{"id":131243,"date":"2019-09-18T14:36:40","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T13:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/?p=131243"},"modified":"2020-08-07T10:37:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T09:37:00","slug":"secondhand-week-healing-power-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/latest\/photo-news\/secondhand-week-healing-power-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"How buying used gear helped my family"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Can you tell us a bit about your life in photography?<\/strong><br \/>\nMy photography journey started just over six years ago, I bought a second-hand Nikon D5100 DSLR with 18-55mm kit lens and 70-300mm lens which didn\u2019t have a built-in motor so had to be manually focused on the body. I quickly traded the 70-300mm lens for an ex-display Nikon 55-300mm VR lens which would focus; this was to be my main lens for a year or so as my main passion is wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>I purchased the D5100 from the local free ads paper and was very happy to have something I could essentially learn photography with. After just over a year I convinced myself I needed an upgrade as I was quickly improving, so I bought a second-hand Nikon D5300 body, again from a local free ad site.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-131244 size-large\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Badger-24.11.18-518x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"518\" height=\"400\" \/><span style=\"text-align: center;\">One of Lee&#8217;s wonderful badger images<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>We understand your son Josh has really benefitted from an interest in photography too&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>\nYes, that&#8217;s right. By this time my 12-year-old son Josh was coming on many of my trips to find wildlife in the Peak District and he also started to use my now third-hand D5100 to take images of his own. I started to teach him about exposure and he started to get some great images of his own. Josh has Tourette\u2019s Syndrome and I noticed that his tics and symptoms were largely reduced when he was out doing photography.<\/p>\n<p>One of Josh\u2019s images, which he took using the D5100, was shown on BBC Springwatch and went on to win a Highly Commended award in the 2016 British Wildlife Photographer awards. His image was also published in their book, which was amazing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-131246 size-large\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Josh-and-Chris-Packham-293x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"400\" \/>Josh getting his RSPCA Young Photographer award from TV&#8217;s Chris Packham<\/p>\n<p>We received a grant from a Tourette\u2019s Charity organisation so we could buy Josh some equipment of his own, including a longer lens for the wildlife. We again chose second-hand kit. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harrisoncameras.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harrisons<\/a> in Sheffield put together a great combination of Nikon D7000 and a Tamron 150-600mm lens for a bargain price. It set up Josh to take his photography to the next level.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-131247 size-large\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Joshs-commended-bwpa-2016-604x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"400\" \/>Josh&#8217;s highly commended image from the BWPA awards<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where do you tend to get your used gear, and what are your buying tips?<br \/>\n<\/strong>Since then we have used Harrisons and also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wexphotovideo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wex Photo and Video<\/a> to buy more second-hand equipment. In 2017 Josh won the RSPCA Young Photographer award in the 12-16 age group and part of his prize included vouchers for Wex. He used them to buy a second-hand 70-200mm f\/2.8 Sigma lens which he now uses to shoot football games for Sheffield FC.<\/p>\n<p>If you are looking for used kit and are on a tight budget like myself, I recommend researching which body or lens would suit your style of photography. For example I recently bought a very new-looking 12Mp Nikon D3 with a low shutter count. I opted for this based on its quick autofocus and nine frame per second burst mode. It does pretty well in low light too.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-131245 size-large\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/me-and-Josh-in-Hope-vally-612x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"612\" height=\"400\" \/>Lee and Josh out and about<\/p>\n<p><strong>How his Josh getting on now?<\/strong><br \/>\nJosh has just finished school where he passed his GCSE in photography with a very high grade. He started college last week on a Level 3 photography course and wants to pursue it as a career \u2013 I guess that\u2019s all thanks to secondhand kit.<\/p>\n<p><em>See more of Lee work <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lee_myers_mido2k2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>\u00a0 and more of Josh&#8217;s work <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/josh_myers_photography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can you tell us a bit about your life in photography? My photography journey started just over six years ago, I bought a second-hand Nikon D5100 DSLR with 18-55mm kit lens and 70-300mm lens which didn\u2019t have a built-in motor so had to be manually focused on the body. 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