I want to try and get a new digitial camera soon but I want to get one that proffesional photographers use. I have heard that nikon have some good ones but I dont know what model is good. I dont really mind what make but as long as it is very good quality. Also want good resolution and would prefer the megapixels to be higher. If anyone has a good camera like that or knows of any good professional cameras could you please tell me and if possible give a link to the camera on a page that has all the details of it. Also would prefer one thats not too expensive but the price doesnt really matter. I am from the uk so would prefer cameras available in the uk. Thanks
2007-01-25 20:10:33 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
I want a good digital camera with changeable lenses and that can get good close up (macro) shots and also that have good picture quality, resolution, megapixels. The price would probably be a max of 650 pounds preferably including extras (lenses...). Also want one that is very easy and fast to transfer photos onto laptop.
2007-01-29 06:53:27 · update #1
The key here is to be sure you know what you want. You say you want a professional camera but I'm not entirely sure what you mean. A good way to start your search would be to ask a couple of questions:
1)What is your budget?
2)What are the most important things for you? For example:
*Image Quality
*Maximum Resolution (megapixels) - this is quite different to Image Quality but easily mixed up in a lot of people's mind. See:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/23/pogues-perspective-megapixel-numbers-dont-matter/
*Form Factor - do you really want to lug a profession SLR around with you everywhere you go?
*Features - will you realistically use most of the technical features of a Professional SLR? If not, why pay for them?
Once you figure out the answer to some of these questions then head to somewhere like http://camchooser.com/index.php?module=search and use the sliders to create a shortlist.
Then you can go to http://www.steves-digicams.com/hardware_reviews.html or http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/ to read quality reviews.
Once you find the one you want get down the shops and have a play and then back to http://camchooser.com to find the best price
Hope this helps
2007-01-26 02:29:49 · answer #1 · answered by paul j 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would go with a digital SLR. I currently have a Nikon D100 and love everything about it. Nikon has some lesser expensive models, D50, D70 and I think they have a D40. There really isn't that much different between the models.
If you are wanting to take snapshots but have the ability to change your focal length, I would go with a D50. You can buy it with a kit that comes with different lens. The great thing about Nikon is that you can use any Nikon lens with it, so you are not stuck having to buy a new lens for the camera.
2007-01-26 01:06:52 · answer #2 · answered by drivel13 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want a professional camera then you need to not only consider camera bodies but lenses as well. The lenses that come with the cameras (aka the "kit lens") is generally pretty crappy. Plan on spending more on a combination of lenses and a good flash unit than you will spend on the camera itself. If you aren't willing to invest in good lenses then you aren't going to reap the benefits of a digital SLR and you might as well get a good point and shoot.
2007-01-26 05:44:53 · answer #3 · answered by Basil 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would agree Cannon is probably going to be your best choice.
Any digital SLR will give you better photo's than a point and shoot at higher ISO's. There are however some pretty impressive point and shoot super zoom camera's out there. In this category my preference is Fuji.
An excellent web site is Digital Photography Review.
2007-01-25 21:45:14 · answer #4 · answered by joe m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-02-14 11:56:11 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Popular photography just did a comparison on the top five cameras.Nikon was first, canon, Pentax, samsung, and Minolta are how they played out. I just bought the Pentax 6.1 because it ranked first in the category of ease of use. These are all digital slrs. You can review this at Popphoto.com.
2007-01-26 07:18:11 · answer #6 · answered by Smax 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure to get at least 5 megapixels, and an Optical Zoom of at least 3.
Ignore "digital zoom" as it is something that you can do on your computer later, so it is not important.
2007-01-25 20:21:45 · answer #7 · answered by Gnomon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's a link on ebay where you can read reviews of them by ebay members they ship to UK
2007-01-26 02:01:25 · answer #8 · answered by jbowhard 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
anything by canon is AMAZING. they simply are great camera's...great quality all around. plus, they've been around forever, they know what theyre doing. if you can, get a canon...if not, nikon is a good brand as well.
2007-01-25 20:19:16 · answer #9 · answered by kimberbee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nikon are still the best.
Try this site:
2007-01-25 22:36:10 · answer #10 · answered by Alex 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋