If buying a camera for yourself is a complicated business, due to the huge offer of models and brands, giving one to a family member or close friend is already crazy, where to start?Which camera do you choose? There are reflections, compact, small, large, more advanced, lighter, what brand do they offer ?, and within the brand, what model?
How crazy right?
In this article, I’ll explain the key points you should pay attention to when choosing a camera to offer.
It is time to start from the current situation of the person in relation to photography. Obviously, at this point, I assume that whoever you want to give him a camera likes photography. He’s already taken care of finding out and being sure of it. If you don’t like photography, I don’t know what you’re doing reading this.
That said, the question we’re going to start with is, does the person have a camera today?If so, what kind?
If the answer is no, if the person you want to give the camera to does not have a camera, then you have many open possibilities. You can choose between a compact camera, an SLR or a bridge / Evil (in the links you will find recommendations). If the person is very attracted to photography, and is also patient, likes to put things in and take out, etc. , an SLR camera may be the best option. I say “patient character” because SLR cameras produce AMAZING results but require time, attention, care and care. With an SLR camera you don’t take the photo in 4 seconds, what does that mean, you have to configure it, try a photo, see the result, review the settings, modify them, try them again, and so on until you take the photo. SLR photography is like a good stew, it is done slowly. If that’s okay with you, buy him an SLR and it’ll look great. And since this will be your first SLR, if you ask me for a subjective recommendation, I will tell you to go for a Nikon D3400. Of the beginner SLR cameras, this is my favorite, along with the Canon 4000D. Both are very easy to use for a photographer who has never touched an SLR before. On the other hand, they have a price that is practically impossible to find in other SLR cameras.
If yes: suppose the person already has a camera, the question would be whether they are currently using it or not, can you tell if they are satisfied with it or difficult to know?Is it a compact camera, an SLR, a bridge? Let’s look at the hypotheses and tell you what I would do in every situation.
If you have a compact camera and you are half dissatisfied, every time we stop by a photography store, you spend a moment looking at the SLR cameras in the storefront, you let out a deep sigh before you continue walking discouraged and sad, is that who dies because you give him an SLR as God wanted?There I recommend again the two Nikon D3400 and Canon 4000D options.
And if you have a compact but a little old camera, a little outdated and, at the same time, you don’t seem very interested in SLRs, or you’re interested but you’re the kind of people I described at first who are very impatient and can’t be there Give it 10 minutes to hit you to take a single photo, in all these cases the best thing seems to be a current compact camera , if you don’t know which one to choose, here’s a careful selection of cameras.
Let’s say this person has a camera but it is a “Bridge / Evil” type. They are cameras halfway between the compact and the SLR. They resemble SLRs due to their large shape and generally black color, but they lack some of the typical features of the SLR cameras themselves, such as having interchangeable lenses, for example. If you have one of these cameras, you will be interested in giving it a compact or an SLR, mainly depending on how much or how much the weight and dimensions of the camera bother you. If you find that when it comes to hiking or traveling you usually leave your Evil bridge / camera at home, don’t even think about thinking about an SLR as it will be heavier, thicker and all you will do is accentuate your problem. He will say “Thank you, what a nice gift . . . How do you know me huh!” but it will end up leaving it at home in a dust bin, and we don’t want that. So if your current Bridge / Evil is weighing you down, take a look at a good compact camera, which is very, very good. If, on the other hand, you see that he goes everywhere with his Bridge / Evil camera, there is clearer water: SLR.
What if your current camera is an SLR?Look, people who have SLR cameras fall into 3 categories:
Professional photographer trapped in an amateur camera: On the one hand, there is the user who bought a SLR back then as an amateur photographer, but his use of photography was evolving and at the moment he is doing a professional job, you could say. This is a user whose current SLR camera is sometimes somewhat short. He is a user who has many accessories, he has a good handful of lenses, not just one or two, I’ll tell you a good handful, several lenses, some of them specialized in portrait, landscape, mount or another type of photography. If your friend belongs to this group, a Nikon D7500 or EOS 6D Mark II can be a great option. One thing: the change from an amateur SLR to a semi-professional or professional should, as far as possible, go under the same brand. If the person already had a Nikon D40 for example, surely he will have an arsenal of accessories and lenses, do not bother him by giving them another brand man, you will force the poor man to put all his lenses on sale and win. his life to acquire them from the new brand. If you buy a camera from the same brand, all the lenses and accessories you had before are worth it.
Amateur photographer, passionate and in love with his camera: On the other hand, there is the photographer who likes to take photography but who at the end of the day remains an amateur, a person who uses his camera from time to time, on a trip, probably on weekends, or to photograph the family, the newborn or make excursions on time , and you’re satisfied with the performance of your camera. This type of photographer doesn’t need a camera, he already has it, probably already very good. Surprise him with something much more creative, unexpected and useful: a goal. Yes, sir. A lens is the perfect complement to an SLR camera. The lenses provided as standard with SLR cameras are good for taking pictures that are good, but there are lenses that are real glass jewelry that, attached to the camera body, make it an amazing camera. I have a detailed article in which I recommend some of these goals, but if you want a quick recommendation that never fails, give it a 50mm f/1. 4. It’s an incredible target.
Unhappy amateur photographer: How?Unhappy? Yes, man, there are. SLR photography isn’t for everyone. There are people who have stumbled upon an SLR camera at some point in their lives, well, it’s there, in a drawer, no more. They’d use it for a few weeks or months and then save it. That’s understandable. An SLR camera means taking a slow photo, slowly, testing over and over again, not to mention the weight of carrying it around the neck or shoulder, accessories, lenses, backpack, tripod, etc. There are people who prefer the comfort of compact, tiny, lightweight and easy-to-store cameras. Try to find out this point, if the person you want to give the gift to, consider giving them a good compact camera.
Shortly after meeting my wife, and since photography was one of our common passions, I offered her a Bridge camera, coming from a compact camera, like the compact ones of the time, very rudimentary, it was quite damaged and deteriorated. of course I needed a new camera. ” Surely a bridge is much better than a compact camera,” I thought. I tried to choose a good bridge camera, I gave it to her, she used it a couple of times and almost never touched it again; (It was too big, too complex, too complicated for her.
The following year we bought a Nikon D60. An SLR in its own right. The idea was for us both to use it. Again, after the first contact, I didn’t use it much anymore, and when he did, he was in automatic mode. This currently abandoned Nikon D60 was originally the photographer’s blog, but I still haven’t found the perfect camera key for my wife.
After a long time and enjoying a birthday opportunity, I decided to offer you a compact camera. A Panasonic Lumix TZ30 (today the Panasonic Lumix TZ61 that makes it a little better, just because time passes for everyone;)). Since then, have you ever seen her go on a trip without her camera?It had been a total success. The very small size of a compact camera, the ease of use, the shooting speed, are things that, depending on the type of user, can make a big difference. My wife was a compact camera photographer. There was nothing else to think about it. You had to find out, and it cost me one or two disappointments before I found the perfect camera?
I hope this article has helped you get a little closer to this photo gift you were looking for for this person. Oh, and as always, if you liked this reading, I’d appreciate it if you’d give it a recommendation or a like on Facebook. , Twitter or Google?