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What is the best DSLR camera for a beginner?

What is a good beginner dslr interchangeable lenses camera?

  • I am interested in buying an dslr interchangeable lenses camera, but my only concern is which camera and brand is good for someone with no experience in photography. The purpose of the camera will be to take pictures of events, such as when I travel, participate in events or family gatherings. I am not a fan of the panasonic lumix gf-2, the camera was basically to slow and the settings were far beyond confusing. I want a good point and shoot dslr interchangeable lenses camera with easy to understand settings and affordability. I am not saying I want to go cheap but I am considering splurging on a camera that holds its moneys-worth. I have looked into the Olympus EP-3 camera but I am not too sure, if $800 is worth the price since it has an equal amount of "Good" and "Bad" reviews

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    What feature of the DSLR do you want? Are you under the illusion that having interchangeable lenses will magically ensure you take stunning photos time after time after time? You say that you want a DSLR but then say you don't want "settings". People buy DSLR because it allows total control over the photo. That needs the user to take some time to learn how to use "settings" get the best out of it. Get a point and shoot - your money is wasted on anything more sophisticated. Any electronic equipment is a bad investment - todays expensive cutting edge digital camera will be so-so in 1 year and a worthless lump of plastic, glass and metal in 5 years. They don't hold their value!

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Any interchangeable lens camera will have far more settings than any compact, but you do need to educate yourself to get the best out of them, they are capable of much more than any 'point and shoot'. The Panasonic GH2 is the only interchangeable lens camera that is primarily designed for video so has a lot more parameters that you can set, some apply to stills, some are universal, some (by far the majority) are just for the extensive video capabilities. It's one of the fastest cameras there is in it's price range when in 4Mp Jpeg it can record 40 frames in a second, in full Raw it can record 5 frames a second. Auto focus is the fastest there is for a contrast system. You can just set it to iA (Intelligent Auto) and it will give you what it thinks you want, but it's only when you take it off auto everything that you get the benefit. The same applies to any DSLR. The Oly EP-3 is much noisier in low light than the GH2, any camera can take a reasonable image when the light is good, but indoor shots or when the light is low show the Achilles heel of cameras with smaller sensors. Currently the GH2 is the best for noise of any camera that uses a half frame sensor. (any micro 4/3 camera). The Oly EP-3 would be a step down. Chris

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The Canon T3 its great for beginners! Here is a link to a review etc. Also its rather cheap... Last I check its 400-500$ and 12 megapixels.... Use this website for research as well for anything... http://www.dpreview.com/products/canon/slrs/canon_eos1100d

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canon t3 is fine

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