doch Camera recommendation? 08-27-2011, 06:01 PM
doch Anybody? 08-28-2011, 05:09 PM
mike31154 Point & shoot are limited in... 08-28-2011, 05:17 PM
sphelps Depends on your budget, many... 08-28-2011, 07:52 PM
doch Yeah, I kind of figured that... 08-28-2011, 08:24 PM
Starry Ive found my sony cybershot... 08-29-2011, 07:03 AM
Blom doch, Ive had my DSLR for... 08-29-2011, 02:04 PM
Blom Sorry forgot to mention the... 08-29-2011, 02:40 PM
StirCrazy take a look at the cannon EOS... 08-29-2011, 03:22 PM
sphelps It'll almost be easier to use... 08-29-2011, 03:29 PM
syncro Some random ideas:
I... 08-29-2011, 05:16 PM
Slick Fork Take a look at all the... 08-29-2011, 05:18 PM
sphelps While sony does make nikon... 08-29-2011, 06:57 PM
Slick Fork Actually, it does mean the... 08-29-2011, 07:19 PM
sphelps While some might be the same... 08-29-2011, 07:43 PM
Slick Fork They both score in "excellent... 08-29-2011, 07:56 PM
doch What about something like... 08-29-2011, 08:19 PM
Slick Fork Don't know much about the... 08-29-2011, 09:18 PM
sphelps Honestly if your budget is... 08-29-2011, 10:57 PM
Lampshade I have an Olympus E520 DSLR,... 08-29-2011, 11:11 PM
doch I've had a little bit of time... 08-29-2011, 11:40 PM
doch Oh, and BTW, I'm in the... 08-29-2011, 11:42 PM
sphelps Like I said before take a... 08-30-2011, 12:55 AM
doch How much is a good macro lens... 08-30-2011, 02:54 AM
Slick Fork If your P&S confuses you...... 08-30-2011, 03:13 AM
mike31154 I've been on the fence for... 08-30-2011, 05:52 AM
doch Well, I have unofficially... 08-31-2011, 03:00 AM
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I've had a little bit of time to look at a few cameras on line today, and to be honest, the main reason that I lean towards something that is point and shoot is for simplicity. My wife has a good point and shoot, and I have one that is kind of hit and miss (which makes me question my camera using skills - it's a sony, btw). We already have cameras, and I don't know a whole lot about photography (most of what I read today sounds like german). As such, I worry that if I spent $600+ on a DSLR, and then lenses on top of that, I wouldn't understand how to properly use it, and I'd end up with a dust collector. Even with my ~$400 Sony, I don't know what most of the settings in the camera mean. I end up getting crappy pictues quite often and question if I should be mad at the camera, or take a class.
One thing that I know for sure, is that neither of the cameras that we have take very good close up pictures. I prefer to use my cell phone over my sony... this to me is pretty sad. I do want an SLR, but as stated, I worry about understanding it. I wonder if I could request a photography class for my birthday...? Would that be a good approach?
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