Camera Art Photography

I'm really into art, but have recently considered getting into photography more, so I'm planning to buy a more professional camera, what do you recommend?
I heard Olympus isn't that good, I'm considering Panasonic GF-1... is it worth it?
I currently don't know much about photography.
I'm also planning to go to an art college so the camera wouldn't be put to waste after a year or two, but would most likely be used for a while.

First, Olympus makes great cameras. Olympus is celebrating 90 years in business, you don't last that long making products that are not very good. Olympus introduced many features, in film and digital, that other camera makers adopted. Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Jay Dickman ais one of many professional photographers to select the Olympus digital SLR system. And the Olympus E-3 was chosen by NASA for a international space station photography mission.

Panasonic uses the same 4/3 sensor in their GF-1 that Olympus uses. In fact, the GF-1 is Panasonic's version of the Olympus EP-1. Both cameras use DSLR sensors in a compact camera to achieve the best quality you can in a small camera. You may be used to point and shoot cameras, but selecting a DSLR may be a better choice. Both the GF-1 and EP-1 cost a bit more than some of the entry level DSLRs. If you are looking for video, either of these would work.

I think the Olympus E-620 would be a better choice to get started with. It runs about $100 less, with lens. An SLR would be better, especially if you attend an Art School since most will require an SLR. This is one of the new models and would serve you well for several years. The Olympus E series are th smallest and lightest DSLRs available and I find they are easier to carry around. When coupled with the 25mm pancake lens, my E-510 can fit in my pocket (some of my larger pockets).

As far as lens selection, Olympus offers a full line of lenses covering the same as Canon or Nikon. In fact, Olympus actually needs less lenses because all E series lenses are auto focus lenses, unlike Nikon and Canon. Olympus also put the image stabilization in the camera body, so no need for more expensive image stabilization lenses, like the ones from Nikon and Canon. And the older Minolta lenses won't work on the current Sony DSLR line without an adapter, Sony changed the mount.

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I am adult fine art student, but I have been doing photography also.
I am both interested in fine art that use photograph and fine art photography. So, I asked Photo department if they allowed to take photo major course. They were ok, because I used to be a photo major, and had some experience, but only their rule to join them to have a DSRL. It is understandable that photographer need to use DSRL, but in the fine art field, I know there are some artists who use regular commercial use camera to make their works.

I would like to hear others opinion, if artists are acceptable to use camera other than DSRL to make their work.

Some might say, but in my idea, it is artists freedom and choice to use whatever material. But maybe from the photographer point of view, they might now consider as professional if the work are not made with professional use camera.

I have a film SRL. I used to have 20D, but it is too heavy, so I sold it and bought Canon Power Shot 7. (I got the display one, so it is a little up to date.) It has a professional function, so I like it, but I am wondering if I should buy another digital again a digital DSRL, or not.
I am adult fine art student, but I have been doing photography also.
I am both interested in fine art that use photograph and fine art photography. So, I asked Photo department if they allowed to take photo major course. They were ok, because I used to be a photo major, and had some experience, but only their rule to join them to have a DSLR. It is understandable that photographer need to use DSLR, but in the fine art field, I know there are some artists who use regular commercial use camera to make their works.

I would like to hear others opinion, if artists are acceptable to use camera other than DSLR to make their work.

Some might say, but in my idea, it is artists freedom and choice to use whatever material. But maybe from the photographer point of view, they might now consider as professional if the work are not made with professional use camera.

I am not a native English speaker, so please understand if I have misspelling or grammar mistake.
Thank you all for the answers.

I see that in educational perspective and photographer side of the opinion, and they all helpful. Canon 20D is the beginning of digital manufacture, and now there are different and new DSLR that are not too heavy. Also, Canon Power Shot advance one is not SLR interchangeable lens, but it has macro, zoom, ISO setting, and all. It is different from commercial use. But I understand why now that the photography school required.

Now, I would like to hear more from fine art people side the ideas, outside of the school setting. If you make art with photography, you would use SLR or DSLR? (Not including photoshop editing works, but art that handmade collage or photography that consider as art, such like Andy Goldthworthy, BARBARA KRUGER.) Sorry I cannot come out with example of artists now, but you can give names too, so that I can do research on my own who to aim for.

To create art, it doesn't matter what camera you use, it's what you put out that counts.

However, in a classroom setting where you have to learn, things change. They want to teach you how to make art come out of a camera, and to do that, I think you need to know how to use one. You need to know how to push it to its limits and what it's capable of. This doesn't mean you need an SLR (or a DSLR) but it does mean you need to be able to shoot in a fully manual mode, that allows you to adjust ISO (or change films with different ISO), aperture, and shutter speed. For digital, you need to throw in white balance as well. The problem is that of being able to control your artistic tool.

Now, it is pretty much a given that an SLR or DSLR will let you do that. It's not a defining quality of an SLR, but I can't think of a single mainstream SLR or DSLR that won't let you adjust those settings. On the other hand, finding a point & shoot that does let you change ALL those settings is tricky. Also a problem is that a lot of P&S cameras don't show focal length to users in mm, they show it in multipliers, like "2x zoom, 3x zoom, etc." When you need to discuss photography with other students, you all need to be speaking with the same terms and point of reference.

So, I think that for an educational art course, you need a camera that easily lets you adjust ISO, shutter speed, and aperture, as well as white balance and focal length where applicable. I think it's easier to just say, "you need a DSLR" but if you want to be fair, then if a camera meets those requirements I feel it should be okay.

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(edit) I should also add that depending on the course, you may need the ability switch between different lenses, shooting a telephoto, a wide-angle, etc. I don't think there are many P&S cameras that let you do this, though I've seen some digital rangefinder cameras that do.

2009-10-23 05:19:05 by Tomoe

Price: $39.95

Anyone have suggestions for a starting camera to use and perhaps incorporate into existing art? Should I start with a digital or 35mm (anything reasonably priced)? Any related cool sites you can suggest? VERY inspired by some of the photography (and art) out there. kind thanks...

You will probablly get many opinions on this. I would recomend a 35mm camera, I do not believe digital comes anywhere near the color saturation, and awesome detail that you can get with film, but that is my opinion. Alas, I have finally purchased a digital camera with some reservations. You need to go and find what works for you. What feels comfortable in your hands, and look through the viewfinder of several cameras before deciding. Keep in mind you want a camera that will go from fully automatic to fully manual, so that as you learn the camera can do some or all of the work for you, but you dont have to purchase another camera in order to get that artistic control that fully manual gives you.

2008-01-11 18:01:31 by puredesign69

Price: $34.95

I don't have much money to purchase a brand new professional camera? Which would be a good inexpensive camera that could help me build my identity for the art of photography?

I would like to take black and white pics
headshots
and fashion

thanks for your expertise!!!

canon / nikon is your best bet if you're looking for DSLR

I'd suggest the Canon EOS XSi digital rebel and with a 50mm f1.8 II or a 50mm f1.4 USM lens

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