Cameras? Any suggestions? - Page 2

SchBabe,

How did you make it look so much better?  Is that the same photo?  If so, is it a lot to learn how to do all that?  That was pretty impressive.

Ceph, nice pics. 

I've definitely got to shop for a decent camera.

I love photoshop :)

From what I have heard Photoshop and Lightroom are both great for photo editing, but I also like using microsoft photo editor when I am feeling lazy....I just can do alot more with Photoshop...alot of those browner pics are a part of a series that I am doing in semi-saturated sepia....there's so much you can do mixing a good camera and some good software :)

~Cate

cate - beautiful shots of the shelter dogs... I love black and whites, there is something more emotional about them or something.  nicely done and good quality too.

gsdfanatic1964,

I have EOS Rebel and Powershot A95. I mostly use Rebel EOS XTI for taking pictures

Heres some samples

I took this with my telephoto lens

This was taken from my Canon PowerShot A95 :)

My rebel shots :)

Brittany,

Those are outstanding shots.

What camera again?  Sorry, I guess I could re-read.

Powershot A95 and EOS Rebel XTI

Hi ,

Choosing a camera is very very tough specially if the use is for enthusiast or a prosumer level . I would suggest that you go for a good high zoom prosumer camera that offers some features of an SLR ( semi-proffesional/prosumer) and the practicality , economy , and easy of use of a consumer camera . I would recomend you the panasonic Fz50 over the canon , nikon ones because of the ability to play around with setings like ISO etc however picture quality of the nikon and canon are second to none . If you want to take up photography as a more serious adventure then an SLR looks like a better option however do note that it is the "Glass that makes all the difference" and choose the lenses wisely and do try to rent a lense if that option is available in your area. I would recomend a D40/50 or a Digital rebel to start off with , invest in good lenses because they can always be used on other cameras in the future (providing compatibility) .

My freind made these following pictures (no editing) with a 2 year old Sony F828 which was like 500-600$ back then (IIRC) , cameras of better quality and function are avaiable now for less .

I would recomend that you buy a good prosumer level camera (nikon , canon , or panasonic ) and also some books on digital photography , how to compose a picture etc and by Photoshop for editing .

P.s- with the panasonic fz50 you can shoot raw aswell and edit the images on PS .

Gsdfanatic:

I purchased the Canon EOS Rebel XIi  a few months ago.  I am a noice photographer, and I found it very easy to use and am very happy with the pictures.  I did go out a buy an additional lens with Image stabilizer that was about the same price as the camera itself, but well worth it if you are taking pictures of dogs on the field, etc.  I took both of these pic's.  The first was taken of a cool female that trains where I do (in Eastern PA) and the second one is of my dog Molly taken at Marsh Creek.  I purchased a fuiji digital camera for about $150 and it just was useless for taking any type of action pictures or long distance, etc.  This is one of the best things I ever bought myself (next to my Garmen GPS). 

Wow Brittany !! Beautiful pictures !!!   I have a simple Kodak CD33  Not really great pictures but great memories. Here's dressup for a halloween barn party. 

We have an Olympus E-500 and love it.  My only addition would be a bigger lens, this came with a 40 to 150 and for some stuff a bigger lens would be nice.  :)  Plus I'm learning photoshop so you can really do alot with the photos!