Comments on: Picking the Right Camera http://rasmusrasmussen.com/2007/07/19/picking-the-right-camera/ Confessions of a Photographer... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:49:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: bishop27 http://rasmusrasmussen.com/2007/07/19/picking-the-right-camera/#comment-9821 bishop27 Tue, 13 May 2008 09:22:03 +0000 http://rasmusrasmussen.com/2007/07/19/picking-the-right-camera/#comment-9821 i disagree with saying just go with Nikon or Canon. While i have a Nikon D300 and am very partial to Nikon. i encourage everyone to look on reputable review websites like dpreview.com and make an educated decision on camera types for yourself. Whether it is a Nikon, Canon, Sony, Pentax or Olympus, each camera has different things that will cater to different photographer's needs. i disagree with saying just go with Nikon or Canon. While i have a Nikon D300 and am very partial to Nikon. i encourage everyone to look on reputable review websites like dpreview.com and make an educated decision on camera types for yourself. Whether it is a Nikon, Canon, Sony, Pentax or Olympus, each camera has different things that will cater to different photographer’s needs.

]]> By: Basti http://rasmusrasmussen.com/2007/07/19/picking-the-right-camera/#comment-8787 Basti Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:44:17 +0000 http://rasmusrasmussen.com/2007/07/19/picking-the-right-camera/#comment-8787 I would go for low Canon series only because of two reasons - there is way to upper models and its quite good in image quality. However I cant imagine using it extensively outdoor+travel like I do use my metal body Olympus E-300 or using it like Pentax k10D. I dont see these reasons with Nikon as cheapest models are quite crappy against its competitors, D40/50 cant go against Canon 350/400D, Olympus E410/510 or Pentax k10D and Nikon D80 is very poor against K20D or Canon 40D. I agree completely that all cheap DSLRs are geting better, eg. noise level is now incredibly low in comparison to cameras just few years ago. Also prices dropped quite a lot. But Canon and Nikon now have to prove they are the best with their very skilled and aggresive opponents like Sony, Pentax and Olympus. I would go for low Canon series only because of two reasons - there is way to upper models and its quite good in image quality. However I cant imagine using it extensively outdoor+travel like I do use my metal body Olympus E-300 or using it like Pentax k10D.
I dont see these reasons with Nikon as cheapest models are quite crappy against its competitors, D40/50 cant go against Canon 350/400D, Olympus E410/510 or Pentax k10D and Nikon D80 is very poor against K20D or Canon 40D.

I agree completely that all cheap DSLRs are geting better, eg. noise level is now incredibly low in comparison to cameras just few years ago. Also prices dropped quite a lot. But Canon and Nikon now have to prove they are the best with their very skilled and aggresive opponents like Sony, Pentax and Olympus.

]]> By: rasmus http://rasmusrasmussen.com/2007/07/19/picking-the-right-camera/#comment-8759 rasmus Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:15:04 +0000 http://rasmusrasmussen.com/2007/07/19/picking-the-right-camera/#comment-8759 Basti : While I agree that the earlier Nikons had a lot of noise problems (starting at ISO 200 was not exactly helping), they really have improved a lot. The point being that <em>all</em> the cheaper DSLRs are getting better and better, while the price stays more or less the smae. From what I have seen so far though, nothing beats Canon for overall quality. Basti : While I agree that the earlier Nikons had a lot of noise problems (starting at ISO 200 was not exactly helping), they really have improved a lot. The point being that all the cheaper DSLRs are getting better and better, while the price stays more or less the smae. From what I have seen so far though, nothing beats Canon for overall quality.

]]> By: Basti http://rasmusrasmussen.com/2007/07/19/picking-the-right-camera/#comment-8756 Basti Sun, 09 Mar 2008 19:38:25 +0000 http://rasmusrasmussen.com/2007/07/19/picking-the-right-camera/#comment-8756 I strongly disagree with that cheap Nikon or Canon - especially Nikon D40 and D50 are junk, new D60 follows - plastic crap with low compatibility to other Nikon gear, very bad choice! Cheap Canons (300D, 350D, 400D, 450D) are very good in image quality but very bad in body durability. Canons and Nikons are quite poor in quality/price under Canon 40D or Nikon D300. On the other hand there are very strong cheap cameras from other producers which easily beat any Canon or Nikon under $1000 (just body) - Olympus E-410 and E-510, Pentax K10D and K20D, Sony 100, 200, 300 and 350, Samsung GX-10 and GX-20. I strongly disagree with that cheap Nikon or Canon - especially Nikon D40 and D50 are junk, new D60 follows - plastic crap with low compatibility to other Nikon gear, very bad choice! Cheap Canons (300D, 350D, 400D, 450D) are very good in image quality but very bad in body durability. Canons and Nikons are quite poor in quality/price under Canon 40D or Nikon D300.

On the other hand there are very strong cheap cameras from other producers which easily beat any Canon or Nikon under $1000 (just body) - Olympus E-410 and E-510, Pentax K10D and K20D, Sony 100, 200, 300 and 350, Samsung GX-10 and GX-20.

]]> By: Nikhilesh http://rasmusrasmussen.com/2007/07/19/picking-the-right-camera/#comment-4718 Nikhilesh Fri, 14 Sep 2007 08:54:23 +0000 http://rasmusrasmussen.com/2007/07/19/picking-the-right-camera/#comment-4718 I am interested in picking up a DSLR camera. This article was extremely informative. Thanks, I shall take your advice seriously. Kind regards, Nik I am interested in picking up a DSLR camera. This article was extremely informative.
Thanks, I shall take your advice seriously.

Kind regards,

Nik

]]> By: Hugo http://rasmusrasmussen.com/2007/07/19/picking-the-right-camera/#comment-3496 Hugo Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:00:34 +0000 http://rasmusrasmussen.com/2007/07/19/picking-the-right-camera/#comment-3496 You forgot to mention Strobist.com - the be-all-and-end-all on how to light cheaply and portably. You forgot to mention Strobist.com - the be-all-and-end-all on how to light cheaply and portably.

]]> By: suemack http://rasmusrasmussen.com/2007/07/19/picking-the-right-camera/#comment-3495 suemack Thu, 19 Jul 2007 21:18:06 +0000 http://rasmusrasmussen.com/2007/07/19/picking-the-right-camera/#comment-3495 My rejection rate dropped dramatically when I upgraded from my Sony P&S to a Canon 300D. Still plenty of rejections, but that was operator error, not the camera. Great series of articles Ras :) My rejection rate dropped dramatically when I upgraded from my Sony P&S to a Canon 300D. Still plenty of rejections, but that was operator error, not the camera.

Great series of articles Ras :)

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