Beginners of SLR, please recommend which camera to use. I hope experts can help.

For beginners, high-end cameras are not recommended. The so-called "matching" in photography refers to the level of camera you use at whatever stage you are at. This will help you learn step by step. First of all, SLRs are basically divided into four grades: entry-level, mid-range, semi-professional, and professional. The emergence of models such as the 6D and D600 has added one more choice for you, "entry-level full-frame SLR", so let's just say there are five. Of course, there are high-speed SLRs like the 7D that are specifically used for sports photography, but let’s not mention them for now.

1. Entry-level machines: what we often call 600D, 700D, D3100, D3200, D5100, D5200, etc.

There is nothing "particularly professional" about this machine. The settings are simple and easy to understand, but it does lack some "professional" options.

This type of model is the cheapest. When one day you get used to using it as a quasi-professional or professional model, you will feel that it is a "toy".

2. Mid-range machines: such as 60D, 70D, D90, D7000, D7100, etc.

This kind of machine adds some "professional" things on the basis of "entry-level", such as customizable color temperature and so on.

This type of machine can be said to be the "fighter among learning machines", and if you don't develop professionally, this type of machine is definitely enough to play with.

3. "Entry-level full-frame" and semi-professional: the familiar 5D2, 5D3, D700, D800, and the reduced versions of 6D and D600.

After crossing this threshold, there is a completely different point from the former: these cameras are full-frame, Baidu specifically means.

Furthermore, this type of camera basically has no place to "take care of novices", and the complexity of use has been significantly increased. It is incomparable with other cameras. It can be said that they have entered the stage of "working with cameras" The threshold prices are also 10,000 yuan (entry-level full-frame) and close to 20,000 yuan (quasi-professional level). If you are not specialized in photography, there is no need to buy them.

4. Professional level: 1DX, D3X, D4, etc.

I won’t talk about this... The most professional equipment in the hands of top photographers, the camera body alone starts at 35,000 yuan, so I won’t introduce it.

In fact, the positioning of "beginners" should be more like "entry-level machines." However, since the entry-level machines of various manufacturers are really... can only be regarded as entry-level, and the price of SLR is not cheap, so I recommend it. If you are starting out, try to start with a "mid-range machine". Although this type of camera is not considered professional, they have some necessary things (you may not use it now, but you will use it as you play with it), and even if you don’t go into photography in the future, a mid-range camera will suffice. It meets your daily shooting needs and is light enough that it won’t feel heavy even if you carry it while traveling.

As for more advanced cameras, such as the "entry-level full-frame" 6D, D600, D610, etc., if your budget is sufficient (spending 10,000 yuan on a single body), then It's not that it can't be considered. They are much lighter than the "quasi-professional grade" and are more suitable for beginners. They can probably be said to be "the favorite of wealthy people who know nothing about it", or "good news for people who don't have a budget but want to upgrade to a full frame". The second point is that you also Far from it, and whether to do the first point depends on your preference.

For the more advanced "quasi-professional level", unless you have a very good learning environment, for example, your university major is photography, and if you work in a place that involves professional photography, please do not choose this. machine. I know a few friends, and I can’t say they are rich, but they chose 5D2 or D700 when they first came out. As a result, they still haven’t understood the basic ones, and they only have a little understanding of the high-end ones. I can even say that they are Choosing too high-end "entry equipment" completely ruined their photography career - their starting point is really to play photography, but you can't ride a bicycle and give you a big motorcycle with a gear-shifting speed-up system. You can't Even if he is killed, he will be left half disabled.

So I recommend you to choose a mid-range machine among 70D, D90, and D7100. So, which one is Canon or Nikon? Nikon has the inherent advantages of its optical equipment, sharper imaging, more reliable workmanship, etc. , but the color is not very suitable for Asian people's aesthetics. The film produced is cold, yellowish and green, which I call "sickly yellow". Canon's workmanship and imaging are quite satisfactory, but the color is more reddish and blue. Portrait photos give people a very warm feeling, and landscape photos are a visual enjoyment (of course Nikon can highlight the green in the landscape more, you can understand that Nikon is more suitable for taking landscape photos covered with green plants, while Canon is more suitable for sunrises Sunset and sky sea).

As for the lens, if you don’t choose “entry-level full-frame”, “quasi-professional grade” and “professional grade”, then compared to the expensive 18-105, 18-135, 18-200, I would also recommend you to buy an 18-55 lens that only costs four or five hundred. It is an excellent lens to use as a learning lens, and if you use it for a period of time, half a year, or a year, you will be more comfortable buying more "professional" lenses according to your own needs.

I have recommended 18-55 to beginners countless times. It is equivalent to 24-70, the golden focal length in full-frame cameras. Except for telephoto subjects and large aperture subjects, it can take all the remaining subjects (including close-ups, although it is not major). And if you are interested in sugar water tablets, then buy a 50mm fixed focus after playing with it for a while. The price is relatively cheap.