What is it that is so appealing about owning a Digital Single Lens Reflex camera? Virtually anyone that can hold point and press a button can now produce professional looking photographs within minutes of turning the camera on, yet so many people still underestimate the ease of use, enjoyment and great benefits that comes from owning a DSLR camera, so what is the reality?
There are many great leisure activities and digital photography is certainly one of the best, but what could or should you expect if you are just looking to start out and get involved? The most obvious answer would depend on what digital photography knowledge and information you have, but the first place to start for you if you are thinking of or have just taken up digital photography is a beginners guide to digital photography.
Once you own a digital camera there is no end to the limits of pictures that can be taken. Pretty much straight away your results will mean that your results will be good enough for your pictures to be enlarged and framed should you wish to do so.
Gone will be the days of taking your children, pets etc to a professional photographer and paying for their pictures to be taken. Instead you can take great pictures of them yourself and in any environment that you choose. Straight away a benefit is being shown for being involved with photography.
Another great benefit is the fact that you can take virtually as many pictures as you like of the same subject, instantly view them on the LCD mini screen located on the back of most DSLR digital cameras and delete all that you do not want and narrow your image down to the one that you wish to keep, this is a major benefit that was never possible with the 35mm film based cameras.
Automatic focus allows you to concentrate on setting up the picture how you want it to be and letting the camera work out the best focal options for the shot, but it does not end there as your camera can also work out the lighting etc that is needed in order to provide a crystal clear perfect picture, it will even decide if it needs to use the flash or not and pop it up for the shot.
The lens of a DSLR is totally detachable and interchangeable this is so you can take a number of different shots using a variation of lenses. Some will provide exceptionally close-up images that almost look as though they were taken through a microscope while others will provide you with wide angle which pretty much speaks for itself.
A Fisheye lens produces an optical effect or appearance that provides images as though looking out through a fisheye.
The telephoto lenses will provide you with average distance to exceptionally long distance shots. The choice, variations, and selection of camera lenses can be almost endless.
Each different lens opens up a whole new world for your photography efforts. You can get into complex versions of lenses such as mirror lenses for extreme distance with a relatively compact appearance, but these tend to be used for the manual settings of your camera.
What you need to know is that any of the other interchangeable lenses will work for you in automatic mode offering you simply stunning results, and as your skills and knowledge progress so will your use of additional equipment.
So moving away from the in house images of family, friends, children, and pets we can venture outdoors for some even more productive and inventive photography, favourites here tend to be sunrises, sunsets, and really picturesque landscapes as well as moving into other subjects such as wildlife, aircraft, cars, boats, castles etc.
The list of subject matter is endless and searching for the next great picture can soon slip away from being a leisure activity and virtually become an obsession, but an obsession with purpose and great reward.
Owning and using a DSLR digital camera on a regular basis is a journey of discovery and it is one that can virtually lead anywhere. Every solution and discovery opens up a whole new book of questions and directions to follow and find answers for.
Before long you will find that there is no limit to the wonderful world of digital photography and will want to immerse yourself deeper and deeper.
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