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What is the best professional camera, thats affordable? |
My friend has a camera called pentax, i have seen some of their photos.. Its great quality, gorgeous pictures! Now, im thinking about being a photographer and traveling all the while taking pictures lol.. But Which camera is great for photography? Im a high school graduate, so i dont have alot of money to purchase a camera.. which is the best digital SLR camera that i can buy?? I was thinking about canon rebel, i have worked with the film one but not the digital.. is this a good camera? Thanks alot! ciao You say you have worked with Canon. If you still have any lenses they will work fine on any of the digital rebels. If you are familiar with the way Canon works you may just want to stay with Canon. If on the other hand you want to look into other models, Canons and Nikons are always compared side by side. Sometimes Canon wins, sometimes Nikon wins. Its probably got more to do with the people doing the review than the camera itself. Megapixells are nice, but you dont need to have 10 or more unless you really plan on printing at 20" x 24" or bigger. Try to stay in your price range and you will probably do just fine. I have a Canon Rebel XTi and I love it. The kit lens is somewhat necessary since most digital SLRs have a sensor smaller than a piece of 35mm film. You need a lens under 25mm to get any wide shots, like group photos. Lots of reviews say "skip the kit lens", but unless you have a smaller lens already you might as well go ahead and get it. Its worth about $150 so dont expect to get exceptional clarity, but you'd be suprised at how many people want you to take their picture. Just a side note: I have a Rebel XTi (digital) and a Rebel Xs (35mm) and many of the controls are the same. The XTi is way more user friendly since its digital. Get a Nikon F series (F2 or newer) or a Canon EOS 35mm and get started shooting. Both these cameras have many good used lenses available I would suggest that you find a job as an assistant with a successful photographer in your area and learn what you can about all the ins and outs of being a pro. The cameras and lenses you will accumulate while working with a pro will be the tools you eventually use when you go out on your own. While there is no substitute for a good education at one of the leading photo schools, the skills you learn as an assistant will more can compensate you for your hard work. Editorial, sports and glamour photography It depends what you consider affordable. The entry level Canon XT is about $500 with the kit lens. You can also find a used one on Craigslist for much cheaper. Don't stress some much about the camera itself. Most photographers invest most of their money in lenses. The lenses are often more expensive than the camera body itself and matter more in the final quality of the picture. Also, photography like any other art is a learning process. The camera itself won't take great pictures. That part is up to you. Start with cheaper equipment, perfect your techniques and then move up to more expensive things. Its not the camera that makes the photographer but the man behind the camera. If you are just starting, you don't need the DSLR with all the bells and whistles to make good photos. It will just confuse you and end up getting bad pictures. Start with a good point and shoot. Most point and shoots have manual adjustments that you could play with. Then just fire away. Once you have developed a technique then that would be the best time to move to a professional camera The pros will begin with a very basic and affordable camera set up which meets their needs, such as the Pentax K series, starting with the K100D 6.1 mp start-up camera system with an 18-55 mm normal lense and 50-200 mm telephoto currently offered with (1) case, (2) tripod, (3) 1 gb SD card and (4) 200 free prints - for $600 at samys[dot]com. Here's a rave review of the Pentax K100D: http://www.steves-digicams.com/2006_revi... On the other hand, should you want an all-in-one digital camera with a 36 to 432 mm image stabilized zoom lens, with stereo sound video capability, and you can afford $300, it's the Canon Powershot S3IS. Here's the review of Steves' Digicam: http://www.steves-digicams.com/2006_revi... Good luck! Yes get the Canon Digital Rebel XTi. It's highly recommended camera that you can develop your skills. You will find it relatively easy to make the switch from a film to a digital camera. |
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