| If you're trying to become a professional photographer | | | | them the most; |
| you might want to ditch the old camera and buy | | | | - the battery consumption is very high; |
| yourself a brand new SLR. Don't worry about | | | | - the AF lenses can be pretty difficult to focus by |
| choosing the wrong camera because below you'll find | | | | hand especially when you want to switch to manual |
| a great set of instructions that you'll find very useful | | | | focus; |
| while shopping. | | | | - the image provided by AF cameras is not exactly |
| SLR stands for single-lens reflex and if you're ready to | | | | what you'd hoped for and that's mainly because of the |
| make the big step toward it a 35mm will help you | | | | limited range of their infrared beams; |
| along the way. This is the best camera format for | | | | - the autofocus is not very silent compared to the |
| high-quality images and it's way better than wide-angle | | | | manual focus; |
| lenses, macro lenses or even zoom lenses. | | | | - the AF lenses are very often surrounded by plastic |
| On the other hand, a SLR camera is pretty expensive | | | | components that are not as durable as you may think. |
| (almost $5,000) not to mention the rest of its | | | | If you use a manual focus you'll see that you'll be the |
| accessories. Why is that? Because it simply offers the | | | | one setting the focus, the shutter and the aperture and |
| best control over the image. The technology behind | | | | for most photographers that's simply great. |
| SLRs uses regular 35mm films: black and white films, | | | | A few great manufacturers like Nikon, Pentax and |
| infrared films, transparency films and color negative | | | | Olympus use few electronics when making a manual |
| films but you can also find a few models that still use | | | | focus SLR and this will help you better understand |
| 24mm Advanced Photo System films. | | | | how all this works. Last but not least, a manual camera |
| Autofocus vs. Manual Focus | | | | is considerably cheaper than an autofocus one. |
| Before buying a SLR you should decide if you want | | | | To sum up all the above it's very important for you to |
| manual or auto focus (AF or MF). If you want AF you | | | | know exactly what type of focus you want to use |
| should know a few important details about these | | | | because otherwise you'll be spending a lot of money |
| cameras: | | | | on a camera that won't be able to make the pictures |
| - the electronics can let you down when you need | | | | you want. |