I want to be a photographer?

Question

im in year 9 and love photography. i got work experience in about 2 months and so ill learn a few more things about photography. but what i really want to know is whats a good camera that can have good lenses put on it and isnt cheap and isnt pricy. and also im doing photography as my art subject so i need a decent camera to take good photos of different things such as:

black and white,flora,fauna,landscape,people,babys...

Answer 1

What I would recomend is a digital DSL such as one in the Canon Rebel family or if you have $1200 buy the Canon 40D which has nicer (pro) features.  Get it with the stock lens and as you get experience you will begin developing your own style and find the 'need' for additional lenses and light modifiers, etc.

A DSLR will allow you to shoot thousands of pictures, see the results and not have to waste money developing trash (that is what I call pictures I don't like and have to delete).  Other advantage is that later you can buy higher end lenses and use the same body.  The 40D focuses pretty fast and takes 6 frames per second which should be good if you want to take sports pictures as well

Hope this helps

Answer 2

How much money do you have to spend?

i'm also in year 9, and am an amateur in photography. And i've been studying up on it for about a year, and i've used this camera, it's a Nikon d40 digital SLR camera, and a few different lenses:

http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-Digital-18-5...

This is a very nice starter ( amateur ) digital SLR camera, i'm using it now, but i'm going to upgrade soon to a more professional camera. However, in the mean time, i'm using the d40, here are some of my pictures from this camera:

http://flickr.com/photos/27145979@N02/

As you can see, the images are for the most part clear. However, if you see some of them that aren't in proper focus, that's because my 50mm f/1.8 lens doesn't autofocus on the d40. This would be a nice camera for you to start off with. It comes with an 18-55mm lens, which is a nice, generally sharp lens. It's around 470$, but that's really cheap for a digital SLR with a lens.  

Answer 3

Just get straight into it with a digital camera. I wouldn't worry too much about fancy pancy lenses and **** unless you're actually working with someone. Then you can get advice from a qualified person.

Answer 4

I'll agree that if you can you want a DSLR. But while there is nothing wrong with canon I am a Nikon person.So,  I always suggest to friends looking for an entry DSLR that they get a Nikon D40 or D60. The D60 is a great entry level DSLR. It will let you have control over your shots to go with your skill level. Everything from a flexible program mode where the camera does many of the functions to a full manual mode where you set everything as you want it. It give good quality pictures. The D60 give you a number of things you want. It has newer firmware and image processors, designed for the 10 mp sensor. It has an "Active Dust Reduction System with Airflow Control ". Nikon not putting a system on the D40 to deal with dust is one of the biggest drawbacks I see to the D40 ( though I think its still a great camera for the money) If you change lenses dust will get in and the camera needs a system to deal with it. With the D60 you get a VR lens. That will help with low light situations ( they may offer that now with the D40 but originally it was not) . The D60 has Adaptive Dynamic Range. Nikon calls it "Active D-Lighting," it lets you save some highlights that my otherwise be lost. It has a newer better metering system than the D40.

If you are looking for something above an entry level DSLR for your situation I would say to shop the used market. Go to places like adorama and B&H and look for a good slightly used Nikon D200 . Many people upgraded so these are not real hard to find. They are solid cameras with mechanisms rated in the hundred of thousand activations. You often can find them with little use and the ones who bought them usually knew how to take care of them. Buying from a reputable company lets you know they examined and rated the condition of the camera.

As to not worrying about lenses. If you go with the D40 or D60 the kit lens will see you through a while but you will find you want to upgrade at some point. The good thing is that you do not have to do it all at once and there are many excellent Nikor lenses on the market. If money were not an issue I would recommend the 18-200 VR but again there will be time for that after you have shot awhile for those cameras.

If you get a used camera body like the D200 you will have to buy a lens. For starters you can go with a lens like the kit lens on the DSLR at a reasonable price