Monday, September 10, 2012

What Camera do I buy? - Part 1 - General Info

(Model - Ashley Mitchell)


The holidays are quickly approaching and the questions around "What Camera" or "What's the Best Camera" should I buy comes up.

There are tons of choices and a lot of decisions to make...
Let me try to help the process.


First Off...
If you just want to take a snap shot and send it to someone, your cellphone camera will probably do the trick.  You'll be surprised how good they have become.... but keep in mind, if you want to be a bit more serious about taking photos or wanting to get more involved with your photography, you will probably want a camera.


WARNING... WARNING... WARNING
Photography can get very expensive $$$
Worst case scenario - you may end up being a "Camera-holic" like me.

Unless you have the means to go out and buy the top of line of everything, stay within a budget that you feel good about.

Also, a camera is just a tool.
A means of which to capture what you want.
Just because you bought a Leica M9 with a 50mm Noctilux (I will explain later on), the camera isn't going to make your photos better.  In the right hands and with knowledge... perhaps.

Get a tool that will meet your needs and learn photography.
Learning photography takes a bit of time and some effort to learn.  But if photography is something you have interest in, you'll appreciate the results you achieve.

We'll explore the various types of cameras and some of the terminology and technology.
Keep in mind.... If you are looking for deep deep technical info, there are plenty of sites on the web that will explain everything in as much detail as you want.

My goal is to just have a conversation with you if as though you are asking questions.

More to come.......




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