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Hi!
What camera should I buy?
#MainBhiPhotographer
So, well, how DO I choose a camera?
Remember to Breathe.
What kind of photos do you make?
Portraits Fashion Pets
Landscapes Advertising Sports
Weddings Indoor Outdoor Abstract Creative Weird
Architecture Scientific Documentary
Macro Micro Astro
Umm… all of it?
Right Tool For The Right Job
Is it for me?
Casual photos of friends, family, surroundings Share right away
− Instagram!− Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Flickr, Whatsapp
Do not care about technical perfection Few photos a day, if shooting hundreds daily –
you'll drain the battery.
Pros and Cons
One device to rule them all
Always with you Social Apps to edit and
enhance photos Easy to synchronize
photos online (via apps) or with Dropbox.
Image quality
– Dynamic range
– Noise Usually not more than
one dedicated button User interface is not
optimized Very limited accessories Shutter lag
Is it for me?
Have big pockets
– For carrying a camera, of course! Want better images Don't need too many accessories, but want a
dedicated camera Do not afford a full-blown dSLR system Want a easier learning curve for starting out with
photography Want a no-nonsense camera that shoots decent
images.
Pros and Cons
Point… and shoot!
Or fiddle around
Pick your mix
– Sizes
– Zoom ranges Usually more features
than dSLRs
Macro mode for free!
File formats are commonly recognized by software
Manual control mostly feels like an afterthought
Decent image quality, but dynamic range is still limited.
More pixels on small sensor => more noise.
Shutter lag
Slow focussing
Few accessories
Is it for me?
Professionals Serious Amateurs Control Freaks / Technical Perfection OCD Low light performance Have big pockets
– Loaded with cash, maybe?
Pros and Cons
Exceptional image quality
Full Auto / Partial Auto / Full Manual controls
Accessories, boatloads of them
Can be controlled by external hardware / computer / phone app
Go nuts with all the buttons and dials!
Shoot RAW.
Bulkiest of the cameras
LOTS of buttons and dials, steep learning curve.
Automatic panorama? Smile detection? Auto HDR? Face detection? Hard luck…
You usually end up carrying a lot more than just the camera – a separate backpack or more.
Iceberg!
What dSLR should I buy?
Entry Level / Cropped Sensor– Just starting out
– Generic photography High End / Cropped Sensor
– Wildlife
– Wedding / Events High End / Full Frame
– Architecture
– Portraits
ISO, Shutter, Sync/ Rolling shutter, AF Motor
Higher ISO gives better performance in low light
High shutter speeds allows working with extreme lighting – usually strobes that can look brighter than sun, up close.
Shutter Sync speeds limit freezing motion with a flash.
Use old lenses on new dSLR for cheap
What Lens do I Buy?
Wider aperture = shallow DOF Wider aperture = better performance in low light VR / IS = reduction in photos spoiled by shaky
hands / taken from moving vehicle. Barrel distortion Chromatic aberration Focus speed (primes are faster, zooms slower) Lens creep, weight
Harshad Sharma
@hiway
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