Recommend slr
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- attentionspan
So what should i go with was thinking canon 50d?
other alternatives mabey a bit less pricey but still good ?This would be my first digislr, havent done photo in quite a while, did some experimenting with old slr cams and different stocks, but this is a while back.
- uberdesigner0
Don't call me sir. I work for a living.
- airey0
but go hold them all and have a play, you might find that you prefer the look and feel of one of the others. at that level they're all going to deliver quality but you need to make sure you're happy with it. my 2 cents.
- uberdesigner0
someone tell me what an SLR is? I asked a guy in a bar who had one and he said it was basically a camera with interchangeable parts.
- it's called 'google' nimrod.airey
- or someone could tell me in one sentenceuberdesigner
- single lens reflexjaylarson
- airey0
single lens reflex:
- airey0
learn to read ubertool:
The single-lens reflex (SLR) camera uses an automatic moving mirror system which permits the photographer to see exactly what will be captured by the film or digital imaging system, as opposed to non-SLR cameras where the view through the viewfinder could be significantly different from what was captured on film.
Prior to the development of SLR, all cameras with viewfinders had two optical light paths: one path through the lens to the film, and another path positioned above (TLR or twin-lens reflex) or to the side (rangefinder). Because the viewfinder and the film lens cannot share the same optical path, the viewing lens is aimed to intersect with the film lens at a fixed point somewhere in front of the camera. This is not problematic for pictures taken at a middle or longer distance but parallax causes framing errors in close-up shots. Moreover, focusing the lens of a non-reflex camera when it is opened to wider apertures (such as in low light or while using low-speed film) is not easy.
- airey0
Cross-section view of SLR system:
1 - Front-mount lens (4-element Tessar design)
2 - Reflex mirror at 45-degree angle
3 - Focal plane shutter
4 - 35 mm film or sensor
5 - Focusing screen
6 - Condenser lens
7 - Optical glass pentaprism (or pentamirror)
8 - Eyepiece (can have diopter correction ability)
- uberdesigner0
gee thanks!
- there's a colouring book in the mail for you also.airey
- and i already coloured most of it in!airey
- dickuberdesigner
- attentionspan0
Thanks airey.
That's alot of reading, can you give me some good suggestions of what i should be searching for, my ideal budget is around 1000 bucks yo.
- scottON0
I wouldn't get the canon 50d. Canon didn't do a very good job adding more megapixels (and always the 2/10'' bigger screen) this time, such a lazy fucking design team.
Get the 40d if you're going to get a canon pro-sumer SLR.
You probably don't need more than a G9 though.Nikon D90
Olympus E-620
Nikon D200s were available through bestbuy last week for like $595 - OUTRAGEOUS.peace
- sikma0
first slr? if so get the xsi. you will not need the features of the 50d.