Photography

I enjoy taking pictures of stuff. Mostly scenery, nature, the occasional small animal. However, all I have is a puny 1.3 mp camera. My parents have a 5.1, but I want this one to bring to college. Can anyone suggest a good camera for a beginner? I'll provide more info if I can.

PS: seb that other thread was a perfectly intelligent discussion.

Can you link me to the thread? I didn't see it on the first 3 pages. Thanks for the help.

If you have the money. A digital SLR. It depends really, im really big into photography, i perfer film. I hate digitial.

rockerdoode wrote: yeah sure, give me a seccond. Sony Cybershot 4.0:  http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store /en/-/USD/SY_DisplayProductInformation-Start?ProductSKU=DSCS 90&Dept=cameras&CategoryName=dcc_DIDigitalCameras_Cy ber-shotDigitalCameras

oops, i thought you meant to the cyber shot...sorry, here you go:       http://www.tippmann.com/players/forum/wwf77a/forum_posts.asp ?TID=132796&PN=8

there you go, sorry about the confusion.

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Tae Kwon Do wrote: I use a Minolta Dimage A2 mostly. Im chief photo editor for my schools yearbook, im used to the more...practical photo taking....

my mom has a mintola, its nice, but the only reason im getting a new one is because hers doesn't take snapshots, you have to click and hold down the button and with the stuff im taking pictures of i don't want to have to hold down the button for 5 secconds and follow the movement, it kinda ruins the whole point of "point and shoot".

rockerdoode wrote: Tae Kwon Do wrote: I use a Minolta Dimage A2 mostly. Im chief photo editor for my schools yearbook, im used to the more...practical photo taking.... my mom has a mintola, its nice, but the only reason im getting a new one is because hers doesn't take snapshots, you have to click and hold down the button and with the stuff im taking pictures of i don't want to have to hold down the button for 5 secconds and follow the movement, it kinda ruins the whole point of "point and shoot".

If I may, what kind of Minolta is it? Becuase mine can be set to turn off Auto-Focus so it is point and shoot, also it can use rapid-fire modes...

If you're interested in photography, in my opinion, you shouldn't
get a digital camera... Especially since you already have one.

are you strictly looking for digital?

DBibeau855 wrote: If you have the money. A digital SLR. It depends really, im really big into photography, i perfer film. I hate digitial.

Get a good quality film based SLR. I have a rather old one, but I love it. I prefer having to manually adjust the stops and shutter speeds, but Id like a camera that has the option to automatically do it. My dad has a newer Canon that does it, rather nice.

I highly recommend film based SLR's.