All the photography purists that cringed, squawked, and moaned, when digital photography hit the scene, but now own and use digital cameras, should all take a seat in the back of the room. The same goes for the new round of purists, that are whining about how live view has no business in the hoity toity world of high end digital SLR, and should be sent back to the basement with point and shoot crowd.
Currently, there are three cameras which are said by many to be the most popular, powerful, and rated digital cameras.
Firstly, there is the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1. As you can probably guess, being the top rated camera, it comes with a pricey tag. Nonetheless, this is true. The camera goes for around $700, but buyers do get their “bang for the buck”. First of all, the camera is very compact. This is something many buyers look for, as it is easy to carry around with them.
To further solidify the argument for live view, one needs to look no further than arguably the two best SLR cameras offered by Nikon. Specifically the D300, and the D700. While there is a big difference in price between these two suckers, there’s good reason for it. Obviously live view isn’t the reason, but lets have a look.
Next is the Canon PowerShot SX110IS. It is much cheaper than the previous Panasonic, but still a magnificent camera. The PowerShot is more of a personal use, family oriented camera and is almost about a third of the Panasonic camera, at around $230. It consists of a 10x zoom lens and has quite a compact build to it.
This camera is simply the fastest machine you’ll find the in prosumer price range. How does snapping six photographs per second sound to you. Well, if that’s not impressive, how about 100 pictures in a row. Now even I could find one good picture out of that bunch. Wiggly kids or not.
If your looking at the D700, and you don’t know what full frame stands for, then put that wallet away boy, and do some more research.
If you do decide to get this one, you can be rest assured it’s the last camera you’ll ever buy. For $3000 I would hope you wouldn’t be missing much. Of course, that won’t stop you from buying a trunk full of lenses and accessories to play with.