Help me pick a DSLR camera.?

rjmack74

a:) Canon Digital Rebel XT 8 megapixel for $480 at Circuit city. Is this a plastic body?
b:) Olympus E410 10 megapixel for $549 from Costco which comes with 2G campact flash card, 14-42 Lens, 40-150 lens and a case. Is this a plastic body?
Thanks for your help. I appreciate all your input. I'm going to buy the Canon mainly because I used it at work without a problem for a few years, so I'm comfortable with it; but it was a close call.

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Check the Sony A200 and the Pentax K10D. Both offer a lot for the money - image stabilization in the body, dust removal for the sensor.

Go to dpreview.com for reviews of the cameras you mentioned and the ones I suggested.

Can anyone suggest a good DSLR camera that won't put me below the poverty line?

Sam V

For all round photography. 8+ mps would be great

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I recommend to anyone seriously contemplating the purchase of a new digital SLR camera to consider these two primary questions:

1. How much money do you have to spend???? $500.? $800.? $1,500.?

2. What level of photography do you aspire to "progress to" in the coming years ? (i.e. basic beginner, intermediate, or professional/business use).

For most beginners to intermediates I usually suggest one of these two manufacturers: Canon vs Nikon

1. Canon EOS Rebel model XSi. (Also known as the Canon 450D in Britain)
The "kit" package comes with an 18-55mm zoom lens. The camera has pop-up flash, 12.2 Megapixels, and shutter speeds up to 1/4000th, 100-1,600 ISO sensitivity, 7 auto exposure Scene modes, PLUS Shutter Priority, Aperature Priority and Programmed Exposure Modes and Manual. It also has a 3 inch LCD screen, 3.5 frames continous per second max., 9 point AF system, Live View Functioning and the ability to record photos in 3, 6 or 12 Megapixels PLUS numerous other great features found only on more expensive cameras. Wal-Mart is also selling them now for about $799. Sam's Club also has them for $729.
I also think that Amazon dot com has them for around $650.

I bought one of these 6 months ago and use it as my "back up" camera. I absolutely love it. I have gotten some fantastic photos with it and cannot praise it enough. I routinely enlarge my photos to make 8x10's and 11x14 size enlargements with no noticeable distortion or loss of detail in the pictures.

2. Nikon D-90: If you prefer to use Nikon equipment I strongly recommend the Nikon D-90 which has 12.3 Megapixels, 3 inch monitor with Live View, 200-3,200 ISO sensitivity, 11 point AF system with Face Priority, 4.5 frames per second in continuous mode, 5 advanced Scene modes for auto exposure plus Shutter Priority, Aperature Priority, Programmed Auto plus Manual. The D-90 sells for around $900-950. (Body ONLY. The 18-55mm lens cost an additional $150.-175.) Typically, Nikon equipment is slightly more expensive than Canon equipment, but (having owned both Nikon and Canon cameras), I have seldom noticed BETTER quality results using Nikon equipment.

You might also consider the Nikon D-40 ($499) kit that comes with the 18-55mm lens.
Another great choice is the Nikon D-60 kit ($649) which also comes with the 18-55mm lens.

These selections are probably the best choices for any beginner to intermediate skill level, offering the most lenses and other accessories, dealers and places to purchase.

I strongly recommend that ALL beginners buy a good book on digital photography AND take a class or two from a Vocational school or Community Education Center in your area.

You can learn more about the technical specifications of each of these two cameras at these websites:

http://www.usa.canon.com
http://www.nikonusa.com

Good Luck

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What's a VERY good, VERY cheap camera for a begginer photographer?

dslr camera 40 megapixel image

beefeh

I want to experimentate learning some photography by myself to see if I would like it as a career, but I don't invest that much money just now, so I need some help finding a good cheap camera.

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If your mot sure about whether you want to persue photography. I would suggest a used well built camera. A used Nikon D1 is only 2.7 megapixels. But it is weel built to last. It also will take cheaper nikon AI lenses. I bought a used D! last year for under $100. 50mm f2. Nikkor lens can be bought on ebay for aroud $40. You will be able to get the feel and funtions of a DSLR. But the price will be a fraction of the cost of a new camera. Also if you decide to invest more money later. You will already be experienced on how a Nikon DSLR works.

What are some good photography cameras?

(: ily

i do photography and im looking to buy a really good/professional photography camera.
can anyone give me some suggestions && prices?

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Professional cameras are top of the line DSLR designed for hundreds of thousand of activations and consistent day to day operations in all situations and conditions. Most people don't want or need a camera like that. Nor do they want the cost that goes with them

What you do want is a good quality Digital Single Lens Reflex camera. That will give you great color, clarity and quality photos. Both Canon and Nikon make great cameras and in truth it usually comes down to personal preference. So look at both, go and get them in hand to see which you like the feel of better and you'll not be wrong with either brand. Since you already have a Nikon SLR then getting another Nikon will let you use lenses and accessories you already have. You do not have to start from scratch

As to a recommendation IMHO Dollar for dollar there is no better entry level DSLR than the Nikon 40. Do not let the low megapixel count concern you. If you do not make very very large prints you will never notice it. It is easy and fun to use. It gives great quality pictures. I have both a D300 and a D40 and I often grab the D40 for family shots just because it is so fun to use and light. The D40 will let you grow as you learn more about cameras. Nikon makes a number of lenses for the camera as do third party lens manufacturers.

A great review on it can be found here

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d40.htm


If you can afford a little more the D60 give you a number of things you want. It has newer firmware and image processors, designed for the 10 mp sensor. It has an "Active Dust Reduction System with Airflow Control ". Nikon not putting a system on the D40 to deal with dust is one of the biggest drawbacks I see to the D40 ( though I think its still a great camera for the money) If you change lenses dust will get in and the camera needs a system to deal with it. With the D60 you get a VR lens. That will help with low light situations ( they may offer that now with the D40 but originally it was not) . The D60 has Adaptive Dynamic Range. Nikon calls it "Active D-Lighting," it lets you save some highlights that my otherwise be lost. It has a newer better metering system than the D40.

Some people will want to make a big issue out of the fact that there are some nikon lenses that will not autofocus on these cameras. Right now there are "only" about 39 lenses that autofocus on these cameras. They cover the range of focal lengths. I doubt any photographer would be seriously limited with "only" this many lenses to choose from. If you want to manually focus you can more than double this and do so at a low cost. Manual focusing is easy and how we did things for decades before the advent of autofocus.

Cannon and Nikon chose to put the vibration reduction in the lens rather than the body. Somefolks put it in the camera and make of that. Yes that means you get stabilization only on lenses with that feature built in. In the body in theory it would work on every lens. But in fact image stbilization in the lens has proved to work faster and smoother with a lower impact on focus times than image stabilization in the body

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