I propose to discuss here different photo cameras and different techniques used to make photos as well as what are good what photography is about and which subjects are good or not so good for photography and why.


This thread has originated from here

For starter here is good tutorial about digital photography

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials.htm

Me no digital....  yet.
Won't be next year either.

Got a Canon EOS 50E... (SLR)
EF 50mm f/1.4 lens
EF 20-35mm f/1:3.5-4.5 lens

both lenses digi compatible

Yep, I think next year will be a good time for me to update my digital.
I've held off for a long while because I have an underwater housing which goes with the old Olympus.
I'm hoping to get a digital SLR and housing for less than 2K. That should hopefully last me a good ten years.
I'll check out your link for some reviews tallo.

As for film cameras, I don't know why anyone would bother with them these days. i

$5!!!   Surely you jest?

Do I hear $6?

Rather than sell it cheap, I'd prefer to give it away to somebody who is serious about whetting their appetite for underwater photography.
I know it's cliche' -  but I think it's far more gratifying than hunting with a spear.

Yes Tallo, I think people get carried away with the assumption that more Megapixels will always mean better.
I have a few cameras, and have photos taken with my old Fuji S5000, which is 3 Megapixels, that compare favourably against those taken with my Canon EOS 350D, which is 8 Megapixels.
Even my Canon Ixus 7.0, which is a compact automatic, can take a great picture.

Many people just want the latest and greatest, so many bargains can be found amongst second hand cameras which people are upgrading from to get more megapixels, but so long as it has a decent lens and processor, anything 3Megapixels upwards is capable of taking great shots, and can be got at very cheap prices.

I have one photo, which I use as the desktop background on my daughters laptop, which I took with the fuji, at 1 Megapixel, it was taken with telephoto lens, and uv filter on, and is of a meerkat at the zoo, eating wildflowers, the detail and definition is great, and I used the 1 meg setting just to see what sort of quality I could get at that setting, and it was surprisingly good.
I know the EOS will still cost hundreds to buy second hand, but something like my fuji could be bought for well under a hundred bucks, and many have the lens and filter kits with them like mine.

So if you want a SLR that is cheap and good, do a little research and you will find some absolute bargains.

Yes the 5D is one of the cameras I've considered in the digi range.  I'll be sticking to Canon since I can still use the lenses and I prefer though the size of the 35mm SLR units.  (Got big hands)

What about putting photos on here, is it allowed.

And can I get am image uploaded to make an avatar. I tried before, but is seemd I could only use an offsite image.

Anyone know???