Buying A DSLR - What Not To Look For

1.      Don’t ask Canon or Nikon

Good photography has nothing to do with the label (brand) of your camera. Both Cannon and Nikon are market leaders and don’t be biased when someone says one is better than the other.

2.      Megapixel

A photo taken in a 0.3 MP VGA camera and same with a 5MP camera can be distinguished easily. Similarly the sharpness of a photo taken with 5MP camera and a 10 MP camera has remarkable difference, but beyond 14 MP, there is hardly any distinguishable difference unless you are printing posters or cropping too much always. Hence don’t let just the Megapixel be a decisive feature while buying a DSLR camera.

3.       Free Gift & Offers

Most of the camera stores may try to give lucrative gifts and offers to clear their inventory of obsolete models. Don’t buy a camera because you are getting some discount or free gift with it. Buying a DSLR is quite an investment and you need to do it judiciously.

4.      Costly camera will make you a great photographer

A high end camera will make your job easy with extra features, but it is not going to take photos for you. It is the photographer in you who has to do this. You will anyways need to invest time and patience to understand and be comfortable with your camera.

5.      Don’t spend much on camera body, Save for Lenses & Accessories

Gears, along with accessories play a very important role in Photography. Most of the times, it’s not the camera but the Lens which makes a great picture. If you are serious about photography, definitely you will need to buy extra lenses based on your category of interest (macro, telephoto, wide-angle). Hence, if you are on a tight budget, don’t spend much on Camera body rather save to buy lenses later.

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