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Voilà ma première photo sur le forum !

Petite photo de Délice, jeune border collie qui regardait la neige fondre par la fenêtre.



Pentax K200D + Sigma 50mm f/2.8 Macro EX
f/2.8, 1/50, 320 ISO

Coucou à tous !

Voilà je me présente enfin après les bonnes recommandations de cliclac !

Je vais sur mes 22 ans (à la fin du mois ^^), je suis informaticien et je pratique la photo depuis peu (juin 2008 environ) après l'achat de mon Pentax K200D. C'est mon papa qui m'as baigné depuis le plus jeune âge dans le monde de la photo. Et puis depuis que je travaille, j'ai décidé de me faire plaisir et de m'offrir un petit réflex comme papa !

Sinon personnellement parlant, je suis fiancé à une jolie demoiselle, j'habite à Olivet (tout à côté d'Orléans) et je suis l'heureux propriétaire d'un chat noir et blanc ainsi qu'une chienne ... noir et blanc aussi !! (pratique pour faire des photos ces animaux )


Côté matériel, je dispose pour le moment de deux objectifs :
- Pentax 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 ED AL (IF)
- Sigma 50mm f/2.8 Macro DG EX



Voilà, hé bien à bientôt alors

Hi guys,
I have had a canon 400d with a standard kit lens and a sigma 70-300 lens for nearly 2 years now. I got for when i went to florida last year but i have not really used it much.

I am starting to mess around with photoshop alot now, not that im any good but hey we all hae to start somewhere, i also use aperture and recently got lightroom.

But none of this software is any good unless i have good photo's.

My question is really, what should i start shooting, i have seen really class photo's on here and in other places. I live close to some lakes etc. and a large city, i am also surrounded by alot of countryside.

Hope you guys can help

I had posted a couple of months ago I was intending to buy a 17-55mm f/2.8 Nikkor this christmas. But I never saved enough money (and I really think it is just too much) and I'm currently debating which lens to get. I just don't like my 18-55 anymore.

So my options are three (if you have any other suggestions do say them:))
- Keep the Nikkor 18-55 f/2.5-5.6 and get the new 50mm f/1.4
- Buy the Sigma 18-50 f/2.8
- Buy a Nikkor 16-85 f/3.5-5.6

I've read the Sigma is soft at f/2.8, and also the possible problems they might come with (front focusing, etc).

I have a Nikon D40x.