I am sorry if this the wrong place to ask (mods please move this if you think it is) but there are some truly stunning photo's in this forum I just wondered what equipment people use to get such great results, and how they rate it?

You can get some pretty good results with your average point and click digital however for really good pictures I wouldn't want anything lense than a decent DSLR. I own a Nikon but both the Nikon and Canon range are fairly equal.

Most importantly you need a good eye and understanding of what makes a good picture. You could have the best kit in the world but if you don't have the above you'll be wasting your time.

Hi Stuartp,

I use a Nikon D300 with either a 17-55mm f2.8 or 70-200mm f2.8 VR lens. The combination of a great body with remarkable results at high ISO and good quality lenes gives me IMO great results. The results straight out of the camera are great which means I don't have to spend ages in front of a PC processing them and I always shoot in RAW format.
I have used Nikon for years and wouldn't change to a different brand, I'm sure Canon users would say the same.

FbS

I took these photos on a drive through Glencoe in mid July 07 from the car window with a Canon IXUS 700 just pointing and shooting on automatic

http://www.flyforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=13399

My next camera will definitely be a Canon DSLR

I totally agree about the person behind the lens comments, my son is doing photography GCSE and even before he started that he got consistantly better results than me.
I bought a Lumix TZ3 a few months ago and am fairly happy with that, but everytime I see a really good DSLR picture it makes me want one, but for the portabilty I stopped short last time and got the Lumix instead.

These were taken with my Nikon D50 and a 300mm lens from a pitching boat in New Zealand last year.

Nice pics!

Here's some of mine from Dever Springs

http://www.flyforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=28868

FbS

DSLRs are more versatile than compacts, because you can change the lens etc. That's not to say you can't take good pictures with a compact.

You can tell very little about the quality of a camera (or more likely, a lens) from low resolution images on an internet forum.

.D.

Here's some pic taken with a Nikon D40 I recently got, DSLRs are a lot more versatile than normal cameras. You can't really go wrong with either Nikon or Canon, they are both quite similar.

This season I just started using the olympus 1030sw underwater camera. It's a 10mega pixel, point and shoot, however it's waterproof to 30'{approx. 10m}, and impact resistant from a drop of 5'{approx 1.5m}. It has a truly remarkable macro mode that for a Point and shoot, is stellar.

This camera is fun.

Here's some images I captured with it on one of my river excursions where we camp on islands in the river, and get to them by means of kayak.

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