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A DSLR would be to bulky for me to carry about. I don't go looking for things to photograph as such. I tend to see something interesting & then wish I'd brought my camera So it's got to be smallish. But you've given me food for though & I'll have to look more closely at cameras that can capture in RAW & have manual adjustment when required.
I think most 'big name' manufacturers are good. For me, the differences between different makes and models within a price range are generally so slight, it would take a photographer far better than me to find them.
Read the reviews, buy "what compact camera monthly" or whatever it is, and see which is their best value / most highly recommended. Then go and look at the top three you like best, and see which feels the best in your hands. The only reason I chose the Canon DSLR over the Nikon was because the Canon felt better in my grubby paws (I have a dodgy right arm which doesn't rotate outwards properly, which compromises how I hold a camera).
I've taken some good (for me) pictures with Olympus compact digital, and now I'm using a Canon DSLR, which is a million times more capable than me. I'm pleased with both.
There's a story, attributed to David Bailey I think, about a time when he was invited to a dinner party given by some society figure.
After the dinner the hostess said to him - "You take some wonderful pictures, you must have a really good camera"
He replied, "That was a wonderful dinner, you must have some really good saucepans".
Say it all really
Colin
Definitely Colin - my OH ran the Army side of the school of photography for some years, he says it is not the camera but the operator that counts. He takes a Fuji compact camera with him when he is hill walking - still gets fantastic shots. My son took some superb shots with a pinhole camera when teaching some kids photography for their Duke of Edinburgh. Composition is the most important part of photography - just remember the rule of thirds and try to tell a story with each picture (OH's words!).
Most important of all - enjoy taking your photos, the end result is always in the eye of the beholder, we all need different things from our photos - memories for most of us!
Jan
1. Get the Argos catalogue
2. Get a pin
3. Open pages to Digital Cameras.
4. Hold Pin in hand - its important to have the point down.
5. Raise arm over page
6. Close eyes and lower arm rapidly.
7. Buy the model selected by the pin.
A DSLR would be to bulky for me to carry about. I don't go looking for things to photograph as such. I tend to see something interesting & then wish I'd brought my camera So it's got to be smallish. But you've given me food for though & I'll have to look more closely at cameras that can capture in RAW & have manual adjustment when required.
Are Canon considered to be the "best" mfr ?
Dave.
Million Dollar Question, will never really be answered. Nikon D3 and Canon 1Ds MKIII I consider the two best DSLR's on the market. Before the D3, Canon really had the Pro market I feel. The D3 has however changed a lot, you should read the reviews - hardly a bad word said about it, and lots and lots and lots of good.
The one trick Canon have which Nikon are silly to ignore, the "L" marketing. Canon pain their lenses white, stick a red ring on it, and call it an "L lens". Granted, they are fantastic. Trouble is, the Nikon equivelents, well, they have no such branding. They have a gold ring (mostly), and some fancy letters (sometimes), but other than price, it is often hard to know if a Nikon lens is pro grade or not.
If I were starting from scratch, I would probably buy a Fuji S5 Pro. Brand new for under £500, takes Nikon lenses (it is in fact a Nikon body with Fuji badge and Electronics). It is a bit slower than a lot of DSLR's now available, but it has Market Leading dynamic range, and as a result, will produce some of the finest images of all the DSLR's. I fancy one as a 3rd body, but its getting silly.
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So it's got to be smallish. But you've given me food for though & I'll have to look more closely at cameras that can capture in RAW & have manual adjustment when required.
