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10 Reasons To Buy a DSLR
Kurtis writes, "If you're planning on getting a digital camera for yourself this holiday season, here's 10 reasons why you should choose a Digital Single Lens Reflex camera instead of a point-'n'-shoot. DSLR cameras are obviously not perfect for everyone. This article also has a couple of small blurbs about who shouldn't buy a DSLR, and a few things that could be deemed negative aspects of DSLR cameras."
Man oh man did the camera makers ever see you suckers coming.
Lemme tell you a little something about how cameras actually work. The technology for digital cameras hasn't changed since 1994 when they were initially invented. Every year they release new versions of the same old unchanged technology except they add little bits of window dressing on it to make you THINK you're actually buying a new camera. Here's a good indicator of how to tell you're being ripped off. The most expensive cameras are the bulkiest. This is because the camera makers know that stupid people think that bigger means better. EVEN THOUGH humans can create things like flash drives the size of sticks of gum that hold 4 gigs worth of information, a $2000 camera is roughly the size of your head. Tell me how that even works. Also unbeknownst to most people, digital cameras operate on the same principles as cheese. That is to say there's no solid government regulation requiring the information they state on the package to be accurate. So when you buy a 6 megapixel camera you're actually buying a 1 megapixel camera, even though the box states it's a genuine 6 megapixel camera.
This new Digital hoopla shutter speed nonsense is just a brand new way of taking your money. Just reading the article you can tell the fella writing it has no idea what he's talking about. Things like 'less noise' really means 'more blurry' and customizable shutter speed means 'even more blurry'. And when he lists off the types of people who shouldn't buy the camera he's just being a jerk like all photographers are.
So if you want my advice I'd reccomend you stay away from digital cameras all together and take up drawing. Pencils are cheap and you can add whatever you want to the picture.