RadioNate
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Apr 20, 2002
Ok I'm looking for a point and shoot with the speed of a SLR.
I know nothing about photography except that I like pictures. I'm not really interested in learning custom settings, etc. I don't want to take a photography class to use my camera.
That said my Sony DSC-P10 isn't cutting it. My outdoor posed photos turn out well but anyting that isn't in great lighting conditions or at all moving turns out poorly. The shutter lag is so bad that I often miss shots of DS playing etc.
The zoom is also useless.
I'd like to stick until $1000 and in reality the cheaper the better.
I have looked at the digital SLR's (specifically the Canon Rebel XT and the Nikon D50) and I like the speed but I wonder if it is 'too much' camera for me. I also like setting up the shot using the LCD rather than the viewfinder. I know that's "bad" but I have vision problems and it is hard to focus though the viewfinder. It's not a make or break thing but it's something about going SLR that concerns me.
Is anyone like me? What camera do you have?
I know nothing about photography except that I like pictures. I'm not really interested in learning custom settings, etc. I don't want to take a photography class to use my camera.
That said my Sony DSC-P10 isn't cutting it. My outdoor posed photos turn out well but anyting that isn't in great lighting conditions or at all moving turns out poorly. The shutter lag is so bad that I often miss shots of DS playing etc.
The zoom is also useless.
I'd like to stick until $1000 and in reality the cheaper the better.
I have looked at the digital SLR's (specifically the Canon Rebel XT and the Nikon D50) and I like the speed but I wonder if it is 'too much' camera for me. I also like setting up the shot using the LCD rather than the viewfinder. I know that's "bad" but I have vision problems and it is hard to focus though the viewfinder. It's not a make or break thing but it's something about going SLR that concerns me.
Is anyone like me? What camera do you have?