| In the digital era, more and more professional | | | | in the price of storage media, anyone can afford a |
| photographers, but also amateurs, switch from old film | | | | 8GB or even larger memory card that can store |
| SLR cameras to their digital successors. While the | | | | thousands of high resolution photos. |
| price is four to five times bigger, you will surely find that | | | | If you are on a low budget but are still serious about |
| the extra fee is justified by the added value. | | | | photography, you could go for a high end body |
| The main benefits of SLR cameras are the | | | | camera with at least 5 Megapixel resolution, which |
| detachable lenses and the viewfinder. With the | | | | should be somewhere in the range of $5-800, much |
| interchangeable lens facility, you can use the ones | | | | cheaper than a full blown DSLR. They don't permit |
| designed for a certain purpose once at a time, or even | | | | interchangeable lenses, but still offer fairly decent |
| combine them for better results. This is impossible to | | | | image control features. Keeping your old film SLR is |
| achieve with regular body cameras. Then, with DSLR's, | | | | also not out of question. The prices in this market are |
| the image on the viewfinder is rendered through the | | | | constantly dropping, so it will definitely not be long until |
| lenses, which isn't the case with other attachable lens | | | | you can get a full featured DSLR for half of today's |
| cameras that may produce a different image than the | | | | price. In the mean time, you can the feel of digital |
| one shown on the LCD screen. | | | | photography by scanning your pictures onto your hard |
| A great advantage for film SLR owners is that most | | | | drive. |
| DSLR's accept the lenses used by their analog | | | | Last, but not least, keep in mind that these digital SLR |
| predecessors, so you will not max out your credit | | | | buying tips are derived from my own personal |
| cards on a new set of lenses if you decide to go | | | | experience and should not be considered general |
| digital. | | | | truths. I am positive that there are many professional |
| Many believe that moving to DSLR is the right choice. | | | | old school film SLR owners out there that will never go |
| If you have large quantities of photos to process, then | | | | digital simply because they feel they don't need it. |
| film is no longer a viable alternative. With the decrease | | | | |