I was curious if anyone has any advice on D-SLR cameras. I've been contemplating stepping up to a "big boy" camera. Possibly a Nikon D5000 or something in that range. I'd appreciate any advice. This would obviously be a significant purchase, but a long time coming.
Hi Brandon, I'm in a similar basket and have been looking at them for some time, and would be equally interested in folks in-the-know on the subject. For me, while the SLR's are totally awesome, there are now some very recent compact digitals with huge sensors, and a ton of functionality, resulting in "SLR-like" results even in very low light shots, and with HD video, all for something that fits into your pocket. That said, there are only a few which you can hook up external lenses, with most relying on digital zoom. If your interested in the compacts I'll post a few links to the ones I've been salivating over, however if your dedicated to the SLR here is a decent site for reviews Digital Photography Review
ReplyDeleteBrandon, here are the two high-end compacts I've been looking at. Both have been hard to get for a while because of the hype about being similar to SLR quality, but starting to see them become available again. They won't have the complete versatility and range of lenses or fast-action capable shots, however for me, I'm more likely to pop this in the pocket and the quality which comes out is waaaay better than my basic point and shoot.
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Canon S95
Last turn down the rabbit hole for me. I was talking to a buddy at work and he explained that if compact and slr lenses is the name of the game, I may want to look at the micro four thirds cameras. Apparently a standard set up by Panasonic and Olympus to allow for compact-ish cameras to have detachable interchangable lenses without the SLR mirror. You definitely step up into a new price category, although perhaps not as much as a new SLR, but looks like the step up in flexibility and quality is stepped up as well, while still keeping to a somewhat "compact" design.
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Micro Equipment
Happy hunting!