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[dennybeall]

To determine the "best" camera you have to be very, very specific about what picture you want to take and under what exact circumstances. If absolutely everything is right you can take a great picture with an old Nikon D40 or just about anything.

 

[dannylightning]

Best is one of those things that you cant really answer. person A may think one camera take the best photos and person B may thing a different camera does.

one thing I like to do is go to flickr and search for a camera model or a lens model and look at many photos taken with that body or that lens and check out hundreds of images taken with that particular model and check out the image quality.

most people will probably tell you a lens is more important than the camera body. if you have a excellent camera body and a lousy or so so lens you may not get the kind of quality images that you want. if you have a really good lens on a descent camera body you are more likely to get good photos. if you have a excellent lens and a excellent body you should get excellent images if you are good with a camera.

the other thing that comes into play is you, a lousy photographer will not always get good photos even if they have the best equipment, a really good photographer can take a descent camera and get some great photos.

bottom line is most people are going to give you a different answer. different people prefer different brands so best really comes down to personal preference and your budget.

 

[Jas101]

To find "the best" camera is a fools errand to be honest, what the you should do instead is to find "the best camera, for you". Find out what you like taking pictures of, what you need, want and don't want from a camera, find your budget, make a shortlist, try the cameras on your shortlist for size and fit, then go out and take pictures.

A "better" (whatever that means) camera doesn't make you a better photographer, it only let's you take more kinds of pictures. For a serious beginner any entry level dSLR or middle level mirrorless/bridge camera (or advanced compact for that matter) is "good enough" if you are interested in photography as opposed to cameras (nothing wrong with either) you should use the time and money to learn about photography instead of finding an abstract "best" camera.