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DescentOnARope
Location: Long Island, New York Gender: Male Total Likes: 662 likes
| | | Re: The Official "What camera to buy?" Thread < Reply # 688 on 9/23/2015 5:56 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | I've recommended the D3300 so much I must sound like a Nikon shill, but it really is awesome. It comes with a pretty basic (but still good) lens, but more importantly, it has TONS of manual control and options, which is what makes it a really good choice. You can always buy a new lens later if you need one, but the D3300 is a great, economical body. Shop around, you can get one for quite a bit cheaper than the usual $600. Also, get a tripod if you haven't already, you'll never not want one.
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| Deuterium
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| | | Re: The Official "What camera to buy?" Thread < Reply # 691 on 10/15/2015 6:58 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Nobody mentioned this one... Panasonic DMC-FZ7. It is older, but a great starter. They have newer versions, but I'm not familiar with them personally. You can get a used one for about $50 on eBay, add $10 for a new battery. Don't put a whole lot of thought into it. If you don't really like it, you're not out much. The catch is that it can only handle an SD card up to 2GB, but it's more than enough. The user interface is great and accessing manual control settings is very easy. It's probably the best of anything I've ever used. Going back and forth between manual and auto focus is a breeze. If you pre-focus in auto-focus, you push the MF button and it switches into MF mode and it tells you what the approximate current focal distance is with ft of distance scale. There are no useless stupid faddish features like smile detection and crap like that. Long exposure capability trumps many DSLRs. Along with the usual times, these are the top end exposure times you can use on this camera: 15 20 25 30 40 50 and 60 seconds. Many cameras top out at 15 or 30 seconds or require an external remote to extend it. The lens is superior to most DSLR kit lens. It's F2.8-3.3. Its 2.8 on far wide end, and 3.3 rest of the way. To put it simply, with the same ISO, if you have to use 1/10 seconds with a /5.6 kit lens, you can shoot it at 1/25. To match this on a DSLR, you need a $1,000 lens. By the time you're ready to upgrade, you already understand how F values, ISO and exposure time relates. The user interface is so good on this thing that you will likely be disappointed with whatever else you upgrade to. Read the manual: service.us.panasonic.com/OPERMANPDF/DMCFZ7.PDF
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| matis
Location: Oakland, Ca Gender: Male Total Likes: 50 likes
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| | | Re: The Official "What camera to buy?" Thread < Reply # 694 on 11/13/2015 10:11 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by Mark Can someone point me to a webpage or video on how to operate a dslr in low light, and even beginner guides. Also could some of you recommend the best 300 ish dollar cameras to look at for beginners? Thanks in advance for the help
| for $300 i would recommend a used canon rebel body off of amazon. i picked up a used t1i (500d) body for $200 a long time ago, so probably a little cheaper now. recently got a 24mm 2.8 stm (pancake, so its super short), and its tac sharp in all 4 corners. great in low light, doesnt weigh much and is a pretty buff lens all around (short, stubby, metal mount, small element). as far as low light photography, you'll most certainly need a tripod. then you're going to want to use the self timer (either 2 sec, or 10) or a wireless flash trigger, that way when you hit the shutter button you dont move it (it will pick up and record the movement in the form of blurry streaks of light). maybe bump your ISO (the sensitivity to light) to 200-400, and like some one else already said, PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE! dont be worried if your few 100 photos turn out like garbage, just keep shooting, put some miles on that shutter, you'll eventually find your way around it edit: also feel free to replace the word canon with nikon. they are comparable in almost every way, you're only buying into the lens system that each provide
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| matis
Location: Oakland, Ca Gender: Male Total Likes: 50 likes
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| | | Re: The Official "What camera to buy?" Thread < Reply # 695 on 11/13/2015 10:18 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by Antash I'm wondering, is it necessary to have a camera that is weatherproof for urbex? Specially drains, flooded bunkers, etc. Or is it just a nice feature to have but you can live without it when you watch out? ;) I'm looking for a mirror-less camera to buy, and I find it hard to find one that has this feature and isn't high-priced.
| no not necessary. even if you drop a 5D or D4 in the water, its toast. also keep in mind your camera is only going to be as weatherproof as the lens you throw on it, and these are usually super expensive. just get a camera that will do the job, and also not be a huge hit if it breaks. my first camera ate shit with me when i fell through a burned staircase while exploring, it was a cheap used rebel xt (350d), and the cheapo 50mm lens i had on it survived. so i just found another newer used body on amazon, and its worked just fine for me
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