Is a Compact SLR Important to You?

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Compared with point-and-shoot digital cameras, all dSLRs are a bit on the chunky side. However, some are more compact than others, and a few, particularly pro models with large battery packs and vertical grips, border on the huge. Before you lay down a large hunk of change for a digital camera, play with it to make sure it’s a size that you’ll be comfortable lugging around with you. The difference in weight alone can be significant if you’re walking around all day with a camera strap around your neck. If you’re the sort of photographer who would have been happy with a small, lightweight, virtually silent Leica rangefinder camera (which nevertheless produced superb pictures), you might also prefer a smaller dSLR.

Don’t forget to take into account the size of the lenses you’ll be using, too. My favorite digital SLR has a 28mm–200mm zoom lens that was touted, on introduction, as the smallest in the world. I’m very happy I have that compact lens with such an extensive zoom range because for many photo outings it’s all I need, and I can avoid carrying around a weighty camera bag and a half dozen other lenses. If you need a compact digital SLR, check out the size and weight of the lenses you are likely to use at the same time you examine the heft of the camera body itself.

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Is a Compact SLR Important to You?