Thread: Why Buy a Camera?

Originally Posted by Hoges

I had a colleague once who had an "artist's eye" . He had a collection of expensive SLRs and lenses which he sometimes used. His best work was in black & white for which he used a battered 30 yr old Leica. Sadly he died before digital took hold. He sometimes observed to (ignorant) others when they'd have a dig about his old camera that "... good photos form in the mind... the camera simply records it..."

Zackly! Which is why most of my pics aren't great, I don't have an eye for it.
Occasionally, I get a good shot.

Originally Posted by 4xsama

Seriously.

Unless you want to capture a scene like a sunrise or a close up of a critter why would you invest in a $1k camera?

I don't want to believe in what I am posting but if the beloved & I go camping for a few days and want to record a bit of history why would we invest in some (digi) tech which will be obsolete in 1 year?

Why it will be obsolete in 1 year?
My D200 still a good camera and it can use 40 years + old lens and also the new ones.
To take a good shot you do not need a new camera, good glass is more important and in some cases a long range one if you like avian or other wild life photography.
Go to a reputable photography equipment gear and get a Nikon D80 for $200 and a Nikon 50mm F1/8 and you will be able to take awesome shots.

Originally Posted by 4xsama

Seriously.

Unless you want to capture a scene like a sunrise or a close up of a critter why would you invest in a $1k camera?

I don't want to believe in what I am posting but if the beloved & I go camping for a few days and want to record a bit of history why would we invest in some (digi) tech which will be obsolete in 1 year?

Why it will be obsolete in 1 year?
My D200 still a good camera and it can use 40 years + old lens and also the new ones.
To take a good shot you do not need a new camera, good glass is more important and in some cases a long range one if you like avian or other wild life photography.
Go to a reputable photography equipment gear and get a Nikon D80 for $200 and a Nikon 50mm F1/8 and you will be able to take awesome shots.
This image was taken with a D200

Because everything is used for a different purpose.

A DSLR, an SLR, a TLR, a compact, a phone, all do different things.

If you think you can take the same picture on a phone as a DSLR... Well, good luck to you.

As for the technology being obsolete... Sorry... I still use cameras from the 50's, and have lenses that span 60 years back. New technology doesn't always mean better. It comes back to certain things doing different things.

Originally Posted by p38arover

Zackly! Which is why most of my pics aren't great,(

99.99% of photos are not great but that is not the point.



A Nikon D200 with a 50mm f1.8 is a great setup to get going. A 10mp DSLR is more than adequate for virtually every situation.

I used a Canon 20D 8mp (still got it) for A3 professional images, and quite a few got blown up to large posters. It would produce similar quality to 645 meduim format. 12mp Canon 5D was better, and about as good as 67 medium format.