SLR Camera choice

Anything Nikon IMHO.......... personal preference really YSS... what suits you is the most important.

 

what sort of price range ?

 

I was using a Nikon D70 yesterday and I'm happy with it. It has probably been upgraded to a new model since. Canon is an excellent brand too. You can't really go wrong.

 

I used the site when I went to pick a camera. http://www.dpreview.com/ + http://www.steves-digicams.com/

Great reviews.

Nikon or Canon you can't go wrong. I got friends with Canon SLRs and Nikon SLRs and they all seem happy.

 

ask Dingo, he is photo guru/king/cult status/superstar/ of this site, in fact rumor has it that he has been commissioned to photograph the next playmate of the year............................................................599


and anything u buy today will be defunct in no time so just do it

 

Somebody get Carl888 to give the rundown on the Leica range... it's his gig now.

I've got a Leica C-Lux 1 (like a top shelf Canon Ixus) from the Leica loans dept on trial, thanks to Carl. It's great so far... Has this cool easy to use menu with a "child" option... where you input your kids Birthdays, then when you take pics, it puts the exact age on them... great for babies/toddlers of course... but also great for restoration/engine building or any long term project. easy and quick menu selector to change between two different kids/jobs.

it's also really fast to download and scroll through and prepare etc.

I've resigned the old clunker Canon Sureshot to dedicated shop camera now.

 

Can't go wrong with the 400D, its the successor to the camera I have.

I'm definately a Canon man so I will always recommend them, but that doesn't mean there is anything wrong with Nikon for example.....just personal preference.

One thing though is that the stock lense is ****, depending on your needs of course. I've bought a 70-300 IS (make sure its IS, you'll need it) lense which is a huge improvement, though it should be at $1200.

first I've heard of that rumour......

You can gladly commission me to your lovely state for photos of your cars.

 

The NIKON D2X is excellent with the 2.8 wide angle / telephoto DX lens. Using it for over 16 months. Excellent fast high speed shooting with very high quality res. photos that can be worked on the computer easily (lot of data). You buy this camera to capture those special moments that you absolutely do not want to miss and have exceptional high quality. A no compromise camera.

 

The 30D replaces the 20D my friend has. That line of camera is 1 down from ultra-hardcore professional cameras(tho alot of pros use this camera). The base would be around the $3k mark without lenses. My friend with the 20D gets his pics shown in newspapers and even has made it into afew sports mags. He also has spent over $10k in lenses... plus he got the extra battery pack.

Unless you have a really deep passion for photography and intend on spending $$$ on multiple lenses the 30D/D200 might be overkill.

 

YSS, all the photos on www.QSM.com.au were taken with a 20D

In the big picture, the camera body is upgradeable, but you keep a good lens forever.
As stated a few times above, buy an decent lens.
My vote goes to Canon as they are unbeatable on the quality_of_lens vs price comparison.

Its my birthday this month, so I am about to upgrade

 

what, the missus ??!!

I'm going to Tedder in the morning for breakfast, will you be there or getting in the coffin ?

 

I initially typed "going to upgrade my body".....

< 10am ....and you eat alone

 

I would strongly suggest you consider the following when you buy a D-SLR.

Try not to get caught up in the megapixel race, more megapixels does not mean better quality.

Be very careful of full frame sensor D-SLR's with wide angle lenses. For example, if you like wide angle photography, don't buy a Canon with a full frame sensor. The full frame sensor exaggerates the already poor performance of the Canon wides in the corners. Great if you have existing lenses but for serious photography, not an option. If you like telephoto lenses, no problem, and Canon's range is really good in that department. I have used the Canon 5D and it's great with long lenses.

Nikon is excellent, particulary if you like your wides because they don't use the full frame sensor meaning the unsharp extrematies of the lens are not used. They have a great selection of lenses though not as extensive as Canon's.

One last thing, and this might be a bit difficult unless you go for the top of the range gear, try to find a camera with true 16 bit colour and preferably no anti aliasing filter. What the 16 bit colour does is give you much better seperation in the colour scale, it's more like film. You can have the best lens in the world on and if you have a sensor that can't resolve it, that's no use! The anti aliasing filter is a really crappy way of reducing what's called a moire effect. This effect is the funny lines you see when an image is digitised that has paralell lines, for example, fine wire mesh, ot the weave of a piece of fabric. It's basically a soft focus filter that's applied to the front of the sensor to blur the image slightly. The reduces sharpness and is really not necessary if you are serious about your photography, you can always apply the moire filter in photoshop if necessary.

All depends how much you want to spend fo course, but try to buy something that's a bit more advanced that what you need because you will grow into it.

Regards,

Carl.

 

can anyone else tell that carl's not at work today?