{"id":567,"date":"2013-02-17T16:50:28","date_gmt":"2013-02-17T23:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blt.homenet.org\/wordpress\/?p=567"},"modified":"2018-02-09T22:59:29","modified_gmt":"2018-02-10T05:59:29","slug":"soon-to-be-pro-am-photographer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bt.beerprojects.com\/wordpress\/?p=567","title":{"rendered":"Soon to be Pro-Am Photographer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lisa and I decided that we wanted to have a good camera to take a lot of baby Chase photos. Our little compact Lumix DMC-ZS3 just won&#8217;t cut it, but still really good camera to have. Also, I discovered that I had about $450 dollars worth of Boeing Pride points that I could convert to Best Buy gift cards. With that bit or money I make the knee jerk decision that we could afford a nice camera.<\/p>\n<p>We figured that if we got a nice DLSR camera that we would get really good photos, but wouldn&#8217;t likely lug it around too often to get many of the in-the-moment photos. So I shopped around the latest removable lens \/ mirrorless cameras. After a few weeks of internet searching and store browsing we (or more accurately put, I) decided to get the Sony NEX-6 camera.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, for us Best Buy was having a sale on cameras and lenses. They had a Sony NEX-6 kit that comes with camera and the normal lens, 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 E-mount Lens (SELP1650), and also a 55-210mm f\/4.5-6.3 lens (SEL55210). Of course this was a good chunk of money more expensive, but with the gift cards I was feeling good about this.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQLc30ps7SlO6vlMDZep3i1w7CiWfVS1HoT6Tni_UVc9xe8Tfod\" width=\"268\" height=\"188\" \/><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 245px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQB5bzchQLA_HhlIh10XyLrKjBWUH4loWsCo1luLkDGap5l5CGgvg\" width=\"245\" height=\"206\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">with the SELP1650 lens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSiIFRL8LRXIHJwqTtfVBFwslw5w3_mwIqW81nXnrJd2TCOlLS1Jw\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">with the SEL55210 lens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I also splurged picked up a few accessories. I bought a nice little camera bag (Manfrotto Stile Solo II) that fits the camera, extra lens, the charger and wires great. The bag doesn&#8217;t have enough room for the light shade, but I&#8217;m okay with that.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/pisces.bbystatic.com\/image2\/BestBuy_US\/images\/products\/2504\/2504388_ra.jpg;canvasHeight=500;canvasWidth=500\" width=\"324\" height=\"324\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I grabbed two rocketfish UV lens caps at Best Buy. They are ~$10 each and from the reviews I&#8217;ve read they don&#8217;t do too much, but are a great way to protect the real lens. Finally, Fry&#8217;s was having a great sale on Class-10 32GB SDHC memory cards and picked one up.<\/p>\n<p>With all that I&#8217;m now set to be a premier pro-am photographer, though I don&#8217;t know what I&#8217;m doing. I&#8217;ve been done a bit or reading on how to use the camera, but mostly I&#8217;ve been reading on what all the sensor readings mean and how to take good photos. I know have a ton of photos of our candlesticks, Lisa&#8217;s last day flowers, and much to Lisa&#8217;s disapproval, her on the couch doing shutterfly stuff.<\/p>\n<p>Well lets hope I learn quickly as baby Chase is due in less than 2 weeks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lisa and I decided that we wanted to have a good camera to take a lot of baby Chase photos. Our little compact Lumix DMC-ZS3 just won&#8217;t cut it, but still really good camera to have. 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