Advice for beginners to buy cameras.

Photography is poor for three generations, and SLR destroys life. This is definitely not just talk. Into the pit needs careful photography. For beginners, it is not the more expensive the camera, the better, but the one that suits them.

First of all, define the purpose of demand: professional photography/hobbies/life records.

Favorite shooting type: people/scenery/video vlog

Camera type: card machine/micro single/SLR

Size: portable, compact, easy to carry/no requirements

Budget: What is the tolerable budget range?

Second, the camera classification

Card camera

Non-replaceable lens

Advantages: small size, high performance, high portability and portability.

Disadvantages: poor battery life, except for the camera's own zoom, it is impossible to replace other focal lenses, and there are restrictions on taking pictures.

Suitable for the crowd: girls, new photographers, recording life, etc.

Card machine brands: Canon, Nikon, Sony, Panasonic

Micro single

Also known as a mirrorless camera, there is no reflector in it.

Advantages: relatively small volume, simple operation and faster continuous shooting.

Disadvantages: the lens richness is not as high as that of SLR, the price is more expensive than SLR, and the battery life is relatively poor.

Suitable for the crowd: there is a certain demand for photography, focusing on portability and high budget.

Micro-brands: Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fuji, Panasonic, Leica, Olympus.

single lens reflex

Optical viewfinder, which is reflected to the viewfinder through the pentaprism in the camera every time you watch the picture.

Advantages: good battery life, high lens richness and relatively cheap price.

Disadvantages: heavy, bulky and poor portability.

Suitable for the crowd: limited budget, love SLR, less attention to portability.

SLR brands: Canon, Nikon, Pentax

Third, the parameters that need attention when buying a camera

draw

Frame is the sensor behind the camera lens, which is divided into APS frame, Quan Huafu frame, M43 frame, medium frame and large frame. The larger the frame, the more imaging details, the purer the photo, the less noise, the higher the price, the larger the volume and the more expensive the lens. The smaller the frame, the opposite is true. We usually buy APS-C format or full-frame cameras.

concentrate

Camera focusing is divided into manual focusing and automatic focusing. MF on the lens stands for manual and AF stands for automatic. When many camera lenses are in focus, the filter ring at the front of the lens will always rotate. This design is not conducive to the use of auxiliary filters such as polarizers, and some high-end camera lenses do not focus, but use internal focusing technology.

The camera lens with built-in focusing technology is not only more convenient when using polarizers, but also rotates only a certain group of lenses in the lens during autofocus, saving the energy of driving motor, and the autofocus speed is faster than ordinary ones.

The abbreviation of internal focus is "IF"

pixel

One of the attributes to measure the quality of a photo is that pixels are not the standard to measure a camera. Pixels are not as high as possible, but they should be suitable. High pixels will even bring more trouble, and the memory card has higher capacity. Generally speaking, about 20 million is enough.

Fourth, the purchase suggestion: choose the genuine national bank machine, although the price is more expensive than that of the Hong Kong bank, but the warranty is guaranteed.

Try to buy a new one, don't choose a second mobile phone. The budget is not enough, but if you want to buy a full-frame camera and choose a second-hand one, it is easy to be cheated. If you must buy, you'd better compare prices and check more, and ask the seller to provide purchase records and invoices, and take more photos of camera details.

If you buy it online, choose a flagship store or a self-operated store, and the quality is more guaranteed.

After buying the camera, check it before unpacking it to make sure it is correct. If necessary, you can record an unpacking video, check the appearance of the camera and see if the fuselage is damaged. After installing the battery and accessories, see if they can be used normally.

Lenses are value-preserving products. Even if it is resold in the second-hand market, the price of your lens is generally stable, but the fuselage is easy to depreciate. The longer it takes, the more powerful it will be.

Buy the most expensive in the budget! This camera is still worth a penny.

When choosing a photographic lens, if the budget allows, try to buy a photographic lens with a large aperture (including a constant aperture), which can shoot better in poor light, and the imaging quality is generally excellent, absolutely professional.