Originally posted by RookieGuy Hey everyone. So I'm excited. I just ordered a shiny new K70 along with the 28mm 2.8, 40mm xs, and a 50-300mm. The camera will be here a week or so before the lenses start showing up. But that's a week of reading the manual with the body in my lap. So that can't hurt.
This is my second real camera system. The first was a Nikromat with a pretty extensive set of lenses. But that was half my life ago when people knew what a Nikromat was.
I managed to get my hands on a Sony and a couple lenses so I was able to reintroduce myself to things like the exposure triangle, hanging by me legs off a bridge to get the shot, and pleading with my kids to sit still for one G.D. minute so I can take this.
This is my first Pentax and the first time with an SLR in quite a while. And I was wondering if anyone has any real world tips or tricks? Or those (sometimes stupid) little things you found the hard way? I really would appreciate any help.
Oh yeah, shooting style. I'm the dad with the camera at events, so that. Plus I love hiking and will be bringing it with me into the forest. And anywhere else I might go that might maybe warrant a picture. Rank amatuer stuff, as you've probably gathered.
Anyways, thanks again everyone!
There's lots of good resources on youtube.
I like watching Thomas Heaton for landscape stuff, although perhaps this is less for the beginners. Nevertheless, videos are nice to watch
For gear reviews, there are a ton and a half of websites, the big ones are digitalrev, froknowsphoto, kai wong, and tony+chelsea northrup. I also like Dustin Abbot's reviews, although they are mostly about canon stuff. All those channels occasionally also talk about some photography, in addition to gear.
Then there are websites that collect images, e.g. 500px, which are good if you are trying to see what is interesting to photograph around where you live, and get some hints on what looks good in the pictures.
Lastly, MIT OCW, which has photography courses with some of the material. I took a documentary photography class there a long time ago with B.D. Colen, and there were a few good exercises to get you 'going' on street photography. Could be worth a try if you are having a creativity block.