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Dec 16, 2013 16:17:34   #
wj cody Loc: springfield illinois
 
hi SS,
nope, just STUPID!!!

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Dec 16, 2013 16:25:01   #
amgroup
 
Bottom line is not brand or model or price, it is simply one thing and one thing only. Will you use it? If you buy an expensive camera and leave it in the box, it is virtually useless. If you use what ever you have, learn to do it well, and keep working at it, any camera can be of service to you. Get off the brand and model, make a decision to use what ever you have access to, and get started. You can always change or upgrade as you grow in your abilities.

I've owned most of the pro cameras in almost 50 years of photo journalism, advertising photography and studio ownership. I retired, finally, but continue to shoot my own stuff now, with complete freedom as to what I want to shoot, and the camera is simply an extension and tool, not the absolute answer to what I am attempting to photograph.

Develop your ability to see, to create, then worry about what brand.

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Dec 16, 2013 16:32:14   #
SharpShooter Loc: NorCal
 
wj cody wrote:
hi SS,
nope, just STUPID!!!


wj, in that case, get in line and take a number!!! And no cuts, I was in line first! :-)
SS

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Dec 16, 2013 17:03:58   #
Photogdog Loc: New Kensington, PA
 
Cdouthitt wrote:
Ok, since no one has come out and told you what to buy, I will :-)

Bridge Camera:
Sony RX100
Panasonic LX7
Olympus Stylus 1

Super Zoom
People here swear by the Canon Sx50

Mirrorless
Olympus EPL5
Olympus OMD EM5
Olympus OMD EM1
Panasonic GX7

DSLR (Crop)
Nikon 7100
Canon 70D

DSLR (Full)
Sony A7
Nikon D610
Nikon D800

Now with the mirrorless and DSLR options, you'll need to find some good glass to go with them.


Cdouthitt

Not to pick nits...

The Sony RX-100 is a really a Point & Shoot. Granted a VERY, VERY good P&S but a P&S just the same.

Also, as far as mirrorless is concerned, the Sony NEX line is excellent. I have a NEX-7 along with a number of lenses & it takes EXCELLENT photographs (especially with the Zeiss 24mm f1.8).

Photogdog

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Dec 16, 2013 17:07:24   #
amgroup
 
The cameras don't take the pictures, the photographer does. Get comfortable with what ever you choose, make it work for you, and choose something else after more experience, if need be.

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Dec 16, 2013 17:27:21   #
Capn_Dave
 
If you still think it's the camera, your money would be better spent on photography lessons.

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Dec 16, 2013 17:42:54   #
lukan Loc: Chicago, IL
 
SS: Your list is impressive, for sure. I'll bet some of the 4x5s and all that German glass has helped etch beautiful scenery onto film (or digital backs, if that's the case). You've got to be an artist with tools like those!
By the way, the OP has fallen to the wayside.

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Dec 16, 2013 17:56:27   #
Coker Loc: Havana, IL
 
They are all very good.. it is who hooks you first.. I love Canon and is a little easier to get around than the Nikon...

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Dec 16, 2013 18:33:48   #
JD. Loc: Winston Salem NC
 
I agree with Gordon what ever you feel comfor. with

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Dec 16, 2013 18:34:47   #
pentax kid
 
Its like buying your first car...gotta kick a lot of tires and take a few test drives....making sure you don't break the bank. As for me...I am using a Pentax K30

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Dec 16, 2013 18:59:31   #
SharpShooter Loc: NorCal
 
lukan wrote:
SS: Your list is impressive, for sure. I'll bet some of the 4x5s and all that German glass has helped etch beautiful scenery onto film (or digital backs, if that's the case). You've got to be an artist with tools like those!
By the way, the OP has fallen to the wayside.


Help, I've fallen by the wayside and can't get up!!:-)
Lukan, thanks, but you WAY overestimate ME. All that exotic machinery belongs to wj!
I think wj is a real photographer!
Unlike myself, I only own one camera. I went from an Instamatic to a very complex 5Dmkll, in hopes it would make me a better photographer. Ive had it nearly five years and the only image it would produce was that of a nose! I cleaned the sensor, the mirror and the lens to no avail.
But not all is lost, just this morning, I was going trough the remnants of my manual, and sudenly, finally had that, "aha" moment. I realized I was using the darned thing backwards. At least I now know that nose was my own.
I just wish I had not been using a macro !! :-)
But lukan, thanks for the positive thoughts.
SS

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Dec 16, 2013 19:03:30   #
SharpShooter Loc: NorCal
 
Capn_Dave wrote:
If you still think it's the camera, your money would be better spent on photography lessons.


Capn, if you don't think it's the camera, try taking a photo with out one.
It won't matter HOW many lessons you take.
It's the camera. ;-)
SS

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Dec 16, 2013 19:30:42   #
Reddog Loc: Southern Calif
 
Nguyen Khai wrote:
Which one is better camera ? Nikon Pentax canon Sony Olympus please ?


No one makes a bad Camera today, but all third parties make accessories for Canon, Nikon and quite a few for Sony. You are limited with Pentax and Olympus to the original manufacturer to a large part.

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Dec 16, 2013 19:35:13   #
Rbrylawski Loc: Tampa, FL
 
WHY is anyone still providing a response to what has to be a troll? The OP asked a question. One that has been asked over and over and over and over. And so many have offered their answer, but where is the OP? He hasn't responded to a single post since opening a thread, without a shred of information as to what he can spend or wants to do with a camera.

I for one will be unchecking watch this topic.......

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Dec 16, 2013 19:56:30   #
dtparker Loc: Small Town, NC
 
I recommend Linhof Technica 4x5. It will teach you to slow down and make every shot count. It will also produce beautiful photographs!

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