Which DSLR is for me?
Student
I’m studying photography and seriously thinking about it as a career. I’m trying out many different styles and disciplines: fine art, photojournalism, commercial, portrait, and wedding. I submit some photos to newspapers and magazines, and I print as large as my budget allows, so I’m looking for a camera that let’s me get professional results without draining my wallet.
What I’m looking for:
Key features:
Price:Less than $2,000 for body and starter lens
Good Resolution
Metal or hybrid metal-polycarbonate body; heavier-duty lenses
AF speed and tracking, fastest frame and burst I can get that correlates with quality of photos.
Also wanting good image histogram; comprehensive viewfinder information display; good raw-conversion software; tethered operation; comprehensive flash-control features.
First, what camera are you using now? It would be prudent to buy a DSLR that matches the system you have already.
Any entry level DSLR is capable of producing professional quality images, the key is the person behind it and their skills. Skills take years to develop, so you need patience.
Some of the fastest auto-focusing lenses are the Nikon AF-S
Histograms are pretty much useless if you shoot sports, editorial, concert or high and low key subjects. Just looking at the histogram can confuse the issue.
Fast frame/burst shooting is something attributable to inexperienced photographers. Sports and editorial photographers depend upon shooting at the peak of action, not a burst speed of 8 fps.
The best RAW conversion software may be Lightroom or Photoshop CS4.
Nikons Commander Mode flash control is state of the art.
I cannot imaging using tethered operation. It slows down the shooting process and has not real benefit unless you are shooting remotely in situation like demolition or wildlife photography.
Before you spend a dime on any DSLR system, spend at least six months studying the systems made by Nikon and Canon before you decide which system to marry … because once you buy one or the other, changing later to the other system can cost nearly as much as a divorce.
Good resolution is tough to define. Four years ago, I spent nine and a half weeks cruising the Caribbean on a 45 foot sailing vessel using a 6 mp DSLR … all those images are still bringing income to me and meet professional criteria using any standard.
For a little more than $2,000 you can buy a full frame Nikon D700 and be assured of producing images with excellent resolution.
As you can see, you do need to spend some more time researching DSLR’s. Again, finding a DSLR body that matches the camera system you have now is much more important business wise than some of the other criteria you listed.
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