Timeline for What features are important in a good camera for an aspiring young photographer?
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| Jul 15, 2016 at 19:18 | comment | added | TomTom | +1. When I got back into photography a year ago afte a long absence, it was with my fiancee's NEX 5. The moment I wanted to go manual - man, it is a CHORE. There are no controls for that, all in menues and all over the place. The only thing I could change fast was... ISO. Bridge camera controls are not optimized for photographers wanting to go manual. | |
| Jul 15, 2016 at 10:29 | comment | added | Janardan S | @hiredmind That's why we have diopter adjustment. | |
| Dec 26, 2010 at 12:34 | comment | added | grm | 50mm is not a good starter unless she only want to do portrait shots. As Edgar pointed out a 28mm or a 35mm is a better option. | |
| Dec 7, 2010 at 2:47 | comment | added | HiredMind | @leonidas: An additional note about electronic viewfinders: they are hell if you wear glasses. | |
| Nov 29, 2010 at 16:31 | comment | added | Leonidas | Add 5.) A SLR is the only camera, where you really can compose a picture because of it viewfinder. No, stretching out the arms and looking on a small screen is not comparable and neither is a partially grainy electronic visor. | |
| Nov 29, 2010 at 11:40 | comment | added | user1681 | Yes and no. Yes for point that it is more portrait lens on APS-C - No because it gives great quality for price. I used to shoot with 50mm on APS-C for whole year - it is sometimes bit uncomfortable BUT it forces you to think. | |
| Nov 29, 2010 at 3:36 | vote | accept | WilliamKF | ||
| Nov 28, 2010 at 23:33 | comment | added | Nick Bedford | I too agree. I've never agreed with the use of a compact (in the sense of a small sensor camera) for someone who is serious about wanting to learn. For someone like that, the limitations of compacts are just too great. | |
| Nov 28, 2010 at 20:20 | history | edited | mmr | CC BY-SA 2.5 |
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| Nov 28, 2010 at 19:59 | comment | added | mmr | agreed, but the 50mm f/1.8 is ~$100, so within her budget more easily. | |
| Nov 28, 2010 at 19:15 | comment | added | Edgar Bonet | A 50 mm on an APS-C body is kind of too long for a “standard” lens. I would rather go for a 28 or a 35, unless her daughter is into portrait. | |
| Nov 28, 2010 at 4:42 | history | answered | mmr | CC BY-SA 2.5 |