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Sorry I can't really recommend any brands as it's a little bit dependant on where you live as to what makes sense to get. I've had a reasonably good experience with Canon digital SLRs myself and generally (regardless of the brand) would recommend buying rather at the higher end of the preselected price range than at the lower, with the eye on the lens quality and the pixel matrix capablities rather primarily, others features secondarily.HughMcB wrote:I'm looking for some advice on buying a new camera. [...] So come on all you photo junkies out there, get your tackle out and show me what you got and what you recommend
HughMcB wrote:Howdy peeps...
I'm looking for some advice on buying a new camera. I'm trying to dabble in some amateur photography and I want to make the leap from your standard digital piece of turd to a more serious bit of kit. I'm mainly looking for photographing landscapes as I do a lot of traveling and would like to document it on something other than my 7MP sony.
Obviously I'm not prepared to blow a small fortune on it (mainly if it all goes tits up) but I'm certainly not tight either, so I was thinking in the price range of $500-$1,000 (obviously closer to $500 preferable). I presume anything under the $500 isn't really worth looking at, but perhaps I could be wrong.
So come on all you photo junkies out there, get your tackle out and show me what you got and what you recommend.
Thanks in advance!
LIFE wrote:Go with a digital SLR, either Nikon or Canon, you will not regret it.
I'm into photography for several years now, own a Nikon D70 myself, and used lenses are awesome
I'll give you a more detailed reply later this day, don't have much time right now...
The_Metatron wrote:You could go analog. Get yourself a steam powered Pentax K1000, some B&W film, and set up your own darkroom.
pcCoder wrote:I've though about getting one myself. A local pawn shop has some Canon EOS Rebel-G cameras for sale (I think dSLR) for ~$150-$250. Is that a good deal?
HughMcB wrote:Howdy peeps...
I'm looking for some advice on buying a new camera. I'm trying to dabble in some amateur photography and I want to make the leap from your standard digital piece of turd to a more serious bit of kit. I'm mainly looking for photographing landscapes as I do a lot of traveling and would like to document it on something other than my 7MP sony.
Obviously I'm not prepared to blow a small fortune on it (mainly if it all goes tits up) but I'm certainly not tight either, so I was thinking in the price range of $500-$1,000 (obviously closer to $500 preferable). I presume anything under the $500 isn't really worth looking at, but perhaps I could be wrong.
So come on all you photo junkies out there, get your tackle out and show me what you got and what you recommend.
Thanks in advance!
Julia wrote:pcCoder wrote:I've though about getting one myself. A local pawn shop has some Canon EOS Rebel-G cameras for sale (I think dSLR) for ~$150-$250. Is that a good deal?
Is is body only? In good shape? Sounds good.
HughMcB wrote:Sounds like it to me, but I don't know the condition.
Here's a review: http://www.testfreaks.com/analog-slr-ca ... s-rebel-g/
But then again, what do I know?!
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