Originally posted by: konichiwa
Originally posted by: PHiuR
Originally posted by: Jzero
Do you need SLR? Point-And-Shoot? Zoom? Macro? Is this for a class? Fun?
Need the info 😀
i don't know much about cameras, i dont even know what SLR is ::blushes:: zoom - i def want. doesnt have to be much...whats macro? and this will be for class and fun. so (class)
i might want to say...the more features the better?
SLR is "single-lens reflex" meaning that when you look through the viewfinder you are actually looking through the lens as opposed to cheap cameras and throwaways that have a little hole that goes from the back of the camera to the front so when you look through the viewfinder you're not really looking through the lens. If you want to do real photography, you need an SLR (there are other types, but I'm assuming you don't really care)
If you go for a Canon Rebel or pretty much any other low-end SLR you'll find that the lenses will be interchangeable. You can buy a zoom lens with the camera, but I'd recommend your first lens being a telephoto (can see wide angle or zoom in with one lens). Beginning photogs. find this helpful and the lens-switching necessary otherwise pretty tedious.
Macro lenses are extreme closeup lenses and, to be honest, you probably dont want one without learning how to use it. Just not worth the hassle.
