I bought a Nikon d80 11 yrs ago with the intention of doin a course and learning to use it. 4 kids later and with only a basic knowledge I would now like to upgrade my d80 for a more lightweight/modern model Nikon. With the intention of trying to develop photography as a hobby. Don’t know anything about lenses but I love landscape and portraits. Hoping for some basic advice…don’t blind me with techno jargon :D
Did you do a course ?? If not, I would advise to do it now and keep the d80 till you get the better with it. When you feel you have progressed after this maybe upgrade then. Especially if you have not had much time to master it during the 11 years.
Getting out and about with your camera will certainly help. Make mistakes and learn from them.
Research exposure, understand what f-stops and shutter speeds can do for sure.