I want to start photography but i cant decide on what camera i should get.plz he

Question:Hello Maria.

The best way to start photography is by taking classes. Sure, you can buy a nice "point & shoot" digicam and just shoot randomly and occasionally you'll get a nice picture. If you take the time to learn about light and composition and ISO and shutter speeds and f-stops you'll know how to take good pictures every time.

The second-best way, IMO, is to buy a Pentax K1000 with a 50mm f1.7 lens. This is a 100% all manual 35mm film camera. Be sure to get the manual for it. Next, buy a copy of "Object & Image: An Introduction To Photography, Third Edition" by George M. Craven. With the Manual for your camera and this book you can learn a lot about photography.

Many people will suggest a digital camera and tell you to just shoot hundreds of pictures. They will tell you about the "instant feedback" you get with digital cameras. One person in here once said that if they took 1,000 pictures and got 1 good one they were happy. I honestly believe you'd get better results if you gave the camera to a chimpanzee.

Think about this for a few minutes:

If you don't know anything about light and composition and ISO and shutter speeds and f-stops, exactly what can you learn from looking at a lousy picture when you've no idea why it turned out lousy? And if you look at a good picture that you took but have no idea what you did when you took it, how can you do it again?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Hello Maria.

The best way to start photography is by taking classes. Sure, you can buy a nice "point & shoot" digicam and just shoot randomly and occasionally you'll get a nice picture. If you take the time to learn about light and composition and ISO and shutter speeds and f-stops you'll know how to take good pictures every time.

The second-best way, IMO, is to buy a Pentax K1000 with a 50mm f1.7 lens. This is a 100% all manual 35mm film camera. Be sure to get the manual for it. Next, buy a copy of "Object & Image: An Introduction To Photography, Third Edition" by George M. Craven. With the Manual for your camera and this book you can learn a lot about photography.

Many people will suggest a digital camera and tell you to just shoot hundreds of pictures. They will tell you about the "instant feedback" you get with digital cameras. One person in here once said that if they took 1,000 pictures and got 1 good one they were happy. I honestly believe you'd get better results if you gave the camera to a chimpanzee.

Think about this for a few minutes:

If you don't know anything about light and composition and ISO and shutter speeds and f-stops, exactly what can you learn from looking at a lousy picture when you've no idea why it turned out lousy? And if you look at a good picture that you took but have no idea what you did when you took it, how can you do it again?

Get the best of what you can afford. There is a wide range out there, and everyone has their own idea of what they like. I prefer Nikon cameras, yet thats not to say that other brands are bad! If you are thinking about going digital, which I recommend so that you won't have to deal with film development, get a cam with the most mega pixels that you can afford. You'll want a lot of MPX so that you can make high quality prints, either with your home printer, by ordering them, or going to a photo kiosk at a drugstore (a great place to get cheap prints!) You'll find that most digi cams offer about the same features, so really, just compare them and go with what you can afford. As you practice just shooting anything and everything, and learn how to use the camera features, you'll have a very good idea of what you want when you decide to upgrade. Don't forget to pick up a tripod! They're cheap and very useful! Good Luck!

ive heard the canon rebel xti is quite nice

I would say get the best available for the money.

It is recommended that you start with a Mamiya 6x7 or Hasselblad 500 C/M. Both give exceptional images and they are affordable to just about anyones budget.

Dear friend, avoid getting something you will regret later. We usually do that by buying the cheapest camera on the market today which ends up breaking up a year later.

If you are serious about photography, get something like a mid-range camera.

The ones that I could personaly recommend because I use them, are the Canon 30D and 40D. Both are in exellent prices @ www.bhphotovideo.com

Get some info about the Canon lenses and what they can do for you, according to what ever you are looking to photograph.

Good luck shopping!

You can start with a simple camera like:

Here's an example of a good camera for $480 plus tax if you are not blowing your photo larger than 8X11 :

Nikon D40 6.1MP 2.5"
2.5 Frames Per Second
18-55mm Lens
Advanced 3-Area AF System
Light and Compact DSLR

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.asp...

If you can spend more, then you would want to get a higher MP (at least an 8MP) and a telephoto lens 75-300 focal length. These comes to a lot of money, but eventually you will want to have it.

But what you want is to be able to start, and as you get better, you would know what you would want and need. Digital is good because of the immediate result and you don't have to spend on film and processing and printing - and then there's the time you have to spend waiting for result.

Once you get your camera, invest on a skylight filter for your lens. That way it will help protect your lens, for the price of about $20. Also, go to a library and get books on photography.

You can also learn photography with a good regular digital camera around $200 (Kodak brand with manual capable settings) - practicing your compositions, and just shooting photos. Good Luck!

i got one of the older versions of canon powershot. it has a good objective (very important!) it's not really important to have more than 5 million pixels, as that makes photos twice the size of a normal sheet of paper, so don't let yourself be fooled by incredible amounts of pixels, it is not all that valuable. i did a lot of research and canon powershot came out very favorable. it's a little heavy for a point and shoot camera, but i am fairly pleased. go for a good objective, above all and note that optical zoom is of far more interest than digital zoom. my only regret with my canon is when i met someone with the same camera and 3 times more optical zoom! ah well!