Here are five digital SLR camera models perfect for beginners who want to move past digital point and shoots into the SLR realms. They're all good, basic cameras, with great resolution and full manual override. They all cost between $500 and $900. Get more details on Amazon's digital SLR page.
Rokinon 85M-P 85mm F1.4 Aspherical Lens for Pentax Black
Canon 2519A003 EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Lens
Bower 85mm f/1.4 manual Focus Telephoto Lens for Canon Eos
Taking portraits is one of the greatest joys of photography. However, with most of the stock lenses that ship on today's digital SLR cameras, multi-functionality is the key, and so some of the qualities that lead to great portraits are lacking. You can rectify this deficiency with one of these great portrait lenses. Which of these lenses do you like the best?
Nikon Fisheye-Nikkor Fisheye lens - 10.5 mm - F/2.8 - Nikon F
Lensbaby Scout Mount W/Fisheye Lens for Canon EF
Pentax SMC P DA Fisheye zoom lens - 10 mm - 17 mm - F/3.5-4.5
Panasonic 8mm f/3.5 Lumix G Fisheye Micro 4/3 Lens HF008
A fish eye lens allows you to capture a much greater field of view with every shot, but does so by highly distorting the resulting image. This effect can be used to great dramatic ends in your photography, and adding it to your current digital SLR is as simple as buying one of these great fish-eye lenses. Which of these lenses would you most likely buy?
Mylar is one of those great wonder materials of modern science. It is thing and strong, a reflective plastic that has all sorts of uses. Mylar can be used to distort the reflected image, meaning that it can be used in trick photography as well as in all sorts of different applications requiring the reflecting of light in a specific direction. Which of these mylar brands do you prefer?
Polaroid film is specialized photographic film designed to develop directly into prints for immediate gifting and display. Many people liked the convenience of the format when it first came out, as it allowed one to take pictures without the cost and wait of having the film professionally developed. The Polaroid has been waning in recent years, as digital photography becomes the norm. However, many photographers still prefer the venerable Polaroid for quick shots to test the light or capture a particular aesthetic. Which of these great Polaroid films are you going to miss the most, once the format truly goes the way of the dodo?
Renowned Canadian decay documenter Sean Galbraith was, by day, a professional urban designer. He's recently turned rouge and is pursuing the path of self employment by constructing his own unique camera equipment. As a newly unemployed person, he understandably has limited resources with which to upgrade his family's currently dilapidated television. Which of these top five models he's selected would you most recommend for displaying the fruits of his fine digital photo work in his livingroom?
