need help with picking a camera for the wife

[schneidergarret]

hey i am a in need of advice my wife loves cameras and taking pictures but i have no idea what kinda camera to get her she is going to be going to school for photography probably sometime next semester i would love to get her a nice camera but like i said i dont know what to get any advice would greatly help thanks

 

[BlueCorn]

Take a peak here: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1503490

Camera size is important and woman generally have smaller hands. Olympus is a great, smaller sized, body that I often recommend over the Canon Rebel series just because of control placement (and I'm a Canon shooter).

The additional benefit is because of it's smaller sensor, lenses for Olympus are smaller and cheaper.

 

[wheelspin]

My wife just got a Canon Rebel T2i and I must say it is pretty awesome.

 

[VoidRaven]

I dunno Doug...have you seen some of the prices on the Oly lenses lately? Getting up there but still very reasonable compared to Nikon or Canon. Good kit prices too.

I agree though regarding size. The Oly's are nice and compact, lightweight, and produce some nice colors (borderline the "fuji greens" IMHO). My wife likes her aging Fuji S2 Pro because of how light it is...she felt the same when she got to hold my cousin's Olympus SLR. Might be a good place to start.

Only thing about Oly's...their lens focal lengths come in some interesting measurements. Maybe because of the 4/3rds system?

 

[schneidergarret]

thanks everyone for the help im going to look into these i appreciate all the help once again

 

[Recty]

Take a peak here:

Hmmm, I think Doug has been shooting mountain scenes too much lately...

 

[BlueCorn]

Guilty as charged.