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damoegan:

--- Quote from: stealthwolf on January 23, 2011, 09:37:55 am ---Dpreview.com tend to have good indepth reviews of various cameras. Suffice to say, a higher spec camera is better than a cheapo camera with lots of MP. MPs aren't the only thing to consider - lens, build quality, features etc all must be considered.

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+1  :happy2:

My D90 only has 12MP but the picture quality is outstanding.

If I wer you I would set my budget and decide what manufacturer you want to go with and see what sort of deal you can get for your budget (bady and lans' package).

cmdrfire:
Most important considerations when buying a camera, for me?

1) Lenses available - Canon, Nikon, Leica M-mount, then all the nonOEMs like Sigma etc...
2) Sensor size - I'm a full-frame man all the way, APS-C is acceptable but you shouldn't really get anything smaller than APS-C in a DSLR/prosumer camera.
3) Pixel pitch - how far away physically the individual pixels on the sensor are from each other. Denser is better (generally).
4) High ISO performance - important for low-light images, don't like using the flash.
5) Ergonomics.
6) Feature set.
and then after that Megapixels (though it's somewhat tied into pixel pitch/density).

EOS 550D is a very good starter camera, I learned a lot with my 400D ages ago.




...incidentally, I once dated the niece of the guy who invented the digital camera. No sh*t. He was just awarded the presidential medal of technology in the US last year...

scotta:
Megapixels in the real world dont mean much its the size of the pixels that are important - bigger pixels = more light.

Ken Rockwell has an article about it here - http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/mpmyth.htm

Ive moved up from a D60 to a D300s not for increased quality but for increased shutter speed and better ISO performance.

I did a six page feature shoot for PCC magazine with my old D60 so quality in the camera is not an issue! What makes the difference is the Lens. I hired a 70 - 200 2.8 lens (£1600 worth) to do the shoot - Pin sharp!

My advise would be try spend a bit on a lens. Ive got a 50mm 1.4 AFS and it is excellent and sharp cost me £330.

darrenw:
any more than 8 megapixels is wasted - my daughter upgraded from a 30d to a 5d but her photos haven;t improved - in fact she takes less cos the fancy semi pro 5d cost her so much of her pocket money she doesn;t want to scratch it (so she doesn;t take it out as much)

agree with the points above about the quality of lens being more important that the camera - a Canon 30d is a stonking bargain with all the features you will ever need

rgds
darren

rich83:

--- Quote from: darrenw on February 11, 2011, 08:57:13 pm ---any more than 8 megapixels is wasted - my daughter upgraded from a 30d to a 5d but her photos haven;t improved - in fact she takes less cos the fancy semi pro 5d cost her so much of her pocket money she doesn;t want to scratch it (so she doesn;t take it out as much)

agree with the points above about the quality of lens being more important that the camera - a Canon 30d is a stonking bargain with all the features you will ever need

rgds
darren



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Its the photographer that takes the photos not the camera. Id recommend getting some camera insurance then it doesnt matter if you bin it!

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