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Position:Home>Visual Arts> If cost wastn't much of an issue - best camera choice? an awesome lens?Question: If cost wastn't much of an issue - best camera choice!? an awesome lens!? I'm not a professional photographer, but I want to take some amazing shots of my kids - I have a digital rebel, but haven't been thrilled with it - thinking it may be the lens!? I'm ready to upgrade from the rebel - I'm more concerned with performance than price, but don't have an unlimited source of funds! LOLWww@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: What exactly are you asking!? If cost were, or were not an issue because this question contradicts itself!. You should really only buy what you can afford, stay within your means!. But the general consensus is invest what you can in the best possible lens as it will likely outlive any camera body!. If you are not a pro, just wanting to take amazing shots of your kids, there is no reason for you to spend too much money on either a lens or an upgrade to the body!. What I suggest you do is learn how to create amazing images from the camera you already have as your problem is likely due to you (or what you are doing), and not the camera!. Know your camera before you decide it's not right for you!. There are many factors that contribute to less than favorable outcomes with digital photography!. I'll be honest with you, if you don't know how to use one, an SLR (digital or not) will not forgive a lack of experience and will show you your mistakes, one way or another!. Either you will learn to get it right in the camera, or learn to make it right in post, either way it can be labor intensive!. Why!? Because an SLR puts you in control!. And since there are many factors all working together in unison to produce a satisfactory image, there are subsequently many things you must do to insure such!. That was why prosumer compact, or point and shoot cameras were developed, so that people could simply make competent photographs on their own, without all the knowledge it takes to use an SLR!. There are too many people who assume that in order to make the best images, they need the best camera, and that couldn't be further from the reality!. I recently bought my wife a new advanced compact point and shoot camera, by panasonic, the lumix TZ5 for her birthday to replace the camera she'd had for the past 4 years and recently lost!. And to tell you the truth, the images produced by that camera in some cases rivals what comes out of my nikon D80, a much more expensive and complicated camera!. For all that I have spent on my camera, and all the time I take in tweaking settings, her camera has an iA (intelligent auto) mode that does the same thing, only you "point and shoot"!. It's got 9 megapixels vs!. my 10 and a 10x optical zoom lens with image stabilization!. The thing makes good pictures, with no fuss with any buttons or switches at all!. You just point and shoot the thing, that's it!. I love my D80, and I do believe an SLR to be superior to any point and shoot but the technology is catching up!. So far, the only setback compact cameras have is image sensor size!. They need to be smaller than SLR image sensors, and a small sensor is inherently "noisey", even at low ISO's!. Other than that, most of the newer point and shoot compact cameras are packed with technology that allows the shooter to simply shoot a frame and be done!. The moral of my little story is that sometimes you don't need to throw money at the problem, most of the time you just need to get what works for you!.Www@QuestionHome@Com How advanced are you with your current camera!.!.!. are you still using it on auto or do you know how to use the manual features!? A nice camera will only give you nice pictures if you know how to control it!. If you don't know how to control it yet, consider taking a photo class before you go out and buy another camera or lens and become disappointed in it as well!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Unless your lens is defective, you should be able to get good pictures out of even the kit lenses!. Make sure you have proper lighting and that the shutter speed is high enough for you to handhold the camera!.Www@QuestionHome@Com get a 50mm f1!.8 if you want a sharp lens, a more expensive camera will give you the same crap as a cheaper one if you point it at crap, why dont you do a night school course in photography if you want better images!?!?!?!?!?!? aWww@QuestionHome@Com Sony A700, add on any carl zeis or sony G lens and it will blow away anything in the rebel range!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Your Rebel is a fine camera and should deliver great results if you know how to use it!. Having a better camera is not going to effect the quality of your photographs that much if any!. I would suggest that you take a photo class!. It will certainly improve your understanding of photography and how everything works!. Your money would be better spent on lenses than a new camera!. There are a couple of lenses that I would recommend for shooting the kids!. Canon 50mm F1!.8 less than $100!.00 and very sharp for portraits or general use!. Canon 50mm F1!.4 $400!.00 Canon 28-135 F3!.5-5!.6 IS USM $500!.00 great zoom range, image stabiliser and compares very well to the L series lenses!. Canon 70-300 F4-5!.6 IS USM $650!.00 great for sports shotsWww@QuestionHome@Com |