Re: A friend is looking for a camera for a photography class

2013-01-23 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 23, 2013, at 4:37 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > A used or inexpensive new DSLR would be the best choice here.. Since college > level photography classes are generally aimed at those who might eventually > consider a career in photography, I would think a DSLR is almost essential. > I wou

Re: A friend is looking for a camera for a photography class

2013-01-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
A used or inexpensive new DSLR would be the best choice here.. Since college level photography classes are generally aimed at those who might eventually consider a career in photography, I would think a DSLR is almost essential. I would suspect the instruction would be focused on that type of c

Re: A friend is looking for a camera for a photography class

2013-01-22 Thread Boris Liberman
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Re: A friend is looking for a camera for a photography class

2013-01-22 Thread Christine Nielsen
Hey Larry, I'd suggest she think about who close to her has a dslr system that she'd be able to borrow gear from now & then... and then purchase that brand of camera. Just my $.02. :) -c On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 9:11 AM, George Sinos wrote: > > Larry - > > The used DSLR isn't a bad idea, but I'

Re: A friend is looking for a camera for a photography class

2013-01-22 Thread George Sinos
Larry - The used DSLR isn't a bad idea, but I'm not sure about the Q. Every now and then a student comes into my class with a small sensor camera that is fully adjustable. When we start talking about Depth of Field these students have a more difficult time with the assignments than students usin

A friend is looking for a camera for a photography class

2013-01-21 Thread Larry Colen
Folks, Meet my friend Surrina. She just started a photography class at City College of San Francisco and needs to buy a camera for it. The requirements are: need to have the camera with manual features , shutter and aperture, at least 10 mpneed lens hood, shutter remote, tripod, clean kit,