Camera for GCSE photography
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ScotiaLass
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- Middle Earth
I remember those!
raleighnut
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- One of the 'Elite'
The lenses were good, old Zeiss designs. OT a bit but I've got a pair of Russian 8x30 binoculars, dead copy of a pair of Zeiss ones an old fella up the road had (prewar?) in fact he bought a pair just for the case and then gave the glasses to his grandson, mine have been great since I bought em in 1981.
hoopdriver
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- East Sussex
I use Zeiss lenses on my DSLR. Brilliant glass, pin sharp and the clarity and colour rendition is unbelievable. Brilliantly built too - all steel and glass, no plastic. Lovely.
jonny jeez
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- Chislehurst, Kent, UK
I have an interest in photography, so bought my daughter an EOS with a couple of lenses and filters...and toys.
She has it in the agreement that when she graduates, its mine.
So its a nice one....and she takes very good care if it.
She has it in the agreement that when she graduates, its mine.
So its a nice one....and she takes very good care if it.
A Canon entry level DSLR sounds about right. People generally prefer the brand of the first quality camera they use. Personally I never got on with Canon SLR , being an Olympus user, but all Canon cameras produce excellent results and are well made. I did go over to Canon for a compact (A620) and love using it.
ScotiaLass
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- Middle Earth
At my college, Nikon seemed to be the most popular camera! I used a Canon, and still do
It's expensive to change brand!
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
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- lost somewhere
There was a talk at the RGS by the photographer who took this photo. During the question and answer session somebody asked about the camera settings he had used on several of his photos.
" No idea. I just put it on Auto. It's far cleverer than me."
" No idea. I just put it on Auto. It's far cleverer than me."
At my college, Nikon seemed to be the most popular camera! I used a Canon, and still do
It's expensive to change brand!
At my college we had a vast armoury of lenses of different brands. From College, summer internship and stints in camera shops I have used just about every brand from Minox to Sinar. They are all tools in the box for me.
andyfraser
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- Bristol
I understand that. When I first got my DSLR I spent ages reading books and playing with settings only to find the auto settings were better than I was! Now I just leave everything on auto, tweak the auto focus settings and only go SP, AP of full manual if I really need to.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
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- lost somewhere
I had a Zorki 4, a sort of Leica knock-off. It was a good camera but my photos were quite dreadful.
ScotiaLass
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- Middle Earth
That was Steve McCurry.
I can understand using auto settings if you're a photojournalist etc. The type of photos I take (Still Life) I mainly use manual settings as I have more control over how I want my 'end' image to look.
Every photographer who has gone through any type of training, will know how to use the camera on manual.
It doesn't matter if it's a Canon, Nikon, Leica or a Hasselblad, in the end, each will find their own technique
Andy_R
Hard of hearing..I said Herd of Herring..oh FFS..
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- County Durham
A halfway decent tripod will help too
