It’s finally caught up with me
Going all of these places where there is literally a treasure trove of pictures to be taken, has finally gotten to me. I know that with the things I’ve seen and the people I know I can turn out some decent pictures, if only I try. Up to this point the limiting factor has been myself, but now it’s the camera I own. The point and shoot is good for some things, some times, but I’ve moved past it now. It didn’t take long.
At this point I’m leaning heavily toward purchasing a Nikon D40, after reading review after review and many conversations. Nikon versus Canon seems to be a Ford versus Chevy conundrum of a debate, but from what I’ve read and the camera’s I’ve actually picked up with my own two hands the Nikon’s have felt like the better choice.
By unanimous opinion from my mentors and friends it looks like spending money on a really good lens or maybe two is the way to go, while money spent on a really good body is not as important. At first I was concerned with MegaPixels, but after a couple really good conversations I understood that the MegaPixels isn’t nearly as important as it may seem. For some one like me, who doesn’t need to have a super sized picture with stupid high resolution, money spent on a high MegaPixel camera would better be spent on lenses that would help get a clear, crisp picture.
Since I’ll be mostly putting my pics here, with the possibility of maybe (hopefully!) being able to sell small prints at some point in the future I should be OK with a fairly low budget set up.
Thanks to my buddy Justin for letting my pick his brain repeatedly. Please take a look at his great website!
Also, thanks to Alberto, Ryder, Sharon and Israel. I hope I didn’t bother you all too much.
