Fair Warning...
This is a fair warning to anyone who hates spam (no one?) lol. I am excited to be getting a Panasonic Lumix FZ28 for Christmas. So, Mika will be getting lots of me following her around trying to get a Shiba Action Shot, lol. It also shoots 720p HD video so I plan on getting lots of that, too.
I am new to photography but I have always had an eye for art. Nevertheless, I didn't want to get a DSLR just yet but I wanted a pretty good camera with lots of options so I could learn. From what I have read, the Lumix FZ28 seems to be a top of the line Bridge Camera, the class in between DSLRs and Compacts. I have caught tidbits here and there that some of you own really nice DSLRs.
So, I was just wanting to inform you of the impending spam, haha. Also, I wanted to know who all has cameras and what kind? I am just curious so I will know who to go to if I have questions. Photography seems like a good hobby and anything that gets Mika and I out of the house is a good thing. I will stop rambling now. I look forward to your comments! Thanks.
I am new to photography but I have always had an eye for art. Nevertheless, I didn't want to get a DSLR just yet but I wanted a pretty good camera with lots of options so I could learn. From what I have read, the Lumix FZ28 seems to be a top of the line Bridge Camera, the class in between DSLRs and Compacts. I have caught tidbits here and there that some of you own really nice DSLRs.
So, I was just wanting to inform you of the impending spam, haha. Also, I wanted to know who all has cameras and what kind? I am just curious so I will know who to go to if I have questions. Photography seems like a good hobby and anything that gets Mika and I out of the house is a good thing. I will stop rambling now. I look forward to your comments! Thanks.
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I had the same idea as you about dslr. I was afraid this would be a hobby I would lost interest in and since I didn't know all the options a camera has to offer, I didn't want to take waste almost a grand on just 1 lens and body.
ANYWAYS, it does get me and Pong out of the house more because I always want to take tons of pictures. It seems kinda lame for me to go alone to a park and take pictures or something.. I would look very suspicious and lame. Pong's my excuse
I have a Nikon D60, and I am still trying to learn all the functions on it. I have always used 35mm SLR's, but a digital SLR is definitely a lot different (especially since the majority of the cameras I have used were manufactured prior to 1980... I am a sucker for manual EVERYTHING!). Panasonic makes great cameras and have some of the best non-Nikkor lenses out there.
Good luck to both of you in your spam hunting!
I got my first (and only) film SLR when I was 13 and had no clue what I was doing. I read the instruction manual and then just experimented with everything I could figure out. It was nice back then because my parents were the ones to pay for developing the film. When I got older and had to pay for it myself, I lost interest because I couldn't afford to pay $150 to develop film every time I went out shooting.
Now I have a hand-me-down DSLR that used to be my mom's. Its a Canon Digital Rebel XT (bottom of the line DSLR right now). It is more than functional for what I need it to do, but I do dream of getting a nicer one some some day. I primarily use my 28-135 IS USM lens and have a Speedlight 430EX flash for indoor stuff. I've only had the camera, lens, and flash together for a few months so I'm still learning how to use the flash. Most of the what I had figured out about the camera with my film SLR transfers directly to the DSLR.
Anyway, good luck. And I'm looking forward to the Mika spam!
I have a Sony t300 [ point & shoot ] & a Canon 450d [ rebel xsi ] with only two lenses ;_; [ I am craving Dave's lens the 28-135mm, the 18-200mm, the 100mm Macro as well as a flash
I would definitely recommend the FZ28 as a good starter. I call them "baby SLRs" lol I sell models similar to it all the time at work to people who are not sure if they're into serious photography. [ interestingly we don't stock the FZ28 so I've yet to play with it, however, the Nikon p80 & Canon SX10IS which are in the same range are all good beginner photography cameras. The Sony H50 isn't too bad either. Judging from the FZ28's specs, it definitely makes for a good camera. ]
What I have come to learn though is, it's the photographer, not the equipment. I've seen some amazing things done with a little crappy point & shoot, and some God-Awful things come out of the Canon 5D Mark II. [ $3000 camera ]
A great resource is dpreview.com.
Good luck! I demand lots & lots of spam from you when you get it