Newbie not sure what camera to buy.
Citrus
So, what kind of camera should I buy? I want to take pictures of pretty
much everything. I need an all around camera. Im not sure what to buy. can
anyone help?
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Fred B.
"Citrus" <delg...@thepentagon.com> said-
**So, what kind of camera should I buy? I want to take pictures of
pretty
**much everything. I need an all around camera. Im not sure what to
buy. can
**anyone help?
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No offense, but your approach is just to simplistic....
Asking others to make your choice is not going to get youwhere you
want to be! :)
The WWW has tons of info about cameras. You can use Alta Vista to
search the web, and www.dejanews.com to search usenet.
Contact manufacturers for brochures.
What do you want in a camera????
Decide what features you want. If you don't know, hit the local
library or bookstore and do some reading on photography.
No use spending big bucks until you know what your really want!
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Fred B.
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"Sharpness is fine, but content is everything"
Anders Nilsson
Don't spend big bucks until You know that You really like photography.
It's also a bad idea to spend serious money when You don't know what
kind of subjects You'll prefer. I'd recommend that You buy a 28-70 mm
zoom compact as Your first camera.
Modern 28-70 mm compacts, e g the Canon, Minolya models, will give
You a descent image quality. They are also going to be useful in the
future, since You will feel a need for a compact camera even if You
step up to a large 35mm SLR outfit.
I strongly advice You NOT to buy a camera that starts at 38mm. This
is not wide enough to get the feeling of the effects of a wide-angle
lens. 28mm begins to approach the wide-angle domain.
Do not fall into the 38-450mm ultra zoom trap! Focal lenghts over
100mm are not usually required, at least not without a tripod. A
28-70mm will give You decent image quality paired with the ability
to take any shot from wide-angle to medium tele.
Anders Nilsson
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Citrus wrote in message <6dpv07$5...@enews2.newsguy.com>...
>So, what kind of camera should I buy? I want to take pictures of pretty
>much everything. I need an all around camera. Im not sure what to buy. can
Neil Harrington
Citrus wrote in message <6dpv07$5...@enews2.newsguy.com>...
>So, what kind of camera should I buy? I want to take pictures of pretty
>much everything. I need an all around camera. Im not sure what to buy. can
>anyone help?
Since you're not really into photography at a technical level, the camera
for you is almost certainly an easy-to-operate 35mm point-and-shoot model
with a modest zoom lens, something like a 35-70mm zoom or thereabouts.
There are so many makes and models that would be suitable for your purposes
that it's hard to know where to begin. You are exactly the mass-market
customer that camera manufacturers gear most of their production to. Don't
spend a lot of money until you know a lot more about the subject than you
do, but don't buy any cheap junk either. Select a model that suits your
taste and purse from among the major brands such as Minolta, Canon, Olympus,
Pentax, Konica, Ricoh, and Yashica.
Go to a camera store or department store with a good-sized photo department
and check out the various models of Minolta Freedom, Konica Z-Up, Canon Sure
Shot, etc. You should be able to find something you like under $150 which
will do everything you need a camera to do at the present time. Later on if
you get interested in photography at a more technical level you will
probably want something more advanced, but no need to worry about that now.
You may be perfectly satisfied with a relatively simple point-and-shoot
forever.
Neil
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>Since you're not really into photography at a technical level, the camera
>for you is almost certainly an easy-to-operate 35mm point-and-shoot model
>with a modest zoom lens, something like a 35-70mm zoom or thereabouts.
You seem to be "in the know". I am new to photography and have
recently bought the ELAN IIE w/USM 28-80mm Kit. I've always
used the basic point and shoot and decided they didn't "see" what
I wanted as a photo. Anyway, I asked here and it seemed this
camera was what I wanted. I'm still on my first roll of film
and am trying different features as experiments. I'll start to
get a handle when I get this roll developed. I'm doing low light,
sunshine, experimenting with Depth of Field and other areas.
Could you give me info on a good lens for single person type
portrait photos that I will have enlarged to 8x10 ??
Also, what other area should I experiment with ? Double exposure?
Not too technical as I only learned about this depth of field by
reading messages here. I used that feature on the ELAN IIE and
have no idea if both areas are focused and whether I had the
correct speed and aperature settings. I'm having fun - no_matter.
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Brandon Campbell
> Could you give me info on a good lens for single person type
> portrait photos that I will have enlarged to 8x10 ??
Canon's 85mm f1.8 USM is supposed to be one of the best. However, it can
cost around $300-500. If you already have a 28-80, try taking some
portraits with it, and pay attention to what zoom setting you use the
most, and if you wish you had something a little (or more than a little)
longer or wider. Different people have different ideas of how they want
the portraits they take to be, but a lot of people agree that around 85 or
100 is a good portrait length, so if you are comfortable using the 28-80
at the 80 end, that should do pretty well until you can afford a good
non-zoom. You might also consider the 28-105 zoom, which costs about as
much as the 85 1.8 but is more versatile.
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Chris K.
A good lens for portraits is something between 80 and 135 mm. For
starters, I'd use your lens set at 80. It may not be the sharpest lens,
but will get you started. In portraits, I think much more important than
the quality of the lens is the light, background and the pose. Shoot
portraits with the lens you have and once you get to the point where you
can say this would be a great shot if it was sharper, then get the lens.
Canon makes a lens especially for portraits, the 135 soft focus. If
portraits are (and will remain) a major interest for you, I would get it.
Have the camera on a tripod to maximize sharpness and use either the timer
or the remote to fire it. BTW, I HIGHLY recommend the infrared remote for
the Elan II. GREAT! For indoor portraits forget the built in flash,
except as fill light.
Get a book on portrait photography, it will be vital.
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Take Care,
Chris