what would be a good digital slr camera for a beginner?
I am interested in photography as a hobby and I am just a beginner. What would be a good digital slr camera to start out with? I don't want something too cheap but it doesn't have to be fancy either.
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Don’t worry about being a beginner. Get the best digital camera that you can afford. Make sure that it has the capability to go from completely automatic to completely manual shooting, with partial automatic settings too. You can start with fully automatic shooting and progress to more creative photography as you get acquainted with the fundamentals of photography (get a book explaining digital photography techniques). The Canon Rebel is a great camera, as are the Nikon and Sony cameras. I feel that for the price however, Canon is the best. Again, just make sure that whichever you choose, it goes from being completely automatic to completely manual, and everything in between.
Canon’s EOS XT, XTi, XS, XSi … are all good beginner DSLRs
If you are really on a budget and want the best quality for the money, check out the P&S Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 which has more features than most pro DSLRs that require auxiliary lenses not even equal to the single initial full-range lense that comes with the FZ28. It is reviewed at:
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2008_reviews/panasonic_fz28.html
It just came out on November 4, 2008.
It’s an all-in-one 10.1 megapixel DSLR camera which includes (i) built-in image stabilization; (ii) HDTV quality video [Quicktime]; (iii) a 18x zoom [27 - 486 mm (35mm equiv.)] “Leica” lense for nature photography; (iv) up to 0.39 inch macro option; (v) up to 6400 ASA; (vi) takes up to 380 pictures per 120 min. battery charge; (vii) has a “burst speed” of 13 fps; and sells new for $270 at samys.com [tax free].
Here’s an actual handheld picture of the moon:
http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/bf/1b/a83ac060ada0881604bad110.L.jpg
Good luck!
An Olympus e410 r e420 would be a great entry level camera if you buy the 2 lens kit. Roughly around 400 bucks… you can even shoot amatuer/semi pro stuff once your skills improve
Nikon D40…don’t get that Olympus.
I’m not a beginner at photography, but i’m beginner in using DSLR.
I’ve been reviewing many entry level DSLRs, and I found that D40 is the best (it is better than Olympus because it has better sensor)
OK here is my short answer. for digital I have a Nikon D40 and I love it. The D40 has a full manual mode, Flexible progam, aperature priority, shutter priority modes. These are the same modes on all DSLR. It also has several other programed modes for things like portrait, night, children etc. As a photographer improves and learnds to use metering better these additional modes seldom get used so they are usually found on the more amature cameras and seen as not needed on the professional cameras. I feel I have a fair amount of experience as a photographer and it performs well for me but I can give it to my 12 y/o grandson if set on program and he can get good usable pictures as well. His photography is improving as he is already learning to use many of the functions himself ( yes I’m a proud granpa) .
I also would not get caught up in the megapixel hype and instead look at the entire sensor issue. Look at the article I linked below The D40 will do everything a beginner to intermediate photographer needs at a great price. It comes with an 18-55 lens. It will let you use any other money to buy more accessories. And by the time you outgrow it cameras will have advanced to the point that most of what is on the market now would be obsolete. I bought a D300 last year and only had a it a few months when the D700 came out. The canon would also serve you well but I am a Nikon person so I suggest them. I have friends that are very happy with thier canon’s and take great photos. You will have others that like Pentax and Olympus and they are not bad cameras but if they were in the same ballpark you would see many more professional photographers use them