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ZeeDan
180
Sep 13, 2016
My advice to you - research your options, do a long table of pros and cons, pour over the specs, figure out what you really need in a camera, spend hours on websites looking at cameras and getting advice.
Then throw every single shred of that research out and go try all the cameras you are considering in your hand. Yes, go physically pick them up and try them. Nobody can tell you which camera will fit your hand the best, nobody can tell you if the buttons are where you think they should be, nobody can tell you if the menus are intuitive. No research can help you with that.
Go use the cameras, pick them up, hold them, try them out. It doesn't take long to figure out which one you are in love with and which one fits your hand the best.
And then buy that camera from the store that showed you all the cameras. Even if you'll pay a little more, they just saved you a ton of money on buying the wrong thing. Oh of course you could mention Amazon sells it for a lot less - maybe they will cut you a deal.
You might want to keep some of the specs in mind. For example, I do sports photography - volleyball, an incredibly fast unpredictable sport. I need high frames per second, and really fast autofocus. That narrows the choices to a few cameras. But my final decision was how it felt in my hand.
You have to fall in love with your camera. Reviews, advice, specs - none of those count for falling in love. Kate Upton might be the perfect woman in pictures, but you might just not get along with her. She might be boring. Same thing with a camera - you have to hold it to understand it.
RyanFromGDSE
94
Sep 16, 2016
ZeeDanI largely agree with ZeeDan, especially on buying from the store that showed you. Also don't discard Pentax. The K70 or KS2 are other options you should at least hold in your hands and see if you like. You might also consider buying used for your first DSLR, much like a first car.
samscholes
21
Sep 24, 2016
ZeeDanSupport local camera stores for sure!
samscholes
21
Sep 24, 2016
RyanFromGDSEPentax is fine, but the are s lot more options for Nikon and Canon. More lenses, more accessories, more of everything. Options are good.
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