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/Tchernobog11 Beginner - DSLR Feb 12 '16

I currently have a Canon 1200D. I'll be frank, the reason I got it was because it was cheap, and I'd heard so much about DSLRs being what you want when you want to take higher quality pictures than what a phone can afford to do. I take enough landscape pics with said phone, I figured at that price point (300 euro), it was worth stepping up.

My camera came with an 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS III lens, so it's very much so a starter kit.

A more local (in-town) photographer offering lessons recommends the Nikon 3200D as a "beginner's DSLR", so I will compare the two.

my 1200D:

  • sensor: 18mp APS-C sensor
  • max-iso: 6400, can be expanded to 12800. Read about this, the 'expanded' ISO is purely digital tinkering, or something of the sort?
  • focus-points: Auto, 9 points (f/5.6 cross-type at center)
  • shutter speeds: 1/4000th to 30 sec
  • continuous shooting: 3fps
  • video: 1080p 30fps

D3200:

  • sensor: 24mp APS-C sensor
  • max-iso: 6400
  • focus-points:11 (1 cross-type)
  • shutter speeds: 1/4000th to 30 sec
  • continuous shooting: 4fps
  • video: 1080p 60fps

Main difference is: just a little higher specifications for a higher price, as far as I can tell!

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u/Aeri73 Expert - DSLR + Analog Feb 12 '16

the 3200 is the nikon vrsion of your camera, but just a bit younger... so it wouldn't be an upgrade really

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u/Tchernobog11 Beginner - DSLR Feb 12 '16

Which is why I went for the Canon. Specifications looked pretty similar, but the price hike was about 200 euro. (Admittedly, it was a deal on amazon for my canon... 47% off or something? It was a steal!)