Love Digital Photography? Then Choose Your Camera Carefully
Jul 17th, 2008 by Photographer
If You Love digital photography, then you will find that one of the first questions that pop into your head will be “which digital camera is right for me?”
No matter where you go and whom you ask in the digital photography world, you will not find a single answer. You see in digital photography choosing a camera is about as personal and individual as choosing a car, or a career. And just like a car or career, a digital camera should give you satisfaction and great results with minimal headaches.
To get started on working out which digital camera is right for you here’s a good start:
1. How much can you afford to spend?
Hey, we all want the latest canon Eos 5D, but lets face it not all of us have that money to spend our digital photography passion. Some of us have only $500, or $1000 or less. Cost is a huge factor in digital photography because you’ll find, like anything the higher up you go, the better lens and functionality of the digital camera. That doesn’t mean to say the $500 is rubbish compared to the $1000 digital camera. It just means there will be less things it can do.
2. What do you want to do in digital photography?
Its great, in digital photography, to have the latest “whizz-bang” lens with all the bells and whistles, but if you just want to take family photos at home, you will probably find that the lens on most semi-pro digital cameras are pretty good for basic digital photography techniques. However, on the other hand if you want your digital photography to be complete with telephoto capabilities, macro functions and everything in between, the semi-pro digital camera’s lens won t be enough. Sure it’ll have a basic optical zoom and a “close up” setting but to get professional digital photographs, you’ll need attachable lenses. And you can only attach external lenses onto a digital slr, in other words a professional digital camera.
3. How durable do you need the digital camera to be?
If you want your digital photography experience to be complete with long life battery capabilities, a sturdy body and light weight for easy handling then this needs to be assessed accordingly. Its not good having a digital camera that’s sensitive to a lot of handling if you want to use it at football games, for traveling and for anything else. Choose a body that’s pretty sturdy and where you can easily and safely store it out of harms way.
4. Match and Challenge
Its no good in digital photography, if you buy a digital camera that has settings and buttons you have no idea what they mean. An associate of mine bought a Nikon D70 about 3 years ago and his photos were terrible. He only bought it because it had just come out at the time. But he spend top dollar just to have the image of a good camera. Digital cameras have many functions and settings, so make sure that if you are going to get a professional digital slr camera, that you know how to use it. Or else aim for something smaller and easier to understand. If you intend to “upgrade” your digital photography knowledge, then great, go for the complex camera, but if not, don’t get something you really don’t need; match your knowledge to the digital camera.
5. Read Digital Camera reviews
The first thing I did when I decided to upgrade (I upgraded as my photographic skills and understanding increased) was head straight to reviews of digital cameras. In a nutshell I wanted to know others peoples experience with certain cameras. I made an assessment that I wanted the top lenses in a camera- that was very, very important to me. So I looked at the Canon D series. You see the people in the shop will never tell you anything else but how that camera is THE one that will solve all your photographic challenges. But don’t fall for it; they’re not photographers, they’re retail people. They are still valuable but they are not an expert in what you are looking for.
Okay so that’s a good start with your digital photography. Just remember to asses what your digital photography needs are and work from there. Don’t be swayed by opinion, be confident in your own abilities.
Best wishes, Amy Renfrey
http://www.digitalphotographysuccess.com/
TechTags Plugin [ San Antonio Photography | San Antonio Photographers | Senior Portraits | Family Portraits ]
