Believe it or not, my first pro camera, the one I am still using (for now) is a...NO LIE...Kodak EasyShare Z812 IS. That's right! At the time I baught it, I wasn't thinking about using it as a professional, I only needed to capture my sons football games, (cuz it has HD video) and both my daughters choir concerts, and Christmas. The biggest thing was it was only $300.00, which still is alot, but I had it at the time. When I decided I could use it as a pro was when I saw how much a semi-pro camera really costs, ummm like 2000.00 and that wasn't/isn't happening right away. So, here are some of my protraits I took with my Kodak EasyShare Z812 IS.
Not bad? I didn't think so either. So, In my opinion it's not all about the camera, per say. It's what you do with what you have. I a have been on a mission to find a semi-pro camera because I am getting a lot more serious about what I do. It's been a year or so and I have narrowed it down to a Nikon D7000 (click the name for info on this camera) Now, How did I come to this? LOTS and lots of research! Take your time, get what you want/need. Don't settle either, save up if you have too, that's what I'm doing. Below are some AWESOME research tools that helped me find what I wanted/needed.
DON'T JUST GOOGLE CAMERAS!
- Cnet reviews
- Take the Cnet info and look here first! Amazon (best place to look)
- Want to see what you like in action and Q&A the camera? go here. Youtube (type in your camera name and add reviews to get the best results)