Camera Upgrade Help

[Jerrytrebec33]

Ok, here’s my situation... I currently have a small point and shoot; Sony, yes Sony, I know that's not right lol, digital camera. I want to upgrade and I am trying to decide what to upgrade to. At first I was thinking a Canon EOS D30 than I thought about the D60.. Than I went onto thinking about the Canon EOS 300D I wasn't sure..

After a lot of thought I than starting to think about the G6 I'm trying to think about what features I want that I wouldn't get from the G6, would anyone be helpful enough to outline some of the main features you miss out on from the G6, the G6 is the best/closest to a DSLR right now right?
But than again the G6 is pretty much the same price as those DSLR’s I was talking about. My favorite subjects to take photographs of are people and wildlife, don't start thinking like dangerous wildlife because there's none around me, more like some birds and ducks lol... What do you guys think would be best for me.. And also can you get lens's for the G6? Thank you so much in advance!

Jordan

[tim]

I don't know much about the G6, but AFAIK it's a high end point and shoot, with manual controls if you want them. It'd work out a lot cheaper than an SLR, as with an SLR you need to buy lenses, which range from not cheap to incredibly expensive. The 300D or 350D would both give better image quality, and the 350D/XT in particular will be much better at high ISO values (ie for low light photography). Wildlife tends to need a good, long lens, like the 100-400L IS, which is a bit over $1000 IIRC. The G6 probably won't be great for that.

Hope that helps a little.

[Jerrytrebec33]

Thanks for that advice any more help anyone?

[KevC]

The A-series does pretty well with manual controls. And it wont break the bank. Buy one of those. A85/95. You wont be able to shoot wildlife with it, but portraits you can play around with the settings and see if you really like photography!

The thing with a dSLR is that it's a system. Buying a "kit" wont let leave your wallet alone. You'll want to buy longer glass. With portraiture, it's not that bad. A 50/1.4 and an 85/1.8 will make you happy. Then a dedicated flash and/or studio lights.

With shooting wildlife, depending how close you want to get to them, it'll be VERY costly. Long glass is expensive. Upwards of a grand. And you'll also need a good tripod. More $$$.

The A85/95 wont put nearly as big a dent in your pocket as a dSLR will. Pick it up, throw it in Manual or one of the Creative modes and see if photography is good for you! If you really feel like it's limiting, then get a drebel xt! If not, you'll have an awesome camera for doing pretty much anything!

Good luck!

[tim]

I used my 2 year or so old A70 the other day, and i've sworn not to use it again if I can help it. The shutter lag makes getting the shot you want very difficult, people move in the second or so it takes to take a photo. Also the image quality just doesn't compare with the 20D or 300D. Maybe the A95 is better, not sure.

[Jerrytrebec33]

Hey KevC, thanks for the advice but the canon a series the A95 is only about like 40$ more than my current one with the same features pretty much, I already know how to use manual etc and know I really like photography I don't have to test that out.. I don't really look at the A95 as much of an upgrade, but thanks. Also I want a camera body that I wont have to upgrade for a while, Im ok with spending money on glass over sometime.. :)

[Hellashot]

And also can you get lens's for the G6? Thank you so much in advance!
Jordan

The G6 does not have interchangeable lenses. The Drebel is now down to $800 USD list price, so I'm sure you could find it for a little less and that'd be about the price of the G6 and other high end 6 to 8MP compact digital cameras.

[cactusclay]

Shutter lag, shutter lag, shutter lag, shutter lag. Like has been said , for not much more than the cost of the G6 you could get the old Rebel and a 17-55 and have about the same optical quality without the dreded shutter lag and you could get different lenses if you decided later to do that. Then again on the other hand, maybe the G6 doesn't have shutter lag, to tell the truth I don't really know, but I know the G2 did.