What camera do you use?

If this is all your going to use this for, buy a decent point and shoot. Get one with as many different settings as you can find, that will help creating the great photo you are after. The second thing that goes into a quality high res. photo is the # of mega pixals. Buy one with the highest mega pixals you can get or afford, because by the time you get it home and use it, they will come out with one that has even more. After this, then you need to learn a softwear progam, like photoshop elements, to edit and resize your images. Huge images saved to your compute don't work well on web pages, they take to long to load. Most images that are uploaded to web pages from my experience look good and are less than 1meg in size. The photo's after I edit and resize at home tend to be between 3 and 6 Meg each. If you care to look at my web page, the pictures in the 2011-2012 Hockey folder are all about 1meg in size each, where as the rest of pictures in the other folders are of the larger sizes. So look and see if you can tell the difference on your computer.
Hope this helps.
 
Cannon 1d Mark IIN


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i don't post pics here but i use a canon 1DS cuz i like full frame. for telephoto far away pics i use a canon xti with a 1.6 frame. a good camera for what you need might be a G10 or G11. look at ebay and see what they run as the G12 is the newest iteration of these type of cameras. the G series is like a cross between a slr and a point and shoot. canon is what i use so thats all i can speak on.
 
I have a Nikon D90 that I really like but I also have a Canon S95 that I picked up for more mobility.

The Canon S95 is pocket size but full manual control and raw. It takes decent pics at lower ISO's but overexposes with flash but can be compensated. I find it more difficult to hold as steady (too light?) as my Nikon.

My experience was Nikons made great bodies (constructions, ergonomics, great ISO performance) but Canon had the lens collection strength but Canon's bodies feel better than in the past.

However, you need to decide works in your hands and more intuitive to you.
 
Here is a shot from an old Canon 20D with my 100mm Macro. You can find these on eBay for pretty cheap. Since it's a pro body it will last a life time and it's more then what you need to take pictures of details you do.

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I have a little 14MP Samsung for light use. A few months ago I purchased a Nikon D70 secondhand on ebay. I couldn't see spending a fortune for a DSLR that would only be used on special occasions. The Nikon turned out to be an excellent buy and does so much more than the litle Samsung.

BTW....Some great photos posted!
 
I just got a D7000 with a sigma 24-70 f2.8 and it is SOOOO much better than even a good point and shoot. Yes you need to understand the concept of shutter speed, aperture, and ISO but that is pretty easy. yes you can put it on auto, but creativity is much less in that mode. The lense is a huge factor in the outcome of the photo....

The d5100 has the same processor, but a bit less in price.

Cheers,
GREG
 
Thank you all for great information and input. Great pics as well. I definitely have a lot to think about and Ive been scouring eBay and Amazon all night. Ihave think Im gonna hit Wal Mart and Best Buy over the weekend and get a feel for what they have.
 
im in the market as well, tired of this kodak easyshare point and shoot, thinking of getting one of those full size point and shoots where it has a good bit of manual adjustment and different lens addon's albeit not a full lens but atleast theres some customization. thinkin about a kodak easyshare D7590,easyshare D6490, or a easyshare Z710.. i just need something that takes higher quality pictures then a P&S camera with some addon accessories made, and manual settings. i dont need a dslr, but i do want one lol. they do have a nikon D1 local to me for cheap but its size is way too big.
 
opie_7afe said:
im in the market as well, tired of this kodak easyshare point and shoot, thinking of getting one of those full size point and shoots where it has a good bit of manual adjustment and different lens addon's albeit not a full lens but atleast theres some customization. thinkin about a kodak easyshare D7590,easyshare D6490, or a easyshare Z710.. i just need something that takes higher quality pictures then a P&S camera with some addon accessories made, and manual settings. i dont need a dslr, but i do want one lol. they do have a nikon D1 local to me for cheap but its size is way too big.
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Check out the Nikon P500 it's an incredible camera.
 
We have been taking our pictures with the Canon SX1xx IS series point & shoot. We had an SX100 for several years until my b-i-l dropped it on a bulkhead on our cruse in October. We replaced that with the current model SX150 (street price about $200). We also picked up the previous model, SX130, for $99 at Target on closeout at Christmas! These camera take nice pictures and have lots of automatic and manual settings.
Many reviews complain about the battery life on these cameras, but I really like the fact that it uses AA batteries instead of a built in. You may have to swap out the batteries more often, but you can pick up a spare almost any where in the world! We use rechargeable AA's and have a car charger just in case.
 
Well I ended up going with a Fuji Finepix S2950. After noticing the great price and awesome pic quality at Walmart, I got an even better deal on ebay so I pulled the trigger. 14mp, 18x zoom, etc. For $150 I think its worth it. Thanks for all the input and suggestions guys.
 
mrclean81 said:
Well I ended up going with a Fuji Finepix S2950. After noticing the great price and awesome pic quality at Walmart, I got an even better deal on ebay so I pulled the trigger. 14mp, 18x zoom, etc. For $150 I think its worth it. Thanks for all the input and suggestions guys.
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So, when will we see the first detail using the new camera.

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I just purchased a Canon 60D as an upgrade to the 30D I have been using.

FYI: I am considering selling my 30D...Anyone can PM me if interested.

Jason
 
My other hobby is photography. As new to these forums I am surprised how many others have the photobug also. Having "the eye must be true in detailing just as it is in photography heh?

Interesting how many retailers are true artist!
 
Currently shooting with the 7D, and I have an old 20D laying around. I am getting very tempted by the 5D Mark III though ... ;)
 
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