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"Entry level...????!!!! What exactly does that mean?!"
5.0 starson by johnnyfriscoPros: Just thought I'd add my concerns over the use of "entry level" as a description for these Nikon and other similar DSLR... it's a highly sophisticated photo taking machine... and the only thing entry level may be the photographer.
Cons: Cons? To come up with any cons would be churlish and smug... I started with a Zenith E... another brilliant camera then an MTL5... then a Nikon F-301... all brilliant cameras.
Summary: Brilliant camera... it's for taking photos... the creativity rests behind the nose up against the viewfinder...
..... nose up against the LCD!!!
Updated on Sep 28, 2009
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For whatever it's worth, johnnyfrisco, even though you got a good answer (below), your question is on much more intimate terms with the truth than is predatorybunny's reply. You're absolutely ight -- with a camera this good, it's the photographer's talent that establishes the meaning of "entry level," provided there is any meaning to establish. Even that phrase, "entry level," has more than a glimmer of snobbishness, doesn't it? As in, "Since my camera is not entry-level, therefore my pictures won't be entry level.." Dead wrong! Or as if 'Your camera is entry level, therefore you will take entry level pictures. Dead wrong one more time! Give johnnyfrisco a prize for getting a good message out right here.
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This is an "entry-level" model because there are much more complicated (and expensive!) models out there. Higher-end models will add more control and features for the photographer to use. The entry-level cameras are undoubtedly sophisticated, but they're just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to dSLRs.
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