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04/19/2005 09:21:45 AM · #1 |
| My camera is a Casio QV-8000SX, 5 year old, 1024 pixels max. How much do you think it's limiting me? I'm only really a beginner at photography but I'd like to get people's opinions as how this camera affects photo output quality compared to say the Canon EOS-20D. I'm a poor student and can't afford to buy the Canon but I'm still interested. |
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04/19/2005 09:24:57 AM · #2 |
| That's kind of like asking if you should stick with your motor scooter or get a Ferrari. If you're a beginner, perhaps something in the middle would be more appropriate -- the Canon A-series are a good value and have manual controls. |
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04/19/2005 09:25:34 AM · #3 |
Click on your camera below your name and you'll see what has been achieved with that camera.
isn't the camera, but curiously having DSLRs..>
Message edited by author 2005-04-19 09:31:18.
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04/19/2005 09:29:06 AM · #4 |
yes, in my opinion, your camera is limiting you - but that doesn't mean you can't do well. The same "rules" apply to all of us regarding "how to win a ribbon". Learning a good post processing technique in photoshop (or similar) can make a large difference.
Also, for $300.00ish, you can get a significantly upgraded camera. There's no need to shoot all the way up to a $1400.00 20D.
ps ... I like this shot very much
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04/19/2005 09:29:44 AM · #5 |
I looked at the example photos from the four people that own your camera and there are some very nice shots.
Maybe you can't take macro like Jacko, but it seems like it does a good job. If you want more pixels, depth and colors then you'll have to move up. (when you can)
If you understand your limitations you can make some nice images.
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04/19/2005 09:33:41 AM · #6 |
A camera is only as good as the photographer. I know some "photographers" with the best cameras and lights you can get. They could not make a good photo to save their lives. I also know one photographer that still uses an old Nikon F no meter and only 3 lens. His images are outstanding. If you want to move up go slow learn as you go, you will find that the more you shoot the more you will know what you need
Message edited by author 2005-04-19 09:34:10.
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04/19/2005 10:04:35 AM · #7 |
Thanks for your comments (so quick!) I knew I was gonna get answers like these. :-)
There are actually features that I love with this camera. It does macro superbly. It has 8X optical zoom and the swivel lens head is so handy to frame shots - esp on a tripod. I'll be sticking with it for a while yet.
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04/19/2005 10:35:45 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by hopper:
ps ... I like this shot very much
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I agree. This an excellent shot. Take advantage of your current situation to work on things like composition, and learning to "see" a photo in your head and making it appear in the camera. Once you get those things well under your belt (and a little cash), move up to a camera that will give you more control and some better resolution. You don't need to jump to a 20D right off the bat.
Keep up the ggod work. You'll be addicted soon enough.
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04/19/2005 12:03:35 PM · #9 |
Alrighty then so we got all the warm fuzzy comments out of the way...
BTW: You do have some excellent photos in your portfolio and have done some pretty good stuff with your current cam...
Now you say that you have had your camera for 5 years (now that I read it again you may have just purchased a 5 year old camera???)...I don't think I would consider an upgrade just jumping into something without merit.
You will hear "A camera is only as good as the photographer", which is true however the opposite is true as well. A good photographer with a technically older camera will spend more time in the digital dark room trying to achieve near the same results as good photographer with a newer camera, be it P&S or dSLR.
The time I spent in the digital dark room decreased by half and the "Throw Away" (pictures that could not be used) ratio decreased by 3/4s when I went from an old 1.3MP Kodak to my first real 5MP Powershot S50...call me crazy but I would rather spend more time outdoors taking pictures, rather than sitting behind my pewter trying to make them look better.
Yes, we all know people with too much money laying around and have to have the latest in technology but don't have the "Eye" for photography. However they still can achieve better snapshots, and that is generally what they take. Unfortunatly these same people will only take several hundred pictures in a year...it is more of a look at the what I got and not what can I do.
Bottom line, do I believe you could do better with an more advanced Cam? Yes, you appear to have the "Eye" for this sort of thing. Would your life be easier with a better Cam? Yes, you have learned composition and technique on a limited peice of equipment and you could focus on getting the shot right in the camera instead of working it after the fact.
Just my take as the upgrade for me (not necessarily to 20D (however it has made my life even easier) to a less physically challenged cam made the whole Digital Photography thing more pleasurable and easier to produce the same results.
I do wish that I knew that I would really like Digital Photography from the start as I would not have had so many upgrades between... Kodak 1.3MP > PowerShot S50 > PowerShot Pro1 > EOS 20D
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