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There are many types of camera available, but only two of major
interest here, other than video. Even with video, for holiday
purposes, the smaller cameras have to be an advantage.
Polaroid may be fun, but they are big, expensive to run and it is
difficult to get reprints. Best left at home.
The dying formats - disc and pocket instamatic are best left
alone. The latter are still available, but the negative size is
so tiny that, even with the best technique, results are, at best,
'adequate'.
You should be looking at a 35 mm compact or a Single Lens reflex
- SLR. Medium format SLR's are superb for quality but are BIG !
COMPACTS....
There are very many to choose from and even the cheapest can give
good results, as does the Canon shown here. you get what you pay
for, and the most important feature is a good lens - difficult to
be sure unless you pay in excess of £100.
Most basic cameras are fitted with a wide angle lens. This is to
help people get results in focus as wide angle lenses have
massive depth of field. Auto focus helps but MUST be used
correctly - the subject kept in the little autofocus window in
the center of the viewfinder and/or the focus lock facility used
- usually the first pressure on the shutter button.
Even autofocus may not help much as the cheaper cameras may only
have 2 or 3 autofocus presets. More expensive cameras may have
200 or more - they may even be continuous as are autofocus SLRs.
Built in wind, rewind and auto flash all help, and if you can
afford a zoom lens - even a short one, it will help your
composition enormously.
The great beauty of the compact is that it is - compact ! All you
need is the camera and plenty of film !
THE SLR...
More the enthusiasts camera, but also very common and widely
used. Modern units have all the compact features PLUS
interchangeable lenses. For anyone doing more than just family
snaps, the SLR is a must. The extremely accurate metering and
focus systems mean that pictures should always be sharp and well
exposed.
Poor results are the photographers fault. Modern cameras are also
quite small - usually - some are huge !
If you want a bit more control, plus the chance to handle a wider
range of subjects, take an SLR with short zoom - my 35/135 covers
most jobs - and zoom quality is now little short of prime lenses.
You may need a flash, but you will, once more, need lots of film.