You will even see them being used more and more in weddings and portraiture - two areas previously dominated by the medium format camera. This simply means that instead of looking through a separate window as your viewfinder, as you do with point and shoot cameras, you actually look through the lens of the camera itself. For this reason, what you see in a SLR viewfinder is much closer to what you actually get than what you might see in a point and shoot viewfinder. This camera is best for people who want more from their photos and who can handle a bit of technical complexity. If you want to control focus so that you select which parts of the picture are in focus and which parts are blurry, this is the camera for you.
Many students use SLRs to learn how aperture and shutter speed are controlled to determine exposure.
Include a wide vista or an entire room with a wide angle lens Get close-up or life size photos of very tiny objects with a macro lens By simply switching lens, you can go from shooting an amazing little ladybug to capturing the joyous expression on your kid's face as she makes a goal in soccer. There are even more specialized lens options to chose from, such as fisheye, telescope adapters, microscope adapters, and more. Although SLRs take a bit more hands-on work to load the film, it is still not difficult. The SLR can furthermore be set on an easy, basic program mode while you learn to make more challenging photographs. You can shoot quickly with an SLR, making it ideal for wildlife and sports photographers.