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For someone wanting to start digital photography, which would be the best digital camera for a beginner...also keeping price in mind? Ta Muchly.
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Not an expert, but I'd say it depended on what you can afford (taking into account how much use it will get).
I think I'd avoid buying less than 4 megapixels since you may not see much difference with the original "print" but more pixel means less problems if you enlarge later. But don't get seduced by massive numbers of pixels. One needs to consider a good lens too. And be aware digital zoom is not as good as the real thing. You can always zoom digitally on your PC later; the best digital zoom gives you is smaller picture files, which, if you have a large memory card installed, isn't such a big deal.
I think I'd avoid buying less than 4 megapixels since you may not see much difference with the original "print" but more pixel means less problems if you enlarge later. But don't get seduced by massive numbers of pixels. One needs to consider a good lens too. And be aware digital zoom is not as good as the real thing. You can always zoom digitally on your PC later; the best digital zoom gives you is smaller picture files, which, if you have a large memory card installed, isn't such a big deal.
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The question was about starting digital photography. The cameras reccommended are about taking snaps digitally.
If you want to do "Photography" you need a camera that can be manually controlled or overridden. This means a camera with interchangeable lenses or at least a bridge camera with a large range zoom.
Enthusiast photographers often trade up to a newer model without wearing the old one out by any means. Therefore these are a bargain secondhand especially on eBay.
Look for a Nikon D70 for instance. 6 million pixels, half of what a new compact has but they are larger and work better with an amazing tonal range. No worries at all about cropping and blow ups!
I have used a D70 for professional party work these last 4 Christmases taking about 700 shots a night for 3 weeks! It had done 13000 exposures when I got it. Nobody usuallu uses their camera like tht!
If you want to do "Photography" you need a camera that can be manually controlled or overridden. This means a camera with interchangeable lenses or at least a bridge camera with a large range zoom.
Enthusiast photographers often trade up to a newer model without wearing the old one out by any means. Therefore these are a bargain secondhand especially on eBay.
Look for a Nikon D70 for instance. 6 million pixels, half of what a new compact has but they are larger and work better with an amazing tonal range. No worries at all about cropping and blow ups!
I have used a D70 for professional party work these last 4 Christmases taking about 700 shots a night for 3 weeks! It had done 13000 exposures when I got it. Nobody usuallu uses their camera like tht!
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Well, i have a bookmark that about Digital SLR Cameras Buying Guide.
Here is the link:
http://www.macworld.c....html?lsrc=nl_mw_tout
Hope this is useful for all!
Here is the link:
http://www.macworld.c....html?lsrc=nl_mw_tout
Hope this is useful for all!
Woodelf, Before you buy look at Canon. I'm not paid by them or connected to them in any way other than using their cameras for 25 years. I'm not a pro but shoot around 10,000 images a year all on Canon.
If you want an SLR (big camera, interchangeable lenses) look at the EOS 1000 or the 500 as a starter, around £400 though there are good deals around. If not then look at the Powershot range, there is something in there for all budgets.
www.dpreview.com is the best digital camera/photography site on the net, give it a try
If you want an SLR (big camera, interchangeable lenses) look at the EOS 1000 or the 500 as a starter, around £400 though there are good deals around. If not then look at the Powershot range, there is something in there for all budgets.
www.dpreview.com is the best digital camera/photography site on the net, give it a try
OK slapshot, the budget is around £100 and slowly rising and I've looked at a few in the Canon Powershot range but, as ever, there are many, so could you perhaps give a bit more precise inkling to one or two in this range; the person who's going to be the user is totaly new to digital cameras and will concentrate on landscapes, with the odd portrait here and there.
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