Entry DSLR vs High End Compact Camera

[KeeHuat]

Originally Posted by vaynard

Also it depends also on the budget of individual, no money how to high end?

Agree on this, if there is a budget issue, then there is no choice, just choose the best one based on your budget.

[cartoon]

Originally Posted by 5050

Guppy life span is short. We only have around 2-3 months to capture the peak performance. Without a camera, we could not even have a snapshot of it.

If we spend more time in breeding, only camera could capture some aspect of its characteristics, such as pattern, size, color etc.

Not to talk about sharing how good / bad of our guppy to others, so a good camera is still important.

Chiu

Originally Posted by vaynard

Each brand has its own niche area. The photographer will be the one to bring out the best of the fishes. By manipulating the strengths of the camera brand to take the best pictures of the fishes should be the motivation.

Also it depends also on the budget of individual, no money how to high end?

yap! totally agreed w u both bros. thinking next mth buying cos need to know more about varies types of camera, now only zooming in at canon.

agree with u Bro Vaynard...

as to canon or nikon, i have no comments. this is always a very touchy subject whenever pple talk abt equipment

i think a photographer's skill is just as important than equipment and brands like sony, pentax and olympus also got very solid cameras that are worth considering.

for taking fish, i think we have to look at some the challenges:

- it is often not bright enough
- fish swim very fast and need to capture a lot of small details
- the fish tank will reflect if using flash

so my thinking is that in order to get good shots for a DSLR system, the photographer will need
(a) tripod for stability
(b) more lights or powerful flash
(c) polarising filter to reduce the reflection from the glass
(d) macro lens to magnify and capture the details

the rest, is up to the photographer and the tech capability of the camera

[EvolutionZ]

Originally Posted by SoToNgMaN

canon 5DMKII

wow.. shoot guppies need to use 5dmk2 ah..

get entry level DSLR or mid level will do.. get a macro lens and lots of practices and soon you will see good out come.. alot of times, its the photographer and not the camera.


another DSLR i would highly recommand is the pentax K-x, performance is comparable to mid level to high level entry DSLR from the Cs and Ns, if i would not have gotten my a300, i would have went for the K-x, its very cheap comparing to the quality it gives.

surf forums like clubsnap more, and you would soon find out that when it comes to DSLR, its not just only about canon and nikon.

no hard feelings to any canon or nikon users! and hope you guys don't get the wrong idea.. each brand got their pros and cons.

my 0.2cents worth.

[silane]

Originally Posted by SoToNgMaN

canon 5DMKII

If focus speed is the determine factor for taking a good photo of guppy, isn't it 1DMIII/IV is a better camera to be recommended for guppy? putting price aside.

[foxwagon]

Originally Posted by cartoon

hi bros,
u all keep talking about camera here n camera there. only make me itchy to buy 1 of the camera also. very tempting leh! thinking of canon EOS 50D. but not so early. any other canon to recommend bro?

The new Canon 550D?

Today saw another advertisement on Canon EOS 1000D under S$900.



Any comment from any one ?

Originally Posted by foxwagon

The new Canon 550D?

vaynard,

Thank you for showing us very nice photo can be taken from an Entry DSLR like Sony A330 with normal kit len 18-55mm. The current price is below $900.

Chiu

Originally Posted by vaynard

The pictures in my thread with the photos taken at the competition are being taken using Sony A330.

Originally Posted by vaynard

Nope. I took it with kit lens. 18-55mm

Originally Posted by vaynard

[SoToNgMaN]

Originally Posted by silane

If focus speed is the determine factor for taking a good photo of guppy, isn't it 1DMIII/IV is a better camera to be recommended for guppy? putting price aside.

if $$$ isnt an issue .. 1DsMKIII + Canon USM 100mm F2.8L

[marshy]

No need waste good money like this lah...

EOS 5D Mk II + EF 100 f2.8L IS USM

is more than enough