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Question

Entry Level SLR Camera or a Good Point & Shoot Camera

Mar 31, 2014 3:19PM PDT

Hi Everyone

I am Dr Kunvar Harsh Upveja from India . I am Amateur in the field of Photography but I am very much fascinated by photographs clicked with good depth of filed(blurred background pics) so I am looking for a SLR camera and at the same time have a very limited budget of Rs 25,000.
1. Either I am thinking of buying Sony Alpha A3000 (18-55 mm lens) DSLR- camera or any other suggestions of SLR which can fit in my pocket ?
2. Should I go for some good Point & shoot camera in this range rather than buying Entry level DSLR ?
3. How far does the body of camera matters in buying DSLR camera ? I mean if I want to upgrade this DSLR using other lenses. it would be possible with good efficiency or this Entry level will remain entry level only ?

Thank you in advance

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Why this fitx in your pocket is
Apr 1, 2014 3:10AM PDT
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Can't get strong "bokeh" in a pocket size camera/lens.
Apr 2, 2014 7:53AM PDT

>"I am very much fascinated by photographs clicked with good depth of filed(blurred background pics) ... any other suggestions of SLR which can fit in my pocket ?"

Shallow DoF is achieved via a large sensor and a long lens with a large aperture. The size of the resulting combo will not fit in a pocket.

That said, the smallest combo that can achieve relatively strong bokeh (assuming your subject/focus point is relatively close to the camera) is an Olympus E-PL5 + 45mm f1.8 lens. And I can fit my E-PL5 and 45mm f1.8 lens into separate pockets. Unfortunately, I have no idea how much this combo would cost in India, so it may be over your budget.

Mark

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If the Oly combo is over your budget...
Apr 2, 2014 7:59AM PDT

...next best option is probably to "fake" shallow DoF in post processing (with a smartphone app and/or Nokia "Pure View" camera/phone or duo-camera/sensor HTC One (MCool ).

Mark