Camera Battle

[BEAST]

off the internet and on the treadmill, chop chop.

Off the internet and in to the kitchen you skinny little bitch. Now get off the god damn thread while you are at it too. :slap:

I'm scared! I'm scared I won't learn how to use it to it's capabilities, so it won't be worth the money. :panic:

No no you'll be fine. Just get it we'll give you pointers. :D

[blm]

No no you'll be fine. Just get it scrum will give you pointers. :D

Fixed.

[BEAST]

Fixed.

Ahhhhh, blm...you are such a simpleton. :slap:

FB if you are just trying to take clear pictures like scrum just buy any point and shoot camera and talk to him but if you want to play with clarity, depth of field and shadows...talk to me. :D

[BEAST]

I forgot to add shutter speeds too. :D

[Scrumhalf]

I'm scared! I'm scared I won't learn how to use it to it's capabilities, so it won't be worth the money. :panic:

I think it is a very legitimate concern. Most people I know use a DSLR like a point and shoot camera. They put it on Auto mode and fire away. There's no point in buying a DSLR to do that.

In my mind, there are two things you need to think about.

Firstly, a DSLR gives you a lot more options for you to decide when taking a shot. In a P&S,the camera makes all the decisions for you. If light is perfect and everything is ideal, great. Otherwise, there is no way the camera will make the right decision. That's why indoor shots, night shots and backlit shots look like crap when taken by most people with P&S cameras. The issue of course is that there is a learning curve for using a DSLR. You've got to put in the time to learn it. It is not complicated, but it takes time to experiment.

Secondly, a DSLR is bulky. No two ways about it. You are not going to slip it into a purse and carry it whereever you go. You need to get a camera bag or backpack to carry it around. This is a dealbreaker to many people and the DSLR languishes in the closet at home. P&S are super convenient, there's no question about it. If there was a P&S that have the versatility of my DSLR, I'd get it in an instant.

It doesn't matter what Beast or I tell you. You need to think through these two things before jumping in. Based on your comment, I think you are.

[BEAST]

Agreed with scrum. Also since you do a lot of fishing and stuff you might wanna look in to something like this.

Nikon AW100 COOLPIX Compact Digital Camera | Underwater Camera

[FitnessBrat]

Agreed with scrum. Also since you do a lot of fishing and stuff you might wanna look in to something like this.

Nikon AW100 COOLPIX Compact Digital Camera | Underwater Camera

Ehh, I just got a waterproof camera over the summer. Maybe I just need a nicer regular camera.

[BEAST]

Ehh, I just got a waterproof camera over the summer. Maybe I just need a nicer regular camera.

Then get the canon T4i. Even if you use it in auto or semi auto mode you'd still take much better pictures than your little water proof camera.

[Scrumhalf]

Wagon near Albuquerque...


IMG_1267-1 by Scrumhalf, on Flickr

[FitnessBrat]

/\ that wagon looks like a drawing!

[Scrumhalf]

It was a bit more faded than in the photo. I had to play with the contrast and luminance a bit in Lightroom. Shooting in RAW helps!

[Bouncer]

thats cool shit scrum

[Scrumhalf]

Northern Flicker, a kind of woodpecker.


IMG_0381-1 by Scrumhalf, on Flickr

[Scrumhalf]

American widgeon male....


IMG_1416-1 by Scrumhalf, on Flickr

[Bouncer]

pretty good with that camera scrum.