Relatively new to photigraphy
Mar 6, 2018 09:23:23 #
dpsteele92 wrote:
I am posting this question not only for myself but for my 18 y/o son as well. He would like a new camera for his birthday, there are so many different makes, models, and options out there I have no idea where to begin. Any suggestions for a a good camera that both my son & I can use that won't become obsolete as our picture taking skills advance?
Need more info. What are your son's interests? What does he want to photograph? Same questions for you, since it sounds like you may share the camera.
AND What is you budget?
I will say, that, if I were starting out today, I would go mirrorless. But beyond that, I will wait to know more about what you and your son want from photography.
Mar 6, 2018 10:12:24 #
dpsteele92 wrote:
I am posting this question not only for myself but for my 18 y/o son as well. He would like a new camera for his birthday, there are so many different makes, models, and options out there I have no idea where to begin. Any suggestions for a a good camera that both my son & I can use that won't become obsolete as our picture taking skills advance?
"Photigraphy"? What's that?
Mar 6, 2018 10:21:01 #
dpsteele92 wrote:
... Any suggestions for a a good camera that both my son & I can use that won't become obsolete as our picture taking skills advance?
It doesn't matter which camera you buy, someone (maybe even you) will eventually consider it obsolete, not only as your photigraphy skills advance, but as new models come out. Don't let that concern you. Obsolete cameras still take photos (photis?) just as well as their operators can compose and expose. Obsolescence is a marketing term, not an important part of the photigraphy lexicon.
And sorry for the needling -- sometimes I can't resist. I do recognize that the "i" is right next to the "o" on the keyboard, (mine, anyway) and it's a common fatfinger error. Sometimes referred to as "PEBCAK" (problem exists between chair and keyboard [although that is generally reserved for more serious errors]).
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