Wijnands wrote:.
Go to a shop, pick up a few cameras, do a test to see how easilyyou can change- autofocus point- aperture- shutter speed- metering method- white balance.
And just pick a camera you like..
Like it was that easy. Tell me the shops that will let you play with the cameras for more than 30 seconds and not try to brainwash you into buying the model they want to sell.Big camera stores will usually only have dummy models without batteries..
People in these forums give good advice based on their experiences, are you saying we should stop asking questions?..
Peroni wrote:.
Like it was that easy. Tell me the shops that will let you playwith the cameras for more than 30 seconds and not try to brainwashyou into buying the model they want to sell..
Tell 'm to bugger off!?.
Big camera stores will usually only have dummy models withoutbatteries..
Aren't those also the shop with a flexible return policy? I've pestered shops into letting me try cameras..
People in these forums give good advice based on their experiences,are you saying we should stop asking questions?.
No, but I'm giving this advice based on my experience. And to shed some fresh light on the matter..
There's people here acting like you need a totally different camera for just about anything.Don't wait for the Nikon D-whatever, have fun now!http://www.flickr.com/photos/j_wijnands/..
Graystar wrote:.
Canon EOS-1D Mark III.
Not best if you want....
A lightweight, small DSLR.
To spend under $4000 for a camera body.
A camera compatible with your Nikon/Pentax/Olympus/Sony(Minolta)/Leica/Hassy lenses and accessories.
More than 10mp.
Good choices in ultra-wide lenses.
To pick one up today (it's on backorder pretty much everywhere).
Seen in a fortune cookie:Fear is the darkroom where negatives are developed..
Graystar wrote:.
Canon EOS-1D Mark III.
Yes, that is certainly the perfect camera to recommend in a beginner's forum, but it is almost certainly useless without a bag full of L series lenses as well.........
JohnPentax *ist-D, K100D, Oly Stylushttp://www.pbase.com/jglover..
Reply was to a statement, which was wrong..
The clearly is a "Best" DSLR..
It's just one that few can\would afford..
As to not being worth much without a bag full of "L" glass. Jeesh, if someone spent the money to buy the body, don;t you think they would have the glass?.
Too, even with a cheap kit lens, that kind of body is going to deliver impressive shots..
But, yes, the spirit of the OP's statement is correct. Don;t worry about which is "Best".be more concerned with what you can afford, what feels comfortable and which will allow you to grow.Dave PattersonMidwestshutterbug.com'When the light and composition are strong, nobodynotices things like resolution or pincushion distortion'Gary Friedman..
Midwestshutterbug wrote:.
Reply was to a statement, which was wrong..
The statemenr is correct. There is no one best DSLR. There is, at best, the best DSLR for you..
The clearly is a "Best" DSLR..
It's just one that few can\would afford..
Ah, so obviously you must mean the best DSLR is the Hassy H3D-39. It's clearly the best, unless you want....
A lightweight, small DSLR.
To spend under $30000 for a camera body.
A camera compatible with your Canon/Nikon/Pentax/Olympus/Sony(Minolta)/Leica lenses and accessories.
More than ISO 400.
More than 1/2 fps.
To pick one up today (unless you live in a very large city, it's not going to be a stock item at your local camera store).
But, yes, the spirit of the OP's statement is correct..
It's not just the spirit of the OP's statement is correct..
Seen in a fortune cookie:Fear is the darkroom where negatives are developed..
Perhaps for you. Don't ask me to shoot anything with it.Don't wait for the Nikon D-whatever, have fun now!http://www.flickr.com/photos/j_wijnands/..