What would you recomend? I had a canon powershot sd400 as my last camera and while I was not crazy about the camera, I did not have problems using it. Also I will be taking many landscape and outdoor pictures as well as low light indow pictures. Please, any camera recomendations would be apreciated.
Thank You
2007-03-14 14:31:01 · 7 answers · asked by Hello, 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
My choice is the Xti (400D). Its cheaper the the D80 and it takes about the same quality picutres as the D80. The D80 does have more professional features on it such as the spot meter, but most of the features on the D80 I didnt need like trimming, red eye reduction, small picture, etc. The D80 is a great camera but for the price, I could get the 30D, but I do a lot of sport shots so the 30D isnt the most appealing camera if you dont need the fast FPS. The Canon cameras do take better JPEG files, which are great if you do not want ot do any post production after wards. But at the RAW level, both the D80 and the XTi are evenly matched, from there it depends on your skills and the type of lenses you get. For Canon get their red ringed lenses, I tried one and I couldnt go without one, any Canon with a red ring should have xx-xx mm f/x L <--- the L stands for Luxury which is Canons pro line. For Nikon their gold rings are the best ones they have (I do not know the name for their pro lenses)
Nikon vs Canon, this agrument can go on forever with flame wars. Nikon has better optics in my opinion (my dad owns a film Nikon) and Canon seems to have better in camera firmware than Nikon ( I own the XTi so I am a little biased to my camera).
The D40 I would not recommond. Just get the D80 if your going with Nikon, all lenses work for it and it will blow your mind with the imagine quality.
If your going with Canon get the XTi if you are a starter. If not the 30D is like going from one scoop of ice cream to a ice cream sunday. I didnt need all the features on the 30D like the spot meter so I just got the XTi. Plus the all in one LCD makes it easier to read my settings rather than looking at the status LCD on the top of 30D.
Just remember 80% of chocing a SLR is based on personal opinion (rough est.). If you have used a Canon use a Canon, if you have used a Nikon use a Nikon. Go to a local camera store and try one out yourself and see which one you like.
Get the XTi its the best bang for the buck under $1000.
2007-03-14 16:31:47 · answer #1 · answered by Koko 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am also am amateur photographer looking for a good digital slr camera. I have a Minolta Maxxum 5 35 mm camera that I love.
I reccommend you check out dpreview.com. A friend of mine recommended it to me, because you can compare cameras side by side, complete with user reviews, and technical details and photos.
Alot of people think the Nikon D70 or Canon EOS is the best, but for digital and fast moving subjects, using a menu based camera such as the D70 might be way too slow. The Minolta 7D is button and knob based, so it's more intuitive and quicker.
Check out the site. It'll be the best thing you can do!!!
2007-03-14 14:44:15 · answer #2 · answered by Audania 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I recommend if you don't want to spend a bunch of $$, go onto ebay and grab a *ist D dSLR, and a couple of lenses. The Pentax dSLR's are more reasonably priced on eBay since they don't have the Nikon or Canon name that either of those companies spend millions of dollars on for marketing. Plus, you can get some great deals on really good lenses since older lenses work on the *ist D's.
2007-03-14 14:58:11 · answer #3 · answered by Pauly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll vote with KoKo, unless you are not ready to spend the money for an SLR. If not, I would suggest either the Canon Powershot A630 or A640. You will find the camera quite familiar due to your previous experience and these are excellent cameras.
A630 reviews:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Canon/canon_a630.asp
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2006_reviews/a630.html
A640 reviews:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Canon/canon_a640.asp
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2006_reviews/a640.html
2007-03-14 16:48:03 · answer #4 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Move to an DSLR - Canon Rebel XTi.
2007-03-18 14:17:54 · answer #5 · answered by Dingo R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Move up to a Nikon D50 or D70...
An awesome camera.
2007-03-14 14:35:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
your cam is very good. don't buy another one. just buy tri-pod to improve image performance.
2007-03-14 21:58:23 · answer #7 · answered by PG_13 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋