Great picture of Barkley. Did you find the picture then pick the name?
A year ago Oran gave me a "gift certificate" to get a good digital camera - at the time I was not ready, did some reading and made no decisions. Any suggestions? I do not care at all about maximum electronic tricks but do care about a 135 lens, acting as much like my old Olympus as possible. Has to be a SLR. I had one I liked (took this pic) but Calvin ate it the 10th day I owned it.
Hope everyone has had nice holidays.
Barb, good for you with the llamas. I used to want one but ... is it just like having a pet? Like a big dog that sleeps outside?
The Canon Rebel is one of the most popular digital SLR cameras. Not sure how simple the digital part of the controls are, but you still get the manual f-stop, ISO and shutter speed on the camera body, like your Olympus.
ReplyDeleteGo to a shop and see what digital interface works for you. Most come with a stock 50-130 zoom I think.
I'm also looking for a digital SLR.
Thanks, took me 3 days of checking blog to find you had made a comment. Oran wants to take me shopping for the camera soon. I think he just needs an electronic shopping fix!
ReplyDeleteWhat is the difference between semi-pro, pro and popular?
Rebel. Will be certain to check it out. I want the camera to be as instant (quick) (no delay) as possible. I want to capture the exact moment - not two seconds later.
I am at Aunt Donnas. 6.5 hours on a straight highway. Argh.
She makes the trip to me rather frequently. I told her she must love me very much.
Too cold and windy. CT much milder. Maryland sounds pretty good.
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Digital SLRs have a sensor area analogous to a frame of film. The light comes in and "exposes" that sensor. While digital camera lenses are the same dimensions as a film camera, the sensor is smaller than 35mm film. So you get a "crop factor" - you lose a bit of the frame. Therefore a 28mm lens on a digital SLR is not a wide angle lens.
ReplyDelete"professional" level cameras are often "full frame" - the sensor is the same size as 35mm film. "Full frame" cameras cost about twice as much (over a 1000$).