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Originally Posted by KeepItGreasey
dude... just saw this post, and i was seriously dreading reading all the comments and advice given here.
i'm assuming you've been taking crappy cell phone camera pictures (haven't seen your crappy photos).
about 8 years ago, you could buy a camera for around $800 and it would do just a little bit more than our camera phones do today.
now you're gonna read comments from douchebags who will suggest that you buy the Maserati of digital cameras, and tell you that you're wasting your money if you don't got for the $1200 camera, and a couple $300 lenses and a $100 tripod. but i figure you just want to take pictures... not be the next Ansel Adams.
do some shopping around. look on Amazon.com, look on Costco.com, look at specific camera makers' websites... compare prices.
you can do very well with a camera in the $150-$250 out-the-door range. look for a camera in the 8MP-14MP range that also shoots 720p video.
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Lol, probably shoulda actually read the thread. You will find that everyone has been more than helpful.
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Originally Posted by The Viz
Well actually picture 1 that you are referencing isn't a picture at all. It is a computer generated image. Somebody did that for GM.
As far as a camera, I utilize a Nikon D300 and a D90. You don't need to spend thousands of dollars on a camera to take pictures, you just need to understand how to take pictures. To solve half the issues people have with taking pictures, read this book http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-.../dp/0817463003 . Also, you would be suprised what a pro picture looks like before post-processing. A picture you love in a magazine could have many hours of processing, photoshop etc. |
and just to add to this +
Almost every new point and shoot has a manual mode/aperture priority/advanced shooting modes today, so you would be able to take better pictures if you wanted to go with a Point and shoot, provided you learn how to use them.