Does it work well for potraits? I want it for journalism and for my hobby--photography.
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Yes, we did our family portrait and some professional portraits! My brother is a photographer and we used it with high quality lens, he really likes it! Def a geat camera!
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We used it for a trip to France. Most pics were outdoors but they all came out great
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The SL1 is a great little camera. I am a professional photographer, and this little gem is my personal camera. It is wonderful for portraits, action shots, and the video mode is so easy to switch to. It is much lighter than my professional camera which was the main reason I purchased it. If you whether you shoot manually or set it to auto I think you will be pleased with this camera. :)
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Yes, I love it! Its good for a heavy camera. Make sure all equipment is attached correctly.
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I used it to photograph the moon and it was great. I bought it for long shots at wildlife but the sky shots are great.
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I agree. Make sure your lens is decent. Other than that it takes great photos!
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I use it for sports, it is a great buy for one who both knows his/her camera an loves there work. It is a full metal body so it can take a good beating...Just know it won't work in P mode with a Canon 200Ex Speedlight
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This Tr-Pod would be good for that purpose. it is ajustable for on how high for what you need it for. I Have a cannon video camera that i use on a tripod when i do my video for youtube as well
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The camera is good. I've used it for instagram and posting to fb. Sometimes it looks grainy but need to make sure the settings are on the highest resolution/pixels possible.
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Reasonably good. Yes it is. I guess Pentax as a brand suffers in the lens department. Cameras are good. For lenses you have very limited options.
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I have found it works well for me. I love it. I do recommend a tripod for stability, not as many blurred pictures due to shaky hands.
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Richard, you brought up a great point I never thought of: photojournalism. IS is probably your best friend there, perfect application. The point about getting paid for a handheld shot is irrelevant though, we all get paid for all kinds of shots. Anyway, as a photojournalist, the extra $500 for IS is a necessary tool. For us on a budget, we can live without it if necessary.Thanks for replying, good point you made.
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I have never used it for regular photography, but I am sure it could work..I am not sure about using the piece. I only have shot video with it, and I use the LCD. I have used a loupe with it before as well
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Yes, it actually is pretty good on all shots. I use program mode and I make sure the auto focus is on continuos. The aperture is perfect for that. Focus all the way in to get a blurred background.
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I use it almost exclusively for architecture and landscape shots. It's fast enough for some indoor work, too, if it's fairly well-lit.
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If you're a new photographer it will do a good job for you. The price can't be beat. It will work with that camera! You will have both wide angle and telephoto!
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It is a great lens for portraits. That's what I primarily use it for. Another good option is an 85mm.
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I think so. Is perfect for photography. You can always adjusted to make it look good in the pics.
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Hi, I bought this camera for my mom. She loves it...said it is a very versatile. My brother is a professional photographer. He loves the camera and even though he has 3000 dollar cameras thought this would be a great everyday camera. He was impressed with all the features it has for such a compact camera. Hope this helps. Have a good day.