Which camera would you suggest?
Ok, so I'm thinking of investing in a new camera to take pictures of wildlife, and nature. I would also like to take pictures of people, friends, faces and I want the pictures to be really HD and good quality. Preferably I want the camera to be able to record and I like the SLR camera's but I would also like the interactive system you get with normal digital ones. I was looking at one and it is a Lumix G here is the link: http://www.currys.co.uk/...8-pdt.html
What do you guys think and what brands would you suggest, because i heard a lot about Nikon being 'amazing'? I really want to make the right choice, is the camera I listed really good or just average?
I appreciate any answers thank you!
The only reason I would suggest against the camera you linked to is Panasonic, while making many fine products is not a camera company - they are only a sideline… Kind of like a car company making cameras - get the point?
Also there's no such as HD still photos - HD is a video / television term and doesn't apply to photos.
So no camera made records photos in HD.
Video, of course, is another matter. I own two Canon dslr cameras and both are excellent. I would suggest the t1i, which I have. Excellent stills and video recording along with being user friendly.
$650 at retail and worth every penny.
It's so so, the lens is a 14-42mm, perfect for street shot & landscape, but not so good for wild life & portrait (a bit too short in the range) & it is completely useless for wild life (the range is way too short)
Usually for wild life, people who are into it, will go for a range between 300mm to 600mm (I'm not talking about Joe who shoot is dog or animal in the zoo) but serious amateur.
I would go for a dslr, more lens & all around a better built.
You should look for Canon & Nikon entry dslr instead, but that's my opinion.
That price does not look like the best. Have you looked at amazon.co.uk?
The Olympus and Panasonic Four Thirds and Micro Four Thirds sensors are a little smaller than the APS-C sensors. That gives them a little bit less dynamic range and low light capability, but they are still much better than compact cameras. It makes it easier to make good telephoto zoom lenses.
This 100-300mm lens has the field of view equivalent to 200-600mm on a 135 film camera.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/...004445O4K/
To get the same with an APS-C your would need about 400mm, and the Nikon and Canon compatible lenses that have that much are heavier and much more expensive.
Here is a Sigma 120-400mm. That is the equivalent of 180-600mm.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/...001542X5K/
Compared to a DSLR's optical view, the Panasonic's live view with contrast detect autofocus and electronic viewfinder will be a little bit slower autofocusing, and adjusting a polarizing filter may be a little bit less exact with the processor's response lagging a little.
As you add lenses and flash your kit would be a little bit lighter than with an equivalent APS-C DSLR, although it will still be getting far from compact.