I’m not much of a photographer and doubt there is an artistic bone in my body. However it appears I will soon have the time to learn whilst cruising. I suspect my excuse of “a poor camera” is going to quickly wear thin with our readers so I’ve decided to look for a good quality SLR camera.
As usual I’ve turned to the internet and been reading various reviews. After a considerable amount of research I’ve selected the Canon EOS 550D DSLR.
The camera can be purchased with or without a standard lens. So more research was required. I particularly wanted a general purpose lens. One that would take wide angle as well as telephoto pictures. I discovered Canon produce a “luxury” range of lenses which cost significantly more than their usual range. Apparently this is because the actual lens in body is produced to a much higher quality. I think the lens that will best fit our criteria is the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM.
It looks like we will probably have a two or three days in Hong Kong on the journey from Australia and therefore we will take the opportunity to purchase both the camera and lens whilst there.
Somehow I suspect the research and purchase will be the easy part of the process. Learning to be a proficient photographer will be the greater challenge. Still, at least with a digital camera I won’t have to wait for the film to be developed to see how poor my photographs turn out!
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