7 hundred to a camera?

[vbrandon91]

i was thinking of getting the d40 kit with the 55-200 vr lense...

just wondering if yall think this is a bad choice for me?

i like to shoot photographs of

animals
people/parties
rivers
landscapes...

lots of things..

but is it all worth this much when i can get a point and shoot camera for under 500?


i love crisp and clean looking pictures ..will this help me get them?
or will a point and shoot camera do just as good?

anything else i need to add?

firrst post on this forum ..thanks for the help

brandon

i will make my decision by this weekend

 

[reg]

I don't know if it's worth it... you need to decide.

If you're taking "pics", get a point & shoot.
If you want to take photographs, a DSLR is probably worth it.

 

[vbrandon91]

nice way to put that...


i think i might want to take photographs...

do any of yall no how far a 55-200 lense can zoom out to? 50 yds?

 

[reg]

Wiki has a nice reference:

28mm

50mm

70mm

210mm

This was all on film, it will be 1.6x more "zoomed in" LOOKING on most digital SLRs.

 

[vbrandon91]

pretty cool...

i am goin to go camping in a couple of weeks and i cant wait to just start shooting...

 

[reg]

Have fun!

 

[vbrandon91]

i want to try the dreamy effect with a couple of waterfalls i know there..

i just need to watch some more videos on what settings to use cuz i keep on forgetting

 

[reg]

Hope you got a tripod.... you need a long shutter speed of a few seconds.

 

[vbrandon91]

yeah i have a tripod...

ok long shutter speeds and iso at about 200 or 400..

aperature?

 

[reg]

F/16

Iso 100

You're still probably gonna need a graduated neutral density filter to get any sort of speed in the seconds during the day.

And just on a curiosity, what tripod is it? I don't want your D40 to take a tumble (see, losing all your paychecks on buying new equipment, then new equipment, then some new equipment and maybe some new equipment on the way is fun!)

 

[Overread]

To add to reg - shooting using the timer function would help a lot as well - that way you can take you hands off the camera and let it shoot with minimal shake
Of course make darn sure if you tripod is a cheaper one that it is on solid flat ground and don't trust it for a moment - keep your eye on it!

 

[vbrandon91]

its a hakuba s-4500 ..not much but i think it will work just fine...

http://http://www.bhphotovideo.com/...a_056040075_S_4500_3_Section_Tripod_with.html

 

[reg]

OH MY GOD NO

well, maybe.

On second thought,

OH MY GOD NO

 

[vbrandon91]

well give me yours...hahah

it'll get the job done...

and the camera will not go for a swim...

which one would you recomend?

 

[reg]

Honestly, I've used ****tier tripods than that.

Just keep an eye on it, man.