This subject comes up periodically. WHY DO YOU FEEL YOU NEED A DSLR? I tried the Nikon D5000 and Canon T1i. They are both a piece of crap. I even tried that $1,000 Panasonic "4/3" camera (also a piece of crap).I want to start taking pictures with DSLR.
What P&S were you using? Maybe it was an inferior P&S and therefore the DSLR looked tremendous by comparison.I did try to take some photos with a dslr and the results were tremendous, amazing stuff that I was never able to get via point-and-shoot. Are you suggesting that despite what you purchased, you find no difference at all? none?
So, you were using the 18-55 lens that came with the camera? How close did you come? Were you able to take a nice pic of a pocket book cover?i got a T1 went it came out and was quite happy by it, took great close up shots even with the standard lens
Bumping up the ISO degrades the quality of the pic. I shoot at ISO 64 with a flash so the shutter speed is at 1/45.and i never really had a problem with the 'dimply lit living room'- bump up iso and try and lengthen the shutter speed
Is this the f1.8 lense? If yes, there is a practical problem in using it.im looking in to buy the 50mm lens on sale at best buy
S&P's have come a long way since 2003. You may want to try the newer S&P models before getting into a bulky DSLR with a bunch of interchangeable lens and external flashes. The DSLR's that I have tried are better in the following areas.An old 2003 Samsung V4 Digimax.
these all in fact matter to me, so this is really helpful, Rockslinger.S&P's have come a long way since 2003. You may want to try the newer S&P models before getting into a bulky DSLR with a bunch of interchangeable lens and external flashes. The DSLR's that I have tried are better in the following areas.
1) Faster shot to shot speed if this is important to you.
2) They can shoot 3 or more frames per second if this is important to you.
3) I heard they can "freeze" a bird in flight.
4) I heard they can shoot in virtual darkness without flash.
I would agree, dbr is the best in depth source. You'll have to pick a team (Nikon or Canon) and then there are very good cameras to chose from. Spend a little less on the camera and a little more on the lenses.... you'll keep them longer than the camera.Figure out your budget, then go to a store and get a feel for the different cameras in your hand and see which you like.
Then get any of the big name brands out there and you'll be fine.
Tons of sites out there, www.dpreview.com is a better place to dig around
With that logic, why buy a knife, scissors, nail file, screw driver, fish scaler, bottle opener and a cork screw when you can just buy a Swiss army knife?What P&S were you using? Maybe it was an inferior P&S and therefore the DSLR looked tremendous by comparison.
I tried the Nikon D5000 (with a speedlight) and the Canon T1i and they were terrible. From memory here is a truncated list of their deficiencies.
1) Liveview only works in certain settings, not all.
2) Terrible close-ups. So I was advised to buy a special "macro" lense for several hundred dollars.
3) Terrible flash on close-ups. So, I was advised to buy a special "macro" flash.
4) In a dimly lit living room, the pics came out very bland, colours were pastel. Focussing also a problem. The aperature on the 18-55 lense only opens to f3.5 and not f2.8. So, I was advised to spend more money to buy a special f1.8 lense.
5) To get a zoom greater than 3x optical, I would have to spend more money to buy another lense.
Long story short, I probably could get a slightly better pic with a DSLR if I spend thousands of dollars on lenses and external flashes, lug all that shit around and be prepared to keep switching lenses and flashes (pain in the neck).
The DSLR's were faster on shot to shot lags and could shoot a 1,000 frames a second but those features aren't important to me. Their HD videos are probably better but again not important to me.
