Hi all,
Recently, my wife expressed an interest in getting back into photography as a hobby. She still has her father's "film" camera that she used to use way back, but would like to get a DSLR and step into the 21st century.
She realizes that investing in a potentially expensive camera and supporting equipment on a whim is not a very prudent thing to do, so she's planted this seed now in the hopes that next Christmas it may bear fruit.
Normally, she relies on me to do a lot of the research into new technologies and other large purchases (for the record, I really enjoy learning about new stuff) but in this case, I thought it might be nice to ease her back into the hobby and to get her to start thinking about and understanding modern digital photography hardware.
I thought a magazine subscription and/or a book or two on the subject might be a nice thing to get her this year. I don't know that she'd be interested in anything too "hard core" but at the same time, we both need a certain degree of education on the technologies, features, etc.
My hopes would be that by this time next year, we will both be able to make an informed decision on a camera that offers the best balance of features/price/etc. for what she wants to do, and have a grasp of where the technology stands and what might be lurking over the horizon.
Any thoughts on some good options? Thanks for any input!
Recently, my wife expressed an interest in getting back into photography as a hobby. She still has her father's "film" camera that she used to use way back, but would like to get a DSLR and step into the 21st century.
She realizes that investing in a potentially expensive camera and supporting equipment on a whim is not a very prudent thing to do, so she's planted this seed now in the hopes that next Christmas it may bear fruit.
Normally, she relies on me to do a lot of the research into new technologies and other large purchases (for the record, I really enjoy learning about new stuff) but in this case, I thought it might be nice to ease her back into the hobby and to get her to start thinking about and understanding modern digital photography hardware.
I thought a magazine subscription and/or a book or two on the subject might be a nice thing to get her this year. I don't know that she'd be interested in anything too "hard core" but at the same time, we both need a certain degree of education on the technologies, features, etc.
My hopes would be that by this time next year, we will both be able to make an informed decision on a camera that offers the best balance of features/price/etc. for what she wants to do, and have a grasp of where the technology stands and what might be lurking over the horizon.
Any thoughts on some good options? Thanks for any input!
