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The viewfinder cropping you experience is down to the fact the viewfinder is only 95% of the sensors field of view. That's not very unusual in DX bodies, in fact you need to go to the top end of the DX body range to get 100%. But it shouldn't be an issue once you acclimatise to it.
The picture quality of most nkon bodies is now superb. One of the reasons the last member introduction was a year ago, is that digital photography has now matured to a point where less people are joining forums. The other is that like you most people just dive in and chat.
The Gary Fong attachments are very good. I've used them when covering gatherings in poorly lit locations while wandering through the the crowds.
On your setting, I would get off the Auto setting as soon as possible....even if you go to Program. This takes the focusing away from the cameras choice and gets YOU thinking about what and where you want the focus.
Most of the time I use Aperture priority to further control the point of focus and depth of field. With modern cameras the low noise means higher ISOs will always give you adequate shutter speed, when you need it.
One other trick is using manual mode combined with auto ISO.
With this mode YOU select shutter speed AND aperture to suit the subject and you let the camera select an ISO to give you enough 'film speed' .
It's like the old days of manual cameras without the constraint of a fixed ASA film in the body.
The main thing is experiment, enjoy and share your experiences/questions.
Last edited on Thu Dec 10th, 2015 14:15 by Eric
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