What dslr camera upgrade?
Hi all i'm wanting to know if anyone could recommend what camera next TO BUY at the min I own a NIKON D7000 which is half decent compared to previous cameras (canon 1000D THEN CANON 550D) i'm mainly after picture quality the reason I ask is the first two cameras I owned I first thought were good until someone I no owned a sony bridge camera that made a mockery of the 1000D IN TERMS OF PICTURE QUALITY hence the upgrade to the 550D then after meeting a guy at randon doing the same hobbies showed me the quality of the Nikon d7000 pictures again mine looked poor. After hours of research and having to sell all my canon equipment as they wouldn't fit the Nikon I bought the D7000 for a while I was happy ""UNTIL"" the same friend has now bought a sony a77 and guess what his pictures seem better ""YET WHEN I LOOKED ON THE NET AND USED COMPARE CAMERA SITE and YOUTUBE"" it showed the Nikon 7000 to be the better camera EVEN ON PAR WITH CAMERAS LIKE CANON 7D OR EQUAL TO THE 5D "NOW I'm NOT So SURE… WOULD UPGRADING TO THE D7100 JUSTIFY THE MONEY SPENT OR CAN ANY ONE RECCOMED ANY INFO AS I've HERD ITS MORE THE LENSES THAN THE CAMERA TO A DEGREE… ANY ADVISE IS THANKFUL… IDEALLY ID LIKE TO STICK TO NIKON AS All MY STUFF IS THAT MAKE
It sounds like YOU are the problem rather than the camera body.
It's not the lenses (although they are more important than the body) - the most important is the skill & knowledge of the photographer.
You are the prime example of how buying a 'better' camera body does not magically improve your photos.
You need to LEARN the basics of photography - exposure, lighting & composition & this takes time & effort - something I suspect you are not prepared to put in. You think just throwing money at the problem will sort it.
Well guess what - you will keep wasting your money on camera bodies until you finally learn that it's knowledge & skill that make great images, not the camera body.
John, at the risk of offending you I'd say you didn't know how to properly operate your Canon gear.
I have a 1000D, among others, and I'll put the quality of it's photos up against any other camera on the market.
It's not the mp count that matters, it's the photographer who knows how to properly operate the gear he / she has.
Upgrading won't change a thing unless you learn how to operate your gear. If your're shooting full auto all the time or on program all the time then perhaps a photo class will help.
One line wisdom: It is not a camera that takes good photos; it is a photographer or the lighting conditions that result in good photos. If you want to compare your D7000 with your friend's cameras, take photos of same things at same time with both cameras and see which camera takes better photos. Also, learn photography and you can help your camera take better photos.