Stole this quote from another thread I think it has the info you might be looking for
Originally posted by ajschmidt:
I teach photography at SFSU and work full time for the AP.
In all truth, it takes a doubling of pixels to approach a useful change between your 5mp and a dslr. Yes, lens selection will help, but not much. I have owned and used almost every DSLR on the market, and I can only recommend, with 100% certainty of no complaints, three cameras. The Canon D1s Mark II, Nikon D2x, and the Hasselblad H1D. All three are between 4-8-20K plus glass. I must say it, everything else is a compromise, and your better off with a 35mm slr and great glass. Most DSLR complaints are due to poor quality glass.
I would actually recommend that you go out and buy a 35MM Canon EOS Rebel GII 35mm SLR Autofocus Camera Body for about $150, and then buy GLASS. Only Great Glass. F2.8 or faster Glass only.
I stress the Lens end of the equation because that is all that matters in the slr world. You will change out the body every 2-3 years, but great glass will last a lifetime. The lens is the investment, the body is the inconvenience. You will be so happy with the image quality of a 35mm and having kodak give you digital files. Camera $150 + Lens EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM $1000 = $1200 tax + shipping. Then in two years when cannon comes out with a 30 million pixel wizz bang DSLR you will only have to buy the body. See, the DSLR makes sense to the professional photographer because they have the glass to start out with. |
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