My d3000 lens Just bought this camera from an older lady and i have a question, is the lens scratched or has she just cleaned it with something that has left residue? I used a small cleaning cloth made for glasses and got some away but the stuff in the edges i did not get as much of? Otherwise im happy with my first camera 😀 just need to buy a SD card su…

Is it worth it to swap my Nikon Coolpix L820 for a Nikon D3000? I am new to photography and like to take pictures just for fun. I don’t know much about the technical side of cameras but I’ve been using my Coolpix L820 I got as a gift to take casual pictures for a few years now. Usually I like to take it to the zoo to get pictures of the animals but I have a hard time taking photos through the fences as the a…

D3000 upgrade path help I thought I would do some research to avoid creating one of these posts but with the sheer number of options available I’ve only made things worse! I’ve been shooting on a D3000 I got as a teenager back in 2009: – 10.2 MP CCD crop sensor – 1st generation processor – 11 point AF – ISO 100 to 3200 – F-mount, no AF motor Ken Rockwell calls it “the…