The camera ll

I still have not answered the question what camera. Why is this. Its simple. I do not want to. There are cameras from Kodak, Canon, Fuji, Samsung, Rhico, Epson, Olympus, Nikon and many others that I am forgetting.

I for one have used cameras from several manufacturers. It all depends on what I am going to do and as I said before what the end result is going to be. There is in fact no on single camera good for every thing. You can get close but not all the way.

It was in fact a bit simpler when choosing cameras before the age of digital cameras. The you would get a camera and then choose films based on the job to be done. Now when geting a camera you want it to be good when working on 400 iso.
For most type of work it is good to have a camera with lens range that is (35mm equaling) 24mm - 200. It is difficult to get that in one single camera but close you can come in most cases and even better in other.

So at last here is the recommendation.
Get a camera that can handle up to 400 iso well.
Has good screen
Is easy to maneuver and does not have to many complicated menus.
Have the lens from wide to medium range rater than from medium range to long lens. There is much more use for wide that long tele lenses.
The bigger the f stop the better (here the smaller number means bigger. f2.8 is bigger than f.4.0) The lenses are brighter and easier to work with in low light.
Find one that you are comfortable to have with you at all times. More often than not you hear :"I wish I had my camera with me"
More mega pixels is not necessary better. often it only means you will need more memory cards and bigger hard disk to store the images.

The Camera

First thing first.
I am often asked what camera to get.
There is in fact no simple answer to this but some facts one can have in mind when selecting the perfect toy

Simplicity can be the best thing as some Photojournalists have shown lately. In stead of lurking around with big heavy cameras the use of so called PS (point and shoot) cameras has increased.

That said the main thing about photography is obvious. It is not about the Camera and it is not about the technique it is about the eye. Photography is seeing and capturing light. This you can do with multitudes of equipment. The main thing is what are you going to do with the end result.

If you are only taking pictures for your self and the family album. I do still recommend to people that they use "old fashioned" film cameras. Why? Because most people using the digital camera wont get around to printing out all the images and put them in album. It is also more expensive than bringing the film to the lab and let them do it.

If you are using digital camera. The art of sorting and saving is of the biggest concern to people. If you are not good at it. Take your card to the lab and let them develop the images. Then when your hard drive crashes (and it will) you at least have the prints.

So what kind of camera should one get.

What you feel good about. The one you are most likely to take with you where ever you go. Here bigger is not at all better except if you are keen amateur or a pro.
Don't be fooled by all the techno mambo jambo.
All cameras 3-4 megapixels or more are good enough for more than the most basic things.
I have made full page advertisement in magazine with a little camera like the Nikon coolpix 950. The client was happy. The ad agency was happy. And I am sure that the children that got the chocolate easter egg where happy.

The need fore super long lenses is also overrated. The best zoom lens is your feet. Use them

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