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A digital SLR has become for most professional photographers the standard format. Based on the old 35mm cameras they have the advantage that what you see through the viewfinder is what you get in the image. Many compact cameras do not offer a viewfinder anymore, relying on the LCD screen to show you what the sensore will record. I still prefer to look through the viewfinder because it eliminates distraction and makes me focus on composition. Holding the camera closer to the body also reduces camera shake.
My most 'frequently looked at' flickr picture
By the way the letters SLR stand for Single Lens Reflex. That is to say you are looking through the lens which is taking the picture and a mirror that sends the image to the viewfinder lifts up when the shutter is pressed exposing the film or rather, the sensor. Extremely clever, but the amount of glass needed and the mirror makes these cameras heavy and expensive, so generally only professinal used them in the past. The Digital SLR, or DSLR has made the format much more accessible to the enthusiast who can now buy entry level cameras for a few hundred pounds, euros or dollars.
My most 'interesting' flickr picture
Another advantage of the SLR is that the pressing of the shutter means the image is instantly recorded when you want it to be, at that precise moment. On many small compact cameras there is still an annoying timelag, although it is improving all the time, it depends on how much money you are spending.
My most 'favourited' flickr picture
SLR cameras also come with detachable lenses with wonderful optical qualities. Add to this that a camera like the D800 has over 36 million pixels and the amount of detail is expected to be breathtaking. Cameras like the D800 also offer amazing high definition video and online examples of films made show that with this camera a 'professional' image quality is available to the very keen enthusiast prepared to learn how to use such a powerful, if more expensive, camera.
So is the D800 my next upgrade along with a Nikkor 24-70mm lens? Any views?
My most 'frequently looked at' flickr picture
By the way the letters SLR stand for Single Lens Reflex. That is to say you are looking through the lens which is taking the picture and a mirror that sends the image to the viewfinder lifts up when the shutter is pressed exposing the film or rather, the sensor. Extremely clever, but the amount of glass needed and the mirror makes these cameras heavy and expensive, so generally only professinal used them in the past. The Digital SLR, or DSLR has made the format much more accessible to the enthusiast who can now buy entry level cameras for a few hundred pounds, euros or dollars.
My most 'interesting' flickr picture
Another advantage of the SLR is that the pressing of the shutter means the image is instantly recorded when you want it to be, at that precise moment. On many small compact cameras there is still an annoying timelag, although it is improving all the time, it depends on how much money you are spending.
My most 'favourited' flickr picture
SLR cameras also come with detachable lenses with wonderful optical qualities. Add to this that a camera like the D800 has over 36 million pixels and the amount of detail is expected to be breathtaking. Cameras like the D800 also offer amazing high definition video and online examples of films made show that with this camera a 'professional' image quality is available to the very keen enthusiast prepared to learn how to use such a powerful, if more expensive, camera.
So is the D800 my next upgrade along with a Nikkor 24-70mm lens? Any views?
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