sam
I'm looking to buy a DSLR my maximum budget is $550 and I want to record videos for short films and add special effects within the film,
can anyone could recommend a DSLR Camera that shoots 1080p @ 60fps? (within my price range said at the start of this sentence)
since ill be adding visual special effects into my films does it matter if it runs 1080p @ 30fps?
even tho i want to film i would also like to take a photo with a fantastic/ crystal clear picture which will allow me to do 2.5 animation work as well
and if you could also add the specs if possible or a website would be appreciated
thank you!! :)
Answer
For $550, all you can afford is an entry level dSLR, probably with the kit lens. You could get a little more for your money if you look used.
Check out the after Christmas sales at Amazon, B and H Photo and Adorama, as well as what local retailers might have. Every camera at that price range is going to be similar. If you have friends or family that have the same brand, get what they get so you can share lenses. Otherwise, get the one that is most comfortable in your hand.
For $550, all you can afford is an entry level dSLR, probably with the kit lens. You could get a little more for your money if you look used.
Check out the after Christmas sales at Amazon, B and H Photo and Adorama, as well as what local retailers might have. Every camera at that price range is going to be similar. If you have friends or family that have the same brand, get what they get so you can share lenses. Otherwise, get the one that is most comfortable in your hand.
Should i buy this second hand dslr camera?
Alicia
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1760711813797.98987.1119102112&type=3
NIKON D60
- Battery grip.
- 2 batteries.
- Normal strap.
- Leather hand strap.
- Default dSLR bag
-standard kit lens, 18~55 3.5~5.6 apeture range. HOYA UV lens filter.
-8gb memory card
price:RM950
How old is it, does it look worn or new, have you seen it working, tried it out, checked it is all working properly,
Looks new on the front...but the screen can see its not new...got bubble....pictures in the link above....working fine..tested it myself....forgot to check the lens though..is it normal for this model to snap a photo and load the preview of the photo slowly? cos when i snap a picture, it would load kinda slow....usually it will straight away appear on the screen... like 1second after the picture is taken...this one takes like 2-3 seconds for the preview of the picture to appear on the screen...
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how many shutter actuations? don understand
Was this the original owner? Yes
Answer
The Nikon D60 was released world-wide in January 2008, despite it being 4 years old by comparison it is still relatively good for the price as an entry-level DSLR.
The price based upon US dollars, you're looking at
The most comparable Nikon camera to the D60 is the D5100 (released in April 2011), using Snap Sort to compare the two together, the D5100 score 97 to 29 which is relatively dismal. But it depends on what kind of shooting you're going to be doing.
You're probably going to be able to do some portrait and macro shots, but the F stop on that lens kit is 3.5 to 5.6. Usually you would have to aim for something like a 2.8 or lower to get better image quality.
For RM950 that is pretty cheap, The camera seems to have gone through its paces quite a lot. Does the seller even tell you if its been accidentally dropped? Camera Body? Lens? Or both?
The D60 has a shooting speed of 3 fps only, which to some extent is fairly normal for this kind of entry-level DSLR. There may be some Nikon firmware updates for the camera itself which you might look into later on. However the slowness depends on the capturing settings, the larger the quality of the MP; then the higher the file size is going to be.
I'd be weary about the 8GB memory card, if you are not going to be using continuous burst mode shooting, then 8GB is more than enough; you should check to see if it has any bad sectors on it by using a USB Card reader and plug it into any computer to run a diagnostic check.
For me, the differences is that I use a SanDisk Extreme HD 16GB /w 30mb/sec writing speed. I use this as my primary card on my SLR as it does video and a very high burst rate of shooting; but I mainly shoot landscape and architectural photos. So for me I tend to use medium to long range.
The life of a Nikon as claimed by the manufacturer is normally around 150,000 to 180,000 shutter actuations which account for the number of shots taken by the camera. Its literally the life span of the shutter along with the camera body. After its reached this many, the shutter will start to degrade and cause issues in which case you'll have to go and get it repaired and replaced.
In 4 years, its hard to tell; but you may notice it from taking a photo in which it should tell you the number of the image. Every person is different, so it depends on how many photos you take per day, or per week; and you may rack up a few thousand shots per week as opposed to perhaps a few hundred. And that will extend the life of the camera.
For my camera, in which I bought over Christmas last year, has just had about 1200 shutter actuation, so its still relatively young.
The Nikon D60 was released world-wide in January 2008, despite it being 4 years old by comparison it is still relatively good for the price as an entry-level DSLR.
The price based upon US dollars, you're looking at
The most comparable Nikon camera to the D60 is the D5100 (released in April 2011), using Snap Sort to compare the two together, the D5100 score 97 to 29 which is relatively dismal. But it depends on what kind of shooting you're going to be doing.
You're probably going to be able to do some portrait and macro shots, but the F stop on that lens kit is 3.5 to 5.6. Usually you would have to aim for something like a 2.8 or lower to get better image quality.
For RM950 that is pretty cheap, The camera seems to have gone through its paces quite a lot. Does the seller even tell you if its been accidentally dropped? Camera Body? Lens? Or both?
The D60 has a shooting speed of 3 fps only, which to some extent is fairly normal for this kind of entry-level DSLR. There may be some Nikon firmware updates for the camera itself which you might look into later on. However the slowness depends on the capturing settings, the larger the quality of the MP; then the higher the file size is going to be.
I'd be weary about the 8GB memory card, if you are not going to be using continuous burst mode shooting, then 8GB is more than enough; you should check to see if it has any bad sectors on it by using a USB Card reader and plug it into any computer to run a diagnostic check.
For me, the differences is that I use a SanDisk Extreme HD 16GB /w 30mb/sec writing speed. I use this as my primary card on my SLR as it does video and a very high burst rate of shooting; but I mainly shoot landscape and architectural photos. So for me I tend to use medium to long range.
The life of a Nikon as claimed by the manufacturer is normally around 150,000 to 180,000 shutter actuations which account for the number of shots taken by the camera. Its literally the life span of the shutter along with the camera body. After its reached this many, the shutter will start to degrade and cause issues in which case you'll have to go and get it repaired and replaced.
In 4 years, its hard to tell; but you may notice it from taking a photo in which it should tell you the number of the image. Every person is different, so it depends on how many photos you take per day, or per week; and you may rack up a few thousand shots per week as opposed to perhaps a few hundred. And that will extend the life of the camera.
For my camera, in which I bought over Christmas last year, has just had about 1200 shutter actuation, so its still relatively young.
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