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[bovil]

I need a dSLR.

Attempting to shoot at Obon pointed out some of the limitations in my camera. I like my S3, but it just couldn't do what I wanted.

The big problem?

Well, the tightest it could crank the aperture down was F/8. Normally that wouldn't be a big problem, F/8 can provide plenty of depth-of-field. I didn't care about depth-of-field, though. I wanted to set a relatively long exposure time so I could get some blur on the hands and the bachi moving, but in the bright sunlight I was overexposing at anything less than 1/250.

Not gonna work.

Mind you, I would have probably still needed a good strong neutral density filter to do that, even with a dSLR. I can't even put a filter on the S3 without going out and buying an adapter.

So yeah, it's probably dSLR time.

Comments

[jadecat9.livejournal.com]

I'm all Canon, but only because I've been using Canon since I was what? 10? (with my old AE-1!!)

Having said that, all of the prosumer cameras out there are pretty much on par with each other, whether it be Canon, Nikon, Olympus, or any of the others.

Lenses, however, are different.
Canon usually has a wider variety of lenses than Nikon (but that's normally a matter of opinion with some folks).

I think Nikon has some awesome flashes (SB-series rocks!), which I'll buy for off-camera stuff (ala strobist)

It's a matter of trying out the body to see what fits better in your hand and how intuitive the menu options are (ease of use of buttons, etc)

I've heard Canon uses say they like the intuitveness of the Nikon menus, but I digress.

If you want to play with my 5D, we can probably hook up with R and do a testing day.

[ladycelia.livejournal.com]

What Jade said.

And if you'd like, you can try out my Nikon D80 and see how you like the feel of it.