What is a good begining photography camera?

Lisa: What is a good begining photography camera?
I would like to take up photography, lately I have taken an interest in it. I was wondering what camera I should I buy. I found cameras but they are all expensive and I don’t have the most money. And I want my first camera to be a stepping stone where i will later replace with a better one.

So I was wondering what a good beginning (and cheaper) camera for photography is?
So you are saying I should just buy any digital camera as a beginner.
I’m not looking for film camera plus I have one of those.

Answers and Views:

Answer by Botsy
Is it your intention to just take pictures, or really get involved in the workings of photography, like processing the film and finished product?
To just take pictures, then almost any reasonable priced digital camera will do, as they can be printed and changed on a home computer, but to really get into the process, then look for a good roll film camera( film is hard to come by) or get a good used speed graphic plate film camera, and process and color your own pictures.
Many of the local camera shops will have schooling and advise as necessary.

Answer by videoman
I have said this allot. It is not the camera that makes the picture it is the photographer. For someone just getting interested in Photography you should buy a simple but good camera. One that has a good zoom. Not digital zoom. Never use digital zoom. Only optical zoom. Try to find one that can do manual settings. That way as you advance you can control the completed picture. I like Sony And Olympic cameras. I have a Olympic camera I payed $ 150 dollars on Ebay. I have some pictures people have bought from it and on the internet. I also have the expensive Canon DSLR CAmera. I use both depends what I am doing. Get one you can afford and learn to take good picture and down the road you get great and want to get a better camera then you can. A good photographer can take any camera and take good pictures and the quality can be adjusted on the computer.But bad pictures are bad pictures.
Learn how to shoot good picture using the rules of photography and composition and then get the expensive camera.