George: Bill is right;
--- In [email protected], "Bill Lane" <bill@...> wrote: >You will get to chase the camera brand of your choice. Most would probably >consider Canon or Nikon. Always buy new! The cameras are really computers that >will not have the 20+ year lifespan and durability of your old film SLR. You >are probably looking at about 5 years with medium use. < On the other hand, my Fuji S9000 Fuji "bridge" camera has served me well, and my S-3 DSLR has finally trained me to do what IT wants, rather than what I want Brooks Stover had an article on model photography a while back, in which he described using a point and shoot digital camera for shooting photos on his layout, by using the aperture setting on the camera so he could set his F-stop for the greatest depth of field at a wide angle setting. Maybe he has already corresponded with you. I bought my cameras used from KEH.COM and have had no problems with them that I did not cause myself. Their warranty work has been fantastic. Other than that, since my cameras are dated compared to what is available today, I will let others more versed in this are help you choose a good one. If I was buying one for myself, I might look hard at a Nikon D70. It would probably do all you require, at least for now, and wouldn't break the bank. boB Nicholson ________________________________________________ > > > > In spite of the advances in cameras one thing remains true. If you do not > have an understanding of basic very basic camera controls and how they will > affect your photo you are likely to be chasing something you will not catch. > The relationship of F stop and shutter speed have not changed in a hundred > years. It all still applies in film and digital photography. You absolutely > have to master this aspect before you will get good results consistently. > > > > Your pocket cameras that are point n shoot are now mostly going after the > "Facebook" photo that is miles apart from taking good layout photos. Your > camera will not tell you what it is doing in AUTO mode so you have no chance > to change it for better results. This is where the better camera and money > spent to get it come in. Megapixels are good but getting depth of field is > key which comes in play when using the more manual control functions. > > > > For about 10 years I had various Fuji "Bridge" cameras. A bridge camera is > the highest form of a point n shoot and looks like a DSLR but the lens does > not come off. They were OK for taking photos of still models but greatly > lacked in shutter reaction time for moving objects. You pressed the shutter > and waited for the camera to think about it for a while. After getting too > many photos of grass patches where my dogs were 1 second earlier is when I > got my Canon T3i. After about a year we are finally friends. > > > > You will get to chase the camera brand of your choice. Most would probably > consider Canon or Nikon. Always buy new! The cameras are really computers > that will not have the 20+ year lifespan and durability of your old film > SLR. You are probably looking at about 5 years with medium use. > > > > Do your research by checking reviews and don't jump to buy. There is usually > another place with a better price. I actually broke my usual eBay habit and > bought retail locally at a camera shop - not at the best price I found. I > wanted some touchy feely with it first before buying. 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