 Marsha S. Smith |
What camera to buy? I am currently using an Olympus Camedia C-740 UltraZoom which I bought for the 10X optical zoom. I found that my favorite part of the camera is the super macro mode. I now find I need more zoom than this and am interested in checking into digital cameras that allow you to add lens attachments. What would you say is the best camera in the 1000 - 1500 dollar range with this capability?
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Andres Llopart |
Hi... To try to guide you with your search I will ask two questions... First- It is Zoom or Macro that you are looking for? Second- Do you find yourself cropping your pictures a lot? You have a nice budget to get you a good camera, but to be able to give you more information you should let us know what other considerations are important... like... Are you planning to print these pictures? Are you going to make enlargements (letter size or 11 x 17)? Is the size of the camera important? Do you need a point and shot zoom or you want more manual settings? And finally but not least, how important is the final quality of that zoom or macro picture that you want to take? From the info you just gave us… I will say: Digital Rebel ($700) EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 USM ($200) Extender EF 2x II ($280) This will give you a zoom of about 600mm or 17x, plus the ability of a lot more cropping than what you have with your 3.2 mp camera. But then again may not be the best choice depending on the answer of the questions above…
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Marsha S. Smith |
Hi Andres, I am most interested in zoom. I am completely satisfied with the macro capabilities on my current camera. I plan to keep this camera even if I do get the new one. This camera has an optical zoom of 10X and although that can get me some great shots there are some things just further away that I need to see. The Rebel is made by Canon, right? If so I have heard some good things about it. Will it use any of the canon lenses that were formerly just usable on the SLR versions? I do quite a bit of cropping. If I take a TIFF I can crop quite a bit before it starts to lose quality. Does this help?
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Andres Llopart |
The Digital Rebel can use any Canon “EF” lens from canon and there are other brands like Sigma that can be use with Canon cameras. These combos can be expensive and that is why I recommend the Digital Rebel. It is a great camera and it comes with the best price on this category. If this is going to be your first DSRL camera the rebel is more than you will expect and there is not really need to pay more for a few manual features that other competitors and models have, you will not use them at this time. The money you save on the body (that is great) you will use it for lenses. To compare the zoom of a point and shot camera with the lense SRL use I will give you this reference: 10X optical zoom in a Point and Shot Camera 350mm optical zoom in a “film SRL” and around 200mm on a “Digital SRL” (Digital Rebel) The difference is because the sensor of non professional digital SRL cameras is smaller than film. So you will need at least a lens that has at least 200mm to match the one you currently have, but take in consideration that this is a 6.3 mega pixel camera and you will be able to crop even more without loosing resolution when you compare it to your camera. For more info go here: Before you buy any camera please go to a store and try it. Don’t buy it there you will get better deals on the internet saving you hundreds of dollars.
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Marsha S. Smith |
Thank you so much for all the information. I really appreciate it.
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