Do I need to upgrade to DSLR....

[jivansh07]

hey guys,
I m totally lost in dis and i've got to ask you this.Here is the deal....about 9 months ago ,my father wanted to hv a camera so i looked up on the internet and i bought him Sony DSC HX1 with 20x..at that time i didn't knew that i will enjoy photography at all.After 1 month my father got bored with it, so i decided i'll take some photos and i got to tell you,i didn't think i would but i really really enjoyed taking photos and its really fun.And then i got passion for it ,so i search on the internet and read articles about Basics of photography,basics fundas..you know Aperture ,shuutter speed and Depth of field all that, i learned a lot but then i start looking for DSLR's and now i m thinking of Upgrading it to my first DSLR but i m not sure ,i should do it or not, because frankly speaking i m not really great at that and i might capture hv good photos , but i not sure i m ready..So here is my question..tell me, the camera i own , is better or bad ,than a DSLR..well ofcourse it is bad! but i wanna know that how much longer i hv to wait with this model and when should i get a DSLR either A Beginner's level or Intermediate level.because i really wanna learn photography.If you wanna check my photos taken from SONY DSC HX1, you can check out my albums..please help me i m confused.....

Yudi

[jivansh07]

or you can out the album at
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...7620516&type=3

[Tzetsin]

you can enjoy photography with any camera, but a DSLR will allow you options on "how" you want your picture to look.

For example, if you want a portrait where the person is in focus, and the background is not, then you'll be able to do that with a dslr, where a point and shoot camera wont be able to give you the option to do so.

The 2 biggest differences from a point and shoot (which is what you have) and a DSLR is that you can look through the view finder and see what the camera sees, and you are able to change lenses.

That said, DSLRs are pretty expensive. You have to buy not only the camera, but any lenses you want. Lenses will likely cost you as much as you spend on the camera, and you will likely want to get more than one lens as there are a wide variety of lenses that do many different and interesting things.

So its up to you weather you can afford the large expense of buying into a DSLR, or continuing to enjoy photography as you are.

[sk66]

The only thing you can't do with your camera is change lenses, but it's a "superzoom" so you don't typically need to.... The camera definitely has limitations, but I would not upgrade until you have found those limitations and feel you need to for those reasons.

[inkista]

Your HX1 is better than most digital "point-and-shoot" cameras. It has two features that most of them don't: RAW capability, and P/S/A/M modes.

As everybody else says, you don't HAVE to "upgrade" to a dSLR, unless your current camera is actually an obstacle to getting the pictures you want. And if you do move to dSLR, you're going to lose two features you're used to having on the HX1: macro capbility, and superzoom focal length range. You'd have to buy special lenses to achieve that same function on a dSLR.

A dSLR is far more expensive, heavier, and you end up hauling a lot more crap around. It's much more of a PITA in some ways. And they're harder to use. There's a significant learning curve. And the expense is astronomical in comparison with a P&S camera. A dSLR user typically spends two to three times the amount they did on the original kit (body+18-55 lens) on additional lenses, a bag, tripod, flash, etc. A lot of us spend a whole lot MORE. A single pro lens can easily outstrip the cost of the camera body.

Most of us dSLR shooters also own a smaller P&S-type camera, for those days we want to travel light. They're different kinds of tools; one's not necessarily better than the other. A P&S sucks at shallow DoF, shutter lag, and dynamic range, but it's tiny, light, and pocketable. There are always tradeoffs, no matter what camera you get.

When it's time to get a dSLR is different for everybody, because everybody's budget/photography needs are different. But generally, when the frustration with the more limited gear outweighs the cost is probably the time to move. Quality of images generally doesn't have a lot to do with it. There are plenty of no-talent hacks shooting crap images with dSLRs all the time . It just comes down to how much you want it vs. how much you've got to spend.