Amateur photagrapher?

When I'm taking senior pictures with my Nikon, does fx and dx lenses matter? Make a difference? If so which one would be better for those types of photos?

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Do Canons and Nikons have the same size hot shoe?

I am getting a Nikon camera, but was originally planning on getting a Canon. The Nikon D3100 and the Canon Rebel T3 to be exact. Are the hot shoes on these brands/models the same size, so that I can get the same external flash I picked out for the other camera?

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Is the Nikon D5100 & AF-S DX NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G good for street photography?

I have the nikkon d5100 and Im planning to buy the 50mm 1.8g lens

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Can a Canon T3i Rebel Record and Shoot?

It's on sale for around $800, but it comes with a few extra accessories. 18.0MP, 3.7Fps, standard lens, and an extra Canon EF 75–300mm III Telephoto Zoom Lens (What can I do with these? Lol.)
My question is, can this camera shoot video while snapping pictures at the same time?
I can get a Nikon D5200 for around the same price (Camera itself and standard lens) Its a 24.1MP with 5fps, and what not. And it CAN do the video, photo feature I'm asking about.

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How to see myself while filming?

I have a Nikon D3100 and I vlog and I'd like to know if there's any gadget to adjust to my camera which helps me see myself while filming.It would be really helpful to find ways in order to do this. Thank you:)

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Using a third-party flash on a nikon d90?

I'm interested in buying a certain third-party flash for my d90. The flash can zoom, tilt, rotate and has a diffuser built in. The flash has only one button on it which is the on and off switch.It doesn't have an lcd, but it does have a sticker with a bunch of numbers (it's a manual flash). I would have given a better description of what was on the sticker but I was in a hurry so I didn't have time to read the sticker.

I'm not sure what the name is.It's not a big brand like nissin or yongnuo.

So what I'm wondering is: Can my camera control the flash? I read somewhere that you can't control third party flashes from your camera so I want to double check.

And what are the pros and cons of buying a third party flash?

I know that someone is probably going to tell me to buy a nikon flash, but I can't afford it at the moment. I will be getting one in the future.
Added (1). @John P

I did ask the sales person about that, and he said that it won't fry the camera.

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Why do my RAW to JPEG conversions look darker?

Ok, they dont "look" darker, they are! putting my 2 images side by side, the raw file that i edit to my wants looks perfect, when i save it as a jpeg and open it, it comes out considerably darker and less "smooth" (looks more rough-ish). Why does this happen? i am new to this dslr stuff but i dont get why my images come out with less quality, it's very frustrating! i take pictures of food for a blog im starting and i want my images to be unchanged when i post them but the jpeg looks worse in quality.is there any way i can keep the quality i see in raw after it gets converted? should i just shoot in JPEG as opposed to RAW if converting is going to undo my editing anyways? some help would be greatly appreciated.

also, just in case, i have a nikon d3100 and i edit my raw files in adobe photoshop cs6.

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