Rich2236
Loc: E. Hampstead, New Hampshire
happyday123 wrote:
I am 57 years old and haven't picked up a camera of any kind for decades. I enjoy mostly learning about outdoor shots, family, natural light and black and white. I am definitely not wealthy and would like to purchase a dslr.
The first camera I built was a point and shoot by removing the cover off of a pin hole in the lid of an oatmeal box tube with photographic paper taped the the bottom of the box.
I wanted to become a photographer in middle school and for some reason the teacher thought I needed to memorize an entire page of . . .I think it was f stop/shutter speed calculations. That put a quick end to working with that teacher.
Roaming through your web site I find lots to learn and am picking up on terminology that is totally new to me.
What type of inexpensive dslr and good lens would you suggest. The photo is of my 87 year old mother Mary and I did not take the photo.
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Hi happyday, welcome to the hog. I would tend to agree with Indycaver, that for the money, a Canon in the T3 series would be a great bridge camera for you to start with. Looking forward to seeing some of your pictures. Post soon, and just remember, ask all the questions you have, the answers will come back to you.
Rich
Thank you for the tip sir. The Panasonic sounds interesting with a 2.8 26X zoom lens. Have a great day!
Just a quick note. Rich 2236 referred a Canon in the T3 series. The T3s are all slr cameras not bridge cameras. You can get a T3 with a kit lens for about $600, but then as you advance you'll be looking to add more expense with additional lenses. A true bridge camera has a lens that is permanent and cannot be changed. It also has a smaller sensor, think film size for old schoolers like me, but it usually has a longer zoom, 26X for the Panasonic FZ200; 42X for the Fuji Finepix HS50 and 50X for the Canon SX50. The Panasonic is going for about $400, the Fuji for about $370 and the Canon for even less. They each have different advantages and disadvantages. Recommend checking all three out. You can't go wrong with any one of them, and that includes the Canon T3 series cameras, they are just going to cost you more down the road. Best of luck in your quest.
Welcome. And if you don't mind. May I ask where in Iowa you live. I'm not too far from there.
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