Looking for a SLR camera - any suggestions?

newcigarz · 12-26-2008, 08:43 AM

Hey Patrick. I'm sure you are going to get a lot of votes for Nikon and Canon.
But i have always been partial to Sony myself. So I stuck to my guns and got a Sony Alpha 300 with a Sony Alpha zoom lens. I love this set-up

hotreds · 12-26-2008, 08:50 AM

Canon would be better for zoom, Nikon for macro. I use Canons myself. You can get a good Canon 20D on Ebay that will let you do most anything you want and it will be fairly inexpensive for a prosumer SLR. Unless you are going to make posters or crop the heck out of your pictures, the megapixels will be fine. And you'll have a great number of lenses to choose from depending on what you want to do. Good luck to you, let me know if I can help. www.fredmiranda.com has some very good reviews.

Blueface · 12-26-2008, 08:59 AM

Patrick,
I have the Nikon D80 and love it.
I primarily use one lens (28mm to 105mm).
For flash, I use the SB800 with a Gary Fong diffuser (about $50 and well worth it).

I strongly recommend you look at the new D90.
It incorporates all the features of the D80, with yet more megapixels and in addition, it adds HD video. How neat is that?

There are a whole lot of fans of the Canons. I considered one prior to my D80 but for the money, a got a better bang out of the Nikon, specially with the better lens that I got. There are some great ones to be had there too. I have owned them all in my life. From Canons, to Nikons to Mamiya, to Hasselblad. The key is not the brand but instead, the quality of the lens. That should be your first consideration.

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newcigarz Smoke and Mirrors Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: On the bottom shelf Posts: 3,139 Trading: (15)	Re: Looking for a SLR camera - any suggestions? Hey Patrick. I'm sure you are going to get a lot of votes for Nikon and Canon. But i have always been partial to Sony myself. So I stuck to my guns and got a Sony Alpha 300 with a Sony Alpha zoom lens. I love this set-up

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hotreds Ephesians 2:8 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5 miles past "Resume Speed" Posts: 11,674 Trading: (63)	Re: Looking for a SLR camera - any suggestions? Canon would be better for zoom, Nikon for macro. I use Canons myself. You can get a good Canon 20D on Ebay that will let you do most anything you want and it will be fairly inexpensive for a prosumer SLR. Unless you are going to make posters or crop the heck out of your pictures, the megapixels will be fine. And you'll have a great number of lenses to choose from depending on what you want to do. Good luck to you, let me know if I can help. www.fredmiranda.com has some very good reviews. __________________ God loves you so much, that he made you read this, just to let you know.

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Blueface Gramps 4x's Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Horatio Seymore Hiny Location: Boca Raton - North of La Habana Posts: 8,774 Trading: (8)	Re: Looking for a SLR camera - any suggestions? Patrick, I have the Nikon D80 and love it. I primarily use one lens (28mm to 105mm). For flash, I use the SB800 with a Gary Fong diffuser (about $50 and well worth it). I strongly recommend you look at the new D90. It incorporates all the features of the D80, with yet more megapixels and in addition, it adds HD video. How neat is that? There are a whole lot of fans of the Canons. I considered one prior to my D80 but for the money, a got a better bang out of the Nikon, specially with the better lens that I got. There are some great ones to be had there too. I have owned them all in my life. From Canons, to Nikons to Mamiya, to Hasselblad. The key is not the brand but instead, the quality of the lens. That should be your first consideration. __________________ Little known fact: I am a former member of the Village People - The Indian