Hello, I have 2 really good digital cameras and just wanted to get some opinions on if I should sell or trade the 2 that I currently have for 1 profesional grade one. The 2 cameras that I currently have are the Nikon coolpix 4500 and the Nikon coolpix 5000. If you think I should trade them in for one good one, which one should I get. :?:
Should I sell or trade my 2 great cameras for 1 prof. one?
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I think it all depends on how serious you are about photography. There's a big rule that I'm slowly but surely learning about photography, and that's that spectacular photos are much more from the eye of the photographer than they are from any piece of equipment. One of the best photos I've ever taken was with a $19.95 piece of junk point-and-shoot film camera. That doesn't mean I don't get great shots with the setup I have now, it just means that it's not necessary.
If you want to veer more towards a certain aspect of photography, say sports photography, then yes, you might want to consider getting a professional grade camera that can support a variety of interchangable lenses. Likewise if you want to start shooting weddings (need to be able to use a big off-camera flash unit) or studio work (need to be able to control slave units and such).
Me personally? I'm in love with my $600 Minolta DiMage 7i. Sure, I'd kill to have a $4000 D-SLR, but I know that 1) my budget won't support it, 2) my wife wouldn't let me, and 3) at the moment I don't do the types of photography that would fully utilize that sort of equipment.
Anyway, not trying to talk you down from the ledge or anything--If you've got the resources and are 'into' photography enough that you could make use of a D-SLR, friggin' go for it and never look back at the rest of us peons!
But if your camera is not glued to your hand and you're happy with the shots you get out of your present setup(s), work on developing your eye instead of your equipment bag.
If you want to veer more towards a certain aspect of photography, say sports photography, then yes, you might want to consider getting a professional grade camera that can support a variety of interchangable lenses. Likewise if you want to start shooting weddings (need to be able to use a big off-camera flash unit) or studio work (need to be able to control slave units and such).
Me personally? I'm in love with my $600 Minolta DiMage 7i. Sure, I'd kill to have a $4000 D-SLR, but I know that 1) my budget won't support it, 2) my wife wouldn't let me, and 3) at the moment I don't do the types of photography that would fully utilize that sort of equipment.
Anyway, not trying to talk you down from the ledge or anything--If you've got the resources and are 'into' photography enough that you could make use of a D-SLR, friggin' go for it and never look back at the rest of us peons!
But if your camera is not glued to your hand and you're happy with the shots you get out of your present setup(s), work on developing your eye instead of your equipment bag. One thing to keep in mind is that selling both your cameras will only get you a DSLR body--you'd still have to come up with some serious scratch for the lenses and accessories (flash, bag, memory, etc)... If I were you I'd do it...you'll never look back .
.NKT":igxcni7f said:One thing to keep in mind is that selling both your cameras will only get you a DSLR body--you'd still have to come up with some serious scratch for the lenses and accessories (flash, bag, memory, etc)... If I were you I'd do it...you'll never look back
Indeed! I was all set to plunk down $1200 for a nice D-SLR (an Olympus, if I remember) and then realized that that was just for the body, and I'd be shelling out at least another $400 for just one basic multipurpose lens, and then eventually another grand or so for a nice telephoto, maybe another few hundred for a macro lens, etc. 8O Ka-pow, there went my idea of getting the D-SLR at this point. Ahh well, my Minolta does the trick pretty well!
ah but if you can afford it...
I am lucky enough to bring my work home with me (own a digital photography company) and it is a hoot to see just how big I can make each polyp on my sps corals with these new cameras.
A lot of these high end cameras are a once in a lifetime investment though, I have a buddy that is still shooting on a kodak dcs 620 which only has 2 megapixels but with interchangable lenses he can get the photos he needs without needing a higher image quality and still make some nice lookin 8x10s on a dyesub printer.
tren
I am lucky enough to bring my work home with me (own a digital photography company) and it is a hoot to see just how big I can make each polyp on my sps corals with these new cameras.
A lot of these high end cameras are a once in a lifetime investment though, I have a buddy that is still shooting on a kodak dcs 620 which only has 2 megapixels but with interchangable lenses he can get the photos he needs without needing a higher image quality and still make some nice lookin 8x10s on a dyesub printer.
tren
there are some great deals on EBAY for DSLR packages. I just got one.. see my 10D post. The company is a big distributor for canon.... they get a kick-back for selling units. regardless of price. it was the end of the month.. so i scooped it up for around $900 for the body..... with US warranty. the whole package was about $1900
camera body
2 lenses
bag
512mb mem card
tripod
x-tra battery
uv lens filters
cleaning material
4yr canon service warranty
hth
just be patient and find the right deal
camera body
2 lenses
bag
512mb mem card
tripod
x-tra battery
uv lens filters
cleaning material
4yr canon service warranty
hth
just be patient and find the right deal
I got my camera today.... Yeah baby, Yeah! :wink:
The thing rocks... I can't believe i didnt get one sooner. Everything came as promised in good order. I was surprised on how the image quality differs from a standard digi-Cam... i took some photos of the wife and kid...
Next.... the tank. I need to get a bigger bag. The one that came with is good for the body and a lens + cables and such. I ordered the battery grip and might pick up another lens tomorrow.
anyway.. I highly reccomend the company i bought from. great service, up front with order prosessing and shipping. and delivered the product as promised...
see my post for further
The thing rocks... I can't believe i didnt get one sooner. Everything came as promised in good order. I was surprised on how the image quality differs from a standard digi-Cam... i took some photos of the wife and kid...
Next.... the tank. I need to get a bigger bag. The one that came with is good for the body and a lens + cables and such. I ordered the battery grip and might pick up another lens tomorrow.
anyway.. I highly reccomend the company i bought from. great service, up front with order prosessing and shipping. and delivered the product as promised...
see my post for further
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