Posted by: Khaobaadi November 16, 2009
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Definitely a DSLR for serious photography and Point-n-Shoot camera for everything else.
Even the least expensive DSLR packs a punch which Point-n-Shoot will almost never achieve but the DSLR's punch comes with an added weight and size.
After using Nikon DSLR for past few years I dont carry around an extra weight and size of a DSLR for a typical 'not-so-serious' photography. Besides that it is pretty moronic to use crappy entry level slow lens on today's DSLRs which is like putting Formula 1 racing car engine on a Honda Civic body. The weight of 2 of my most commonly used lens (24-85mm and 80-200mm) weighs almost 2 kilograms put together in addition DSLR weight (about 600 grams)+ dedicated Flash and four (sometimes eight )AA batteries (about 300 grams)+ add-on lens filters like Polarizers, UVs etc (about 100 grams). In all 3 and 1/2 kilograms of weight.
Even the least expensive DSLR packs a punch which Point-n-Shoot will almost never achieve but the DSLR's punch comes with an added weight and size.
After using Nikon DSLR for past few years I dont carry around an extra weight and size of a DSLR for a typical 'not-so-serious' photography. Besides that it is pretty moronic to use crappy entry level slow lens on today's DSLRs which is like putting Formula 1 racing car engine on a Honda Civic body. The weight of 2 of my most commonly used lens (24-85mm and 80-200mm) weighs almost 2 kilograms put together in addition DSLR weight (about 600 grams)+ dedicated Flash and four (sometimes eight )AA batteries (about 300 grams)+ add-on lens filters like Polarizers, UVs etc (about 100 grams). In all 3 and 1/2 kilograms of weight.