Thanks Dr.Pankaj, for the useful information. Regards
Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 9:43 AM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote: > How to Decide? > > This can be answered by putting some simple questions: > > 1. What is going to be your most likely subject > (flora/fauna/scenery/portraits/sports)? > > Ans: Depending on your choice, > > for FLORA you will always need a good camera which has a GOOD MACRO > mode very LOW MINIMUM FOCUSING DISTANCE, allowing you to take > good details at minimum distance. > > for FAUNA, you will need a lens with atleast good MAGNIFICATION. Many > people dont understand the true meaning of ZOOM and MAGNIFICATION. > Many of the so called 25x zoom compact digital cameras actually has > not more than 6x magnification. To check please look at the lens > configuration. For example, > Canon-PowerShot SX20 IS has 20x zoom but the lens configuration is 28- > 560mm which means it will give a magnification of 5.6x ONLY. For zoom > calculation divide 560 by 28 (= 28) > > for SCENERY, you will need a good WIDEANGLE, which is available in > most of the prosumer cameras. These lens also help a lot in indoor > photography. In prosumer cameras, there is always an option of MACRO > mode, hence, such lens can as as multipurpose camera, which can be > used for multiple subjects. > > for PORTRAITS, macro lens works fine in DSLR, otherwise any Prosumer > camera is good. It also depends on the camera and its ability to > produce skin color tone, which most of the normal cameras lack. If I > buy a camera then the first thing I do is take a picture of some > person and match the skin color or take a picture of some bright > subject and match the tone of the color. Some cameras though they work > fine they produce extravagant colours which I personally hate. > > for SPORTS, you will always need a good shutter speed and ISO > settings. which is not always available in all lower end cameras. > > 2. What will be your budget? > > This is the most crucial part. You will have to decide if you wish to > buy a compact camera or prosumer or DSLR. You cant get all functions > in one camera and if you are planning to buy a DSLR then always > remember that there are specific lenses for specific purpose and hence > cost keep rising higher and higher. > > 3. What to buy? > > If you are a learner then try something basic. > If you are learned but dont want to invest then go for PROSUMER cameras. > If you travel a lot then you would prefer smaller body with multiple > functions (PROSUMER). > > People who keep travelling but every purpose other than photography > should go for compact cameras. > People who travel especially for photography should obviously have a > good camera, either Prosumer or a DSLR. > > 4. Are you planning for long term investment? > > If you are looking for long term investment then you should always go > for sturdy body. It also depends on your knowledge of camera and its > usage. > > Regards > Pankaj > > > -- > *********************************************** > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Research Associate > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > Department of Habitat Ecology > Wildlife Institute of India > Post Box # 18 > Dehradun - 248001, India >
