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Posted by Ari [Email] (#2847) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Ari) on Tue, 14 Sep 2004 05:30:46 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: Great advice. When I did all that,, EricG, Mon, 13 Sep 2004 20:13:19
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The thing to avoid is getting wrapped up too much in the flame wars surrounding cameras. You'll see folks knocking one camera because it shows more purple fringing than another, or slightly more pincushion effect, or they think the white balance is off.

These are all valid issues, usually argued by folks that either are trying to squeeze the most from the camera, or more likely just folks with too much time on their hands and access to a forum. (Gee, sounds like me.) If you're new to this, most any camera is going to give you pretty darn good shots. That means don't get discouraged if one guy has an issue with the aggressive compression ratio of the camera you're looking at, or the lack of manual control.

If you're new to some of the details of photography, then don't get caught up in them, and buy a decent camera that feels good in your hand and that you can deal with. My advice - Don't overbuy, in case you figure you'll grow into it in a few years. Those cameras can be a little more complex, and if you need to run through too many menus to take a basic shot, you won't use the camera. Get something basic and decent. If you find yourself outgrowing it, buy another, more advanced. By that time the more advanced cameras will be cheaper, and you'll have an idea of what you like and don't like. And the old camera will still be useful in cases where you don't want to take your new beauty.

And if you are quite happy with the pictures your (soon to be) present one takes, don't feel that you aren't a good person because you don't use all of the features, or feel pressured to 'upgrade' if you don't need the features. And you won't have spent a lot of money on features you didn't need.


As an old 35mm film guy, I'm still amazed at how well digital cameras can work in low light and difficult conditions. But cameras still need to follow the laws of physics, and no camera works as well as the human eye. So don't expect to do stop-action photography of an indoor basketball game 50 feet away.

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