Camera Photo Comparison

I'm looking to get a dslr and it's proven to be difficult to decide. I've read several reviews of the cameras and they seem to be fairly similar. Good anyone give me some ideas-do you have a preference?

This is going to be my "starting out" camera, I will be upgrading in a few years-after school-and I'll probably want to stick with the same camera company-so is there one above the rest that would make for an easy transition?

I will be shooting some landscape photos but mostly people-a few studio type but most outside. For the starter camera I won't be doing sports-the fastest action will be dancing-but the next camera I get will have to be able to take good pictures of action-track/cross county, etc.

My experience with digital is limited to the canon powershot, but have used a 35 mm slr.

The 3 cameras that I've been trying to decide between are:
Nikon D80, Canon Digital Rebel XTi, and Pentax K10D.

Thanks in advance.

~Christen

At present, those cameras may seem "comparable" but I suggest that you visit a camera shop and hold the three in your hands and see how they FEEL in your hands; my guess is that you'll prefer the Nikon's no-nonsense feel and the ergonomics.

My own personal reason for choosing the Nikon would, of course, be the optics. When you buy a SLR camera, whether digital or film, you're actually buying into a lens system. Lenses normally outlast cameras, unless dropped on a hard service or submerged in water. So, when you buy a lens, you know that it must fit the next level camera. Well, I don't know about Pentax or the Rebel, but I do KNOW that the lens for the Nikon will fit the other digital Nikon cameras currently in popular use: D50, D70, D70S, D100, D200, D2X, and will fit whatever other camera they make in the future (they have NOT changed their lens mount since 1959).

The other reason for choosing Nikon is that the lenses are known for superb engineering and build craftsmanship PLUS superior glass formula (yes, glass AIN'T just glass). I would even suggest that you look at the very versatile Nikon lens: Nikkor AF DX 18-135mm lens, and consider getting "faster" lenses in the future so that you can start building your "arsenal" of lenses that will be with you for many years to come.

I bought all of my "better" lenses on the used market and I saved a bundle for a better grade of brand name and quality rather than go with generic lenses (I learned my lesson a long time ago and vowed NEVER to repeat that error after a most humiliating and most embarrassing experience with a generic lens, which I sold immediately after one use; all the images came our soft around the edges, and I later discovered that it was a common fault with inferior glass used by generic brand companies in order to compete with brand names) (generic lenses are mostly for once-in-a-while photos like vacationers or those who bring out a camera for "special" holidays/occasions; avid photographers are a bit more discriminating and concerned with image detail quality).

EDITED: I should have mentioned that the features at this level of camera are very close to the more expensive "professional" level cameras. The features are there to give you more versatility and means to get things done under a lot of different circumstances that will arise. You'll also find that the features are located where you can easily access them, and in a shot time, you won't have to take your eyes away from the viewfinder to locate the features.

Good luck and very best wishes.

2007-02-17 17:28:46 by photoenhance

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Which would make the better quality photos, a Sony Cybershot DSC-H9 (8.1mp) or a Sony Cybershot DSCW200 with 12.1mp? Anyone who knows about these two cameras, with comparison, please help. I'm only using the DSCW200 as an example, as I'm not looking to but this camera, but i'm wanting to buy the H9, but I don't know which would make better photos!

The photographer is the biggest variable once you reach this level of camera. If you can't get good photos with one, you won't get good photos with the other camera.

The H9 is fine and it will take good photos. They will be a little bit smaller than the 12.1 mp ones from the W200, but at normal print sizes 11x14 and smaller, you won't be able to see the difference.

If you want better photos...take a photography course and put effort into composition, lighting, and exposure. Here's a simple tip to improve your people photos: focus on the eyes. A photo looks sharper if your subject's eyes are in focus.

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I used to have a C530 camera and have recently purchased a C813. Even though the C813 has over 8 million megapixels it doesnt seem to take as good a photo as the c530 which only has 5. Could you explain why that is? The c813 photos see slightly blurred in comparison.

Oh ho! Here we go again. Why should 8mp be better than 5mp ? I have in my collection a 5 or 6 year old 3.2mp Panasonic with Leica lens that will produce better results than your 8mp Kodak. What makes a fine camera is mostly the quality of the lens, NOT the number of mp. Kodak lenses are average at best. Snapshooters cameras. If you have a so so lens even with 20mp you will get so so results, the processor just digitalises' the image formed by the lens.
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Is there anywhere where I can see samples of photos taken with the different camera phones? I'm thinking about a 1.2 Mega Pixel or a 2 Mega pixel, but will these actually take good photos? I'm only looking for basic happy snaps, I'm upgrading from a phone with no camera at all and I'm not into fiddly technology. Any photo that's clear and not too small will do me fine. So is there somewhere I can see what they're likely to look like? The phones I'm considering are either the Sony Ericsson K550i or the Nokia 3500

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2009-01-04 00:18:14 by S.E.P.

I'm thinking that the quality of digital cameras-the more recent ones, that is-are so amazing that they've possibly reached the point at which they're 'better' than the regular 35mm (or similar types) film-based cameras.

Of course, 'better' means many different qualities and capabilities in this context. Just by the Mega-Pixel rating, is it really possible to say "OK, then camera A will *record* superior images in comparison to camera B."? I'd like to disregard photo paper, developing chemicals, pixels, printers, and the like.

If the 'digitals' haven't surpassed the film cameras, seeing as how it is not possible for film cameras to 'improve', when should this point come?

In the high ISO range, DLSR's surpassed film a while ago, both in maximum ISO and in quality. When you compare the noise of a image file shot at 3200 ISO with 3200 ISO film the digital image is much better AND the digital file is in colour. Now of course this is comparing 35 mm film to DSLR's that do not include medium format cameras.

Of course a 4x5 view camera will out perform a DSLR in image quality, but certainly not in ease of use.

Where digital cameras have difficulty is in the "art arena". Most collectors want the image shot by the artist, processed and printed by the photographer AND it has to be archival. This usually means black and white prints on fiber based paper or Ilfochrome (Cibachrome) colour prints ... hand printed and processed by the artist. That means NO inkjet prints ... at least for now.

2008-08-03 23:21:42 by nmcollegestudent