If you are thinking about buying a new camera, should you consider a DSLR camera? ..............

[Kelley (Texas)]

If you are thinking about buying a new camera, you might want to click on the link below and see what this person has to say about the merits of buying a DSLR camera. While this person is tooting his horn promoting the DSLR camera, you might also consider one of the new point & shoot bridge cameras with the long zoom lens. Not everyone wants to carry a camera bag full of lenses out in the field, and are very happy using a bridge camera. Personally, I have both a DSLR camera and a bridge camera, and enjoy using both of them. I do use the DSLR most of the time because I enjoy the sometimes better picture that it is capable of producing, in my humble opinion. Please be open minded and aware of the fact that the debate of which camera is better is akin to the old, long time debate of which is better, a Ford or Chevrolet. Kelley (Texas)

http://www.retrevo.com/content/blog/2013/07/should-your-next-camera-be-dslr?cmpid=Email

 

[edjcox]

Digital camera's today are amazing. I use one daily in my insurance work in all lighting conditions and get excellent results using the auto features of my Fugi Finepix camera.

The old reflex camera's used a fast mirror movement to allow the image you looked through the lense to focus to fall onto a piece of film. DLSR do the same thing except the image falls upon a CCD surface and it collects the image. The advantage is that one can use older style lenses with some DSLR's and work much like you did with film.

 

[Kelley (Texas)]

Pictures produced are great and the older lenses are affordable when you are on a budget. Kelley (Texas)

 

[Detector Man]

I have ready that in some cases the lens will not autofocus...other than Sony are there any other Brand names that will allow use of older SLR lenses? Im not sure but i believe it maybe liimited to a couple brands

 

[Kelley (Texas)]

I do believe that Nikon and Canon will accept some old lenses. Many cameras will accept older lenses with the use of adapters, but you lose the auto features of the lenses. Sony bought Minolta and retained the same lens mounting system, thus enabling you to use the Minolta AF lenses. My suggestion is that if you are interested in using older film camera lenses that you visit a forum dedicated to that camera manufacturer and see what folks have to say about using older lenses on their DSLR camera. I happen to use an older Sony DSLR, the A300 that was made in 2007, and even older Minolta lenses made in the 1980's, and one made in the 1970's. I have to operate on a budget, can't afford the thousands of dollars for a new camera and system of lenses. I have no problem using the older equipment, and have had many hours of enjoyment using it. Kelley (Texas)

 

[Detector Man]

Great answer....at least folks interested will know that NOT ALL lenses will fit...and they can research it as needed....