Please Help!!!!!!!!

[Ol' Whozit]

Try a search engine search for Digital Camera reviews.

Also check ZDnet and Cnet.

[Dude Dudeman]

I am seeking to purchase a versatile digital camera. I require a camera with which I can photograph general interiors, exteriors, general merchandise and portraits. I need the camera and/or it's accessories to accommodate many different lighting situations. I expect to often post the photographs on my website.

I don't know where to begin or what to look for in my search. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[klgc]

Look back at the topic list for ~Digital camera good for print, where the subject was kicked around a bit. Also check out other topics where the subject is tucked into some responses.

Then before you start comparing products, learn (research) just what a digital camera is and isn't. In other words, decide what you are looking for before looking.

Happy trails

[dave milbut]

here's the link that klgc's talking about:

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read and then continue in that thread so we can keep it all together!

good luck Dude Dudeman,

AikoDude (dave)

[dave milbut]

easy wit da joisey jokes dare johnny. I gots lotssa cousins if yous catches my drift! :)

[John Gant]

Dude..
Your prob isn't the camera selection...you can pretty much nail that down to a couple of GOOD DSLR's...myself ...I prefers Nikons.....look at the Nikon D100...cam about $2K...with a few trimmings (NO lenses...say $3K)..

Now the tough and EXPENSIVE aspect....lenses...in glass...you generally get what you pay for....

Don't go out an get a top of the line DSLR and put some off brand junk on it....cause it's "just as good"...my brother-in-law from JOISEY said so....yeh, right....

Dave, this dude related to you....

interiors....
real wide angle since DSLR's have a 1.5X or therabouts as the "multiplier factor.....ie.....a 17-35mm (about $1500) lens on a DSLR is going to render images equivalent to a roughly....25-52mm as on a 35mm film cam....

exteriors...
they'll generally fall in with the "interior" lens at the higher end....ie...40-50mm..

portraits...
the VERY best glass you can get your hands on.....prob something in the 70mm low end...and 200mm MAX at the high end....I use a 70-180mm Nikkor (about $1k)micro.....for portaits......but that's all I really do...portraits...not into the bug, flower, landscape thing, etc.....

And throw in atleast $1K for liting equipment...now this is really confusing on what and how much to get.....worse than pickin a cam or lenses...BUT photography is LIGHTING.......NUMERO UNO.....

TC..
John Gant....

[John Gant]

Dave...
Remember my wife's maiden name....
I treat her like a princess...they sorta take care of me....and their our boys' god-fathers.....YES.....

TC..,...and NITE...

John

[Terrat]

Your requirements will be about the same for a film camera. You will need lighting, tripod, mroe than one lense and around 5 to 6 million pixels per shot. So start your search from just below the professional level in the prosumer range and work your way up. And do do a search for DPREview and places that tests the equipment and talks about compatible equipment such as memory, cables, flash accessories, etc.

[Nirmal Natarajan]

Dear Dude,

Happy to know about another photographer. I think Fuji Finepix of any model will suit you. I could not remember the model number. But, I have used one for two months to shoot some interiors and landscapes. The system performed well and suited for all lighting conditions. It has every feature a SLR would have. Its easy to use build quality made me happy. Its 6.0 megapixel gave astonishingly shaper images. Other features include image stabilizing, playback, color LCD monitors, precise autofocus, etc.

Dude, kindly discuss with others and make a final decision as generally digital cameras are costlier and a worth to preserve.

Bye,

- Nirmal Natarajan,
sup...@vipchamber.com

[barry gray]

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