i want to have a dslr?

Philippines
October 21, 2008 12:44am CST
we want to have a dslr but i don't have the budget yet... i really need help on how to achieve my goals... i hope that you can help me... well if you gift me a old dslr for christmas it's also great... but i you can't pls share to me how to have one...
6 responses
jhoi0609
@jhoi0609 (10)
• Philippines
21 Oct 08
I actually own a nikond40. brand new, bought less than a month. it's cheaper to buy from Hidalgo in quiapo. Just at the back of SM Carriedo. I only bought it for 23k together w/ a tripod. you can also pay via credit card it's just that w/ 6% interest. I believe at some stores, you can also buy 2nd hand cameras... check it out...do some canvassing if you have time
luntian_grace
@luntian_grace (1373)
• Philippines
21 Oct 08
well i leave at cebu... don't know where to look other than the mall... they are very expencive. i think mamumulubi ako kung bibili ako ng isa... baka masasanla ang lupa nami kung bibili ako! lol pero other than giving tips where to buy how will i earn the money to buy one... do i have to find partime job... what do you think... i am busy right now with something and finding a job mean trouble... guess i am introuble...
luntian_grace
@luntian_grace (1373)
• Philippines
23 Oct 08
i really know that part... i am really into photography... i also know that it's not the camera but the person behind it... but there are still things that i want to do that i can't do with a point and shoot... and i know that you know what i am talking about because i know you love photography too. i just can't use a photoshope forever every time that i don't meet what i want to capture... that is degrading to my artistic abilities. you know like light of the sky... i can't even use filter for a point and shoot. coz that would be imposible... i am just use in using a slr camera... well i have a film slr but now sometimes its expensive to use films... i have already this huge collection roll films don't have space left. well i was in photography since i was like around 9 or 10. and now i am in college.
jhoi0609
@jhoi0609 (10)
• Philippines
21 Oct 08
are you really into photography? because if you you are, you can still practice your hobby even w/o a dslr. your camera has nothing to do with making great photos. you can actually create magnificent images with any camera.
sdas86
@sdas86 (6076)
• Malaysia
21 Oct 08
Hi, DSLR is quite expensive. You can try to have a look at Sony A100 or Sony A200. I think that both models are quite affordable.
luntian_grace
@luntian_grace (1373)
• Philippines
23 Oct 08
well i only need to buy a dslr and believe me i know it is very expensive... thats what i just wrote above. but the thing is there are alot of advanteges if you use a dslr than a point and shoot camera... i can't a just the apreture the way i want it to. i can't adjust the speed the way i want it' to. i can't change the lense the way i want to. if i use i point and shoot. i can't even have a nice micro shot of the things that i want to capture. but friend if you have an idea on how i can earn to buy one. that would be a very great help from you. but thanks for all the help that you did... giving alternatives on something very impossible in my life time(for now).
SeishiroX
@SeishiroX (1093)
• Philippines
28 Oct 08
I agree with what you said though that a DSLR offers more creative options than a point-and-shoot. Didn't you know that you can edit a picture to make it look like it was taken by a DSLR? Anyway, it takes time. I'm looking to get a DSLR myself next year. Try the Nikon D60. It is better than the D40. It has a sensor cleaning feature which is absent in the D40.
ElicBxn
@ElicBxn (63608)
• United States
21 Oct 08
I had to look up what a dslr was, I had no idea it was some kind of camera - buy not telling us non-techies what things are you are excluding us oh - the roomie has a digital camera....
KupoSin
@KupoSin (680)
• United States
21 Oct 08
well depends how old you are. im guessing you do not have a job yet. i am also guessing dslr means digital single lens reflex camera. i would have to say to collect cans and bottles. if you have a local recycling center nearby then you have the convince. just collect at school or the local park or even as your neighbors each bottle or can is worth approximately 5cents, so 20bottles is 1$. one by one and youll earn enough money for that camera. in about a month i collected about $110, but i probably could collect more but i did it for about half and hour 3-4times a week
luntian_grace
@luntian_grace (1373)
• Philippines
21 Oct 08
i don't have a job yet... i am busy with something right now and having a job is trouble... well i hope i can find the bottle that you are saying before others do... there are hundres out there who are doing the same... it would be a luck to find one around. but thanks for all the help friend... well you give me some ideas here...
warrior_777
@warrior_777 (1392)
• Philippines
21 Oct 08
You need to have more earnings to have that dslr. You should try my recommended site for your added earnings source. Good Luck..
luntian_grace
@luntian_grace (1373)
• Philippines
23 Oct 08
thanks for all the help warrior... i guess your are very helpfull to other myloters here...
stiener
@stiener (735)
• Singapore
21 Nov 08
If you don't mind to get an old DSLR, you can always look for a part time job as a waiter or similar and you will probably be able to get a new Nikon D40 or an old D70 (body with 50mm lens). I think in this way, you will probably be able to get your christmas gift...Another way is to get a SLR instead of a DSLR. It is relatively cheaper for the body but more expensive for the films in the long run.