I'm thinking of asking for a DSLR for christmas. I searched around and found that the nikon D3100 and canon rebel t2i (550d) were the best options for beginners, both in function and price. I want to take both pictures and videos with this camera, but i want to learn the right way as well. So which camera is right for me? I'm leaning towards the 550d based on some really nice videos I saw on youtube, but those don't necessarily mean much. Obviously, just like cars, cameras often end up being more than the sum of their parts, so I'll have to go to a local shop and at least hold the two cameras to see what I like.
Also, is the practice of photography "hard"? I've tried a few other talent-based hobbies like guitar and music production, but I found them both to be where I would get to a certain point with my skills but I could never break that barrier, which led to me kind of dropping those things. It would be unfortunate if I or someone else spent all this money just for me to lose interest. Don't get me wrong here, I love to learn and expand my knowledge, but Obviously the idea of photography and videomaking is more flexible, because you can use anything you like as the subject. And it's less open ended than music production, because the basic idea is already in front of you, your job is just to turn that into a pleasing picture. I feel I would use the camera a lot more because of this, but I said the same thing about the other stuff i've tried.
If you read all that, kudos Thanks for any input.
Also, is the practice of photography "hard"? I've tried a few other talent-based hobbies like guitar and music production, but I found them both to be where I would get to a certain point with my skills but I could never break that barrier, which led to me kind of dropping those things. It would be unfortunate if I or someone else spent all this money just for me to lose interest. Don't get me wrong here, I love to learn and expand my knowledge, but Obviously the idea of photography and videomaking is more flexible, because you can use anything you like as the subject. And it's less open ended than music production, because the basic idea is already in front of you, your job is just to turn that into a pleasing picture. I feel I would use the camera a lot more because of this, but I said the same thing about the other stuff i've tried.
If you read all that, kudos Thanks for any input.