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What is a great professional camera? What is a great professional camera, for an inexperienced person who just loves taking pictures?!? I don't want it to be too difficult to use, but I want to find a camera that takes awesome pictures!
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
Hyabuka. But if you can't find one, get a Nikon, Canon, Pentax, Olympus, Sony slr(digital or film) that you can afford, a 50mm lens of same brand of the camera you get, read the camera's manual, and a good book on photography.(Like Kodak's The Joy of Photography...there are others as well).
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Craig m. Zacarelli |
Tiff... big mistake..its YOU the photographer that takes the great picture...NOT the camera!! Once you learn that, youll be ready to spend $7,000.00 on a top of the line camera!!
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Mark Feldstein |
Yep. I'm with Craig. ANY camera in the hands of a pro can be a great camera. And...what Greg said too. "National Geographic Field Guide" to photography by Peter Burian and Rob Caputo is also quite a handy little portable reference book. About $25 bucks in paperback and fits in your gear bag or hip pocket. Take it light.
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Kerry L. Walker |
Tiffany, if you are looking for a camera that is really easy to use, don't get a professional camera. One of the primary differences between a camera made for an amateur and one made for professional use is in the modes that a professional camera DOES NOT have. Most pro cameras do not have a built-in flash either. The thing they do have is build quality. The are designed and built to last much longer than less expensive cameras. As far as finding a camera that takes awesome pictures - sorry that part is up to you. It is the photographer, not the equipment, that makes an awesome picture.
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
Hyabuka, as you see Mark agrees with me. google it and something will come up on it.
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William Schuette |
Tiff, although I agree with all of the comments thus far, let me add my two cents worth. In any profession or hobby better tools are going to give you the potential to have better results but you will still need the skill and knowledge to take advantage of that potential. If you are truly interested in photography buy the best camera you can afford remebering that you will also end up buying flashes, lenses, tripods, etc. I have a slight disagreement with Kerry regarding professional level cameras. In addition to a heavier build quality they generally have higher resolution sensors (although this discrepancy is shrinking), a higher frame rate (if taking many shots fast is important), and a larger buffer (so you can take more shots in a burst before having to wait for the camera to write the files to a disk). On the other hand, pro bodies are larger and heavier than non-pro bodies and cost more than $3000. Not knowning what your budget, interests and brand preferences are, it is difficult to make any concrete recommendations, but being a Nikon shooter, you may want to start by looking at the D200 a camera that most consider to have pro level performance and characteristics at 1/2 the price of a true pro body. Bill
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Craig m. Zacarelli |
I cannot cook to save my butt.... a $5000.00 set of pans wont help either. I cannot win at NASCAR... driving the same car as Jeff Gordon wont make me win. Having the right tools makes things a bit easier but first you need to know how to use them.. I want sell any more prints if I bought the top shelf canon camera and lens...
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John P. Sandstedt |
The Heretic Speaks: What are these folks talking about? Obviously, you need to go to the B&H or other reputable dealer's web site and check out the Hassleblad H3D-39, 39 MP beauty available for a mere $31, 995. Buy the camera with the highest price and you'll be assured of taking a winner every time. Remember, according to the slogan of one or more of the major camera makers, "With XXXXX camera body and lens, 'You can take pictures like a pro.'" The Realist says" Now, they should have said, "You can take pictures using a camera thatsoem pro's use!" You haven't told us what kind of camera you now own! I would ask, and assuming you're using digital, have you exhausted all of the features you current camera offers? Most of us, even the pros, will reply NO to that question. Regardless of what I shoot with now, the best picture I've taken [and a winner on several contests] was taken with my wife's point and shoot Olympus Stylus 115 film camera, with its f/9 lens and shutter speed of 1/40th sec. It's not the camera, it's the shooter.
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Kerry L. Walker |
"I have a slight disagreement with Kerry regarding professional level cameras. In addition to a heavier build quality they generally have higher resolution sensors (although this discrepancy is shrinking), a higher frame rate (if taking many shots fast is important), and a larger buffer (so you can take more shots in a burst before having to wait for the camera to write the files to a disk)." William, I really have no problem with you disagreeing with me but I think you need to know where I am coming from. I am one of those prehistoric film shooters so all of that really has nothing to do with me. LOL Even frame rate is of no consequence to me. One frame at a time is fine for my style of shooting - even though a couple of my cameras can shoot much faster.
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William Schuette |
Kerry, I have nothing against film shooters and didn't intend to be negative. I just wanted to point out that there are more differences between pro bodies and non-pro than just build quality. These differences may or may not be relevant to Tiff but she should check out all available info before she makes any decision. And, for Craig, if I wanted to be a chef at some point I would want and benefit from the $5000 pans. It all depends on what Tiff's ultimate goals are. If Tiff believes that she will ultimately want and need a pro body, why waste money on lesser bodies that will lose all or most of their value when a newer model comes out.
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Jane M |
Ergonomics is as big thing too which much improves with a pro camera. Obviously it's hard to say what may suit you best without more of your background and needs but in hindsight I wish I'd bought a better quality camera (like the Canon 5D) straight off from the beginning. I think some people are ready for a pro camera straight away, but only you know your artistic eye and ease of acquiring technical skills which affects how fast you'd grow out of a basic camera.
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Michael A. Bielat |
First. How much money are you willing to spend? Scond. How important is spending that amount of money on a "weekend warrior" photographer hobby? Third. Do you want to learn and grow with the camera and do you want it to let you control things such as ISO, aperture, shutter speed, etc. like the pro cameras? ------------------------ Ask yourself the questions above and then read up on camera bodies 1/3 to 2/3 less then your budget. You not only need the camera body, but you need a lens or a couple eventually, memory card, case, etc... You will need at least $600-800 for a prosumer DSLR camera body alone from Nikon or Canon. Go with them because they have a large following and you can meet people and maybe try out their lenses or borrow one if need be because they are all out there. No offense, but asking these questions have been answered before. Do your research and you will be guided in the right direction.
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Rob Martin |
What is a great professional camera, for an inexperienced person who just loves taking pictures?!? I don't want it to be too difficult to use, but I want to find a camera that takes awesome pictures! --------------------------------------- Dear Tiffany:
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Judyann Plante |
Tiffany, I agree with Rob about looking into the entry level dslrs. I was in much the same position as you are a couple of years ago and purchased a Rebel XT because it was easy to use and I had the option to use either automatic settings or manuel. For the money I thought this was the best option for me. As I learned more about photography I could take more control without having to invest in another camera. As it turns out, I have gotten much more serious about photography than I could have imagined back then and have been very happy I made the investment that I did. I may upgrade sometime in the future, but for now this camera still meets my needs. Go to a camera shop and they will let you try them out.
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