Aldo Decurtis: DOES ANYONE KNOW OF A GREAT CAMERA FOR ME TO START A PHOTOGRAPHY CAREER?
Alane Antes: The simplest answer.. today .. because of technology... is SLR's give you the ability change lenses... the 'regular's of a HUGE list of features now a days...if you just want nice pictures, you don't need an SLR. If you've got the 'bug', and a LOT of $$ ( over $1k) for body/lenses, etc.. SLR could be an option.HIGHLY recommend you start with a $150-$200 "regular" digital to start...Show more
Cherry Stampka: If you're planning a photo career the worst thing you could do is buy a point and shoot, let me get that our there right now. The best, and, really only good option is to buy a medium to high quality DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex.) A medium quality would be a Nikon D60, D80 or D90. A high quality would be a Nikon D300 or D3. (Nikon makes the best cameras, I don't suggest getting Canon, and, if you won't buy Nikon, the one thing you must not do is! buy a Sony, they make terrible DSLRs.)If you're just now starting I would get the D60 and two lenses, an 18-55mm for general work and a 50mm f/1.4 lens, for portait work. (Portraits make up most of a photographers money...)The differences between a DSLR and a point and shoot are basically that the DSLR is higher quality, has interchangeable lenses, more options, looks professional, and has no shutter/startup lag. The P&S is small....Show more
Collin Pelfrey: What will you get over your point and shoot first and probably most important a sensor that is many many times the size of the one on the point and shoot. Bigger sensor= more light to each pixel = clearer, crisper and better color saturation in the outputit will give you a better image processor, better metering better autofocus, less shutter lag, and the ability to shoot in RAW if you choose to.It will let you change lenses to meet any need and have a wide array of flashes depending on your needs. It will let ! you grow and do more as a photographer as your skill increases! taking more control of your work.Canon and Nikon are always nose to nose in innovation and both have good qaulity. Right now I think Nikon has the leg up with some of thier new improvments like 51 point matrix focusing and active D lighting on some of thier models. But I am sure Canon is working to try to take the lead I am a nikon person and have had nikons since the 70's I personally think the nikon D40 give you more for the dollar than any DSLR today. There are some that do more but you pay a good bit more. Do not let the lower megapixels concern you if you do not do very very large prints you will never notice the lower DSLR. My brother recently needs a DSLR for a class and I recommended the D40 to him If you have a bit more money the D60 give you a number of things you want. It has newer firmware and image processors, designed for the 10 mp sensor. It has an "Active Dust Reduction System with Airflow Control ". Nikon not putting a system on the D40 to deal with dust i! s one of the biggest drawbacks I see to the D40 ( though I think its still a great camera for the money) If you change lenses dust will get in and the camera needs a system to deal with it. With the D60 you get a VR lens. That will help with low light situations ( they may offer that now with the D40 but originally it was not) . The D60 has Adaptive Dynamic Range. Nikon calls it "Active D-Lighting," it lets you save some highlights that my otherwise be lost. It has a newer better metering system than the D40.Some people will want to make a big issue out of the fact that there are some nikon lenses that will not autofocus on these cameras. Right now there are "only" about 39 lenses that autofocus on these cameras. They cover the range of focal lengths. I doubt any photographer would be seriously limited with "only" this many lenses to choose from. If you want to manually focus you can more than double this and do so at a low cost. Manual focusing is easy and how we did thing! s for decades before the advent of autofocus.Cannon and Nikon chose to ! put the vibration reduction in the lens rather than the body. Yes that means you get it only on lenses with that feature built in. In the body in theory it would work on every lens. But in fact image stabilization in the lens has proved to work faster and smoother with a lower impact on focus times than image stabilization in the bodyIn closing all the major manyfactures make good cameras. With Nikon and Canon having the largest market share. Most photographers are loyal to what they use and like. Go to the stores get them in your hand and find what you like. What fits your hand well, which has the features you want in an easy to use formathttp://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d40.htmfeel free to email me if I can you want more info on any of this and good luck...Show more
Eliseo Luma: Slow down there,take a photography course or 2. Buy the camera the teacher recommends.A basic DSLR or something that isn't like $5,000.Don't listen to people who trash Sony,Many of the inter! nals in Canon and Nikon are made by Sony.Sony bought the Konica-Minolta line and is selling what amounts to a Konica_Minolta camera as a Sony.As I said, take a class before you jump in!!...Show more
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