If you are fond of photography and feel that a conventional digital device is not enough for you, but you need something better, you probably thought about purchasing a SLR camera. Currently, this is a fairly popular item, so the market is full of various models and offers. But which SLR to choose?
First you need to understand how a SLR camera differs from a digital one and whether it is worth buying it at all. Of course, if you shoot for a long time on the “soap box” and want to develop in this path, then you need it. If you need a camera to capture family celebrations and holidays, think about whether it is worth a lot of money and time that will be spent on mastering new technology.
Once you have decided and decided that you need a DSLR for a beginner, you can safely go to the store. Cameras for beginners, as a rule, are in the lower price range than professional equipment, so you should not spend extra money on the second. There are a number of reasons for this. Firstly, the DSLR for a beginner is designed to allow you to adapt to a new acquisition and understand the principles of its work. In addition, in such a camera there are automatic modes that are not available on professional equipment, without them it is quite difficult to get used to the equipment. Your first DSLR for a beginner does not have to have a huge number of possible settings that you will never contact. As a rule, by the time a person completely masters his camera, he already imagines where he wants to move on and which camera he will need for this.
The second important choice that you have to make is to decide which company your DSLR will be for a beginner. Modern models of all leading manufacturers do not differ much from each other in price and technical characteristics, so you need to be guided here by other parameters. Namely, the practical convenience of the camera. Arriving at the store, try to hold various cameras in your hands and take a couple of shots using each. Decide which one is more comfortable for you to use.
It should also be borne in mind that you will probably have to purchase interchangeable lenses, flashes, batteries, filters and other gadgets with a SLR camera. Therefore, it makes sense to buy a camera from one of the most popular companies (in our country it is Canon and Nikon) in order to be able to choose accessories for it from a larger number of possible ones.
A beginner's DSLR can be sold with or without a lens. It is recommended to purchase models in the first configuration, since the surcharge for them is small, but optics makes it possible to determine in which direction you will develop further. Then you can get more professional lenses.
The SLR for beginners is a simplified model of a professional camera. If you learn how to use it wisely, then you probably decide to purchase a more "advanced" technique. And for starters, it is most important to determine the future direction of their development.