Come in Nikon users (and maybe Tambazz)
Ozzy one thing you really have to do that totally drivesmecrazywhenIuseyourphotoscosyoudon’t…. is get the date and time right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! pretty please 
I didn’t know!!!!!
so change it right now!
I’m either/or when it comes to Canon Vs Nikon. I have lenses and bodies of both.
My canon lenses are much better (FD series), I like to baby them - they don’t get used in the snow, whereas the nikon gear I just trash. It helps that I have a Nikon D70 which is extremely tough (I would buy a D40 or D90 - they go for around $200) but as poonwah says the low light capabilities are limited.
Camera’s reached their peak for still photography a few years ago, the only progression is in ISO, auto functions (so apes can take good photo’s) and video. Since I own some good video gear I have no NEED to have it in my still camera (though the idea is appealing). Canon is the brand I prefer for video gear.
If I were new to photography I would buy Sony DSLR’s.
Any new dslr I bought would have to have dual SD card slots.
so change it right now!
Yes mum!!!
DSLR camera I was considering was a SOny A57, bang for buck it would seem hard to go past especially with Kogan 18-50mm and 50-200mm lens and camera package for $750. I really don’t think I can be bothered with interchangeable lenses and will probably upgrade my existing bridge superzoom fujifilm to the HS30, costs $300 delivered, has all the manual functions, shoots 1080p video and has a lens with the equivalent of 18-720mm built in and manual focus and zoom and 11fps burst shooting. I would be pretending with a DSLR and I think most others are probably overestimating their requirements for a camera when they go by a 60D or Nikon equivalent.
I hear what you are saying!
Annoys the beejebus out of me - people who have an SLR and only use it on auto! Yes sometimes its just easier but I have friends who have NO idea about appeture etc!
The first and only camera i ever used as a child was a pentax SLR - it had no auto focus I remember as a wee one (like under ten) being taught about lining up the focus ring on a straight line - for some reason I remember using a tie someone was wearing…
Anyway my sister was given a Hamanix (sp??) camera - point and shot. No zoom etc. Basically a disposable camera except they hadn’t been invented then LOL I rarely used it and hated it! I was about 10 at the time and hated that I couldn’t change the picture (ie zoom!)
I was lucky - the first camera (actually camera’s!!! I was very lucky) were given to me by my uncle as I very much was showing an interest in photography, were 2 x pentax slr cameras that were completely manually they were so old but amazing. And in essence learnt my craft on them. All this is laughable if you know that it was my sister who is now the professional.
My first camera paid for with my own money was a Minolta. I was stolen off me whilst at ground zero in NY in 2002. I then got my first Nikon. Which I still have it is just not digital.
Then i got my point and shoot digital which i have now. Love it when i am drunk, hate it when i am on a big holiday (like i recently went on)
Regarding videography we used to take a camera from the television newsroom (where my dad worked) for our family holidays! Usually to the snow! It had automatic settings but I do remember having to white balance with the lens cap before using it!
but a dslr on auto will have a better dynamic range than a p&s on auto, so while they’re not maximizing their investment, they are still benefiting from it
Ozzy one thing you really have to do that totally drivesmecrazywhenIuseyourphotoscosyoudon’t…. is get the date and time right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! pretty please
hey it could have been worst - the date stamp on the photo!!! 
Makes me 
To be quite honest I use mine on auto a lot unless I’m playing with low light or attempting speed blur stuff. I’m not a total tool with a camera but damn lots of people are, simple shit like not even half depressing the shutter button to autofocus before taking a shot and having an out of focus or wildly flared shot just beggars belief for me. With low light stuff I’m so glad I’m in the digital age, I woulda wasted so many frames banging away with different settings till I got the result I wanted!
Prior to digital photography people actually knew what they were doing, knew how much light was on their subject and what setting to have their camera on before opening the shutter.
THAT’S WHAT A PHOTOGRAPHER IS.
And you only had between 12 and 36 photos per roll. Todays photographer would get one good photo in every 2 rolls.
Pre digital you were expected to get 1 in 5 photos good.
Most have no idea what photography is. If a person wants to learn photography they should shoot analog and learn the art of what makes a good photo.
ITS ALL ABOUT HOW MANY LIGHT WAVES YOU LET IN.
Prior to digital photography people actually knew what they were doing, knew how much light was on their subject and what setting to have their camera on before opening the shutter.
THAT’S WHAT A PHOTOGRAPHER IS.
And you only had between 12 and 36 photos per roll. Todays photographer would get one good photo in every 2 rolls.
Pre digital you were expected to get 1 in 5 photos good.Most have no idea what photography is. If a person wants to learn photography they should shoot analog and learn the art of what makes a good photo.
ITS ALL ABOUT HOW MANY LIGHT WAVES YOU LET IN.
i totally agree with this.
its crazy how many people i have talked to that dont even know what a light metre is yet they are shooting on a 5d.
if anybody is at all serious about photography they shouldshoot film to master the Photography bascics.
Prior to digital photography people actually knew what they were doing, knew how much light was on their subject and what setting to have their camera on before opening the shutter.
THAT’S WHAT A PHOTOGRAPHER IS.
And you only had between 12 and 36 photos per roll. Todays photographer would get one good photo in every 2 rolls.
Pre digital you were expected to get 1 in 5 photos good.Most have no idea what photography is. If a person wants to learn photography they should shoot analog and learn the art of what makes a good photo.
ITS ALL ABOUT HOW MANY LIGHT WAVES YOU LET IN.i totally agree with this.
its crazy how many people i have talked to that dont even know what a light metre is yet they are shooting on a 5d.
if anybody is at all serious about photography they should shoot film to master the Photography basics.
Agree!!!
Although film doesn’t help that much!
People still have a photo that they think is acceptable when with a few small changes could have made it so much better.
Shot on a complete manual film camera! Its actually not that hard.
I know people who can’t compose a photo either - having it on auto can’t help that!
or, my “fav”, have the subject dead centre (or once) but every frame?????
Here’s a question. So you’re a photographer…. when you are out partying, do you leave the camera at home, and take no shots cos you can’t be bothered thinking everything through, and the whole ‘if anyone sees these, and they aren’t perfect, what will they think” thing,’‘
or are you happy to be “happy snappy” and enjoy the mood/vibe and have that be the memory?
I guess I’m asking when you put on the photography “hat”