marktaber
New Member
Hi,
I am a database administrator by day, and working on my graphic arts in my spare time (Illustrator, Photoshop). I had also decided to take up photography. About a month ago, my house was burglarized and ransacked, and I lost many things, including my laptop, my DSLR (a Nikon D40), my lenses, and my speedlight.
I'm insured, so I'll replace the camera. However, I'm rethinking things. Before, I would just take hundreds and hundreds of pictures, and get a handful of keepers. Now I've started studying photography more earnestly, so even though I've taken many thousands of pictures, I'm a noob to photography. However, being an artist, I am used to "seeing" things.
OK, enough of the background. Here's my quest: I want a camera to use to learn photography, preferably fixed lens, that I can control manually. I'm drawn to the DP2 (despite some pretty snarky reviews) because one cannot deny the image quality: my jaw dropped. Also, most of the reviews basically criticized the camera for not being a do-it-all-for-you point and shoot. I'm not looking for that anyway.
What type of shooting will I do? Well, my cats, of course! I live near several parks, some wonderful ethnic neighborhoods, and near downtown Sacramento. So all types of shooting. I also like pictures of interesting patterns, textures, colors, almost abstracts, if you will.
So, my question to you is, with patience and study, can the DP2 be a great camera for someone learning photography, who is not afraid of some work?
Thanks for listening,
Mark
I am a database administrator by day, and working on my graphic arts in my spare time (Illustrator, Photoshop). I had also decided to take up photography. About a month ago, my house was burglarized and ransacked, and I lost many things, including my laptop, my DSLR (a Nikon D40), my lenses, and my speedlight.
I'm insured, so I'll replace the camera. However, I'm rethinking things. Before, I would just take hundreds and hundreds of pictures, and get a handful of keepers. Now I've started studying photography more earnestly, so even though I've taken many thousands of pictures, I'm a noob to photography. However, being an artist, I am used to "seeing" things.
OK, enough of the background. Here's my quest: I want a camera to use to learn photography, preferably fixed lens, that I can control manually. I'm drawn to the DP2 (despite some pretty snarky reviews) because one cannot deny the image quality: my jaw dropped. Also, most of the reviews basically criticized the camera for not being a do-it-all-for-you point and shoot. I'm not looking for that anyway.
What type of shooting will I do? Well, my cats, of course! I live near several parks, some wonderful ethnic neighborhoods, and near downtown Sacramento. So all types of shooting. I also like pictures of interesting patterns, textures, colors, almost abstracts, if you will.
So, my question to you is, with patience and study, can the DP2 be a great camera for someone learning photography, who is not afraid of some work?
Thanks for listening,
Mark