Consumer makes you feel content with what you have...and move on with your life.
SLR makes you feel insecure with what you DON'T HAVE...and you empty your piggy bank to get lenses that you think are necessary to make good shots....
don't ever enter this bloody expensive hobby!!! BWAAAA!!!
PS: I just got Nikon 18-200mm VR for $1.23k..please pardon me.
LOL. HAHA! Okay, i have a consumer. DSLR is worth it, isnt it? It snaps good photo and better quality photos
PS: I just got Nikon 18-200mm VR for $1.23k..please pardon me.
depends on how often you use it. >>whether it is worth it or not
Yes it does snap better quality photos in terms of colour, brightness and you can use interchangeable lenses that can give more sharpness to photos, higher aperture and more variation in zooming capability.
BUT in terms of good photos...as in composition or content wise...it's up to the user's capability to "see things"...there are plenty of photographers who are armed with cellphones and consumers and they can put lots of CS users to shame (REALLY!)
Maybe before you take a plunge in this expensive hobby. you need at least around $2k to start with it (unless you go for second hand)...you might want to consider prosumer cameras like Canon S5...they can take macro and can produce nice pics too....it cost only around 780 dollars from Funan IT malll from what i checked few days ago.
At least you can get to understand terms like ISO, Aperture and Shutter Speed when you play with it.....after playing with it for one year..if not happy with it, then you can donate the camera to your sis or parents and take a plunge into this expensive hobby.
Photos shot with Canon S5
http://flickr.com/cameras/canon/powershot_s5_is/
Photos shot with Canon S3 (older version)
http://flickr.com/cameras/canon/powershot_s3_is/
Plus Canon S5 is more compact than my Nikon D70s....and you dont need to buy a dry cabinet (to prevent fungus growth) for your lenses...
Besides the lens changing part, SLR got mirror consumer PnS don't have. SLR definitely needs more maintenance and TLC than consumer PnS.
What's TLC? I'm new to photography.
Hi guys, may i ask what's the diff? And what pics consumer is best taking for?
consumer refers to the marketing target groups and thus the pricing and features available.
SLR refers to the viewing mechanism and thus the camera type.
they dun describe the same thing.
woah this is getting confusing...Anyway, anyone went for NDP parade today?
Consumer or prosumer?
Consumer cams are anything which target the consumer, i.e. the majority of the market. So you'd get small slick cams with small sensor sizes and possibly less manual functions, depending which model you choose. Less thinking and knowledge on photography needed to operate them to the fullest of their abilities, though goes without saying that consumer cams are still definitely able to produce good pictures. There are good photojournalists who use consumer cams to make their shots, it's just knowing what your equipment's strengths and weaknesses are.
If you are talking about prosumer, I wrote a short article on it a while back here - click on link to access.
And this is not Kopitiam, try to keep the discussion here photography related, and if you wish to start a thread on NDP in Kopitiam, more than welcome to! =)
read up on ur lengthy thread on prosumer cameras.. :thumbsup:
i'm currently using a prosumer --> http://flickr.com/cameras/panasonic/dmc-fz8/
reason being i wanna learn more about the various settings and techniques of photography and with a smaller budget. Used a canon ixus PnS camera and it served me well over the years, but i wanna learn more.. i wanna learn how to do my own settings for eg. to take night shots, instead of switching to night mode...