I want to take up photography, can anyone suggest a really good proffesional SLD camera?

Question

Do I also need to buy different lenses for the camera, or is it built inside?

Answer 1

i work as a photographer i have the minolta D7 & and sony a100 as my own camera, my work camara is the cannon D10 and d400 good cameras d10 is older and slower but ok.
if you are on a budget look at getting a second had DSLR (from a repitabel camera shop) it may be slower but will get you on the ladder
minolta has now gone to sony so i would stay away from them at the moment, it is a bit up in the air
good luck
Mike

Answer 2

I agree with the first answer. If you are just starting out buy the cheapest manual camera you can find. After all, you appear not to know that the term is 'SLR' , not 'SLD'. You appear to have little understanding of lenses. I don't want to sound cruel, but you must learn to walk before you can run. I would suggest you look on e-bay where there are many very cheap manual SLRs available as people turn to digital. Buy a Canon, Nikon, Minolta or Pentax. Then buy a decent beginners book on photography and learn about speeds, apertures, depth of field etc., etc. When you have mastered all of theses, then is the time to think about 'a really good professional camera' (although, in fact, most amateurs don't use professional cameras - they are often far too expensive). You don't need the latest, all singing, all dancing, camera to take good photographs, That's up to your skill and ability to 'see' a picture.

Answer 3

would agree with first answers.
photography is not just point and click, you really have to have an eye for what will make a good foto.
digital is all well and good for simplicity but for quality you cannot beat a decent film camera.
with the coming of digital there are a lot of film slr's for sale...dont know why apart from the ease of printing, by the time you buy a good quality printer, good quality paper and keep replacing the ink, the cost of getting film developed is probably cheaper.
personally, i started with, and still have my minolta AF7000's, the first fully auto focus slr and was the bees knees in its day.
a combination of lenses will give a greater range of the type of photographs you can take and you can get the zoom lenses so less different ones are needed.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

I would recommend to get a canon 400D or a 30D at best, and hammer yourself in good lenses.

Its better to get a decent camera with a good lens, rather than a good camera with a decent lenses.

I was in the same boat as you a couple months ago. And my mistake is thinking that standard lenses is good enough for a serious photography. Its simply not the case.

I've end up selling all my standard lenses and spend extra $4.5k to get myself a good lenses - thats 4x more than what i've paid for the camera itself!

Also another good thing of having a big bulky good lens, is that it automaticly gives u authority - people will assume you are a real pro and they'll tend to step aside to make a way for u ;)

And as the previous answer said, get yourself a photography book, heres a few that i highly recommend:

1. Understanding exposure - a very good book to start with - http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Exposure-Photographs-Digital-Updated/dp/0817463003/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-0272994-9396764?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1173871552&sr=8-1

2. Master Lighting guide - a really good book if u planning to do potraits - http://www.amazon.com/Master-Lighting-Guide-Portrait-Photographers/dp/1584281251/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-0272994-9396764?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1173871624&sr=1-1

And this is what i've got so far - it cover me well for an all-rounder photographer:
1. Canon 400D - body only
2. Canon 480EX flash
3. Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 - this is rock for wide angles
4. Canon EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS - this is my walk around lens - its bulky and it gives you authority
5. Sigma 30mm f/1.4 - great lens for low-light no flash photography.

Hope this helps :)

Answer 6

Start with a book about photography - free at local public library. Take a closer look to a Canon XTi.

Answer 7

Start with a 35mm camera, leave the proffesional camera until your ready.