Want to start photography
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- vaxorcist0
Ok, 2 ideas here....
1. Do you want to quickly get pretty good photos? Do you want to use images in your work? i.e. is this a means to an end, not an end in itself? If so, zoom lens is fine, even nicer point&shoot is good....
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2. Do you want to embark on a new learning experience, are you willing to get lots of crap photos and a few really good ones? Do you like to learn laws of physics? Do you want to learn how to work within tight limits? Do you like backlight photos with nice flare, do you want to be a photographer for it's own sake? If so, get an entry-level DSLR and a prime lens, and possibly the zoom that it comes with, and also a cheap flash, like a Sunpak 333 on ebay that you use only in manual mode, bounce flash or off-camera, read strobist.com,etc...
If you're serious about commercial photography, become a photo assistant for commercial shooters if you can, or spend a day learning from a photo assistant and pay them their day rate, you'll learn a TON...
- what's a good entry-level DSLR?********
- Nikon D3100 + 35mm 1.8, Canon T2i, even a Nikon D5000 or D90, various Sony/Pentax,etc...vaxorcist
- Canon EOS 1000D looks cool********
- not bad... but I'm switching from Canon to Nikon, due to ergonomics....try in your hands!vaxorcist
- and i'd think about going from nikon to canon cuz i have smaller handsjaylarson
- Try a D3100 before you sell all your nikon stuff.... otherwise I'll trade lenses with you....vaxorcist
- i have a d700 with the new 24-120 and a 50 1.4d. But so far, I'm not interested in selling. it's the grip, not the size thatjaylarson
- isn't perfect for me. the 5dmkii fits perfectly though.jaylarson
- what's a good entry-level DSLR?