Just bought a Nikon D5200

[Lucy]

50mm magnifys more than 35mm at the most simplistic level.

 

[Gramaisc]

To paraphrase Mr Marwood - it's all about the glass and what you point it at.

Play and learn.

 

[Darren]

I have had a good mess and i thought i would try taking an image with a blurry background using the Aperture settings, here is one image that went ok

I am pretty happy.

 

[biccies]

Nice work, Darren. As everyone else has said; it's probably best to play about a little bit before buying new glass. It might be a good idea to take a look at what focal lengths and apertures you use the most on your kit lens. It can start to get really expensive. I'm trying to restrict my self on lenses as there's always the next one to buy.

 

[Glam]

I have had a good mess and i thought i would try taking an image with a blurry background using the Aperture settings, here is one image that went ok

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I am pretty happy.

@Darren , is this you? Aren't you young?!!x

 

[Darren]

Thank you biccies for your advice i have brought the 35mm lens that is what i used for the above image, i have watched several Youtube videos regarding Shutter speed Aperture and ISO and i am finding it all very interesting, you are correct though as a nooby i am finding it difficult not drooling over some of the bigger lenses.
Hi Glam no the image is my son he wasn't very impressed at having to help me test different settings on the camera either

 

[biccies]

I was going to say; I thought you'd managed to get very good depth of field in the above picture if it was taken with the kit lens. I assume you've gone for the f1.8 35mm?

Oh, and you'll always be drooling over lenses. Unfortunately it doesn't go away.

 

[Darren]

Hi i got this lens
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G Lens
The lens i am drooling over but will wait until i get better with the camera is this one: Tamron AF 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di II LD Aspherical [IF] Macro Lens for Nikon.
It has good reviews and is not overly expensive.

 

[Lucy]

Good choice Darren, you can easily take landscapes with the 35mm too, so I am sure it'll be on your camera for the foreseable.

 

[Darren]

Hi Lucy i am loving it, i have changed the format to Raw and i have been experimenting with Aperture and using shutter speed and ISO for improving the lighting, i must admit i am obsessing about having a blurry background at the moment and with all the experimenting i have tried a lot of the images come out just black, but ill get there, i guess i have some more Youtube videos to watch

 

[Mikinton]

with all the experimenting i have tried a lot of the images come out just black, but ill get there, i guess

It's all a question of balance.

Back in the day, I used to photograph a lot of sport on winter afternoons. The light was OK when the game kicked off at 1:00pm but by 3:00 it'd be getting rather murky. I always held the shutter speed as fast I could, erring on the side of the photo being underexposed. Then when I'd uploaded and edited the photo on my PC, I could adjust the brightness back to what it should be.

Have your lenses got VR (vibration reduction?). I love this as it means I can take acceptable photos in low light without the need for a flash.

 

[Darren]

I think the lenses do have Vibration reduction, here are a few i took this morning.

 

[Gramaisc]

I think the lenses do have Vibration Reduction, here are a few i took this morning.

The VR switch should look something like this.

 

[Darren]

In that case only the lens i got with the camera has that switch.