Camera
>> Wednesday, May 20, 2009
So this is my first "Questions & Suggestions" post. Here is the question:
As I mentioned before, I am slowly saving up for a new camera. In a perfect world, I would like to get a fancy SLR and learn how to take great pictures with it. I know they are super pricey though. So, I am wondering, what kind of camera should I get? I'm not ruling out an SLR, but it'll be a LOOOOONG time until I can get one. Is it worth it? How much would I really be looking at spending to get something good? What kind of camera do you have? Do you like it?
Please leave your comments with your thoughts on the topic.
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Tomorrow I'm leaving for a family quilt camp with some of the girls in my husband's family! I think it'll be pretty fun! I'll be gone until Monday night, so probably no posts until Tuesday! I'll let you know how it goes!
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I would get a digital SLR, they are so awesome... I'm not speaking from experience though. -- Timothy
I have a Sony DSLR and I love it so far! I am not sure how Sonys compare to Nikons or Canons but those two are way more common. If you do save up for one, I would learn how to use the manual mode and about aperture and shutter speed and stuff. It's so much fun!
DSLR is nice--I have a Canon XSi and I love it (it has live view mode in some settings, just not auto :P)
Since plenty of people will tell you the pros (and there are plenty of them), I'll let you know a few of the cons.
They are getting smaller, but they are still big. I feel silly taking it out in public sometimes--and I'm always worried that it will get lost or stolen.
It can take pictures quickly, but other cameras have functions that also allow for quick frames.
I have a friend that has a Canon Powershot (and I had one, but it is really old and not as good). She takes better pictures than me, hands down. She took a photography class and actually LEARNED how to use her camera. If you know all about ISO and whitebalance and aperature, etc. A point-and-shoot would take fantastic pictures :D
Whatever you get, I would buy it online--we got a ton of extras (like a 16 GB card) from an ebay merchant for 200 dollars less than we would have paid at a store. Just beware of the SUPER cheap ones--they don't always come with a battery, and then the battery costs like 200 dollars.
Alright--there's me flapping my gums--hope that helps a bit.
Thanks for the info Ali Mae! That helps a lot! Still not sure what I'm going to do...That's okay, because I still have a lot of money to save up before I can get something nice! My real goal is to be able to take good pictures of my kids without having to pay a professional... Anyway, thanks!
Have you bought a new camera yet? If so, what did you decide on?
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