Looking for digital SLR Camera

[Yossi.]

I'm more of a Canon fan but that's just me.

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I know nothing absolutely nothing about photography.
Interested in paying around with an slr. how would you recommend I start?

U can also look into podcasts if u have a long subway/bus ride... they have some good info especially if your are not accustomed to the many different settings the camera has to offer... if u buy a DSLR and just leave it in Automatic mode, IMO u just wasted your money...

[sky121]

+1U can also look into podcasts if u have a long subway/bus ride... they have some good info especially if your are not accustomed to the many different settings the camera has to offer... if u buy a DSLR and just leave it in Automatic mode, IMO u just wasted your money...

It would be a big shame but def not a waste of money if you have kids. Leaving your camera on automatic will still get you shots you'd  otherwise miss with your point and shoot.

[jaywhy]

+1U can also look into podcasts if u have a long subway/bus ride... they have some good info especially if your are not accustomed to the many different settings the camera has to offer... if u buy a DSLR and just leave it in Automatic mode, IMO u just wasted your money...

Agreed.
You can also get a cheap P&S with full manual mode and learn the fundamentals from that. When you know all the concepts and settings and feel limited by the capabilities of the P&S, then its time to buy a DSLR.

[Yossi.]

It would be a big shame but def not a waste of money if you have kids. Leaving your camera on automatic will still get you shots you'd  otherwise miss with your point and shoot.

I am not saying that you should waste your time while you are with your kids/family trying to set your camera to the right setting... but knowing what lens would do a better job, knowing the correlation between ISO, shutter speed and apperture value, is IMO a must when you own a DSLR.

[sky121]

I am not saying that you should waste your time while you are with your kids/family trying to set your camera to the right setting... but knowing what lens would do a better job, knowing the correlation between ISO, shutter speed and apperture value, is IMO a must when you own a DSLR.

Agreed.
You can also get a cheap P&S with full manual mode and learn the fundamentals from that. When you know all the concepts and settings and feel limited by the capabilities of the P&S, then its time to buy a DSLR.

I didn't mean you'd miss the shots because you were playing with the settings, I meant you'd miss the shots on a P & S just because of how slow the shutter is going.

[meshugener]

if u buy a DSLR and just leave it in Automatic mode, IMO u just wasted your money...

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[rots5]

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i agree, even though i know the setting (not great but def decently) i still like using automatic, the shutter speed is abnormal, and automatic on my slr chooses setting for you, as in if the camera detects it a macro type shot, it automatically will put the setting in macro mode, and so on

[jaywhy]

I didn't mean you'd miss the shots because you were playing with the settings, I meant you'd miss the shots on a P & S just because of how slow the shutter is going.

Any decent P&S these days has very minimal shutter lag. In the hands of an newbie, the shutter lag of a P&S will not make much of a difference in capturing the shot.

[Yossi.]

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i agree, even though i know the setting (not great but def decently) i still like using automatic, the shutter speed is abnormal, and automatic on my slr chooses setting for you, as in if the camera detects it a macro type shot, it automatically will put the setting in macro mode, and so on

lol a P&S can do that... after reading your owner's manual 1-2 times and reading photography blogs or tutorials like www.phototips.biz u'll realize that you had sooo much to learn and that the capabilities your camera has to offer are just in a different league than a P&S...

[Yossi.]

Any decent P&S these days has very minimal shutter lag. In the hands of an newbie, the shutter lag of a P&S will not make much of a difference in capturing the shot.

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[jaywhy]

i agree, even though i know the setting (not great but def decently) i still like using automatic, the shutter speed is abnormal, and automatic on my slr chooses setting for you, as in if the camera detects it a macro type shot, it automatically will put the setting in macro mode, and so on

Getting a DSLR and leaving it on auto is wasting your money. Get a high-end P&S like the Canon S series and leave that on auto. You will save money and have a longer zoom range.

[rots5]

lol a P&S can do that... after reading your owner's manual 1-2 times and reading photography blogs or tutorials like www.phototips.biz u'll realize that you had sooo much to learn and that the capabilities your camera has to offer are just in a different league than a P&S...

i love to read up more on the diff settings. i am always looking for more. I was just saying, that even leaving it on auto is still good.

[Yossi.]

i love to read up more on the diff settings. i am always looking for more. I was just saying, that even leaving it on auto is still good.

Why would you aim for good after spending so much money?? 

[jaywhy]

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[rots5]

Why would you aim for good after spending so much money?? 

i personally have both P&S and SLR the auto is 100% better on my slr - so good is relative. but i did not say i only use auto, i was saying, even auto is def very solid.

[jaywhy]

Using auto occasionally with a DSLR is fine. Buying a DSLR and only shooting on auto is not and a waste of money.

[rots5]

Using auto occasionally with a DSLR is fine. Buying a DSLR and only shooting on auto is not and a waste of money.

now thats the main point! u hit the mark.

funny, my mom who has an slr only uses it on auto, but she loves her camera. i think maybe bec its harder to misplace.

[jaywhy]

Haha. Is your mom a soccer mom? They seem to be the majority of the people buying DSLR's and leaving them on Auto.

[rots5]

Haha. Is your mom a soccer mom? They seem to be the majority of the people buying DSLR's and leaving them on Auto.

my mom doesnt play soccer..she more of a baseball/basketball type...

[ChAiM'l]

I don't usually use my SLR on Auto, but when I got my first one, I did. The pictures you get on auto are way way better than any P&S on auto, including high end cameras like the Canon G15 (which doesn't cost much less than an entry level SLR.