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Choo Choo Love
 

Buying an SLR camera


Hello:

I am an amateur snap happy photographer. I became interested in photographing wildlife when I befriended some geese last year.

I've been using an HP 435 3.1 MP with 5X zoom, basically a point and click digital camera, for close up pictures. For long distance pictures, I've been using a Bushnell binocam.

I'm interested in learning to take more professional wildlife photos and I'm also planning to sign up for one of the beginning photography courses offered here and then going on to sign up for the wildlife photography course later.

Can you guys please recommend a good SLR camera that will be good for wildlife photography? Please be easy on the terms as I do not understand things like aperture and shutter speeds and telephoto lenses.

Also, do you guys prefer to use a 35mm over a digital and if so, why?

Thanks for all your help!


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November 16, 2004

 

Steve McCroskey
  I use a Minolta Maxxum 5 35mm SLR camera. The lens I use as my standard lens is a 28-105mm lens.
I would suggest looking at the entry level cameras from Minolta,Canon,Nikon,and Pentax,to see what camera is comfortable with you!


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