Luminous Landscape Forum
Equipment & Techniques => Cameras, Lenses and Shooting gear => Topic started by: giles on August 12, 2005, 09:08:16 pm
-
Without some more idea of what you're planning to do and your background, maybe not.
Do you have any existing lenses?
Have you used a film SLR before? Digital SLR? Digital point&shoot?
Are you planning to buy lenses, rent them, borrow them?
How did you narrow your choices to the Minolta and Nikon models?
When I was choosing about a year ago, factors that influenced me included:
o the range of lenses available for each brand
o the price of each model (not very relevant in the long term, but there was the possibility I'd lose enthusiasm and I wanted to put a 'toe in the water' to begin with)
o who I knew using each brand who might answer questions, perhaps share lenses, etc
o features that I needed/wanted/thought I wanted in particular camera models
Have fun deciding, and more than that, have fun using whatever you chose!
Giles
-
looking for a Slr and need some help a narrowed down to minolta maxima 7 or a nikon D70s looking in doing more outdoors work and wildlife can anyone help
-
Without knowing more about your situation I'm making a recommendation in only the most abstract sense. Given the built in anti-shake technology the Minolta is probably a better camera. The Nikon however is part of a better system. If you think that you're just going to have the kit lens and maybe a telephoto zoom then the Minolta is probably a better choice. On the other hand if you think that you're going to have several lenses and feel you may want a professional body then the Nikon is a better choice.
Both will give you excellent results.