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Originally Posted by Jenn218  My MIL just got one on sale for $800, but didn't get an attachment lens. I liked it, but didn't really like that you had to look thru the eye piece, instead of looking thru the screen too. If that makes sense. And it was pretty heavy too - that surprised me. I am not use to doing the focusing by hand, where you have to turn the lens....that was a little hard to get used to. BUT she really loves it......and she said it was recently on sale at Sam's Club for $600. |
Good point. This is actually because it is professional quality and uses a mirror inside. The image doesn't actually exist until you take the picture, if that makes sense. The "clicking" noise you hear when you take the picture is actually the mirror snapping up and down to capture the image. It's called Single Lens Reflex (SLR) and that's why the quality is so good. You can even see the mirror move if you take the lens off and take a blank picture. (Don't leave the lens of too long or you'll get dust on the inside and have to have your camera cleaned!)
I think the few drawbacks, the size and such, are worth it when you consider how much better the quality is than point and shoot cameras. Hope that helps!
