I wanted to buy a SLR good in price and not very dificult to use
wich one you recommend me?
also i dont much care of mega pixels, just one what does great pictures.
any advise?
thanks !
2007-02-09 00:04:59 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
You are right not to be overly concerned about megapixels, but they DO help. Once you get up to about 6 MP, as long as you are not going to make huge enlargements or do a lot of cropping of your image, it is hard to see the benefit of more pixels.
Get a Nikon D50. I am using a D200 and we got this camera so my wife could "keep up" with me. We have no regrets as it is an excellent camera. 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. Then, when you upgrade your camera, you will have a nice, useful collection of lenses.
Get at least a 1 GB memory card, such as the Sandisk "Ultra II" for decent write speed.
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d50.htm
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Nikon/nikon_d50.asp
www.bhphotovideo.com has a kit with the 18-55 lens for $600.
The D40 is the hot new cute DSLR from Nikon, but frankly, it costs the SAME as the D50 and is not as versatile, should you decide to learn more about what you are doing. I'd just buy the D50 and be done with it.
Actually, many people are picking up on the idea that the D50 is the bargain of the century and it's getting hard to find.
You might like to read this, though. The D40 is NOT a bad camera.
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d40/d40-recommendations.htm
2007-02-09 12:32:06 · answer #1 · answered by Jess 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Canon SLR EOS range is a great one to start out with, the body is pretty lightweight compared to others and there are manual and automatic options. I think a film camera is still the way to go and you can pick up second hand ones with lenses realyl cheap now with people converting to digital. You can also get film scanned and put on a disc and the images will be as high quality as a digital camera that costs a hell of a lot more.
2007-02-09 10:33:22 · answer #2 · answered by caitrionaoleary 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of the advantages of buying a SLR is setting everything manually where you have complete control. You set the shutter speed, aperture etc.If you want a simpler point and shoot, a SLR is not for you. One could spend over $400 and it wouldn't have to be a SLR and I assume you mean a Digital Single Lens Reflex camera. One suggestion is read this Website, go back a couple of days see what some of the answers are. You never mentioned what price range you're looking for.
2007-02-09 09:04:19 · answer #3 · answered by Vintage Music 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Canon and Nikon make great Digital SLR cameras. You're probably going to spend $600 & up. Of course the more expensive ones have great features but, unless you really plan to take advantage of them, the entry-level DSLR will do just fine.
I own a Nikon D50 and I would buy it again.
2007-02-09 13:51:28 · answer #4 · answered by KrautRocket 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, if you don't care about the megapixels, go buy a piece of junk.
megapixels matter if you want "great pictures".
Other than that I would recommend Nikon D50.
I think the D70 is better, but it doesn't sound to me like you would ever use the extra features.
2007-02-09 18:51:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋