I think I have outgrown my point and shot digital

[spinner1]

Was just looking at this photo from last fall.

Yes its colorful and all...
But I want more detail.

What SLR would you recommend?

[Fly_Line]

You mean to tell me that you have been taking all your pics with a simple point and shoot digital?!
Man do I feel humbled. I can only imagin what you could do with something more high tech.

[Steve Molcsan]

You mean to tell me that you have been taking all your pics with a simple point and shoot digital?!
Man do I feel humbled. I can only imagin what you could do with something more high tech.

I know what you mean, I almost missed the bumble bee in the forefront
due to beautiful colorful scenery in the back ground.


It certainly is a nice pic from a standard point & shoot...

Steve

[TyroneFly]

Nikon and Canon would be your best choices in DSLR, but don't rule out Pentax, Sony or Olympus. You don't need a pro level camera body, but a pro level lense is a must if you want to get the best colors and sharpness. This could cost you some bucks, but a 50mm from Nikon or Canon is only around $100 and one of the finest lenses every made. With any camera, sharpness can be greatly increased with the use of a tripod.

[Joel D. Popham]

Spinner,
I use the Nikon D80. It's probably more camera than I'll ever use, but it is a blast playing around and trying different features...The BEST digital images that I have ever seen. Good luck and Best Regards....

[spinner1]

Would the D80 make the flowers look more define and not so rounded?

[Ray]

I shoot with a Nikon SLR, but a Canon SLR is also a great choice

[Joel D. Popham]

Spinner,
I don't know what camera you have been using...the D80 is a 10 megapixel camera. It will let you "zoom" in close to things in the photo without the object becoming distorted when you are viewing images on your computer. In a "scenery" picture, the detail is better, again depending on how you view the image. It came with a nice macro-telephoto lens, that gives me the ability to do an awful lot of different types of photos without changing lenses. It has a nice macro feature for doing very close up shots, and everything from full automatic modes to full manual modes, it even has a feature that lets you do very rapid exposures by holding down the shutter release, etc...I hope that helps...

[Steve Molcsan]

If I may please..


Learn to use the correct settings on the camera you have.
If you have then something may be wrong with the camera.

For instance , I am sure even with my ten year old low pixel digital, 850K to be exact,I could make the last picture you posted look much more
defined and certainty great on screen..


I have fooled many with this old 850K Olympus more than once and it has a fixed 3x zoom lens..

Sometimes all the hype on these hi end cameras to us amateurs is just that...'' I have some framed photos with this old Olympus that look
as good as some, most film shots... Having a collection of several hundred
photos all keepers due to proper settings and setup, id- light ect...
is really wonderful.


My 1/2 cents based on many years enjoying working with cameras...
both hi quality film & now low end digitalis.

Steve

Shot with my Low end Olympus 850K it prints out real vibrant
and clear...

[joerogrz]

I have an N80 which I've been trying to sell for years and I can vouch that it is a very good camera and takes outstanding pictures. It is the film equivalent of the D80. The D80 is also a little on the pricey side, however Canon and Nikon both make less expensive DSLRs. Nikon makes the D40 and D40x in addition to the D60. The D40 has less megapixels than the x. If you want to see more here is a link to Newegg.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...k=&srchInDesc=

Newegg and Tigerdirect both have pretty good prices on DSLRs. I buy computer parts from Newegg a lot and have never had a problem with them. Typically, if you go to a camera shop you'll pay more than what you would at these two stores.