I am looking for a camera, but I am kinda lost. I want something that will last awhile and provide good quality pictures and has RAW format. I am going to college next year and want to work in graphic design, so I want good pictures that I can work with in PS and Lightroom. However, I don't know what kind of camera to look at. So far I have look everywhere from the compact to dSLR. I am starting to narrow it down.
If I got dSLR, I want something cheap such as the Nikon D50, which I can get for about $500 with lens. However, that is more than I want.
For the megazooms, I have looked at the Fujifilm FinePix S9100, which will still run me into the $400's.
On the compact level I am currently looking at the Lumix DMC-LX2. Which will cost a little under $400.
I figure its most likely between the Finepix or the Lumix because of the price issue. Can I expect to get high quality photo's with the Lumix, even though it is a compact?
I am just worried that anything that isn't a dSLR, won't provide me with a good quality camera. Is that correct, or can I be just as happy with the Lumix or something similar to it?
Thank you so much.
If I got dSLR, I want something cheap such as the Nikon D50, which I can get for about $500 with lens. However, that is more than I want.
For the megazooms, I have looked at the Fujifilm FinePix S9100, which will still run me into the $400's.
On the compact level I am currently looking at the Lumix DMC-LX2. Which will cost a little under $400.
I figure its most likely between the Finepix or the Lumix because of the price issue. Can I expect to get high quality photo's with the Lumix, even though it is a compact?
I am just worried that anything that isn't a dSLR, won't provide me with a good quality camera. Is that correct, or can I be just as happy with the Lumix or something similar to it?
Thank you so much.