2010, 06:50 AM
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It took me for-freaking-ever to figure out how to take pictures in the raw format. Then I had to "upgrade" *wink-wink* my Lightroom so it supported NEF files. I have my first real shoot on Monday with my new camera... but for now I'm just tinkering around and taking snapshots. If I come up with something half-decent I may post it soon! Haha!
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Old 02-07-2010, 06:51 AM
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I'll definitely check out those guides. I did a quick skim of the user's manual last night, and it proved to be pretty useless, actually.
This may be because I fell asleep with it in my hands...
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