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Hmmm. Nikon.

Candy_Cane1

Candy_Cane1

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I was told that if I make Honnor roll or better all year this year that I'd be given 1,000.00 USD. So. From my random LOVE of photography, I will buy a camera. I was looking at the Nikon d5000, and it looks really awsome! BUT I can only afford the 10.2MP version of this camera. I mean...Thats only .2 MP higher than my nikon Point and shoot! Is it worth it?
 
Remember what I told you Page? MP means nothing compared to sensor size. I had a 6mp DSLR that ran rings around a point and shoot with a much higher MP rating.
 
in this case, more is not merrier. you should be looking at everything else, not just megapixelsas. As Goldtop said, sensor size. also frames per second, the autofocus system, etc etc etc i could go on forever. but in the world of digital photography now, megapixels mean nothing. for most people who are just doing photography as something they enjoy, the bigger the megapixels, the bigger the file sizes. which means your computer's harddrive can get flooded and completely full before you know it.

the D5000 is an absolutely EXCELLENT choice, though. and yes, it's only .2 megapixels more than your point and shoot, but i can promise you a DSLR can do 1000+ more things that your point and shoot. DSLR's really are a whole new world of photography when you've just been using a point and shoot, they allow you to get a whole lot more creative, and you'll be way more in control.

but, i say GO FOR the D5000!
 
I do rember! I'm sort of hoping that I can find a Nikon..I understand the settings and such better than a cannon, I did get to use a cannon at a wedding the other day, and I took three pictures before going cross-eyed and handing the camera off to someone else. lol.
 
Then I'll go for the D5000 C:
I do wonderfull things with my point and shoot! And if it can run circles around my Point and shoot, I'll love it. :)
 
Great decision! As I pontificated in another thread, once you're used to one manufacturer's way of thinking, it's much easier to transition to a more whoopie camera in the same line.

I've been using SLRs since before dirt was invented, so I'm very spoiled in being able to choose which lens for what specific use. We've finally upgraded to some pretty decent glass (photo slang for lenses), without going to the mortgage-priced stuff. Another benefit to staying with one manufacturer's camera bodies is that you can usually keep the same glass from body to body, and that saves a LOT of money!

That said, an SLR won't fit in a shirt pocket (unless it's a danged big pocket!) and it's awfully hard to be discreet with an SLR. There are times when the point-and-shoot is still the camera of choice (we have three (or four?)), but most of the time I'll grab one of the SLRs because I want the flexibility.

One more hint - if you can find someplace where you can take a class on your specific camera, it'll show you a lot of the gee-whiz things you can do with it.
 
I lol'd about the pocket bit, hehe. I cant be descrete with my Nikon coolpix s230, never the less a DSLR. I got yelled at a few times by an elderly couple at a resturant two booths over because I was photographing their flowers.
Hehe.
 
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