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I'm about to transfer schools so I can major in photography next semester and I wanted to know what kind of camera I should buy? I was assuming a DSLR but I didn't want to go spending a ton of money on a camera that I might not need just yet.
Answer
First, check with the school to see what camera if any they require their students to have.
If they require you to purchase a 35mm film camera, then I would choose a different school. You will be wasting your money both on the camera and on film, and wasting your own time on learning stuff that's unique to the limitations of film that you'll have no use for by the time you're out of school. This is a school teaching by dogma instead of by practical utility. While some art purists will always love and use film, and film is still used in creating the most detailed images in large formats (4 x 5 and up), the environmentally sound, economically sensible and instant-feedback learning solution for the future is digital.
Then look for a capable, flexible digital SLR camera that's designed for quick access to basic functions without going through menus. My personal choices at various budget points are recommended below. By the time your term starts, there will probably be different cameras I would choose. My recommendations are for Nikon equipment because I've shot Nikon since 1963 and am familiar with that system. There are Canon shooters that will recommend a Canon system - just pick the camera body that feels right in your hands - they're both capable, and tend to leapfrog each other over time with technical advances.
Lowest price - under or just over $1000 for camera and budget zoom lens:
Nikon D90 (or used D200 or D300). Why? Because with any of these cameras you have the flexibility of using nearly all current and past Nikon lenses to their full autofocus and automatic metering potential. While autofocus and automatic metering aren't particularly important to learning photography, they will make your camera easier to use for many types of photography, particularly action, reportage and wildlife photography. The Nikon D200 and D300 were the best of their time in the APS-C format, and are still capable cameras designed for quick access to basic functions.
I would not choose one of the entry-level cameras from Nikon (D40, D3000, 3100, 5000, 5100) because these cameras can't use the full range of lenses easily and they are not designed for quick access to basic functions through direct manual controls (switches or buttons rather than menus) that you will want within the first weeks of using your camera. You don't want to have to go through a bunch of menus to get to the basic functions of your camera.
Next order of capability, $500 more:
Nikon D7000. This is the D90 brought up to date. It's Nikon's most advanced APS-C format camera in terms of resolution, low-light performance and video capability. It's not as ruggedized or weatherproofed and not quite as responsive for action photography as the D300s, which is Nikon's most professional APS-C camera, but it's close.
Big jump in image quality and low-light performance. $3000 or so for camera and lens.
Nikon D700. This is the least expensive Nikon full-frame camera. Its sensor has almost 2.5 times the image area as those in the APS-C format cameras, and image quality and low-light performance benefits from this. However, your budget for everything will be more for this camera than the APS-C range. Lenses to cover the full 35mm frame format must be larger for the same angle of view and lens speed, making them more expensive.
Above this price range, there are two pathways - larger format sensors in a much larger, less responsive camera, and faster cameras and/or higher resolution sensors in the full-frame 35mm format. You'll probably know what direction you want to go in after a year or so of school, and will have more choices open to you as well.
Lenses.
A midrange zoom lens will be useful to start with, and in time you'll want a wider angle lens (90-degree horizontal field would be my guideline - 12mm in APS-C and 18mm in 35mm full frame) and a faster lens in the middle focal lengths (f/1.4 to f/2.0 speed range, somewhere 18mm to 50mm for APS-C, 28mm to 85mm in 35mm full frame) to supplement this zoom for particular types of photography (indoor available-light shots and portraits, primarily). Beyond this, there is a large range of lenses in either the Canon or Nikon system to suit the particular types of photography you are interested in.
First, check with the school to see what camera if any they require their students to have.
If they require you to purchase a 35mm film camera, then I would choose a different school. You will be wasting your money both on the camera and on film, and wasting your own time on learning stuff that's unique to the limitations of film that you'll have no use for by the time you're out of school. This is a school teaching by dogma instead of by practical utility. While some art purists will always love and use film, and film is still used in creating the most detailed images in large formats (4 x 5 and up), the environmentally sound, economically sensible and instant-feedback learning solution for the future is digital.
Then look for a capable, flexible digital SLR camera that's designed for quick access to basic functions without going through menus. My personal choices at various budget points are recommended below. By the time your term starts, there will probably be different cameras I would choose. My recommendations are for Nikon equipment because I've shot Nikon since 1963 and am familiar with that system. There are Canon shooters that will recommend a Canon system - just pick the camera body that feels right in your hands - they're both capable, and tend to leapfrog each other over time with technical advances.
Lowest price - under or just over $1000 for camera and budget zoom lens:
Nikon D90 (or used D200 or D300). Why? Because with any of these cameras you have the flexibility of using nearly all current and past Nikon lenses to their full autofocus and automatic metering potential. While autofocus and automatic metering aren't particularly important to learning photography, they will make your camera easier to use for many types of photography, particularly action, reportage and wildlife photography. The Nikon D200 and D300 were the best of their time in the APS-C format, and are still capable cameras designed for quick access to basic functions.
I would not choose one of the entry-level cameras from Nikon (D40, D3000, 3100, 5000, 5100) because these cameras can't use the full range of lenses easily and they are not designed for quick access to basic functions through direct manual controls (switches or buttons rather than menus) that you will want within the first weeks of using your camera. You don't want to have to go through a bunch of menus to get to the basic functions of your camera.
Next order of capability, $500 more:
Nikon D7000. This is the D90 brought up to date. It's Nikon's most advanced APS-C format camera in terms of resolution, low-light performance and video capability. It's not as ruggedized or weatherproofed and not quite as responsive for action photography as the D300s, which is Nikon's most professional APS-C camera, but it's close.
Big jump in image quality and low-light performance. $3000 or so for camera and lens.
Nikon D700. This is the least expensive Nikon full-frame camera. Its sensor has almost 2.5 times the image area as those in the APS-C format cameras, and image quality and low-light performance benefits from this. However, your budget for everything will be more for this camera than the APS-C range. Lenses to cover the full 35mm frame format must be larger for the same angle of view and lens speed, making them more expensive.
Above this price range, there are two pathways - larger format sensors in a much larger, less responsive camera, and faster cameras and/or higher resolution sensors in the full-frame 35mm format. You'll probably know what direction you want to go in after a year or so of school, and will have more choices open to you as well.
Lenses.
A midrange zoom lens will be useful to start with, and in time you'll want a wider angle lens (90-degree horizontal field would be my guideline - 12mm in APS-C and 18mm in 35mm full frame) and a faster lens in the middle focal lengths (f/1.4 to f/2.0 speed range, somewhere 18mm to 50mm for APS-C, 28mm to 85mm in 35mm full frame) to supplement this zoom for particular types of photography (indoor available-light shots and portraits, primarily). Beyond this, there is a large range of lenses in either the Canon or Nikon system to suit the particular types of photography you are interested in.
what cams(canon &nikon models) are popular with semi-pros or professionals?
J
Someone who has passed a good 3 year with an entry level dslr,what should be his next buy? give some options above the nikon d3000 or 3100...
also tell one dream cam thats every photographers desire.
Answer
Nikon (http://www.nikonusa.com/Nikon-Products/Digital-SLR-Cameras/index.page )
- D7000
- D300s
- D700
- D3s
- D3x
Canon (http://usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/cameras/slr_cameras )
- 60D
- 7D
- 5D Mark II
- 1D Mark IV
- 1Ds III
Any camera will be a good choice. Just choose the one that fits under your budget. I would suggest sticking with Nikon if you already have a Nikon system going though.
Nikon (http://www.nikonusa.com/Nikon-Products/Digital-SLR-Cameras/index.page )
- D7000
- D300s
- D700
- D3s
- D3x
Canon (http://usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/cameras/slr_cameras )
- 60D
- 7D
- 5D Mark II
- 1D Mark IV
- 1Ds III
Any camera will be a good choice. Just choose the one that fits under your budget. I would suggest sticking with Nikon if you already have a Nikon system going though.
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