What Camera To Buy?

[syfon]

Hey all,

I'd love to get into some small time photography and start up a small blog of random HQ photos etc.

Now I don't really have the first clue about photography or what camera would be good to start with.

Basically I would be looking for something between $400-$800. A digital camera that would have adjustable shutter speeds, focal lengths etc etc. A camera that can take still shots at a very high resolution.

If anyone has any ideas or experience or can offer me any advice, it would be greatly appreciated!

Cheers,

Jace.

Edited February 23, 2010 by syfon

[NoFX_Hardcore]

This?

http://www.canon.com.au/en-AU/For-You/Digi...eras/G11-Camera

Otherwise, you could look at getting a second hand dslr. Maybe something like a 350D or something?

[mickey]

Fuji F31fd

if you can't find that, then G11 is a good camera, I used to have a G5 and they are a very versatile camera with RAW.

[GoldZilla]

Even if you're not going to get a D-SLR camera, then the tutorials at Canon's website can be very helpful in teaching you about what all the photographic terms are, and how they relate to each other.

http://www1.canon.com.au/worldOfEos/learn/home/default.aspx

And if you've got any experience with Photoshop (or Photoshop Elements), then a camera that takes shots in RAW format is awesome!

[danga]

www.dpreview.com is quite handy

[33driver]

DSLR is the way to go, as someone else said if you can get your hands on a Canon 350D or even a 450D, you can expand your setup overtime with new lenses and swap out the body when you have more $$$

As a reference, a Canon 500D is about $1200-$1400 with the twin IS kit form memory (which is the newer version than that 450D)

[chaser33sum]

trust me, the best option would be to increase your price range

the reason i say that is when photography first interested me i bought a Olympus sp570UZ camera for 600bucks, and got addicted to taking photos like most ppl do lol and immediately wanted bigger and better things

my advice would to be to skip the "practice" camera and go for an entry level dslr

ive got a canon 450d dslr with basic 18-55mm lens (900bucks)

and an additional 50mm 1.8lens (130bucks)

with two more lenses on the way

a 70-300mm landscape lens and a 100mm macro l lens..$$$$ tho

in conclusion, put aside some extra money for a camera that u wont upgrade in a years time. get a dslr.the lens range and aperture/shutter/iso combinations = an excellent learning curve and excellent photos.