The speed of change in the digital cameras area is fast and new models show up on a regular basis. Yes, you might feel inclined to buy the latest gadgets that are launched, play with the latest options and then show off the photos you just took, but do you actually need the latest digital camera or will the current one work for a while longer.
If you already own a compact digital camera and you already master it, you might want to upgrade and get a DSLR. A DSLR will allow you to take your photos to a whole new level, both in quality and level of detail. DSLR’s also let you change their lenses. For example you can use a wide lens to catch more of a landscape in a photo, or you can use a telephoto lens to take a photo of some lions that are resting.
Unless you have money to burn, impulse buying can be fraught with future disappointment. Digital cameras are complex instruments by nature, and require some level of understanding. You need to do at least some homework. Especially if this is your first camera.
Today however, things have definitely changed. Digital cameras mean more megapixels, image stabilization, face recognition, software menus, LCD screens, memory cards and firmware upgrades. These are all features driven by or completely impossible without CPU’s and software. Meaning, that cameras are not just cameras anymore, they’re actually little miniature computers that just happen to take pictures.
Basically, when you buy a new camera, you lose the value of the old one since you’re not using it.
The point I’m trying to make here, is that with the rapid fire release of new digital cameras, there is a plethora of good used digital cameras available at great prices. I have a couple old digital cameras (like my Canon PowerShot s40) sitting at home that I paid top dollar for a few years ago. Today they still work brilliantly, and can be had on eBay for a disturbingly low fraction of what I paid for mine.
Point and shoot cameras are still by far the more popular choice by the masses. They’re simple, inexpensive, and quite often take great pictures. Like I said earlier, it’s the person behind the lens that really decides how good the final picture is.
Buying something shiny and new doesn’t guarantee quality, it just guarantees that it’s new. With our over consuming western culture, that is slowly becoming aware of the planetary benefits of recycling and reusing, maybe we need to think a little harder about buying used instead of new all the time. It’s good for all of us.
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