So I'll be paying off the last of our non-house debt (my student loan) this week. That means we'll be debt-free except the house (Dave Ramsey shout out). But I've been wanting a good camera for a while and I'm thinking that I may use some of my Halloween costume earnings towards one this year. But I'm not sure where to start. So I figured I'd reach out to you guys. Here's a bit about how I take pictures and what's important to me.
What I want out of a camera
- I'm not going to be a professional photographer, I'm not going to ever want gigantic prints. I just want to take better quality pictures.
- I take pictures of clothing for my Etsy shop (but really I think my point and shoot is adequate for that)
- I want a camera that can take pictures of kids well. They move so fast and I want less blurry pictures
- I want to be able to take decent pictures inside (again of kids that won't stay still)
- I want to be able to take pictures in low light/not the best light circumstances without that hideous flash look
- I want something that if I notice I want to take a picture I won't miss the moment while the camera is getting ready, turning on, etc.
The questions I can think of
- What cameras do you love and why?
- Are there certain places I should look for a camera, places I should avoid?
- What what would you consider a good deal or package?
- What lenses, other accessories (bounce flash?) do you find you use a lot? What are fun to have? What do you think is a waste of money?
- Do you have any links to things I can read or opinions of cameras?
- Are some just easier to use than others or is it just a matter of what you're comfortable with and what you want to invest time to figure out?
- Do you have questions for me to think through when I'm thinking about what camera is for me?
- For those of you who aren't photographers how offend do you really use your DSLR, do you find it annoying, heavy, big to lug around?
- What do you think of the other brands (like not canon or nikon)?
- What are long term things I should consider (maybe price of lenses, stuff like that that I have no idea about yet)?
- Do I want a DSLR or maybe just a more fancy regular camera?
