I'd like to buy a DLSR…?
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010 at
7:12 am
I’d like to buy a DSLR but don’t want an entry level model as I want a camera that I’ll keep for a while. Have settled on Canon or a Nikon, but any other recommendations would be appreciated.
Tagged with: canon • dslr • entry level model • Nikon
Filed under: Entry Level DSLR Camera
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I would recommend you Nikon D5000 12.3 MP DX Digital SLR Camera
# D-Movie Mode with sound; record 720p HD movie clips
# Live View with contrast-detect AF, face detection and subject tracking
# Image sensor cleaning (sensor shake)
# 11 AF points (with 3D tracking)
# IS0 200-3200 range (100-6400 expanded)
# 4 frames per second continuous shooting
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00267S7TQ?ie=UTF8&tag=bestdeals-y-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00267S7TQ
you can read the pros and cons of camera here
http://www.best-discount-deals.com/1_4_buy-and-buy-compare-prices-Nikon-D5000-12-3-MP-DX-Digital-SLR-Camera-with-18-55mm-_100616448_018208254545_0.aspx
Hey,
I agree with Jim. So the camera is targeted and new people? So what..? Today I read a magazine where top 5 pictures of the year were posted. Cameras used – Canon EOS XS, Pentax K-x, Nikon D80 and D700. All were printed and had amazing quality.
We believe too much that more expensive cameras have better quality. Many do need 21 megapixels, magazine people don’t buy it cause they think their photos will be sharper. Some, including me (I use more cameras, have only one though), need more than 12 megapixels for what we do.
Here’s a post called ‘Buying A DSLR, what’s important, megapixels, features, brand, price, quality and which one to get. There are also Amazon links, here is the post – http://the-digital-photographer.blogspot.com/2009/03/which-dslr-to-buy.html
Good luck.
I can’t agree with Jim A on this one. Sure a camera like the Canon XTi or XSi with a 50mm prime in daylight, at low ISO like 100 or 200 can take a photo that’s just as good as a Canon dSLR that costs 2 or 3x the price, I don’t doubt that.
But let’s make it tough, like focusing on fast moving objects, focusing in low light, and image quality at high ISO like 1600 or 3200 in poor light, the more expensive (and current) camera body is going to leave the lower price unit in the dust.
That’s just the way it works. A higher priced body has more room in the budget for the heart of the camera, the image sensor. That’s what it’s all about. Now if you prefer a mid level body, sometimes called a semi-pro body, you have to decide what you want to do.
If video is going to be very important to you, right now Canon has Nikon beat. But that’s today. Sony’s first video dSLR is on the way, and like Sony did with live view, I fully expect Sony to do video better than both. Nikon is better for high ISO low light than Canon across the board.
The Canon 7D is a perfect example of Canon doing video right, but having mediocre high ISO performance. The much cheaper Sony A550 (about half price) scores about the same as the Canon 7D in terms of high ISO. If I were forced to buy today, I would pick something like a Nikon D90. It has the best high ISO for the money of any dSLR, and decent video.
If I’m waiting a bit more, I’m looking at Sony’s replacement for the A700 or the Nikon D400, it should have the same sensor since both the Sony A700 and D300 share the same Sony sensor. Canon doesn’t get really good until you hit the 5D mark II, and that’s a lot of money. I’ve been itching for a second dSLR body, and I’m still waiting on Sony’s next dSLR, it’s seems like forever, but that’s where I’m at. If you like Nikon, and photography is going to be a serious hobby, wait a few more months.
You didn’t really give a budget but here goes the Canon Rebel T2i: The http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0035FZJHQ?ie=UTF8&tag=thebubrocpro-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0035FZJHQ
The T2i body can shoot both video and photos, and has a whole host of great features that make it great to use. Just remember that it is the lenses that make great photographs when looking at your camera budget not the body! Try looking at the T1i specs: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001XURPQS?ie=UTF8&tag=thebubrocpro-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001XURPQS It might be a better deal for you.
It really depends on your price range. I’m personally very happy with my Canon t1i (the t2i is also now out, but is more expensive).
What gets to me is that everyone seems convinced somehow that cameras like the Rebel XS, which I own, are "entry level". That’s absolutely not true. Professional cameras are only that because that’s what the magazine and newspaper types tell you.
I talked with a photographer recently who works for a news paper here in Phoenix. The paper used
14mp cameras – not high dollar 21mp just 14.
Sorry but I do professional and hobby work with my Canon and find it does very well for me.
Entry level is actually a pocket toy – no view finder and will last about 2 years if it’s treated well.