Earlier I posted some pre-announcement thoughts about the Canon EOS 7D – including my uninformed speculation about a move to full frame sensors which, I now have to admit, didn’t amount to much… ;-)
The new 7D seems to me to be the logical replacement for or repositioning of the X0D series bodies, Canon’s best-equipped 1.6x cropped sensor bodies. My feeling is that this camera is the camera that would have followed next in the XOD series – e.g. – it could have been a 60D – but that Canon has several reasons for now identifying it as a 7D instead. These might include: Continue reading Canon 7D – shows how little I know!→
Recently I’ve seen a lot of posts around the web by individuals looking to upgrade from point and shoot cameras to their first DSLR – and in a few cases by folks who intend to bypass the P&S step entirely and just start right out with a DSLR.
Among these folks the questions are usually “which camera should I get?” and “what lens(es) should I get?” These questions are phrased in various ways: “Is camera X a good choice?” “What is the best lens for Camera Y?” “I hear that lens/camera Z is the best – is this right?” “I’m just getting started and I plan to get the very best camera and lens available.” “What lenses do I need to complete my setup?”
While there are exceptions to almost every rule, in the case of new DSLR shooters I have some strong opinions about what the best approach will be in most cases. The good news is that the “right” answer is probably also the least expensive, the most conducive to learning about your relationship to DSLR photography, and the most adaptable to a variety of future directions that you might find your photography taking. Continue reading Shopping for your first DSLR? Some Advice→
I always enjoy George Barr’s thought-provoking posts at his Behind the Lens blog. Yesterday’s post on “Our Audience” touches on several ideas that I think are interesting and important.
Yesterday’s post about problematic “terms” in photo contests elicited some responses (including email from the promoter of the contest I mentioned) and led me to some additional relevant information on the web.
First, thank you to Peter Phun for pointing me to his article at Black Star Rising that describes an contest that actually states in its terms that a goal is to build a library of cost-free images! I guess that the organizers of that contest at least get points for honesty…
While responding to another comment on this issue I made up an imaginary scenario to illustrate why entrants might want to be cautious about contest terms that assign legal and financial liability to the contest entrant for future use of the photographs by the contest sponsors. While doing so I found a link to another piece at Blackstar Rising (whose RSS feed I have now subscribed to!) that will help readers understand some of the potential liability issues that non-professional contests are unlikely to anticipate.
By the way, the promoter of the contest I wrote about yesterday emailed to say that the article was “false.” (He also made a few, ahem, “other points” that I won’t repeat here at the moment… ;-) I told him that if he would point out “false” material in the post I would be happy to consider revising it – but so far I have heard nothing, but the offer still stands.
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