Want an honest, unbiased lead and advice on what camera and computer to buy?

I've been want to pick up on photography and videography so I ll be amateur to the fullest. Not sure where to start when it comes to cameras because I hear all types of things and don't want to be mislead and buy into something marketing scheme. Also looking for a computer for in depth editing that can glorify and magnify the photos/videos I want to capture. Also, don't want to spend an arm and a leg (picky picky, I know) but was hoping for some advice. Was look at a Nikon D7000 for camera choice and a MacBook Pro.

Don't be silly.

Learn the skill first - buy the equipment depending on your skill.

Get a small budget camera and learn how to work a camera and develop your skill in taking quality shots first.

A $1000 bucks camera can't do squat if you don't have skill to use it. This is why most wannabe photographers fail and lose money.

As for your computer. You need nothing special when you're starting out. A Macbook Pro is a glorified PC at premium price. At your skill level now, you need only a basic system i5 system at best.

Spend your money on books and photography magazines instead.

Johnathan is so right

We see novice photographers here all the time who spend an additional $800 to $1,200 for an Apple computer and then want to find "free" photo programs they can run on their Mac.

Here is the deal

* You need a fully adjustable digital SLR camera to learn the fundamentals of photography
* You need a video camera if you want to learn the fundamentals of film and video making
* In both cases, you are going to need a fast computer with at least 12 gb of RAM and a fast, large capacity hard drive. Yes SSD drives are fast, but they are sometimes just too small when you are editing video in real time.

Yes, the D7000 was a very good camera in its time (my guess is you picked it because you can buy one used for a decent price) and it certainly will have the features you need to learn photography, but just because hobbyists are using digital SLR cameras to shoot video, does not mean you should too.

If you want to become a skilled videographer and video editor, you are going to need to save your pennies and buy a real video camera, one with the features a videographer needs.

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