charchri4
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I've been lurking and reading every post in this thread for a while now and am really confused on what direction to go.
Last spring I picked up a used Panasonic FZ150 bridge camera to take family shots for our church directory. We ended up having a company do the directory but I started taking the camera with me to the track and discovered I quite enjoy shooting there.
The only real complaint with my FZ150 is no focus ring and it's difficult to get good depth of field shots with the way the controls are. This shot could have been so much better...
So I'm thinking I need to upgrade to a DSLR and actually learn what I am doing. But every time I read a review or suggestion thread for newbees I come away with a different idea of the perfect camera. I started with a budget of 500ish and a D3200 and bounced all over the place even considering a budget doubling 70D.
What I know for sure is I need at least 5fps with auto focus to get shots like this
I also need the capability of a shooting a wide range of distance. This shot was from 300+ feet out
and this Porsche was from about 30 feet away.
I'm also thinking some measure of weather proof would be a good idea as I am out in all sorts of conditions with it.
I think I could be comfortable up to around $800 or so but have considered I might be better off using the FZ150 for another year to get better at shooting before I move on. So what do you guys think?
Last spring I picked up a used Panasonic FZ150 bridge camera to take family shots for our church directory. We ended up having a company do the directory but I started taking the camera with me to the track and discovered I quite enjoy shooting there.
The only real complaint with my FZ150 is no focus ring and it's difficult to get good depth of field shots with the way the controls are. This shot could have been so much better...
So I'm thinking I need to upgrade to a DSLR and actually learn what I am doing. But every time I read a review or suggestion thread for newbees I come away with a different idea of the perfect camera. I started with a budget of 500ish and a D3200 and bounced all over the place even considering a budget doubling 70D.
What I know for sure is I need at least 5fps with auto focus to get shots like this
I also need the capability of a shooting a wide range of distance. This shot was from 300+ feet out
and this Porsche was from about 30 feet away.
I'm also thinking some measure of weather proof would be a good idea as I am out in all sorts of conditions with it.
I think I could be comfortable up to around $800 or so but have considered I might be better off using the FZ150 for another year to get better at shooting before I move on. So what do you guys think?