James79
TPF Noob!
Hi, some newbie questions here, hope this hasn't been asked a hundred times before or is inappropriate to this part of the forum :
I am currently on an extended period of travel, and during this time I've been trying to improve my photography generally and, well, end up with some images to be proud of at the end of it all. I'm currently using a pretty standard point-and-shoot digital, but having used film SLRs at home (though not in much depth), I am considering taking the plunge and purchasing something like a Nikon D50/70 or Canon EOS 350D. I don't know if a camera of this sort is too much for my needs, but I am getting increasingly frustrated with the limits of the one I'm using at the moment. Also, I'm unlikely to have the opportunity to take photographs of this sort for a good long while after I'm finished travelling !
In any case, I am in South East Asia, travelling on to Australia and South America - the climate here is on the whole quite humid (not always possible to stay in hotels with air-con), and I am wondering if this will have an effect on the lenses / electronics in a camera if I'm swapping lenses etc. Obviously direct heat and sand are also potential killers. I would obviously like whatever I buy to last a good few years anyway - will environmental conditions have a significant effect on this ? Will it affect any warranty on it ?
Any advice greatly appreciated !
Thanks, James
I am currently on an extended period of travel, and during this time I've been trying to improve my photography generally and, well, end up with some images to be proud of at the end of it all. I'm currently using a pretty standard point-and-shoot digital, but having used film SLRs at home (though not in much depth), I am considering taking the plunge and purchasing something like a Nikon D50/70 or Canon EOS 350D. I don't know if a camera of this sort is too much for my needs, but I am getting increasingly frustrated with the limits of the one I'm using at the moment. Also, I'm unlikely to have the opportunity to take photographs of this sort for a good long while after I'm finished travelling !
In any case, I am in South East Asia, travelling on to Australia and South America - the climate here is on the whole quite humid (not always possible to stay in hotels with air-con), and I am wondering if this will have an effect on the lenses / electronics in a camera if I'm swapping lenses etc. Obviously direct heat and sand are also potential killers. I would obviously like whatever I buy to last a good few years anyway - will environmental conditions have a significant effect on this ? Will it affect any warranty on it ?
Any advice greatly appreciated !
Thanks, James