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OLS · 02-25-2013, 12:37 PM

NOW, onto my own advice. If it is true what you say, I would sell the old school lenses and buy yourself a really nice
digital bridge camera to get you out of the compact point and shoot range and into the 'trying hard to be a DSLR' camera.
Some of your lenses you could likely sell here, and some you might had to work harder at, or trade them at the
Point of Sale for your new camera.

Here are some deals from the only place I shop, (sorry)... These are all used items.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...al_camera.html
(This sucker is F2.8 at BOTH ends of the long lens...amazing for a P&S)

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...era_Black.html

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...era_Black.html

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...al_camera.html

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...al_camera.html

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...al_camera.html

Keep in mind that outside of the Lumix FZ200 and that Sony Cyber 100v, these are not cameras that I would
necessarily say are the best non-DSLRs out there, they are simply the best ones in the used department at
B&H right now. There are other choices, maybe even better ones, but these are GOOD cameras every one.

ALMOST any one of those would be a great camera to rebuild your photography skills and give you almost everything
you need in hand to tackle any photographic situation. Do you really want to change lenses to achieve your photo-
graphic vision? A lot of people REALLY DO. They want that big sensor, they want the stunning results. But keep in
mind, stunning results do not come automatically dispensed from the cards out of these DSLRs. You still have to do
most of the work. So if you do not know what you are doing, you can get crap out of the best camera, and spend
an awful lot of money trying to get there.

I do not reject anyone's DSLR dreams out of hand. I stay JUST under the line with decent, used, large-body
point-and-shoots with full manual controls. I would love to have a DSLR, but I love owning cameras too much.
I need to have a bag full of CAMERAS, not a bag full of lenses. And even then, I do not buy the latest cameras
that pop up used. I stay a generation or two behind, just like with my desktop PCs. The links I gave you there are
for the most part VERY recent cameras and in good condition. The Panasonic FZ150 might be the loner in the
group, being a decently OLD camera, but still VERY functional.

Have someone here evaluate your stash of lenses, see if there are a few you REALLY need to keep for a possible
upgrade in the future, and sell the rest. Get a good bridge camera and re-learn some tricks and tips that maybe
you used to know, make all the mistakes first, then make a jump up to the dusty-sensor-having DSLR, lol.
I am still holding out, and I couldn't be happier with my current lineup of cameras....except that $75 used Fuji I bought
last week. I can order pizza between pressing the shutter and the pic being taken.

02-25-2013, 12:37 PM	#1893
OLS Suck It Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Brad Location: TN Posts: 7,912 Trading: (19)	Re: Photography Thread NOW, onto my own advice. If it is true what you say, I would sell the old school lenses and buy yourself a really nice digital bridge camera to get you out of the compact point and shoot range and into the 'trying hard to be a DSLR' camera. Some of your lenses you could likely sell here, and some you might had to work harder at, or trade them at the Point of Sale for your new camera. Here are some deals from the only place I shop, (sorry)... These are all used items. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...al_camera.html (This sucker is F2.8 at BOTH ends of the long lens...amazing for a P&S) http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...era_Black.html http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...era_Black.html http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...al_camera.html http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...al_camera.html http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...al_camera.html Keep in mind that outside of the Lumix FZ200 and that Sony Cyber 100v, these are not cameras that I would necessarily say are the best non-DSLRs out there, they are simply the best ones in the used department at B&H right now. There are other choices, maybe even better ones, but these are GOOD cameras every one. ALMOST any one of those would be a great camera to rebuild your photography skills and give you almost everything you need in hand to tackle any photographic situation. Do you really want to change lenses to achieve your photo- graphic vision? A lot of people REALLY DO. They want that big sensor, they want the stunning results. But keep in mind, stunning results do not come automatically dispensed from the cards out of these DSLRs. You still have to do most of the work. So if you do not know what you are doing, you can get crap out of the best camera, and spend an awful lot of money trying to get there. I do not reject anyone's DSLR dreams out of hand. I stay JUST under the line with decent, used, large-body point-and-shoots with full manual controls. I would love to have a DSLR, but I love owning cameras too much. I need to have a bag full of CAMERAS, not a bag full of lenses. And even then, I do not buy the latest cameras that pop up used. I stay a generation or two behind, just like with my desktop PCs. The links I gave you there are for the most part VERY recent cameras and in good condition. The Panasonic FZ150 might be the loner in the group, being a decently OLD camera, but still VERY functional. Have someone here evaluate your stash of lenses, see if there are a few you REALLY need to keep for a possible upgrade in the future, and sell the rest. Get a good bridge camera and re-learn some tricks and tips that maybe you used to know, make all the mistakes first, then make a jump up to the dusty-sensor-having DSLR, lol. I am still holding out, and I couldn't be happier with my current lineup of cameras....except that $75 used Fuji I bought last week. I can order pizza between pressing the shutter and the pic being taken. Last edited by OLS; 02-25-2013 at 12:49 PM.