photography: January 2008 Archives

Most of the photography you'll see on my site is done using a five megapixel Nikon Coolpix 5700. I paid a crapload of money for it about five years ago, but it has served me very well. That hasn't kept me from wanting something better.

I'm still a little undecided for my next camera, but I'm leaning towards a Nikon D80 or a Canon 40D. If I had an endless supply of cash, I'd go for the Canon 5D. I've done some freelance with it, and it's awesome.

Depending on your experience, a modest amount of money can land you with more camera than you can handle. A great starter SLR is the Canon Digital Rebel. The only drawback is the plastic body, but that shouldn't be an issue for most people.

Before you do any shopping, I'd recommend spending some time at Steve's Digicams. He's got tons of in-depth reviews on practically every kind of camera you can think of.

Of course when it comes to great pictures, a lot more depends on the photographer than the equipment. As a photography teacher of mine in college was fond of saying, "You don't take good pictures, you make them."

When I woke up this morning, the sky was on fire. Ok by me.