Are there many SLR cameras used in universities? Are there many people who like photography?

I have been in contact with SLR since my freshman year, and now I am about to graduate. Although the photos are not necessarily good, I have some experience in equipment and will share it with you. The following principles also apply to friends who have no money but want to play SLR.

First of all, let's talk about our common feature, that is, we have no money, the living expenses are given by our parents, and we squeeze money out of our meal cards every month to buy our first SLR. Of course, it would be better if parents supported it, but it's almost the same, and it will never exceed 10 thousand yuan. Therefore, what the first SLR looks like in life has a lot to do with the budget. I don't recommend scrimping and saving to buy better things. It's not worth it. I used to eat steamed bread with hot sauce for two months to save money on batteries and handles. The final result is that I spent more than 700 yuan to treat hemorrhoids. So my first suggestion is-do what you can, don't be jealous of those good machines, they have money. Concentrate on your own, and earn money back while working in the morning and evening ~ ~ ~

The second one is that I bought a SLR for photography. If I want to buy a professional machine to attract girls' attention, I advise you to give up this idea as soon as possible. People still think that the machine in your hand is stupid and thick! Not everyone knows the goods, and so does the university. A bookworm once pointed to my new 7D and said, You still use such an outdated machine as soon as you learn news. This is very common. Another point is that your machine is quite NB, and many people will say, "Take a picture of me ~ ~". Without good skills, this table won't go down. I have just bought a SLR for two months, and this kind of thing has made me suffer a lot. Even though my skills are excellent now, my first impression is still so poor that I can't change it. In addition, if some students want to flaunt their individuality and show their uniqueness. Then I don't want you to buy a SLR. Machines are all the same to laymen, so you can't tell them apart. In fact, playing SLR collision is certain, so please don't consider the personality problem of playing SLR, we value the image quality ~ ~ ~

The third is to say something specific, that is, how to choose the lens and fuselage. There is a lot of knowledge in it, not as simple as buying an MP3 player. Among college students, 7D, D300s and 5D2 are rare water chestnuts, which is the limit. So metropolis lingers on mid-range machines. As far as my friends are concerned, the choices are mostly like this:

Canon: 450D/500D/550D/40D/50D

Nikon: D3000/D5000/D80/D90/D200/S3PRO

Sony: A200/A300/A350/A230/A330/A500/A550/A450/A700 (it's a big choice, but almost half a catty).

Pentax: kx/km/k100d/k200d/k10d/k20d/k7.

Of all the airframes, I will reject the D3000/D5000 first. Without the limitation of motor, you will lose many opportunities to play cheap lenses. In addition, the operation of D3000/D5000 is a big problem, especially after you are familiar with the operation of SLR ~ ~ ~

In addition, I don't agree to choose PS and P lens classics, but the so-called classics will make you lose a lot of action on the other hand. The cost performance of S is good, but there will be great problems in actual use. I used A200 for two years. I am satisfied with the color of that machine. However, because I am a journalism major, I have a high demand for snapshot, and I basically can't tolerate the concentration and high sensitivity of the S family. Although the printing quality of newspapers is not high, the ISO of 3200 is also devastating for Sony. What annoys me is that I filmed many emergencies at school, all of which were kicked from the front page to the second page because of the poor quality of the final image. So I switched to Canon's 7D at the beginning of this year, and now I feel that the shooting space is much larger when dealing with unexpected scenes ~ ~ ~

In addition, I have to mention that the automatic white balance of S's low-end machine is very poor, and it will basically be completely destroyed when shooting cultural performances. How many times have I been forced to use a custom white balance? This is very important, and I believe it will be felt after a long time.

Let's talk about the lens again. Veterans know that only a few lenses with focal lengths will suit them, so most of them use fixed focus. But I don't think it's useful to tell the novice, so I need to buy a stool mirror or fill the focal area to see for myself. Personally, I don't need the wide angle of 17mm now, but I can use 35mm and 85mm at most, and 75-300mm has been throwing boxes for more than a year. I think these two focus clips are very distinctive, in other words, very humanistic. So I bought a 24- 105L and a 35L after seven days. General interview 24- 105 to solve problems (including shooting), went out to play with a 35L mirror.

In addition, if people around you have a certain brand of cameras and more lenses, they might as well buy the same brand. But it should be noted that sharing the lens with others is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, you can buy lenses in the air and save a lot of money. But on the other hand, when two people use it, the premise is that they must be separated, otherwise they will fight for the camera (how many times have I experienced this situation).