What Camera should i get to take great pictures??

Question

i want to get a new camera, right now i have a Pentax Optio E10. but i would like to get a new camera, maybe a 35 mm. cam with different lenses but i dont' know what cameras are good. i LOVE to take pictures, but sometimes the current camera can be very stubborn

Answer 1

definitely a cannon

Answer 2

If you are talking about 35mm film SLR - This is something that's getting obsolete very quickly for most people, and the only exception are really professional photographers that use it for very specific application.

If you are talking about full frame Digital SLR, that has sensor size of 35mm film frame - that's a great overshot for you. You can really do fine with a basic 1.5-1.6x crop factor SLR.

As a beginner you should really consider two:

Nikon D40 and Canon Digital Rebel.

Both are great starter cameras, and both are very affordable as compared to dSLR market just a few years ago. Which one - go here:

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/ and read for yourself. Then, perhaps visit a local camera store and handle both to see which better lies in your hands and which is more intuitive to you.

You will get a lot of advices here on Y! and elsewhere, that will tell you "Go for Nikon", "Definitely Canon" and the like. The truth is both are great cameras and usually those who use one will not want to switch to the other. So instead of listening to those advices (and I'm sure they're genuine, but it's just from those who are already used to one system or another), try to go and pick a camera that is best for YOU, not for those who suggest you to go one way or the next.

But setting all that aside - the most important thing you can purchase is a BOOK! Yes, a book, or two or three on photography, on composition on lightning on techniques and of course on basic things like exposure. The camera itself will not take great pictures. What you need is a skill and knowledge, to take great pictures even with the best of cameras around. And if you have those, by the way, you may be able to take some great pictures even with the camera you have now!

Just like any other thing, photography is not all about equipment. If somebody who's never done carpentry gets a hold of the best tools there are - they won't be able to do a fraction of what a good carpenter will do with the most basic tools. Same with photography. Good equipment will make your life a lot easier, but it is absolutely no substitute for your knowledge and skills!

So if you love photography, and not just "taking pictures", as in snapping them without giving much thought - you have a long but exciting path in front of you to learn all the ins and outs of this art!

LEM.

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Re: additional details.

I don't mean to be mean, especially since I don't know your skill level and your knowledge base... But I've known people who've been taking pictures for decades, yet they don't know the difference between f/4 at 1/100th of a second and f/5.6 at 1/50th of a second (do you?), or golden section aka rule of thirds, or balancing, or how to creatively use an external flash, or what difference will make to take 10 steps towards your object, vs. zooming in with a lens, etc. And all decades of their picture taking they've been pointing and shooting on "Auto" mode... First with film, then with digital... Taking pictures and being a photographer (professional  or hobbyist, does not matter) are two different things. I take it from your question, that you have very little idea about SLR world. Therefore, I think a beginner SLR camera is best for you. Not because you are a beginner photographer, but because you would be beginner SLR user. After all, your real investment when buying SLR kit is a lens or lenses. They will go to your new body a few years from now, when your current camera body will become obsolete due to technology advances... But both cameras I suggested are really great SLR bodies for a little money, to give you more cash to buy lenses, which are in fact far more important than the bodies anyway... After you've used that camera for a while, you'll have a great idea what set of features you'd want in a new one. Then you'll be ready to invest more cash into a more expensive body.

Answer 3

my suggestion

go to yahoo shopping

digital cameras

digital camera GUIDE

be sure to check titles on the left side

the guide should answer your questions  

Answer 4

A Canon SLR is definitely the way to go.  I own a Rebel XT, and I love it.