You’re about to acquire a camera, one of those “SLRs” that opens up a world of endless possibilities as a photographer. Gone are the days of blurry, grainy and dark photos. This time we opted for an “SLR”, a real camera?You’re finally going to take the step. You’ve been saving for a long time and you’re depriving yourself of whims, this is going to be a great economic investment, so you want to make sure you make a good purchase, it should be the best SLR camera for your budget. . The best possible mark, what is that? Canon, Nikon, Sony?
But we’re all obsessed with the election. It is much easier for them to give us a DSLR, a make and model already decided, than to start researching, searching and having to make the decision ourselves. And if I’m wrong, then what?
- Today.
- This is an article in which I explain one of my criteria for choosing and recommending SLR cameras.
- This criterion will help you answer the question “What is this best brand?”And yes.
- Today I’m going to get wet.
- I’ll give you an answer in which I’ll clearly quote some marks.
- You’ll see later.
- The reason I choose one brand over the others won’t be so obvious.
- See?.
Read.
In the rest of the article I explain this “special” selection criterion that I have and reveal what I think is the best brand in terms of SLR. That said, I know there are readers who would like to skip all if this is your case, if you landed in this article looking for a good SLR camera to buy right now, a camera already tested and backed by the recommendations of thousands of users, a camera made for the amateur photographer, with modern features and an affordable budget You probably already know my famous article with the best SLR cameras that I recommend you can read it here.
If on the contrary you want to know what I use I usually use to choose one camera instead when I am asked for an opinion, in “Dominating SLR photography“, the new online photography course we teach at the School of Photographers reveals my 5 criteria to achieve it. right when it comes to buying a good SLR camera. Today, however, we are talking about a criterion, as I said, very “special” because it is not very common to mention it among photographers in their recommendations, but based on the humble experience of a server is a factor that can make a big difference in terms of the photographic results that a photographer can obtain with his camera.
We’re going to get in trouble
First of all I’m a nikoist, in case you don’t know, that said, I try to be impartial in my recommendations, and that also has to be said, just because I’m a nikoist doesn’t mean I only have eyes for Nikon. The best brands of SLR cameras, in my opinion, are by far Nikon and Canon. But by far. Sometimes I can recommend Sony, Pentax, Olympus, but Canon and Nikon make up 90% of my recommendations. At the same time, I don’t think Canon or Nikon SLRs are much better than SLRs from any other brand. Quite the opposite. Canon and Nikon SLRs for amateur users generally have the same quality and photographic results as SLRs from any other brand.
Hey, what weed did you smoke today, Mario? First you say Nikon and Canon are the best, but then you say they’re not of better quality than other brands.
Dear reader. I didn’t lie to you at any point in the text, do I have your attention yet?Let’s see what happens?
Two brands that deserve all the respect in the world. My current cameras are all Canon and Nikon, so I can’t say anything bad about these two brands. What happens is that history has built a myth around the quality of the cameras. of the two brands that have become the two best-known brands. These are the two most popular brands, for decades, and as I write these lines, they still are. And while it may be true that the beginning of its popularity is Due to the quality of the construction of its cameras, in the past, the truth is that today any competitor of Canon or Nikon, any brand, however small, is able to create cameras with the same quality and with very similar technologies.
Gone are the days when industrial knowledge was unique to a brand, today everything is manufactured in China or Asian countries, all mobile phones do almost the same thing, all new cars start parking alone and all SLR cameras are starting to gradually acquire the same and if not, I would like to see a single current SLR camera , whatever it is, Nikon, Canon or something else, that does something that no other SLR camera can do. I don’t know. Once upon a time there was a brand of cameras that made their devices a Wi-Fi connection, the following year the cameras of all the other brands had a Wi-Fi connection, once I do not know what brand incorporated GPS into their cameras Incredible Who would have imagined it?A revolutionary technology that no other brand could emulate for decades. Almost all brands have integrated GPS into their current cameras.
And so I can go on, did I miss something important? Oh, wait, maybe it’s the quality of the photograph itself. Regardless of the buttons and extras, is there a camera of a particular brand whose photographs are simply beautiful, not only by the configuration, not by the shooting mode, not by the lens or by the photographer, but by the brand itself, I do not think so. I’ve seen great photos taken with Sony, Pentax, Canon, Nikon, Fuji and virtually every brand. It is not true that any brand has a “secret formula, kept under lock and key, in pure Coca-Cola style, which gives the colors of your photographs a fascinating tone, inaccessible to another camera”. Such statements are closer to a belief in metaphysical and supernatural powers than to a true declaration.
In terms of quality, and speaking “generally”, setting aside point models or exceptional cases, Canon and Nikon are generally good brands, as good as any other camera brand. That’s how rude it is. There is nothing in the name Canon or Nikon that influences the quality of the photograph for better or worse. A photo will never be better or worse simply by brand name or logo. Yes, this could be due to better sensor, or better internal processing, or better performance, but it is not unique to Nikon or Canon, it is common to all brands. Throughout history, there have been “mythical” cameras of all brands.
Their popularity makes them better. The mere fact that there are more Canon and Nikon photographers than other brands, that alone, makes them very good candidates for a successful purchase decision.
As a user of an SLR SL camera, you want to have a camera as well known, common, popular and “used by other users” as possible. The fact that it is so common opens up a wide range of resources that you can consult, use and that will help you in your camera use. You will easily find forums with users with the same camera model as you, with similar problems, the same concerns, etc What about all the buttons and controls of the camera there is one that you resist and do not know how to use it?You’re just looking for it on Google and you’re probably finding something mentioned by other users about it. If you have lost the user manual or just want to have it. in digital PDF format? You google it and if it’s a very popular camera it’s normal to find it without too much difficulty. One day you turn on the camera and you get an error message. Again, you put up the search and something you’ll find.
With a less popular camera, you can get the same quality in your photo results, but being less popular, the ecosystem around this camera model will be much more limited, you will meet fewer people with this camera in your life, you will exchange impressions. With fewer users, it will be difficult to find places or forums of other similar users, and when you find one of these forums, you will probably have fewer users than the other of the most popular cameras.
If after a while your camera runs out of warranty and you take it to an independent service, you’re more likely to know what the problem is, find spare parts, and repair it properly if it’s a very accurate model, because if it’s a lesser-known model, it can be difficult to repair it.
This is just one more criterion, there are more factors to consider before opting for a SLR camera. Of course, this test is only relevant if the other conditions are the same. Between two very similar cameras in almost everything, I’m going to probably lean towards a Nikon or Canon for the reasons mentioned above. From now on, there will be times when an Olympus or Sony will be cheaper, with better performance and therefore more suitable.
There’s a camera for every photographer and there are no marks, only you’ll know who your SLR soul mate is.