I'm aware it's really annoying when people come on here for the first time and ask 'Hey! Tell me what camera takes the best photozz' but I could really do with a bit of help here !
I'm 17, and I'm starting an arts degree in September, but that means leaving behind the family DSLR, one I've used and got used to, but have wanted to upgrade from for a while now- it's an olympus e-500. As it's my 18th birthday soon, my parents have offered to buy me a dslr to take to uni with me. I'll probably buy the lenses myself.
My main interest is beauty/fashion portraiture; I adore Rankin, Testino, Demarchelier etc. I have done work in this style in A Level Photography, which I really enjoyed, but it was a creative course so at that point, there was no need for a particular quality of camera.
Now though, I'll be at a purely arts university, so I'll have access to studios, lighting, models, student make up artists, so I really want to make the most of this. I've been reading around for a while now, and one I was interested in was the Nikon D300s. I have a film Nikon SLR which I like, and I have the Nikon AF Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6G lens to go with it. However, as this is the only lens I have, I am in no way committed solely to Nikon for a DSLR!
Anyway, I went to town today to have an actual look, and one person said the D300s would be a really good choice for as a camera primarily for portraiture, and a good progression that will serve me for quite some time.
Then I though I'd pop in another shop and have a look at their range, and the guy there said whilst the D300 was a fine camera, it was probably better suited for sports than portraiture, and recommended the Canon EOS 50d. He seemed to really rate it highly and said it would suit my needs better, so my mind was changed again!
But when I looked at reviews, it seems to be the case that most reviewers agree the D300 has a better image quality, which again confused me.
So, lovely TPers, a gentle shove in the right direction is greatly needed. I've ordered a few recommended books on photography and portraiture, as I'll now have more time to put into photography since I'll be doing an art degree; now I just need a camera. Any recommendations would be splendid!
Ta
I'm 17, and I'm starting an arts degree in September, but that means leaving behind the family DSLR, one I've used and got used to, but have wanted to upgrade from for a while now- it's an olympus e-500. As it's my 18th birthday soon, my parents have offered to buy me a dslr to take to uni with me. I'll probably buy the lenses myself.
My main interest is beauty/fashion portraiture; I adore Rankin, Testino, Demarchelier etc. I have done work in this style in A Level Photography, which I really enjoyed, but it was a creative course so at that point, there was no need for a particular quality of camera.
Now though, I'll be at a purely arts university, so I'll have access to studios, lighting, models, student make up artists, so I really want to make the most of this. I've been reading around for a while now, and one I was interested in was the Nikon D300s. I have a film Nikon SLR which I like, and I have the Nikon AF Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6G lens to go with it. However, as this is the only lens I have, I am in no way committed solely to Nikon for a DSLR!
Anyway, I went to town today to have an actual look, and one person said the D300s would be a really good choice for as a camera primarily for portraiture, and a good progression that will serve me for quite some time.
Then I though I'd pop in another shop and have a look at their range, and the guy there said whilst the D300 was a fine camera, it was probably better suited for sports than portraiture, and recommended the Canon EOS 50d. He seemed to really rate it highly and said it would suit my needs better, so my mind was changed again!
But when I looked at reviews, it seems to be the case that most reviewers agree the D300 has a better image quality, which again confused me.
So, lovely TPers, a gentle shove in the right direction is greatly needed. I've ordered a few recommended books on photography and portraiture, as I'll now have more time to put into photography since I'll be doing an art degree; now I just need a camera. Any recommendations would be splendid!
Ta