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Location: Phoenix Az Total Likes: 15 likes
| | | Re: The Official "What camera to buy?" Thread < Reply # 620 on 3/27/2014 9:39 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by NotBatman
An XS (with a working autofocus) would do you fine to get started. I used an XSi for many years. If you're willing to go used, you can find a lot in your price range. http://www.bhphoto...rt&mnp=150&mxp=350 It's silly, but sometimes it's true that "The best camera is the one in your hands" because until it's in your hands, there's nothing. Don't worry about "the best" don't worry about what you can't afford, just pick something up (but make sure it isn't shit) and start shooting and working on your technique. Build skill (and gear) as you go and as you are able.
| I'm glad you brought up that quote.. It's one of the greats.. What it comes down to is that you have to get out there and shoot.. When a shot doesn't work out like you thought it would try to figure out why.. Was it you? Was it the camera? Once you figure out what went wrong you can figure out how better to make your camera do what you intended.. I think only then you should think about equipment upgrades.. You have to be honest with yourself.. Is the image you are trying to capture beyond your equipment.. or beyond your ability. The good news is.. It's a lot cheaper to expand your own ability. I shoot with the Nikon D800.. For what I do.. it's damn near perfect. BUT you DON'T have to have a 3k body to show a decent result..! 1. I shot this while on vacation in Amsterdam with a $60 Kodak point & shoot. When you know what to tell a camera to do.. & how to tell it.. you can achieve great results!
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Location: Commerce City, CO Gender: Male Total Likes: 76 likes
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| | | | Re: The Official "What camera to buy?" Thread < Reply # 621 on 3/28/2014 4:55 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by Elwood_Blues
I'm glad you brought up that quote.. It's one of the greats.. What it comes down to is that you have to get out there and shoot.. When a shot doesn't work out like you thought it would try to figure out why.. Was it you? Was it the camera? Once you figure out what went wrong you can figure out how better to make your camera do what you intended.. I think only then you should think about equipment upgrades.. You have to be honest with yourself.. Is the image you are trying to capture beyond your equipment.. or beyond your ability. The good news is.. It's a lot cheaper to expand your own ability. I shoot with the Nikon D800.. For what I do.. it's damn near perfect. BUT you DON'T have to have a 3k body to show a decent result..! 1.
I shot this while on vacation in Amsterdam with a $60 Kodak point & shoot. When you know what to tell a camera to do.. & how to tell it.. you can achieve great results!
| D800...*drools* I couldn't agree more. That sums everything up perfectly. Buy what you can afford, and once you outgrow what you have, then look into upgrading. When looking to upgrade, look for cameras that will fit your needs. For the longest time I shot on a Canon Powershot A550 and loved it! I still own it by the way. I wanted to get more into photography though so I bought a Canon Rebel t3 DSLR. Loved it too. Photo quality was top notch and I had no complaints. I just recently upgraded to a Nikon D7000. Why? Because I have become much more involved and knowledgeable in photography and outgrew what the t3 offered. Do the photos from the D7000 look 4 times better because it is a 4 times more expensive camera? Depends on if I make the shot or not. It all depends on your ability and how you use your camera. For example, can you tell which camera took which shot without looking at the EXIF data? 1) 2) Didn't think so. (hint, 1 was with my D7000, 2 was with my t3) Knowing how to edit photos with an editing program can help you out a lot too. Photoscape is a good free photo editing program that is simple to use yet has a ton of advanced features for those who know what they are doing. For example: This: To this: That's my two cents worth to add on. And just to show the great quality of the nearly ancient Canon Powershot A550(which you can find used online for $20-30, in case you are looking for a good used camera):
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Location: Somewhere in Maryland Gender: Female Total Likes: 41 likes
| | | Re: The Official "What camera to buy?" Thread < Reply # 625 on 5/5/2014 5:03 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | I know I should have read through the entire thread before mentioning this but most modern camera bodies don't really matter when it comes down to it. They all perform fairly equally--particularly consumer level DSLR's. It comes down to comfort. If you can actually get your hands on some of the models mentioned and look at the dial and menu layout and see what is most comfortable for you, then that's the right camera for you. After typing all that, the six most important things for better photography is composition, lighting, practice, a tripod, knowing your camera and, finally and more importantly, good lenses. You can have the best, most expensive camera in the world but if you blew your money on the camera and didn't consider lenses, you've just wasted a bunch of money, IMO. If you're smart in your lens investments, they'll keep up with your body growth. I just upgraded to a (used) Nikon D7000 from a D5100 because it had a few more things that I was looking for... (slightly) better low-light capability, better button layout, two card slots and better battery management (I'm guessing because it doesn't have the flip out screen, so you don't use Live View as much). I shot all day yesterday and only used a 1/4 of the battery. The D5100 I would have used two batteries at least. But when I purchased the D5100, when I could, I made sure to invest in good lenses for it (which I'm still using for the D7000). However, I wasn't smart in my lens investment when I started out because, when and if I decide to go full-frame, if I stick with Nikon, I'll only have one useable lens. Also, don't be afraid to buy last years' model. As long as you're buying from a reputable dealer (Adorama, B&H and KEH), you'll be fine and save money for the more important lenses.
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