Ashlie
Ok so there is three cameras I am debating on getting all of them are canon. I need one that is good on focusing on one near object (so the background is blurry and the closest object is clear) for video and pictures my first choice is the 'canon EOS rebel T3i DSRL' ($550) at target my second choice is 'Canon EOS rebel SL1' ($600) also at target including an extra $50 for a lense for both cameras and my last choice is ' canon EOS rebel T3 2 lens DSLR camera bundle' at Walmart ($450) I don't know which one to get for great quality pictures and videos so I need an expert opinion on cameras
-thanks
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What you're asking for has far more to do with being in the right place, at the right time, with the right light, noticing the picture you want to take, and knowing enough about your camera to know how to take the picture than which camera that you buy. Your statement "need one that is good on focusing on one near object...." shows that you really need to understand how that works and why that works, and you don't.
Its really a shame. Since so many of the cameras today do so much for the photographer, the art to taking a great picture has been lost on all but the professional photographer who has been around long enough to remember the days before digital photography.
Every camera that you suggest, is capable of taking the picture that you describe. The problem with auto-focus cameras -- and this is universal -- is that they focus on the nearest object rather than the near object that you want to take a picture of. For example, you've got a beautiful head shot of a deer in your viewfinder, but its consistently out of focus. Why? Did the camera screw up? Or did the photographer not bother to realize that the camera is focusing on the branch that extends towards the camera, in front of the deer? A few cameras let you move the focus spot around so to avoid that situation. But the best cameras are those that let the photographer manually focus the camera for those times when you want to take the perfect shot.
The best camera will have the best optics that you can afford, plus the smallest f-stop, plus a feature to allow you to manually focus your camera. Auto-focus is nice, but a lot of times, you want to turn it off. Anti-Shake is nice too for those not-so-wide-open aperture shots in low light. Extra lenses are good too, if and only if their optics are just as good as the primary lens. If the camera has a zoom feature, optical zooming is far superior to digital zooming.
More megapixels gives you more data to work with when editing your pictures. Digital zooming on the camera is identical to cropping on the computer while you're editing your pictures.
What you're asking for has far more to do with being in the right place, at the right time, with the right light, noticing the picture you want to take, and knowing enough about your camera to know how to take the picture than which camera that you buy. Your statement "need one that is good on focusing on one near object...." shows that you really need to understand how that works and why that works, and you don't.
Its really a shame. Since so many of the cameras today do so much for the photographer, the art to taking a great picture has been lost on all but the professional photographer who has been around long enough to remember the days before digital photography.
Every camera that you suggest, is capable of taking the picture that you describe. The problem with auto-focus cameras -- and this is universal -- is that they focus on the nearest object rather than the near object that you want to take a picture of. For example, you've got a beautiful head shot of a deer in your viewfinder, but its consistently out of focus. Why? Did the camera screw up? Or did the photographer not bother to realize that the camera is focusing on the branch that extends towards the camera, in front of the deer? A few cameras let you move the focus spot around so to avoid that situation. But the best cameras are those that let the photographer manually focus the camera for those times when you want to take the perfect shot.
The best camera will have the best optics that you can afford, plus the smallest f-stop, plus a feature to allow you to manually focus your camera. Auto-focus is nice, but a lot of times, you want to turn it off. Anti-Shake is nice too for those not-so-wide-open aperture shots in low light. Extra lenses are good too, if and only if their optics are just as good as the primary lens. If the camera has a zoom feature, optical zooming is far superior to digital zooming.
More megapixels gives you more data to work with when editing your pictures. Digital zooming on the camera is identical to cropping on the computer while you're editing your pictures.
Is this dslr camera bundle worth the money?
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http://www.qvc.com/Canon-EOS-Rebel-T3i-DSLR-Camera-3-Lens-Bundle-Search-Results.product.E267607.html?sc=E267607-SRCH&cm_sp=VIEWPOSITION-_-4-_-E267607&catentryImage=http://images-p.qvc.com/is/image/e/07/e267607.001?$uslarge$
Keep in mind it's also on flex pays so I can pay it off, which is a plus.
If the link doesn't work, it's a canon eos t3i and it comes with a 18-55mm IS type II lens, EF-S 75-300mm III lens, 55-250mm zoom lens, 16GB SDHC card, battery pack, battery charger, USB cable, A/V cable, wide strap, Rebel gadget bag, eyecup, EOS Digital Solution disc, Arts & Crafts software DVD, and manual. For $999.96
Thanks for your help.
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It could be a grey market camera.
The 75-300 mm is the only "dog" lens Canon makes
Of the choices, I would pick the T4i with two lenses (no 75-300 mm lens)
http://www.qvc.com/Canon-EOS-Rebel-T4i-DSLR-18MP-Camera-w-2-Lenses,-Bag-&-8GB-SD-Card.product.E223991.html?refType=IOFFER&refNumber=E223989&sc=E223991-DTLR&cm_sp=UPSELL-_-IOFFER-_-2&relType=IOFFER&refLocation=2
It could be a grey market camera.
The 75-300 mm is the only "dog" lens Canon makes
Of the choices, I would pick the T4i with two lenses (no 75-300 mm lens)
http://www.qvc.com/Canon-EOS-Rebel-T4i-DSLR-18MP-Camera-w-2-Lenses,-Bag-&-8GB-SD-Card.product.E223991.html?refType=IOFFER&refNumber=E223989&sc=E223991-DTLR&cm_sp=UPSELL-_-IOFFER-_-2&relType=IOFFER&refLocation=2
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