 Stuart U |
Why and when to go SLR? I have composed many pictures in my mind that I would love to take, but I never seem to capture what I want. Either I can't gt close enough to the subject (birds, for example) or the scene and lighting escape. Am I being limited by my equipment or practice?
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Candy Jones |
Hey Stuart - I know how you feel. I had a Pentax IQ zoom which was a point and shoot and let me tell you, it took great pictures. I always got great comments from my friends about my photographs from that camera. Well, I had it for many years and then one day - it broke! So I was forced to get a new camera. I went with the Cannon Rebel Ti SLR and I am so glad I did. What's cool is that you can use it in fully automatic mode or you can use it in fully manual mode. With the SLR, you can get different lenses - I got a 300mm zoom and I really have a lot of fun with it and get shots that I could not have gotten with a point and shoot. One really BIG difference is that when you look through the viewfinder, you are seeing the actual lense view, which you don't with a PAS. One thing I have also really enjoyed is being able to put it on a tripod and experiment with shutter speed. In my gallery, look at the pictures of the stream and waterfall and you will see what I mean. Oh and my "objects in mirror..." (which is one of my fav's) I got with the zoom. So don't be afraid to go to an SLR - that being said... I can't wait till I can buy the Digital Rebel! (I still won't give up my SLR and film though) HAVE FUN
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Stuart U |
I should clarify, I am pretty dedicated to being digital. I like taking lots of pictures and keeping those that are of any quality. With my current camera, I can do Aperature Priority, Exposure priority, Program, and many automatic modes. I also have a 2.4 X telephoto lense, bringing my effective zoom (film equivalent) of ~250 mm, as far as I can tell. (that is based on a 3X optical zoom and the additional 2.4X magnification. The things I am most botherd about: i)the time lag between deciding to take the picture and it actually snapping ii)not bing able to compose the picture as I want iii)trying to capture action or moving objects (flying birds,eg)
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Bob Cammarata |
In addition to Candy's comments,...re: interchangeable lenses, seeing what your lens is seeing,...and going full-manual when the conditions allow (require) it,...film SLR's with the AF turned off will trip the shutter the INSTANT you depress it. ...Just food for thought when contemplating the capture of that fleeting moment. The lag time you described is the camera trying to catch up,...to emulate what your brain has already determined.
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Rob Martin |
Hey Stuart: There's nothing more frustrating than having a great comp of a bird and not having enough zoom for it, or not having the option to set your own iso speed or your shutter speed to freeze the action. I went from a Kodak CX7450 4MP digital camera to a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT. Now these Digital SLR'S are a Dream. I love and Respect Film SLR'S but.... I don't have the money to spend on unwanted shots, while with a D-SLR I can inmediatedly see what I took and I can shoot a couple of times to see when I got the right exposure and then take the shot. Made a mistake? no probs, Just erase and re-shoot. This Camera has full Automatic Features as well as 5 Creative modes and Manual mode. Being able to get a 70-300mm Telephoto Lens with Macro and Image stabilizer, I can now take some awesome bird shots and freeze the action well. Stuart, I don't know what your budget is, but you should go check out these Pro-Amateur SLR'S wether Canon Or Nikon they're great cameras. Some of the Great ones are under $1000, with the lens kit.
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John C. Schwentner |
Little clarification for Candy, yes some pas cameras dont give actual viewfinder images, but they do if they are ttl cameras, which a lot of them are now.
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A F |
It depends. At the limit you can get better photos with your SLR and most will allow you many many manual options, none of which will you ever use. On the other hand, you have to own A LOT of stuff. Camera body, flash unit(s) several lenses (at least 3). NONE of which will you have with you when you are driving along and see the most AMAZING thing (whatever it is). I suggest a high quality 'point & shoot' like the Canon G6 or other canons nikon or whatever (pick the one you like best), get 7 or 8 MP and learn how to use the thing. Keep it with you, take lots of pictures (I shoot 40 or more a day on my new casio ex-z750) and have fun.
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John C. Schwentner |
I sure agree. I have a beazutiful slr 35mm Konica auto which has it all, but man when I went to the digital z-2 with the 4 mp I couldnt really see any difference, in fact some of the digital shots were better. Biggest thin with my digital is its 38 to 380mm with a great mid to upper mid lens and eliminates the need for changing out all the lenses as mentioned that you wont be able to do in time. And the expensive digital Rebels etc are really noticable mainly on huge enlargements and professional magazine work or something. You can make a great 8 x 10 with any good 3, 4, 6, 8 mp digital. If you want a great all around fully auto and fully manual with biggest zoom out there get the Dimage z-2 or z-5
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John Cox |
Hi, I am new to this forum. I am coming from a different angle and that is changing back fro a DSLR to a ProCam. I originally owned a C5050 and sold it after 2 years and bought a Canon 300D(Rebel). What a disappointment. I bought a Canon Pixma IP6000 a couple of weeks ago and printed out pics from the C5050 and the Canon 300D. The Olympus outshone the Canon each time by miles. I have been advised that this may be because of the post processing that the C5050 does and that the 300D leaves that a lot to do for yourself. I sold my 300D a couple of days ago and have placed an order for the C8080. Yes I know people will say that the shutter lag will be worse, View finder will be worse, inability to swap lens will be gone, and the size of the processor will be smaller. What they cannot convince me of is that the image quality will be worse. If the C5050 was better (IMHO) then I can’t wait for the c8080. i suppose being fair thought, if you are into action photography and need to use high ISO like 1600, the 300D is far superior. I love landscape and macro so it will be the C8080 for me. Regards,
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