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Trying to figure out what the better deal is on a D5200 package.
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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 171183" data-attributes="member: 13090"><p>I understand your dilemma and I'm not going to tell you getting into photography is cheap, because it's not. </p><p></p><p>If you decide to buy a DSLR, do so knowing that it's going to cost you. Not just now but in the future as well. Know the cost will not be only fiscal, but will also require time, and effort, on your part. A digital SLR is not simply a souped up point-and-shoot with more mega pixels; it's a complex piece of technology that requires a skillful operator. It's not the difference between driving a Honda versus a Mercedes, it's the difference between a Mercedes and a Formula 1 racer. Anyone who can drive could hop in a Mercedes and drive away; a Formula 1 racer *demands* a skilled pilot from the very get-go. Not learning to master the more powerful functions of your DSLR will, I promise you, prove to be a superb exercise in frustration and anger. </p><p></p><p>Know too there will be additional financial costs as well... There just will be if you actually start to learn to command your camera. If you want something worthy of hanging on your wall you'll soon discover you need lenses, a flash, something to keep all this stuff in... The list goes on and on. Photography is a hobby at the very least and the very purpose of a hobby is to separate you from that annoying excess of disposable income. Photography can definitely assist you with this.</p><p></p><p>So, yes... There will be some initial start up expenses; both tangible and intangible. But if you're really wanting to move away from hearing "Oh, nice shot... That's nice. Oh, how cute." and want to start hearing, "Wow! That's amazing! YOU took that shot?!", if that really gets your heart pumping, if you want to be known, not as the guy with a great camera, but as the one that consistently "nails the shot" then buy a DSLR and start learning it, knowing that photography is a path with no destination because the path IS the destination.</p><p></p><p>Now... Snatch the pebble from my hand.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #ffffff">....</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 171183, member: 13090"] I understand your dilemma and I'm not going to tell you getting into photography is cheap, because it's not. If you decide to buy a DSLR, do so knowing that it's going to cost you. Not just now but in the future as well. Know the cost will not be only fiscal, but will also require time, and effort, on your part. A digital SLR is not simply a souped up point-and-shoot with more mega pixels; it's a complex piece of technology that requires a skillful operator. It's not the difference between driving a Honda versus a Mercedes, it's the difference between a Mercedes and a Formula 1 racer. Anyone who can drive could hop in a Mercedes and drive away; a Formula 1 racer *demands* a skilled pilot from the very get-go. Not learning to master the more powerful functions of your DSLR will, I promise you, prove to be a superb exercise in frustration and anger. Know too there will be additional financial costs as well... There just will be if you actually start to learn to command your camera. If you want something worthy of hanging on your wall you'll soon discover you need lenses, a flash, something to keep all this stuff in... The list goes on and on. Photography is a hobby at the very least and the very purpose of a hobby is to separate you from that annoying excess of disposable income. Photography can definitely assist you with this. So, yes... There will be some initial start up expenses; both tangible and intangible. But if you're really wanting to move away from hearing "Oh, nice shot... That's nice. Oh, how cute." and want to start hearing, "Wow! That's amazing! YOU took that shot?!", if that really gets your heart pumping, if you want to be known, not as the guy with a great camera, but as the one that consistently "nails the shot" then buy a DSLR and start learning it, knowing that photography is a path with no destination because the path IS the destination. Now... Snatch the pebble from my hand. [COLOR=#ffffff]....[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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