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Save/ShareThank you to everyone who sent us photography questions for Ask Trip Coach.
Thanks especially to the folks who chimed in with solutions and advice. Good stuff!
After thoroughly researching the topic, we'll address as many of these questions as we can in the October issue. If you just can't wait that long, check out BT's recent story "Take Your Best Shot," which explains when and how to best use common digital camera settings—including which are handiest for shooting up-close, in low light, landscapes from far away, and more.
And we'll most certainly keep Alexis's concern in mind: "In your articles will you please include information with those of us with a simple digital camera?"
Lots of advice from professional photographers, who use $5,000 equipment, just isn't applicable to an amateur traveling around with a $100 (or cheaper) digital camera. It's sort of like getting tips on how to navigate a Corolla from an Indy car driver.
So yes, our story will be practical, and most definitely easy to follow for the average traveler with an average camera.
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I'm not a professional by any means but this DSLR is probably the best you can buy for less than $1000. There are those that complain about image graininess at high ISO's on any camera but let's put it this way. You will only notice the graininess if you zoom all the way in on a picture and even then...so what. Who does that? This camera is the fastest I have tested under $1000 in what I call from 'full autofocus to shutter release'. Both the Nikon D3000 and D5000 have a very noticeable delay just like a point and shoot if you push the shutter release from the top (even if already focused on an object). I know everyone says push it halfway to get set, but if you have very mobile children that isn't always possible. The XSI is literally point and click from a single full press of the shutter release. There is a small autofocus delay but nothing like those Nikon's. Even the Nikon D40 is faster than the newer 3000 and 5000 in that regard.Amazing quality and color. The only thing I'd change would be to give it a max ISO of 3200 instead of 1600 for better indoor low light action shots.
Posted By Alex Lellig on December 21, 2009, 8:53 PM