High score question: the choice of digital camera, entry SLR or ordinary?

SLR is a charming word. It seems that if you don't use SLR for photography, you can't really play photography. Looking at others holding a SLR, I feel that my machine is short. Moreover, there is no difference between many SLR bodies and high-end DC prices.

Many friends have joined the ranks of SLR, and feel that it is easy to get started anyway, so let's play first.

However, this is a trap, so the easy-to-use afterplay begins, and the cost behind it is basically far beyond your imagination.

How can I put it? Simply put, playing SLR means playing professional, playing lens, and the word professional is true. What we are going to play later is advanced professional equipment. Let's start with the lens. Many people don't understand why there are so many models of lenses. In fact, it is necessary, because different themes and needs are suitable for different lenses, and a single lens can only meet some needs. From wide angle to telephoto, you should probably have three lenses. At least, this does not include macro, super wide angle and super telephoto functions. Forget about the super-professional functions such as shifting axis and fisheye.

The lens is also graded. At first, it was a hood. Later, I felt that I needed anti-shake, wanted a big aperture, wanted to be sharp and have a good image, and began to drool at the high-end head. .......

Then, some people say that fixed-focus imaging is better, and you begin to consider having a fixed-focus game. The main factory and the deputy factory have their own strengths. After watching the evaluation all day, they are dizzy and crazy, but they are still not sure.

I bought a new lens. Should UV and polarization match? These filters can't be used universally, and each lens has to be matched separately, so there is little budget. For example, I bought a lens of 17-40, and the B+W UV alone cost 400 yuan. Other filters are still lacking, so we have to continue to supplement them ... A good lens may need a thousand yuan filter.

Not to mention the pain of the lens, other professional camera bags, good tripods, advanced ptz, flash, high-speed cards, digital partners, moistureproof box, etc ... are indispensable, otherwise how can the photos be professional? How to care for these expensive treasures? You may not believe it, but advanced accessories are more expensive than your camera. A good tripod, tripod, flashlight, and companion all cost thousands to tens of thousands.

Then, you start to consider the full-frame machine, and the lens is upgraded to the back. You find that many advanced lenses were originally designed for the full-frame machine, which is too wasteful for your entry-level machine. ...........

These expenses can't be basically met without spending hundreds of thousands, and spending hundreds of thousands is not an exaggeration. The word "failure" is really no joke.

With a SLR, you will find that the burden of going out is heavier. Few people want to carry a big camera bag with them, unless they want to take pictures specially, but photographers want to take their cameras everywhere. There are many people with SLR equipment, including several lenses and even two bodies, plus those messy accessories and tripods. You will find that the photographic equipment is heavier than your luggage, and it is not chic at all. Tourism is gradually focusing on photography.

Your colleagues are so professional that everyone wants you to help them leave beautiful and unique photos. You can see the pressure. They don't know that a good portrait needs many conditions. If you shoot a small DC that is laughed at as inferior to theirs, you will always feel dissatisfied. In fact, in such a limited time, you don't want to film them at all. You just want to take some good photos in a rare place, but few people are willing to wait for you and watch you build a tripod. I think you really are a tripod.

I'm not writing this to complain about anything. Photography will make you want to be alone and free. This is a person's world, especially after you have made full preparations and expectations, you just want to take pictures alone, find feelings, and get inspiration. Photography is a lonely art.

However, good photos are really so expensive, can you get it with a SLR? Absolutely not. A consumer-grade DC machine can produce masterpieces. I don't need to give any extreme examples. Everyone can browse freely in this forum. There are too many products in DC and too many sub-films in SLR (including a lot of bad photos of yourself). The quality of a photo actually depends on the head at the back. It is a fact that paying a high price is not necessarily higher than anything else.

So I really suggest that you think twice before buying a SLR, and don't blindly follow the trend like me. Spending only tens of thousands of dollars a year puts you in a dilemma.

A friend replied that the SLR should be played thoroughly first. I'm sorry, but I doubt this statement. Generally, we only say that we can play through one lens. What can I say? Each lens of SLR has its own characteristics, advantages and limitations. Similarly, it is very laborious to adjust all parameters in different worlds where cameras are equipped with different lenses. Let me give my own experience: I used to use the horse's head, but later I entered the original factory red circle, and I still used the original parameters to shoot. I took a few pictures and found that the color was wrong. After the adjustment, I took it again. When I came back to look at the computer, it was still a little overexposed and some were blue.

Compared with the consumption of DC, it can be played thoroughly. I've used it for a long time, and I'm familiar with everything. The realm of man-machine integration is not a dream. People put their machines in their pockets and are smart when they go there. Don't worry about spending it all at once, you can save money in the bank to buy a house. Really wise!

As mentioned earlier, the cost of money, time and spirit is also considerable. I read 20 photo books a year, and there are countless articles comparing lens and machine performance. The evaluation is unbelievable. There are so many writers, and many comments also feel biased. In short, I need my own judgment. It is also very laborious to buy equipment such as lenses. There are too many JS in China, and the market is full of licensed parallel imports, returned goods and second-hand refurbished goods, and the prices vary from place to place. You must learn all kinds of skills to distinguish fakes and prevent fraud. Shop around, you may not be able to buy it with confidence. You can only say that you have done your best. * * Playing SLR is a trouble. Every time you buy equipment, even if you buy a UV, you should check the website everywhere, watch the evaluation, compare the price, learn to prevent fraud, test it carefully and observe it on the spot. You can take it home carefully, alas ~ ~ ~

A year later, did I start? Although a lot of money and time have been invested, it has not yet entered the state. Why? Because those are just the basics, far from creative expression and creation, it can only be said that it is just a photo exercise. The depth of photography and the essence of special projects behind it are unimaginable to novices. Not to mention the big problems of life cultivation and thinking, it is not easy to say that it is good to shoot a plant, a temple or a person. You have to know the object and go deep into its background and story before you can shoot its soul (of course, you took it). Taking pictures is not a shutter, but a planned and purposeful capture and interpretation. The world is too big for people to master everything, so there are special developments ... It seems that I have talked too much and digressed. I'm sorry ... I, a layman, am really not qualified to talk about this.

So, if you don't really have persistent perseverance and hobbies, and the economy allows, you just want to take pictures happily, don't touch the SLR, it's a bottomless pit.

Today, the development of consumer DC is very mature and powerful. A lot of manual functions have not lost SLR, but also can take high-quality photos, which can definitely meet the needs of most photographers. It deserves your serious consideration. 3-4 thousand (including all accessories) at the top. You can go to those forums and think again.

SLR used to be a noble or professional entertainment, and now it is. Entry-level cameras are cheap now. That's because manufacturers adjust their marketing strategies and hope to expand the market of SLR. Therefore, they deliberately develop cheap entry-level SLR, coupled with a strong advertising campaign, emphasizing high energy and low price, which makes it easy for consumers to start. This strategy proved to be very successful, and even many friends who didn't take pictures in the past directly joined the SLR, which became a new trend.

However, this does not mean that everyone can really use a good machine with good quality and low price. If you buy a fuselage, you can only get a basic platform, which is not acceptable. When you buy the machine, they will slowly sell the lenses and earn your money for a long time. This is the real business. After that, you will be allowed to invest in their lenses every year. Getting a good lens will be recommended to a higher-end model, which is mutually causal and so on.

SLR sells not only a camera, but a huge servo system. Cheap entry machines have to be equipped with this system to work, but this crucial part is never mentioned. They first introduce you into the world of aristocratic consumption, and then slowly squeeze you. Who doesn't lament the endless torture of cameras and equipment? There are too many such stories, and there are too many things that are spoiled by their wives and driven out of the house. I wonder if this is a legitimate interest? Maybe it sounds interesting.

Such photography may not be happy and healthy, and photography should not be like this! We should enjoy and play with photography, and we can't let photography play with us like this. Do you agree?

I wrote so much, not that the SLR is not good. SLR is a good thing, but it is too noble, too professional and too laborious. You must meet all the conditions to enter the SLR.

To sum up, you must meet the following three conditions:

1, affluent economy: a monthly income of tens of thousands is not affluent, and accessories are not. Good lens, more than 5 thousand to tens of thousands It is not appropriate to spend half a month to several months buying lenses.

2. Enough time: you can't take pictures often, only occasionally when you have time, and even the best equipment is a waste. Photography needs long-term continuous investment to make progress, otherwise, although you are taking photos, you will not make progress (that's what I do). There is no shortcut, just like other majors, you should study hard and devote yourself wholeheartedly, and there is no luck.

3. Long-term benefits: It's just a temporary yearning, and I gave up after only playing for 2-3 years. Therefore, it's a pity that all the investment will be zero. There must be long-term investment, even a lifetime plan.

Everyone should measure himself. Are the conditions sufficient? Are your interests firm? If you have both, you can play SLR or you should play SLR.

Finally, digital photography, a rapidly growing field, can be said to have made rapid progress in exciting development. The disadvantage is that the past film machine can be used for decades, and finally it can be collected, but the digital machine can be said to be relatively short-lived, especially the fuselage, which is not worth collecting. The new machine has been used for five years, and it is normal to be eliminated after three years. The only way to fight it is to use it as much as possible. Many people say that it is not cost-effective to buy a SLR, which has a lot to do with the life of digital products. How many times do you use the camera a year? Do you specialize in photography? This is a consumable, and the life of the fuselage is only 3-5 years, which must be considered.

Compared with the fuselage, the life of the lens is much longer, perhaps more than 10 years, so buying a good lens is expensive, but it is relatively worthwhile, mainly for use. The more you use it, the more cost-effective, whether it is the fuselage or the lens.

Let's be clear: if you only shoot 2-3 thousand shots a year, it's definitely not cost-effective to buy a SLR, and it's not enough to practice, but if you shoot 30-50 thousand or more shots a year, it's definitely cost-effective to buy a SLR body and lens! The same number of photos, yours are all SLR!

So the number of shots is also a very good consideration. You can measure your number of shots and then consider whether to enter the SLR.

In the past month or so, I seldom do serious things at work, soak on the roof and dive with hummingbirds. I have seen so many. That saliva, open the drawer and look at poor SX 100. Although it's only been a month, I feel really embarrassed. Now I have observed the market for more than 1 month. I am also a rational beginner. There is no need to bleed out to repair the machine and then come back to burn a second-hand K 100D or K 100DS+ condom. I feel really interested. If you are not satisfied, give yourself a death order and go to a tourist destination like 17-70. We didn't expect such professionalism. As the landlord said, photography is a lonely art, and I have nothing to do. I walked around the street with my camera and took a film to fix it. I send it directly to the jar, and then chat with my friends to discuss this and that. After digesting my friend's advice and expert's guidance, I went out for an endless stroll. You'll get bored unless you keep burning.

My career has nothing to do with photography, so I'd better be self-aware. We don't have the talent, so let's make do:)

A friend said well, be careful with this thing.

Digital SLR itself is something for photography professionals or enthusiasts. Its expressive force of picture color and detail, and its ability to control manic points under high ISO are far higher than those of digital cameras, which makes many fans who have been in contact with full-frame machines no longer look down on those small card machines.

I have also been lurking in some circles that are all novices for a long time, and I have seen too many comments and mentality of friends who have just set foot on the ship of SLR, so now I can't help asking myself: Why do you want to buy SLR? Now the SLR fuselage is too cheap, but please note-only the fuselage is cheap. What do you play with equipment (this article does not discuss photography technology)-just many parts such as lenses. A photographer may only have one camera, but he must have at least five lenses in his hand. It is not an exaggeration to buy and sell dozens or even dozens of heads before and after. At first, you should start buying lenses from the perspective of use. In addition to a standard zoom lens, you need to keep it in common use. Almost every subject needs to buy a lens, such as portrait, macro shooting and telephoto shooting. All of them are expensive. In contrast, a flagship telephoto DC can undertake almost all these functions, although it cannot reach the level of SLR imaging.

Looking back, how do rookies play SLR? First of all, the criteria for choosing a lens are: "I will upgrade Quan Huafu soon, so I won't buy a dedicated lens for APS-C", "50** 1.8 has a large aperture, and the background is blurred, so I definitely don't want to set a camera", "I only have 5,000 lenses on me, and 8,000 lenses are on my machine. Now the words are higher than those who are "SLR" with their mouths open and their mouths shut. These are people who say "full width". What kind of existence is the Quan Huafu compared with the shear width? I'm afraid these people have a little knowledge, and probably only regard full width to cut width as a simple upgrade relationship ... In the future, the popularization of full width may be as effective as the popularization of SLR today, but you can't even bear to buy an L-head, but you will spread the blanket early and early. ; I have seen countless people buy 400D, all of which are equipped with 50 1.8. It's hard to imagine how much photography can be improved until he bought a new lens. As for those who can't get on the SLR but can't afford to buy a decent tripod, I originally wanted to recommend them to buy a DC with anti-shake, but when I saw the mighty national SLR army, I had to hold my tall shelf in the grass and dare not complain-the "sharpness" you are pursuing is to find the answer from the "iron hand works" you advertised, and all of us who run around with a few kilograms of shelves are big heads.

The increasing popularity of SLR cameras has undoubtedly created an illusion for consumers, making ordinary families think that the field of professional photography has become a place where all of us can swim-in fact, this consumption pit is far from acceptable to ordinary users, and you can afford to play with cameras and accessories. If you can't buy accessories, you can't even experience the basic functions of DC now.

For many friends who still want to join the "national SLR" army, I have no reason to stop you. On the contrary, I welcome you to join us. Of course, the more the better. But I still want to advise you to think more about why you bought a SLR before you buy it. Most people should not think that a single SLR can shoot * *, and everyone knows that * * depends on photography technology; If you plan to buy a SLR, when choosing an entry-level machine, don't think that the 400D is soft and the D40 is weak. No matter how weak it is, it is a SLR, and it can still make professional films. Anyone who has photography skills will not think that machines are inherently inadequate, and everything is compensated by level-what's more, many problems are highlighted because of inexperienced novices, not the problems of the machines themselves; There are still some people who seem to buy SLR for the sake of bright coquettish. I don't want to comment on this ... It depends on who is who when the film comes out. Those who don't come out are better to keep a low profile and make rapid progress.

Then, please do your best. If you want to play photography well, SLR is bound to burn you a lot of money, so please be prepared; If you don't want to study photography in depth, you'd better use a SLR instead of thinking it's cheap. SLR will not be cheap in any era. ...

Shopping misunderstanding? Strong SLR?

SLR cameras have always been a symbol of high-end cameras in the past, but since the 300D first pulled the SLR body to less than 10,000 yuan, the development of SLR cameras has become faster and faster. The price of SLR cameras has been falling all the way this year. At present, the cheapest D50 set has dropped to less than 5000 yuan.

With the gradual decline in the price of SLR cameras, many consumers who used to buy high-end DC have gradually turned their attention to SLR cameras. The market share of SLR cameras has also expanded due to the participation of these consumers.

Of course, among these people, there are naturally many photographers, but there are also a few players who don't understand photography and just want to "show off" and "show off".

Bian Xiao has always held a relatively neutral attitude towards the rookie's purchase of SLR cameras. Bian Xiao believes that although the operation of the SLR camera is complicated, I believe that after a period of adaptation and learning, I should gradually master its use. But recently, the personal experience of a friend in Bian Xiao made Bian Xiao tend to be conservative about buying SLR cameras with rookies.

■ Bian Xiao's friend's "joke"

A friend of Bian Xiao bought a 300D-D machine as early as 2004. Bian Xiao always thought that she knew more about photography. But not long ago, her question made Bian Xiao almost vomit a meal.

Friend: "Canon 18-55, what is it?"

Bian Xiao: "Oh, it's your lens!" "

Friend: "What does this lens do?"

Bian Xiao: "... really? "

Friend: "I don't know anything. A few years ago, I used a lens that someone else found for me. I think it's good. Return it after use. I also want to buy it, but I don't know anything. "

"What's the role of the lens? I need to know first. Do I see people bigger or more comprehensively? I'll take the camera. I'm optimistic that many people will use a lens as big as a petal. What's that for? "

"I think in the World Cup, a row of people are holding this Canon, so many shots, I like it very much. I also want to install so many lenses in my camera, which is more exciting. "

I don't know what you think of this friend above. In a word, Bian Xiao is completely confused, and I don't know what to say.

However, such a friend is not just an example. With the falling price of SLR cameras, many people who don't know anything about photography or even have never used a camera think like this: "If you want to play, you have to play professionally. Buy a SLR if the SLR in the camera is good! "

■ What does Laoba buy SLR pictures for? !

Not only an outsider, but also the old eight in the digital group of the editorial department has recently started to talk about SLR.

Lao Ba has been interested in SLR cameras since he came to the editorial department. No matter which colleague holds a SLR camera, he will hear the voice of Lao Ba "I saw it, I saw it".

Old Eight's infatuation with SLR puzzled Bian Xiao. On this day, Bian Xiao was curious to see how much Lao Ba knew about SLR. So I gave him a few questions and planned to test him. Although the question may be really difficult for ordinary users, I think Lao Ba should not be unable to answer it.

To my surprise, the question that Lao Ba asked Bian Xiao was not answered. Since you like SLR, you should not be unaware of these problems. Usually, I use A530 to shoot products, and rarely involve the shooting of scenery, realism and other themes. If I just want to shoot products, it is very unnecessary to buy a SLR. So what is the reason why Lao Ba bought a SLR?

Asked about this matter, Lao Bayan said: "SLR is professional. If nothing else, even the shutter sound is cool. If I pay the bill backwards, I must buy the shutter sound. "

■ One crime: reckless choice, ignorance of depth.

At present, the heat of SLR cameras is quite high, and the above situation is very common at present. It can be said that such friends are all for the professional sense of SLR, purely for "bright coquettish". In actual use, only P files of SLR cameras are used.