I am having a bit of a time deciding. right now i have a Nikon coolpix 5400. i love this camera and i bought it at the time to see if i was more interested in photography (prosumer camera). i have started getting the hang of it (after 3 years....) and am starting to think about making my next step to dslr. i am thinking getting the nikon d50/70, or the Canon EOS 350D.
first of all the nikon. does it have TIFF format? i have only found that it has 3 size JPEG and RAW. no TIFF?
also lenses. i am confused as to lenses. i am reading dpreview lots but cant figure it out. i am mostly aimed at macro photography. especially small animals, bugs, microscope etc. are there any good sites i can look up to learn what lenses do what and why? preferably in a comprehensible way.
maybe not the most important but the D50 uses SD cards. i have always used CF. how are these? in comparison to CF?
Canon EOS 350D
2 more mega pixels. i know these are not the only thing to look at, but i do want to make prints. Would these extra 2 make a large difference in macro prints? prints may be up to 60cm. would i be compromising something else by going for this over the nikon?
"Aperture range n/a" i don’t get it? what does it not show the range (dp review)?
-/+2 EV, nikon is 5.
2 JPEG settings and RAW, no TIFF?
I heard a few bad things about the sensors in the canon A series (A90 and such). If they were true, how are the censors now?
All in all if wildlife/nature/biology photography was your focus, as well as travel. You did a LOT of macro work, which would you choose and what features made that decision?
This will be a next year purchase to ensure i know as much as i can before buying. Perhaps then one of the better cameras will be comparable price? i do not want to go over $1000US for the body though, and will have little extra for lenses right away.
Thank you so much for any feedback!!!
first of all the nikon. does it have TIFF format? i have only found that it has 3 size JPEG and RAW. no TIFF?
also lenses. i am confused as to lenses. i am reading dpreview lots but cant figure it out. i am mostly aimed at macro photography. especially small animals, bugs, microscope etc. are there any good sites i can look up to learn what lenses do what and why? preferably in a comprehensible way.
maybe not the most important but the D50 uses SD cards. i have always used CF. how are these? in comparison to CF?
Canon EOS 350D
2 more mega pixels. i know these are not the only thing to look at, but i do want to make prints. Would these extra 2 make a large difference in macro prints? prints may be up to 60cm. would i be compromising something else by going for this over the nikon?
"Aperture range n/a" i don’t get it? what does it not show the range (dp review)?
-/+2 EV, nikon is 5.
2 JPEG settings and RAW, no TIFF?
I heard a few bad things about the sensors in the canon A series (A90 and such). If they were true, how are the censors now?
All in all if wildlife/nature/biology photography was your focus, as well as travel. You did a LOT of macro work, which would you choose and what features made that decision?
This will be a next year purchase to ensure i know as much as i can before buying. Perhaps then one of the better cameras will be comparable price? i do not want to go over $1000US for the body though, and will have little extra for lenses right away.
Thank you so much for any feedback!!!