What is the best professional camera for a beginner/hobby in photography? Also needs to be very cheap?
It may sound like a step backwards, but getting a 35m manual/analogue/film camera is the best way to start! Working with one will give you a really good understanding of the working of focus, lenses, shutter speed, light, depth of field etc. that you will need in order to take photography seriously. Fortunately these can be picked up quite cheaply from charity shops or ebay. i found this one after only a 30 second search! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Canon-AE-1-PROGRAM-SLR-35mm-Film-Camera-/110543630846?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Photography_Film_Cameras_ET&hash=item19bce9f1fe#ht_500wt_947 images produced with film cameras feel more substantial and ‘real’ than with a wee digital one. There are lots of blogs and sites dedicated to learning how to use film cameras, and you will get your head round it in no time with some practice when you are ready to get a digital slr, you can pick up some cameras on ebay that are only a few years old and still great, but out of production. Canon EOS 350d goes for aro
