| It wasn't that long ago, that real photographers turned | | | | your budget. From there, you can start searching |
| up their noses at the thought of using a digital camera. | | | | around for some good reviews specific to those |
| Well, fast forward a few years, and everyone is using | | | | camera models. reading a few reviews, and checking |
| digital cameras it seems. Even those few purists who | | | | out different online prices should start to give you a |
| still hold to traditional film 35mm cameras have | | | | good idea of what is the best value for your money. |
| softened. | | | | If your really the detail oriented camera shopper (you |
| This is largely due to big technology advances in the | | | | know who you are), you can dig a little deeper and find |
| digital world at large, and digital cameras specifically. | | | | more information. Most manufacturers put their |
| These advances have really raised the bar in terms of | | | | camera manuals online, so if you try searching around |
| what a digital camera is capable of. The bad news for | | | | for those, you should find the manuals for the models |
| digital photographers, is a increase in complexity. While | | | | your most interested in. The manuals should be rife |
| it's amazing, that a tiny digital camera is capable of lots | | | | with specifications, that most reviews will gloss over. |
| of tricks, it means consumers really need to do their | | | | With this information, it's probably best to put yourself |
| homework, and understand what they're buying. | | | | together a little spreadsheet to compare features. |
| Reading digital camera reviews online is one of the | | | | Be sure to consider the more important features of |
| best ways of doing that. The reviews are free, and | | | | SLR cameras like, lenses, megapixels, image sensor |
| often end up pointing you in the direction of some | | | | size, user interface, and available accessories. |
| great camera deals. | | | | Speaking of accessories, don't forget to consider the |
| SLR cameras is one niche that has really seen a | | | | price of some of the less glamorous stuff you'll need |
| boom in advances, coupled with a plummeting in prices. | | | | for an SLR, like camera bags, extra batteries, memory |
| Especially today as competition is even more intense | | | | cards, lens cleaning kits, and photography books. |
| for your camera dollars during tough economic times. | | | | While just moving up to a SLR will improve the quality |
| For well under $1000, you can get some pretty sweet | | | | of your pictures, there's no substitute for a little more |
| entry level digital SLR cameras from a number of | | | | education. I'm a big fan of the Canon Rebel line with it |
| manufactures. Canon, Nikon, Pentax, and Olympus all | | | | comes to SLR cameras. Anything from the Rebel XT |
| have some nice DSLR cameras worth considering at | | | | to the XTi, to the XS, to the XSi, and the new T1i are |
| this price point. | | | | great choices. Nikon is a heavy hitter in this nice as |
| It would be prudent, to pick two or three SLR cameras | | | | well. The D40, and D60 are both excellent choices. |
| from each of those four manufacturers, that fit within | | | | |