Digital SLR Cameras
Digital SLR cameras are common now and deliver excellent quality and adaptability for affordable prices.
Digital cameras store images electronically rather than chemically on film. The very first digital camera was developed by JPL around 1961 and was used for navigation for astronauts. In 1975 a solid-state digital camera was prototyped. Most people in the developed world today use digital cameras because they are cheaper, quicker and easier to use than those with film.
SLR stands for the words “Single Lens Reflex” which means that both the viewfinder and the photo itself are taken through the same lens. In practice this means that a range of different lenses can be easily interchanged on the same camera body offering superb adaptability. Also it means that what the user sees through the viewfinder is very close to the photo which gets taken by the camera.
After world war two film single lens reflex cameras became popular. However today most of the digital cameras used are “point and shoot” (sometimes called “instant”). D-SLR’s have many advantages over those which use film. The one significant disadvantage is that the resolution is less than that for a 35mm film, but that matters not at all for most people.
The first major digital SLR was the Nikon D1 which was expensive by today’s standards but within the budget of professional or dedicated amateur photographers. It used the existing system of Nikon lenses which meant that many people buying one could continue to use their existing lenses.
Choosing which D-SLR to buy can be more difficult than for a film camera because there are even more feature and options to choose from. There is also a lot of misinformation on the subject. Any information that says that one particular camera is “best” is fundamentally incorrect and should be ignored.
Digital SLR cameras offer affordable quality and adaptability for anyone with more than a slight interest in photography today.
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