If you read this, tortured with doubts in connection with the upcoming purchase of the camera, then you certainly are not professional. People who earn their bread, motorcycles, my advice is hardly necessary. Whether they prove useful to you? Maybe. The most sensible approach – to listen to more different boards, to reflect on them and the final choice to make yourself. No one except you can not know what you need and why.
It is also useful to take note of my next observation. What is categorical in their assessment of the Council than it sounds obsessive opinion – so be careful to be treated to his words. Moreover, it is absolutely the right choice does not happen. In each case there are always pluses and minuses. Therefore, any choice – it is always a compromise.
And in fairness I do not pretend. All my advice is 100% subjective and reflect only my personal opinion.
Now to the point. First, decide whether to buy a digital camera. I will not dissuade him, but listed a number of obvious disadvantages that hinder the use of digital cameras:
* The relatively high cost and the camera itself, and paper prints from digital media.
* Quite a fast discharge battery and, consequently, the need to frequently recharge them (and / or have a spare).
* The trips have to think about where to store the captured images. Options may be different. A friend of mine carries a laptop and occasionally throws at him the footage.
* If you want to adjust their own photographs, you need a computer with a CD-burner drive and appropriate software.
* Photosensitive matrix of affordable digital cameras are smaller standard frame narrow screen the film, resulting in the equivalent of viewing angle lens will have a smaller focal length. As a result, the depth of field with digital cameras than with film. It is not always good. For example, artistic portrait traditionally remove the blurry background. Generally speaking, digital photography to manage areas of sharpness and blur difficult and sometimes impossible.
* The quality of digital images taken with non-professional equipment, yet inferior to the quality of traditional photography. However, if you do not make large prints, but to limit the model landscape format 10 x 15 cm, the claims to the quality you most likely will not occur.
All of the above Are not you scared? Then a digital camera – this is what you need. Moreover, and merits it a lot. I will mention two main groups:
* Great speed shooting. You can immediately see the result. If you do not like, you can immediately erase the image in memory and make another attempt. No need to worry about exposure errors. It does not matter if someone is taking pictures blinked. All Technical marriage is destroyed immediately. And, of course, speed is important and in other cases, for example, if you want to immediately send the resulting image via email.
* Do not ever spent on a film and its DIY developing. If you plan to shoot a lot, it is another argument in favor of a digital camera. A variety of surveys, requiring a large flow of the film are all sorts of experiments (for example, with the studio lights). In such cases, a digital camera will also be very worthwhile.
We turn to a discussion of film cameras. What to choose: a liberal soap-box or the impression of SLR camera?
First of all, it is necessary to dispel the widespread myth that the quality of images taken SLR camera, is proportionally high compared with what can you give a compact camera. This is absolutely not true. Sometimes people say: “Well, of course! The lens reflex after a longer, and therefore it gives better quality. And this statement is also untrue. At SLR, between the lens and the film is a mirror, so bring the lens to the film can not. Precisely because of this lens reflex lens more soap dish. But to produce more high-quality lens, ceteris paribus, much more complicated than a little. To this I might reply: “Yes we have seen this mylnichnoe quality! Nevazhnetskoe it! “The answer is simple. Poor quality you have seen because the camera was cheap. In modern high-quality compact camera can get pictures of very high quality.
What should be a good soap? The answer is:
* First of all, it must have a glass (not plastic) lens, preferably without the zoom (ie no zoom). Zoom – it’s always extra lenses, always try to give as little, but to win in functionality. Zuma (lenses with variable focal length) not only have a lower resolution, but also borders often worse draw objects that are outside the zone of sharpness. But as a concession, of course, is small. If you do not print art photos of large format, the quality of the zoom you could easily be arranged. For a more hard-line option, I would still recommend a lens with fixed focal length.
* Active autofocus system should have a large number of steps.
* Your camera should work great range of shutter speeds and aperture (for example, extracts from 1 / 700 sec. 1 sec. And aperture from 4 to 16)
* The presence of additional modes is not required. Any camera that satisfies the first three requirements, automatically has the required set of functions. Additional same functions are rarely used, but the cost of influence quite strongly.
So why, you ask professionals to carry a heavy these reflex, if a soap dish and give a good quality? It is not just quality, but in functionality. SLR camera allows you to change lenses to view the depth of field, manually set the parameters of exposition, to use different metering modes, etc. As a result photographer has more control over the parameters of the shooting and can manually select precisely the regime that is most suitable for this or that case. Another plus reflex – an opportunity to establish a modern flare to it, working in “smart” mode.
Conclusions:
1. If you just need a camera that gives a result that is not ashamed to show friends and if you do not intend to explore the photography, if you are depressed by the need to choose the parameters of shooting in manual mode, if the process of shooting for you, not as interesting as a result – then you should think about acquiring a good soap dish.
2. If you are keen amateur photographer who enjoys shooting process no less than on the outcome, then you certainly need a SLR. Also, you will need it if you intend to do special types of surveys (eg, macro), but not be limited to subjects like “My wife and my dog in the country”, “I Leaning Tower of Pisa”, etc.
3. If you have not got is not one of the categories described, it is quite possible, your goal – to make an impression, creating a sharp image of the photographer. In this case, simply come into the store and tell the seller how many are willing to spend. He enjoyed Provisional Government Is there anything truly cool.
I purposely did not write, a camera, a firm should be preferred. If you go to some photo exhibit or see photos posted on the Internet, you’ll find that good results can be obtained by using the camera from any reputable manufacturer. Which company to choose? This is rather subtle nuances. Very often, it is enough to come into the store and twist involves the purchase in your hands – and you’ll understand liking it or not. No doubt the thought that more important than the camera man who holds it in his hands. From his efforts and skills of the result depends to a greater extent.
In conclusion, I note that the choice of the camera – is first and foremost, the choice of optics. That it creates an image on film. And the camera only for a moment the shutter opens. That’s all.