I’ve been really interested in photography and how it can say more than a thousand words in just one picture. I plan on really taking it serious in the future, but not probably as a proffession. Any camera recommendations? Thank you. 
ANY camera that you understand and use, is a good one, however some have features you may like over others. I would seriously think on a D-SLR (Nikon D-40) as a start. The ability to interchange lenses is the largest Plus here. The camera has way more than enuf pixels for excellent prints to 16×20 and a shutter / flash sync of 1/500th of a second for outdoor fill shots, and it’s "cheap" at $500 for body and starter lens kit combo. And talk about light weight… Don’t worry that most are made of plastic anymore, it’s what helps keep them light. Metal bodies add weight and when bumped, dent and / or chip paint. The difference between a ‘pro’ and ‘non pro’ isn’t so much the equipment used, but the fact we make $$ with our cameras, any of them. Many ‘pros’ have so called lesser cameras around their neck because, their lighter. They didn’t cost 5 thousand dollars, and many know the mega-pixel craze is just a market scam and 6Mp is really all one actually needs to deliver excellent quality work of almost any size wanted. Besides, why spend $5k today only to have it obsolete in 14 months, while a $5 to $700 camera can be replaced much "easier". Now, there ARE other features that need to be taken into the light here. ALL have the ability to "machine gun" your subject. Some much faster than others and some have larger internal buffers. Some can use older lenses, the non auto focus manual type and still meter couple to your camera. Some ARE able to withstand the excessive punishment a sports or traveling nature photographer will give their equipment. I use 6Mp cameras, a Fuji S-5 (it can use all my manual Nikon lenses with the camera’s light meter) and also a S-3 IRUV and a S-2 (can still use the older Nikon lenses but NO meter coupling) and I have made and sold prints up to 24×36 on my Epson 7600 printer, so I know it works. But regardless of the $$ spent on the camera, $500 or $5000, the camera is just a image capture device after the fact. You, as the human interface, have to be able to SEE the images first, then bring the camera to your eye and finger on the shutter to take it. Just go buy a D-40 from Ritz or Amazon dot com and start taking pictures. You won’t be sorry..
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i have an olympus e-500 that i’m quite pleased with, it is a dslr and the kit had two lenses in it when i got it new.
you just have to go look at cameras and see which ones feel right in your hands,
nikon and canon make excellent dslr cameras as does olympus, and they make great lenses also. so go shopping and looking and asking questions of other photogs.
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ANY camera that you understand and use, is a good one, however some have features you may like over others. I would seriously think on a D-SLR (Nikon D-40) as a start. The ability to interchange lenses is the largest Plus here. The camera has way more than enuf pixels for excellent prints to 16×20 and a shutter / flash sync of 1/500th of a second for outdoor fill shots, and it’s "cheap" at $500 for body and starter lens kit combo. And talk about light weight… Don’t worry that most are made of plastic anymore, it’s what helps keep them light. Metal bodies add weight and when bumped, dent and / or chip paint. The difference between a ‘pro’ and ‘non pro’ isn’t so much the equipment used, but the fact we make $$ with our cameras, any of them. Many ‘pros’ have so called lesser cameras around their neck because, their lighter. They didn’t cost 5 thousand dollars, and many know the mega-pixel craze is just a market scam and 6Mp is really all one actually needs to deliver excellent quality work of almost any size wanted. Besides, why spend $5k today only to have it obsolete in 14 months, while a $5 to $700 camera can be replaced much "easier". Now, there ARE other features that need to be taken into the light here. ALL have the ability to "machine gun" your subject. Some much faster than others and some have larger internal buffers. Some can use older lenses, the non auto focus manual type and still meter couple to your camera. Some ARE able to withstand the excessive punishment a sports or traveling nature photographer will give their equipment. I use 6Mp cameras, a Fuji S-5 (it can use all my manual Nikon lenses with the camera’s light meter) and also a S-3 IRUV and a S-2 (can still use the older Nikon lenses but NO meter coupling) and I have made and sold prints up to 24×36 on my Epson 7600 printer, so I know it works. But regardless of the $$ spent on the camera, $500 or $5000, the camera is just a image capture device after the fact. You, as the human interface, have to be able to SEE the images first, then bring the camera to your eye and finger on the shutter to take it. Just go buy a D-40 from Ritz or Amazon dot com and start taking pictures. You won’t be sorry..
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Well, contact the instructor of the class you want to take first and ask whether they require a 35mm SLR or DSLR. We use DSLR’s at the Art Institute… most of the students have the Canon Rebel XTi.
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