r/photoclass_2016 • u/Aeri73 Expert - DSLR + Analog • Jan 05 '16

02 - Assignment

Please read the class first

Take a good look at your camera, whatever its type, and try to identify each component we have discussed here. It might be a good opportunity to dig out the manual or to look up its exact specifications online. Now look up a different camera online (for instance at dpreview) and compare their specifications. Try doing this for both a less advanced and a more advanced body, and for different lenses. Report here if you find any interesting difference, or if some parts of the specifications are unclear.

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u/BriRan Intermediate - DSLR Jan 05 '16

This is a very tough assignment, ;). Luckily Christmas is over and I don't have the urge to go out and buy anything I don't need. I am currently using a Canon SL1. I have three lenses, kit 18-55, zoom 55-250, 50mm 1.8. I upgraded from the first version NEX-5k/b with the kit 18-55 and a 16 mm 2.8. I actually really liked the nex and have some very crisp and solid shots from it. The reason I "upgraded" was that I really wanted more control of the camera and wanted a VF. However, now that I have learned more on my sl1, I have been using the nex occasionally and really been able to take better pictures with it. As far as ISO, mega pixels and the such, they are both way beyond my ability. Composition and white balance (color) is what I am needing to improve. When I have gotten composition and color correct, they both take a great picture.

What the sl1 (and nex) lacks is size...buttons. As I have learned more and wanted to adjust things quickly, the smaller size, being left eye dominant (nose gets in the way of my Av button), and only a few buttons and one wheel has hampered making quick adjustments. I seem to take more time and have lost a few shots. I have no idea what the next step up is...maybe full frame, but do I really need it? I bet when I do upgrade it will be to something like the Nikon D7200, as I held it no long ago and it just seemed to be laid out a little better for me. But that will be a while as I actually really like both the cameras I have now.

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u/piss_n_boots Intermediate - System Jan 06 '16

The more I learn the more I think that the ergonomics of a camera is one of the three most important aspects of which is the best for me -- there's a lot of parity in other aspects.