Tuesday, 3 July 2012

Are You Brand New To SLR Digital Cameras?

By Terry Rudd


If you have been wondering what an SLR digital camera is and how it works but do not have a lot of knowledge about technology, you may want to consider this piece a working knowledge "for dummies". That's not a put down, as there is a whole series of books that tries to simplify the complex for those who want a quick understanding.

Back in the olden days, professional people like artists ad photographers carried around gigantic manual SLR cameras. They had a wide variety of accessories like lenses and flashes, and also needed a large quantity of film. Before digital photography was invented, professional photographers relied on their own skills to produce good quality photographs.

And a working knowledge of how to use an old fashioned camera is still of help to a good photographer these days, just as a knowledge of how to drive a stick shift gives a driver of an automatic car a better feel for and understanding of what is going on as the vehicle is being driven.

An SLR Digital Camera is by no means as simple as the automatic cameras that we are familiar with, as it is much more advanced than simply centering an object and clicking a button. SLR Digital cameras are more difficult to use in that they require manual adjustment of the lens. This adjustment is what allows the photographer to create various effects for the picture.

Ability and skill in these adjustments of the SLR Digital Camera lens are what make great photographers. Many enjoy photography and consider it a hobby, but those will a special talent for the art can potentially have very successful companies if they decide to pursue photography as a career.

To begin, go to a very good camera shop and start looking at these cameras. Just make sure you are looking at an SLR digital camera and not at some other type that is just made to be expensive. Get familiar with the features and what the costs are to have a basic model that is still going to serve you.

Zoom Cameras are different from SLR Digital Cameras in a few ways. A Zoom Camera is just a higher priced upper level automatic camera, while a SLR Digital camera is a far more technologically advanced version of the old manual SLR cameras that have been used in the past. The smarter purchase is choosing the SLR Digital Camera instead.

There are other things to consider when purchasing your first SLR Digital Camera. There will be other equipment that is needed for the camera like a good quality camera bag. It is important to have this so your new purchase is not damaged due to lack of protection. Also, it is good to have a memory card reader to be able to quickly access the photos that are taken. The last few items that are needed are a flash, neck strap, and lenses, but these could be put off for a future purchase.




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