dhanshew10
A couple years ago i bought the canon powershot s5 camera wanting to get into photography. I had just got my license so i was wanting to explore kentucky and take landscape shots. What i wanted was a DSLR, but settled with the s5 (price, and no knowledge of photography decided). Now i am wanting to re-enter the world of photograhy. but i don't know which one i should start with. I am lening towards to the canon rebel xs due to the price and user friendliness for noobs. but i don't want to 'outgrow' it quickly. my other option is to bite the bullet and get the t1i, but the $300 difference is pretty dissuasive. I figured i could get the xs with a kit lens (mayba package deal with an extra lens) so i can have more money for lenses to learn on and take good photographs with and eventually save enough to get the next one up from the t2i. I'm also taking an intro photography class in college next semseter to (hopefully) help my progress. please help me with the pros and cons of xs and t1i (video would be nice, not a deal breaker and not a $300 difference to me) and i have doubts and don't know if i should go with nikon instead, i think i prefer the xs over nikon equivalence.
thanks for your patience and putting up with my lengthy, vague question. ^^
Also, what is the difference between 15 and 10 megapixels? i know it deals with large scale printing. i don't know what type of printing i would do so it may not make a drastic difference for me...right now.
also, please make suggestions about lenses. i'd like to do landscapes/city scapes, nature stuff, and macro. and maybe not so much portrait.
Answer
Hey,
All DSLRs below 2000$ have same image quality, at least till ISO 1600.
User friendliness for noobs. Hah, you'll get the same style in a 1200$ DSLR, it's just small and lighter than the rest.
Here's a post called 'Buying a DSLR, what's important, megaipxels, features, brand, price, quality and which one to buy - http://www.the-dslr-photographer.com/2009/11/buying-lens.html
The site has many more tutorials, tips, reviews and guides!
Hey,
All DSLRs below 2000$ have same image quality, at least till ISO 1600.
User friendliness for noobs. Hah, you'll get the same style in a 1200$ DSLR, it's just small and lighter than the rest.
Here's a post called 'Buying a DSLR, what's important, megaipxels, features, brand, price, quality and which one to buy - http://www.the-dslr-photographer.com/2009/11/buying-lens.html
The site has many more tutorials, tips, reviews and guides!
What is the best brand of DSLR camera?
wolleybell
thanks...
Answer
Top brands of DSLRs are, in alphabetical order -
Canon, Fujifilm, Leica (BIG $$$), Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax, Sony and, to a more limited degree, Sigma (who makes lenses for many different camera brands, but has entered the advanced camera market). All of these companies make high quality cameras with significant market position that means they are likely to stay in the business for the foreseeable future. Any of these would be a good choice and would usually be selected according to your preferences for features and particular style.
Check out the Digital SLR Guide web site for an excellent guide to selecting a camera. Keep in mind that the most important part of your choice is not the camera but the lenses because that is what will take the actual photograph. Plus, if you pursue this interest for very long you are more likely to replace a camera body long before you replace a lens.
http://www.digital-slr-guide.com/index.html
My personal favorite is Olympus because they offer excellent value for the money. They are a smaller but very innovative company however they use a system called Four Thirds (4/3) with a smaller sensor than most of the other brands and that has been an area of great criticism and controversy. IMO, Olympus has done an excellent job of engineering and been able to provide many innovative features with their cameras. They helped to develop amd then adopted the Four Thirds system, an open standard that any other camera company can use to make compatible products. So far Leica and Panasonic also make camera for this standard and Sigma also makes lenses for 4/3 cameras..
Olympus lenses are generally been among the highest quality products available in any given price range, particularly the less expensive "standard" grade lenses. (They make more expensive "High Grade" and "Super High Grade" lenses, too). My suggestion would be to look at the E-520 because it has a number of improvements over the earlier E-500 and E-510 models, primarily to improve image quality in difficult lighting situations
To look at some pictures made with Olympus (mostly E500 and E1) cameras and lenses go to my Flickr page here -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/robs-photo-memory/sets/
To understand the Four Thirds camera system you can get more information at these sites
http://www.four-thirds.org/en/index.html
http://olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_digital_slr.asp
There are also many avid user groups that can help you get the most out of any of the popular camera brands.
HTH. E mail me if you have specific questions.
Top brands of DSLRs are, in alphabetical order -
Canon, Fujifilm, Leica (BIG $$$), Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax, Sony and, to a more limited degree, Sigma (who makes lenses for many different camera brands, but has entered the advanced camera market). All of these companies make high quality cameras with significant market position that means they are likely to stay in the business for the foreseeable future. Any of these would be a good choice and would usually be selected according to your preferences for features and particular style.
Check out the Digital SLR Guide web site for an excellent guide to selecting a camera. Keep in mind that the most important part of your choice is not the camera but the lenses because that is what will take the actual photograph. Plus, if you pursue this interest for very long you are more likely to replace a camera body long before you replace a lens.
http://www.digital-slr-guide.com/index.html
My personal favorite is Olympus because they offer excellent value for the money. They are a smaller but very innovative company however they use a system called Four Thirds (4/3) with a smaller sensor than most of the other brands and that has been an area of great criticism and controversy. IMO, Olympus has done an excellent job of engineering and been able to provide many innovative features with their cameras. They helped to develop amd then adopted the Four Thirds system, an open standard that any other camera company can use to make compatible products. So far Leica and Panasonic also make camera for this standard and Sigma also makes lenses for 4/3 cameras..
Olympus lenses are generally been among the highest quality products available in any given price range, particularly the less expensive "standard" grade lenses. (They make more expensive "High Grade" and "Super High Grade" lenses, too). My suggestion would be to look at the E-520 because it has a number of improvements over the earlier E-500 and E-510 models, primarily to improve image quality in difficult lighting situations
To look at some pictures made with Olympus (mostly E500 and E1) cameras and lenses go to my Flickr page here -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/robs-photo-memory/sets/
To understand the Four Thirds camera system you can get more information at these sites
http://www.four-thirds.org/en/index.html
http://olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_digital_slr.asp
There are also many avid user groups that can help you get the most out of any of the popular camera brands.
HTH. E mail me if you have specific questions.
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