upgrading digital camera

Tiggerfan14

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Hey everyone, gonna take a plung and upgrade to a better digital camera. Not sure if i want to spend the money on a digital slr or just get a good regular digital camera with a great zoom and hi mega pixel.
any input would be greatful. I am not sure if i got the slr if i would be upgrading to different lens etc. kinda confused. :confused3
 
What camera are you upgrading from, why are you upgrading, and what are your upgrading "goals", both short and longer term? Also, upgrading just for the sake of more megapixels is probably not the best reason to drop a lot of $$$ on a camera.

~YEKCIM
 
Tell us more on why you are upgrading. We do not want to give bad info.

Kevin
 
I agree with everyone else. Kinda hard to point you in the right direction without knowing why you feel the need to upgrade.

Only thing I can add here is some food for thought:

Point-n-Shoot:Goods
1. Small and light.
2. Mostly automatic, can be good if you don't know how to create correct manual exposures.
3. Usually has a very good focal range without requiring multiple heavy lenses.
4. Smaller initial cash outlay.
5. Easy to learn.

Point-n-Shoot:Bads
1. Can be tricky or impossible to get good low light/night shots/fireworks.
2. Usually pretty noisy at high ISO settings for low light/night shots.
3. Shutter lag can be a problem.
4. Difficult or impossible to use manual exposure settings if desired.


DSLR:Goods
1. Usually very good performance in low light.
2. Large selection of high quality lenses available.
3. Can use larger/stronger flash units for more distant subjects.
4. Very little(imperceptible???) shutter lag.
5. Battery usually lasts longer since LCD screen is not on as much.
6. Easy to use manual exposure controls(actually preferred more by me).
7. Usually has larger imaging sensor than point-n-shoots.


DSLR:Bads
1. Heavier
2. More expensive initial outlay. Even worse once you get hooked on quality glass.
3. Vulnerable to dust on sensor(unless you get one of the new self-cleaning cameras) or back of lens.
4. Bulkier. Usually need to carry your gear in a bag.
5. More conspicuous in sensitive situations(concerts/pro sporting events etc.)
6. Get caught up in petty brand flame wars on photography forums:hippie:
7. You feel much worse if you drop a DSLR and expensive lens.:scared1:


Hope this helps for now.
 

DSLR:Bads
6. Get caught up in petty brand flame wars on photography forums:hippie:

This is so obviously not a problem b/c Pentax is without a doubt the best ;)

Seriously though, any brand DSLR is great if a DSLR is what you need. I went to one mostly b/c I wanted better high ISO performance and the ability to go with wider angle focal lengths. Plus I get IS with all lenses on my K100D :cool1:

Kevin
 














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