What should I look for in a digital SLR camera?
I am thinking of buying a digital SLR camera because I am interested in photography. What features should a decent one include? Also, does anyone know what the best one is if you aren’t looking to spend lots of money?
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Sorry I cannot tell which is the best but only give one small piece of advice get one that can take pictures quickly , ours if you try to take a photo of kids or animals by the time the camera does what it is supposed to do they have moved and you get a photo of nothing
Things to look for-
Camera should be comfortable to hold and use in your hands.
Price should be well within your budget to permit purchase of accessories and lens.
Brands are a matter of taste. Remember that with DSLR, you are actually buying a system and not just a camera.
Features that most people look for are-
Good reliability
Good noise performance at high ISO’s too
In camera image processing quality.
Things you should avoid while buying a DSLR-
Don’t fall into the megapixel trap. They don’t matter.
Don’t buy an expensive camera body with a poor lens.
Features like- Dust reduction, buttons for frequently used functions, image stabilization etc… are a matter of choice.
Some models which I prefer-
Nikon D40 – for tight budget (very good noise performance)
Nikon D60 – when on tight budget and not interested in working on computer (good image processing)
Nikon D80 – If you have old autofocus lenses and also require depth of field button and top panel LCD.
Nikon D200/D300 – If you also have old manual lenses too.
Higher Nikon models or Leica – You shouldn’t be asking the question here and they are expensive.
I am not a Canon user and so I don’t know about them.
Any of the entry level DSLR’s will be fine. They only real difference between them is that some have live view and others do not. I would look at the Canon Rebels or the Nikon D40 or D60. You can also look at Pentax and Sony. As I said they are all pretty much the same but it really comes down to which one feels best in your hands and has the features you want. Check out the various models at Dpreview and then go to a camera store and play around with the ones your interested in. I would suggest buying a cheaper camera and investing any extra money in lenses. Lenses will make a much bigger difference than a camera body.
It depend on to plan on photography. If you need take photography as your site income i preferred you buy the middle range SLR camera. Take a look on the spec for the camera. I recommend taking SLR with lens motor on the body. So you do not aware anything if need upgrade the lenses. Cause the auto focus on the body. If for the beginner i suggest taking Nikon D90 or canon 450d . I better for start.
If you are on budget I would suggest Nikon D40 6.1MP with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor Lens
Nice out of the camera result picture quality
Affordable price
Compact size and light weight
Large and bright 2.5 inch LCD
2.5 frames per second
Great battery life
Auto (flash off) mode available
1/500 flash sync
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