what kind of camera will you recomend?

Question

i just finished my first year of photography an i am planing on gettin a camera. what kind of camera will you recomend me?

Answer 1

Since you asked for KIND of camera, let me answer in kind.

Your are a photography student. That means you need a serious camera. Digital SLR (DSLR) are the obvious chose. When people recommend this brand or that brand, what they really mean is that those are THEIR favorite brand not the best brand. Having said that I've had good luck with Canons and Nikons.

As for pixel count, forget about it. Gary Fong (a somewhat famous wedding photographer in California) who routinely makes large enlargement says that 6 MP is just about all you need. I agree. I compared 12 MP and 6 MP images download from DPReview.com and found very little difference. My friends had to closely scrutinize the images and even then it was at extreme enlargements.

Don't just look at the camera but the camera SYSTEM. The collection of compatible lens, flash, software, etc. Look at the prices of the parts. Some people I know wanted to get an ultra expensive German camera (in the film days) because the lens were so good. But they were so expensive, they could only afford one lens.

Answer 2

Digital Photography Review has a Buying Guide which lets you select tons of things that are important to you and then gives you recommendations for the best cameras which meet your needs. A big advantage to this approach is that you can change a parameter such as price range and see how that changes the recommendations.

Matching a camera to your specific needs and desires is much better than just having someone recommend models that they like.

Try this camera selector. It lets you select the features that are most important to YOU (including price ranges) and gives you lots of information on models that have the features you want.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare.asp

Answer 3

How much do you want to spend? What will you do with it? What kind of photos do you want to take? Will an older film camera work or does it have to be digital? Are you talking about a camera with interchangeable lenses or an all in one type point & shoot?

--->The lens is FAR, FAR more important than the camera. Go as cheap as you can on a camera and put money on the lens.


Kent in SD

Answer 4

I depends on what you are wanting to do.

I personally use a Nikon D200.. but I will recommend any Nikon camera. But as was said, lenses are more important than the camera, Find the better lenses, and those can be much more expensive than the camera body

Answer 5

I would ask my teacher. If you are going to continue, I would ask the teacher for the next level of the course. Just get one that will feature everything that you will be wanting to do and what you instructor will want you to do. Enjoy, and remember to get a large card, so that you can really "burn film" and see how everything is working out. Delete after you see it on your computer, the little window does not give you enough to judge the quality.

This is my help from Washington, D.C.

Answer 6

What is your budget?

I personally find the Nikon DSLR D40x a pretty good deal. Not too expensive & yet easy to use