I usually recommend the cameras, don’t I discourage it?At first it seems a little confusing, I’ll explain it to you in a moment. If you are an expert in photography, you will see how you agree with me, but if on the contrary you continue to enter this field, you should more rightly read this article. One of the most common mistakes a novice photographer makes is getting the wrong camera.
We’re going to get in trouble.
- Before I show you the 3 cameras that should never be purchased.
- Under any circumstances.
- I need us to take you first at a key point: you.
- The photographer.
To simplify the explanation, we will distinguish 3 types of photographers:
The professional photographer is someone who seeks to make a living as a photographer, dedicate himself professionally to photography, be hired by people to cover his events, or buy photographs he has already taken, is someone who is willing to invest. money on a professional photography team as he has a plan to monetize the purchase and recover that investment in the medium term in the form of income from his profession.
The amateur photographer is someone who, without pretending to dedicate himself to photography professionally, and without his main goal is to make money taking photographs, loves photography, loves him, drives him crazy, enjoys spending hours and hours taking photographs, observing photos of others and trying to progress and improve his technique as a photographer, always from a passionate amateur angle.
The photographer I call “connected” is also not a professional photographer. Perhaps it would enter the category of amateur photographers, but on the contrary, the “modern” is a bit fashionable in terms of “modern” and “great” machines and cameras. We are talking about a type of person who can take more or less pleasure in photography, but in the background what really fascinates him is the material part of the cameras: his body, its texture, its design, its footprint. Maybe. It is someone who enjoys acquiring and using the device itself. Someone who feels compelled to stay up to date when it comes to cameras. You need to have the latest cameras, use it or not.
To make an analogy between the two, the amateur photographer returns after taking the photo, lifts the camera and when he looks at it thinks “what a beautiful photo I took!”On the other hand, the fashion photographer, after taking the photo, joins in, lifts the camera and looks at it thinks “Oh my God!Mother of beautiful love!What a great camera I have!”
It is clear that among these 3 main types of photographers there are gray and gradual areas, there are photographers who define themselves halfway between the serious amateur and the professional, there are others who, while passionate about photography (and therefore amateurs), are also crazy about the cameras themselves (and therefore would also fall into the third category) , but for simplicity, let’s be faithful to these 3 types of photographers. I think this ranking will help me explain what’s next: the 3 cameras I should never buy.
After clarifying this concept of ‘photographer types’, what 3 cameras do you think I will advise publishers on?
1) Avoid professional camera: we often confuse the term “professional” with “photographic quality”. There are people who say “oh, this photo is very professional, you can tell”, which means “oh, this photo is of very good quality, it shows”.
Professional is not synonymous with quality. It is true that a professional photographer expects quality photos, but there will be professional photographers who will take good photos and there will be some that will make bad In this life I have seen everything?Similarly, there are stunning photos taken by amateurs. Therefore, “professional” and “quality” are two terms that can match but do not necessarily mean the same thing.
Applied to the subject in question, an amateur photographer does not necessarily need a “professional” camera to produce high-quality photographs. Good photographs are taken by good photographers. The camera, professional or not, has nothing to do with it. Professional cameras offer professional features and meet the needs of a “professional” user, often very different from those of an amateur.
Other than that, another reason I mistrust professional cameras to amateur photographers is because of the enormous weight they physically involve, the disproportionate dimensions and the technical complexity involved. The last thing an amateur or beginner photographer is looking to learn is a camera with a menu and a series of terrifying items.
Want more reasons why you should avoid professional cameras as an amateur photographer?Its price is prohibitive. If I hurry, it’s a bad idea even if he’s rich and has money to sell. I think it’s a better idea to invest in an “unfessional” SLR camera, made and designed for the amateur photographer, will cost you a lot less and the money you’ll have left will allow you to get excellent lenses and accessories. that will help you get much better photographic results. We often make the mistake of thinking that a camera at 2,000 euros will give better results than a camera at 500 euros. The reality is that a 500 or 600 euro camera paired with a good lens (such as the King of Lenses for example) can give a thousand turns to the result you can get with the camera at 2,000 euros.
2) Avoid the modern camera, fashionable and cool, designed mainly to be adored and loved as if it were a jewel: be careful, I’m not saying it’s not a good product, maybe it’s for other purposes, like decorating or collecting, but in my humble opinion, the best camera to take good photos is not usually the prettiest and the sexiest physically , I think the brands realized over time that there was a niche market that could satisfy and make money, a lot of money. of competing with other brands in terms of performance, ease of use, photographic and optical quality, even price, some brands have seen a vein in the production and commercialization of cameras that in terms of performance and photographic quality are quite normal, but on the contrary offer the buyer an “aesthetic satisfaction” that makes him a lot of money.
Unless you’re that “fashion photographer” we were talking about at first, friend or friend, I don’t recommend buying one of those cameras that have a “vintage” or retro aesthetic, with parts perhaps covered with real or similar synthetic leather. materials, which instill a certain sense of luxury and delicacy of materials. However, if you need the camera to show it and love it, it may be wise to consider these cameras, but if instead of enjoying the camera itself, the object, what you really love is the end result, the photograph, forget about them, is there anything better?
3) Avoid the latest generation cameras: and you will wonder, Mario, what kind of mushrooms have you tried this time ?, what happens now with the latest generation cameras ?, obviously no problem. No, the thing is, there are better, much better options.
Is there anything better than a next-generation camera?
Yes, of course. The previous generation?
As you know, and if you don’t know, brands design a certain camera model, launch it to the market, and from there, from time to time, they are dedicated to “relaunching” almost the same model but with some improvements here and there. With a few exceptions, most of the time these improvements are small touch areas that generally do not affect photo quality. They may add a GPS receiver for the camera to record where it was taken in the photo itself. Or maybe they add a new resolution to record the video so that the camera can record in 4 different resolutions instead of 3 for example. Sometimes they make the camera have a few more megapixels, like 24 megapixels instead of 20.
I know what you’re thinking: just because these improvements are minimal doesn’t necessarily mean we have to avoid these cameras. Even if they’re not going to improve our photographic quality, what difference does it make?It is understood that the camera does not. It improves little, but it gets better.
So what’s wrong with acquiring this latest model?
The problem is mainly its price. Simply because it is an improved model, newly released, traditionally the latest generation always costs a lot, a lot of money, much more than the previous generation to which it “improves”.
I could personally understand that if the difference in benefits justified it, the problem is that when this difference is minimal, as we said, it is reasonable to pay 300 and sometimes 600 euros difference just to be able to boast of having the latest generation. cameras?
If you are an amateur photographer and your interest is to find a good SLR camera, a solid brand on the market, with a good balance between current features, an affordable price, maximum compatibility with lenses and accessories, and ease, much ease. Used for the beginner photographer, my article with the best DSLR cameras for beginners is one of the most viewed and discussed here on the blog. I recommend you take a look at it. I would set fire to one of the cameras I recommend in this article.
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I hope the article has helped you distinguish the type of camera you really need as an amateur photographer. Not all cameras are worth it. And remember, that’s not all that shines.
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