Snausages01
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Thank you all for the nice words!
Keep in mind that with any camera there will be a learning curve, and if you've never used an SLR before it will probably take you a bit longer to learn. That being said this was my first SLR and I love it. I do shoot on auto from time to time when I'm just out and about. However, if I do have the time to compose a shot and really set it up I'll switch over the M, S or A mode. If you're just walking around on vacation and taking picture of all sorts of things sticking in auto would be easiest, but lets say you shooting some kids sports and you are not moving around much (read as conditions aren't changing much) well then you get go into something like S mode and set a shutter speed based on what kind of motion you wanted to show in the picture.
Also, I shoot only in the RAW format so pictures right out of the camera are bland compared to most pictures shot in the jpeg format. So, it usually leads to post processing, where I can adjust the picture and produce what I think is a good picture opposed to letting the camera produce what it thinks is a good camera. If you’re serious about photography and SLRs I’d seriously take into account some sort of post processing software (photoshop).
As of right now I just use one lens for everything so I’d say it’s pretty versatile, but you can buy other lenses to fit whatever needs you have, but you’ll definitely pay for it. Whereas most PS camera try to do everything in one package, and usually you get a camera that’s good all around, but that does not excel in any one area.
In conclusion, I’d say if you just want a camera to take pictures and don’t want to spend time on them or enjoy working on them then a PS would certain fit the bill as there are some pretty nice ones these days. However, if you really enjoy photography and like working on the pictures and you plan to turn it into a bit of a hobby then the SLR would be the better fit as it will give you the most options. Invest in a nice/decent body (doesn’t have to be the best) and invest in the best lenses you can afford because you’ll likely use them the rest of your life (unless you switch brands), whereas bodies are usually replaced every couple of years.
Example:
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Crop resized:
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Keep in mind that with any camera there will be a learning curve, and if you've never used an SLR before it will probably take you a bit longer to learn. That being said this was my first SLR and I love it. I do shoot on auto from time to time when I'm just out and about. However, if I do have the time to compose a shot and really set it up I'll switch over the M, S or A mode. If you're just walking around on vacation and taking picture of all sorts of things sticking in auto would be easiest, but lets say you shooting some kids sports and you are not moving around much (read as conditions aren't changing much) well then you get go into something like S mode and set a shutter speed based on what kind of motion you wanted to show in the picture.
Also, I shoot only in the RAW format so pictures right out of the camera are bland compared to most pictures shot in the jpeg format. So, it usually leads to post processing, where I can adjust the picture and produce what I think is a good picture opposed to letting the camera produce what it thinks is a good camera. If you’re serious about photography and SLRs I’d seriously take into account some sort of post processing software (photoshop).
As of right now I just use one lens for everything so I’d say it’s pretty versatile, but you can buy other lenses to fit whatever needs you have, but you’ll definitely pay for it. Whereas most PS camera try to do everything in one package, and usually you get a camera that’s good all around, but that does not excel in any one area.
In conclusion, I’d say if you just want a camera to take pictures and don’t want to spend time on them or enjoy working on them then a PS would certain fit the bill as there are some pretty nice ones these days. However, if you really enjoy photography and like working on the pictures and you plan to turn it into a bit of a hobby then the SLR would be the better fit as it will give you the most options. Invest in a nice/decent body (doesn’t have to be the best) and invest in the best lenses you can afford because you’ll likely use them the rest of your life (unless you switch brands), whereas bodies are usually replaced every couple of years.
Example:
Original (just resized):
Original crop:
Crop resized:
Final image:
