Digital Cameras Galore

Amateur photography was brought to mass commercial boom with the popularity of digital cameras. Nowadays, it is not surprising to meet people walking around with a dSLR hanging around their necks -- pitiful how they spent all their money on the camera that they can't afford a decent SLR bag. Although photography was originally considered to be one of the most expensive hobbies to have, it is no longer the case today. As more and more variants of the digital camera gets introduced, it allowed itself to extend its own market to various customer needs and preferences.

Technically, an amateur photographer differs only from the professional photographer by the fact that the latter earns from his/her shots. There are many amateur photographers who actually have the "eye" for the art and are happy enough to share them with friends and a select audience. Not surprisingly, the WYSIWYG approach to photography works for most people that even your grandma could take some really awesome pictures.

Digital cameras can be point-and-shoots which are great to take with when traveling light. There are the "prosumer" digital cameras which extend the point-and-shoot with "professional" features allowing the user to create stunning photographs with effects and finishes that are almost as good as when they were taken with an SLR. With the introduction of micro four thirds, interchangeable lenses on pro-sumer sized cameras are now possible. Although a bit ahead of its time, 3D cameras are already available in stores. And of course there are the dSLRs which are most popular to professionals and enthusiasts.

There are the "Canonites" and the "Nikonites". There are brands like Kodak, Fujifilm, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax and Sony. In the upscale crowd, there are the Leica and Hasselblad owners. Digital photography is easy to fall in love with once you discover the digital camera that works for you. Choose your first digital camera wisely. Curiously, professional photographers are loyal to the first camera they fall in love with.

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