Newbe need advice please help

[aidan77]

Hi I'm new to photography I have recently bought a fujifilm hs10 and really only taken indoor shots so far but I'm really interested in getting good pics now my dilemma is. Will I take the jump and buy a canon 1000d as I like the idea of live view or do I keep the hs0 and master the controls?? Or should I get the canon??

Help

Thanks

[Jim Bryant]

How do you feel about the Fuji camera?
If you want a camera to be able to change lenses, I'd get the canon 1000d.

[aidan77]

I like the fuji, but are dslr's that much better? I could get good price for my fuji and get a 1000d for good price.. Is the bridge camera that much easier to use? Or are both cameras similar to use?

[Jim Bryant]

The bridge camera is limited as you can't change lenses.
With the Canon you can expand on the system by purchasing lenses of different focal lengths.

Here's a link to advantages vs. disadvantages: advantages of a Canon 1000d over a Fujifilm hs10 - Google Search

[inkista]

This is just me, but I'd say if you're happy with the Fuji, keep with it and learn it, and only think about going with a dSLR when you become incredibly frustrated with what the Fuji cannot do.

The operation of a dSLR and a bridge superzoom camera can be very similar, but the way that most of us end up using a dSLR is generally going to be a bit different. We use dSLRs not only for larger sensors and interchangeable lenses, but also to have more control over exposure.

The reasons, to me, to move to a dSLR, like a Canon XS would be if you're frustrated by the following things keeping you from getting pictures you want to get.

• high iso noise performance
• shutter lag
• power-on lag
• low-light performance
• inability to blur the background with shallow DoF
• inability to time fast-action shots precisely
• inability to use a different lens
• inability to use an external flash
• inability to use a remote/cable release

If nothing on that list has seriously hampered you from getting a picture you wanted to take, then maybe it's not time, yet.

You also need to know that going from a point and shoot to a dSLR is not a straightforward upgrade, and will be a lot more expensive and require carrying more stuff around with you. It's not for everyone. You'll be moving from a camera to a camera system. You'll lose macro capability and superzoom capability, unless you're willing to buy lenses that will give you back those things. Most of us spend two to three times the amount we did on the camera on lenses, a tripod, a flash, a bag, and other equipment.

With a P&S camera, you buy the camera, maybe some extra cards and batteries and you're pretty much done. With dSLRs, it can become a never-ending money pit as you expand your system. I make the analogy that a P&S camera is like a swiss army knife: small, compact, low-cost, does a lot of stuff pretty well. But a dSLR is more like a big red tool box: big, expensive, heavy, and you still have to buy the tools to go into it. But you get the right tools for the task. I know I'd prefer having a hammer or a nail gun to having a swiss army knife if I have to pound a lot of nails.

[aidan77]

Ok so if you had to choose between the fuji hs10 and canon1000d which would you pick and why??

Thanks
Aidan

[Jim Poor]

Originally Posted by aidan77

Ok so if you had to choose between the fuji hs10 and canon1000d which would you pick and why??

Thanks
Aidan

Neither, because you can't expect us to make your choice for you.

[inkista]

Originally Posted by aidan77

Ok so if you had to choose between the fuji hs10 and canon1000d which would you pick and why??

Thanks
Aidan

Errr. Neither. My sig tells you what I chose. And the why is because I'm me.

Shopping for camera gear is kind of like shopping for clothes: the point isn't to find the best clothes ever. The point is to find the ones that fit you and your personal style the best.