Big Christmas Wish For The Pet Photographer

Big Christmas Wish For The Pet Photographer


For the Serious pet photographer this could be a great Christmas! Some of
you are content with the smaller compact digital cameras. They are quick, easy to use, and the software is most often very simple as well. But some photographers want more, ...a lot more. They like to zoom in close to capture the catch lights in
the dog’s eyes. Or perhaps a quick shot of a certain expression their cat only shows once a year. For the person who wants to see it all, I have detailed two
Digital SLR cameras by the leading camera makers. Granted there are hundreds of digital cameras out there, unfortunatley I do not have the time to evaluate them all. There are many sites on the web who do offer comparisons of all the major brands
so feel free to cruise through some of their sites.
My first camera is the Canon Digital Rebel Xti. It is first basically because I am a Canon girl. Currently, I own this camera and love it, but I will try not let that influence my evaluation here. My favorite magazine, PC magazine, gave the Canon it’s Editors Choice award in 2007. It ranked a 4.5 out of 5 in the editor’s ranking. It ranked a 5 out of 5 in the reader’s ranking. The camera features a
10.2 mp sensor for making super large prints. The LCD screen is 2.5 inches which
is an improvement over the Digital Rebel. It has a great Auto Focus system that you can adjust to 8 different modes. This camera is incredibly quick and light. Another improvement over the Digital Rebel is the Integrated Cleaning System and automatic Sensor cleaner. It comes with special Canon software to help perfect your images and transfer them to your computer. Also, there is a standard 18-55mm lens that comes with this camera. This is a great camera that takes very high quality pictures. Presently this camera is selling for $657.00 on Amazon..with free shipping.
The competing camera is the Nikon D-80. This camera is very similar to
the Canon as it is also a 10 mp model. PC magazine also awarded this camera
an Editor’s Choice award with a 4.5 out of 5 by the editors. It has a 2.5 inch LCD screen. It has 11 Autofocus points as opposed to Canon’s 8. It is great in low light
situation. It has lots of shooting modes, automatic and manual. Basically , it gives excellent performance and high quality images. The camera comes with it’s own software but the prices quoted are for Body ONLY. This camera is a bit more expensive. It also uses an SD memory card instead of a CF card. Currently, this camera is priced at $799...without a lens. Amazon has a great lens combo with it for $1,079..it includes a 18-135mm lens.
Either of these cameras would be great to find under the tree of any Pet Photographer!