>>3327143Cheat sheet for aperture, ISO and shutter speed. The truth is, ANY camera where you have manual control will be good enough for a beginner. You should spend time learning how these three interact and how to use them creatively.
For instance, do you want a blurry city scene of crowds of people walking? Slow the shutter speed down. Do you want to freeze a bird in flight? Speed up the shutter.
Do you want a shallow depth of field portrait with a blurry background? Open the aperture to allow in more light. Want to have EVERYTHING in focus such as a mountain? Close down the aperture to f11.
Once you play around in manual mode enough you'll see the advantages that lenses can give you, such as a "faster" f1.4 lens allowing you a shallower depth of field for superior subject isolation than the kit lens can do. The uncomfortable truth is that YOU make photos look good, not the camera. The camera is only a tool to get the job done.
