i am looking for help buying a digital camera?

Question

i am looking to spend up to $700aud as i want something that will be able to do all that my current minolta slr does.
help would be gratefully appreacited.

Answer 1

It could be tough to meet your expectations for that money, but I really do not know what things are selling for in Australia, so I will give my standard "entry level DSLR" recommendation.

Get a Nikon D50. It has a few "consumer friendly" automatic modes that make it very easy to use, but still offers total photographic control when you are ready to take charge. The "kit" lens is a decent lens optically, but you might want to upgrade to the Nikkor AF-S 18-70 f/3.5-4.5G ED DX lens for a bit more range and a lot more durability. When you are ready to add lenses, the sky is the limit with Nikon.

Get a 1 GB memory card, such as the Sandisk "Ultra" for decent write speed.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Nikon/nikon_d50.asp

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d50.htm

Answer 2

If you already have minolta lenses, you may want to take a look at the Sony Alpha A100 because I am pretty sure it is backwards compatible to use Konica minolta leneses. I doubt you can get it for $700 aud though.

In fact, I doubt you will be able to find any new digital SLR camera for that price. Your best budget option might be the Pentax K100D or, for an extra US $100, the Pentax K110D with image stabilization.

Answer 3

Canon Rebel

Answer 4

kodak easyshare