Tuesday, March 3, 2015

What Camera Should I Buy?

It might surprise you I get this a lot. "You're a photographer what's the best camera? What should I buy?" The first question I then ask is...How much do you want to spent?  and what kind of shooting do you want to do?

I will say this mostly it's not the camera that makes a good image it's the photographer. If you know what you are doing you can take a good photo with a cheap camera, and if you don't you can take a bad photo with an expensive camera...

                                                     A LITTLE TEST
All 3 photos are taken with 3 different cameras.
Can you find the photo taken with the cheapest camera?
Does it matter if the image is good enough?
Does brand matter?
My answer is no. The only common thing with these photos is me. One was shot with a $300 camera one with a $2500 camera. It's all about the photographer. No one knows what you shoot with or cares if it's a good photo.

So what camera should you buy?  I would first figure out how much you want to pay, and then get online and do your research and get the camera that best fits your needs in your price range.

What kind of photos do you want to take?
are you just going to use it for snapshots of your kids? Are you shooting action? or landscapes? do you want to shoot video with you camera?

Find your budget and find a camera in your budget that fills your needs. If you have never picked up a DSLR before and you have a budget I would not run out and buy a $5000 camera, and on the other end if you have a photo shoot for a client I would NOT use a point and shoot camera.

And remember the best camera is the one you have with you

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