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Okay so I need a new camera. At the moment I'm using a Sony Cyber-shot - that's all I have. I am thinking about getting a proper one for Christmas. I have around £200 - £250. At the moment I don't really know the difference between DSLR film and digital. Could someone explain them two please.
I think I just want a decent camera that will take sharp pictures (mainly of people in a surrounding) that I can load straight onto the computer and edit them upload, etc.
Any help would be appreciated!
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There are NO DSLR film cameras. Only DSLR's (digital single lens reflex cameras). The SLR's that use film are called 35 mm SLR's
The difference between a camera like your Sony called P&S cameras and a DSLR are as follows:
The DSLR has a sensor that is at least 15 times larger than a P&S
DSLR's are fully adjustable ... P&S cameras pick all the exposures for the user.
DSLR's can use lenses from fisheye to extreme telephoto .. a P&S has one lens ... no chance to change to another one.
The electronics on DSLR's are much more sophisticated than any P&S camera
There are NO DSLR film cameras. Only DSLR's (digital single lens reflex cameras). The SLR's that use film are called 35 mm SLR's
The difference between a camera like your Sony called P&S cameras and a DSLR are as follows:
The DSLR has a sensor that is at least 15 times larger than a P&S
DSLR's are fully adjustable ... P&S cameras pick all the exposures for the user.
DSLR's can use lenses from fisheye to extreme telephoto .. a P&S has one lens ... no chance to change to another one.
The electronics on DSLR's are much more sophisticated than any P&S camera
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I've seen all these lenses like 18-55 and 24-105, what do these numbers refer to -- explain!! I know for example 24mm is a wide angle lens (I think) but why?
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On a APS-C sensored camera, a 24 mm lens is not that wide an angle lens. The wide angle lens range for those cameras are from 10 mm to about 18 mm, so a 18-200 mm lens will provide you with a wide angle to long telephoto range and a 10-24 mm lens will provide you a super wide angle lens to moderately wide angle lens
In general the shorter the lens, the wider field of view of coverage it will have, hence it is called a wide angle lens. There is an important part you may not know about. The angle of coverage of a specific lens length differs depending upon the size of the sensor or film.
For instance.
A 65 mm lens is a wide angle lens when used on a 4x5 view camera
A 50 mm lens is a wide angle lens when used on a medium format camera
A 24 mm lens is a wide angle lens when used on a full frame camera like a 35 mm SLR or full frame dSLR
A 14 mm lens is a wide angle lens when used on a APS-C (so called cropped sensor) dSLR
A 4.5 mm lens is a wide angle lens when used on a P&S camera
Here is a link to what various focal length lenses can "see" when attached to a full frame SLR or ASPIC dSLR. Just choose which you would like to see at the bottom of this linked page
http://www.tamron-usa.com/lenses/learning_center/tools/focal-length-comparison.php
On a APS-C sensored camera, a 24 mm lens is not that wide an angle lens. The wide angle lens range for those cameras are from 10 mm to about 18 mm, so a 18-200 mm lens will provide you with a wide angle to long telephoto range and a 10-24 mm lens will provide you a super wide angle lens to moderately wide angle lens
In general the shorter the lens, the wider field of view of coverage it will have, hence it is called a wide angle lens. There is an important part you may not know about. The angle of coverage of a specific lens length differs depending upon the size of the sensor or film.
For instance.
A 65 mm lens is a wide angle lens when used on a 4x5 view camera
A 50 mm lens is a wide angle lens when used on a medium format camera
A 24 mm lens is a wide angle lens when used on a full frame camera like a 35 mm SLR or full frame dSLR
A 14 mm lens is a wide angle lens when used on a APS-C (so called cropped sensor) dSLR
A 4.5 mm lens is a wide angle lens when used on a P&S camera
Here is a link to what various focal length lenses can "see" when attached to a full frame SLR or ASPIC dSLR. Just choose which you would like to see at the bottom of this linked page
http://www.tamron-usa.com/lenses/learning_center/tools/focal-length-comparison.php
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