I have $3000 total to spend, what dslr camera should I get as my first slr?
This will be my first dslr. I only have experience with canon point and shoot, and I got bored with that. I know some of you will say start off with a cheap entry level one etc etc, but no. When I buy something I like it to be up there, or I just don’t buy it. I’m sure with a few months I will learn, i’m pretty good at figuring out electronics etc. I don’t plan on doing professional photography, but I would like to have a camera capable of taking amazing pictures even though I might not be able to do it. High fps is also good, I like the 6 on the nikon D300. There is also the Canon EOS 50d which is much cheaper, but I figured I want a better built body and I read nikon d300 has that.
I was thinking nikon D300, BH photo offered me 2100 for a nikon D300 with an 18-200 VR lens from nikon. That still leaves 900 left over.
What do you guys think? Any other suggestions? (no canon rebel suggestions, their plasticy body feels cheap to me)
I read kenrockwell’s site already, the D40 is an entry level camera, kenrockwell likes the D300 better too and it is capable of a lot more.
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I don’t have to hesitate for a second–if I had $3000, I’d already own Canon’s new EOS 5D Mark II. Check out the cnet video below. I’ve also included a link to Canon’s official web page.
At 21.1 megapixels, it’s one of the few professional grade cameras even close to an amateur budget.
nikon D40
go to kenrockwell.com
and read about it
With that kind of budget, D300 or save some money and get a D90 which allows you to buy more lenses and a external flash like the SB-600 or 800. Also look in to Canon cameras. If you really want top notch stuff, look into the full frame sensors like the Canon 5D or Nikon D700. Of course, that leaves no room for lenses.
Figuring out electronics is one thing, but taking amazing pictures is the photographer’s skill. Photography is one of those weird art forms that requires technical knowledge (such as camera basics and lighting) and artsy ability (composition, understanding lighting, …). The type of camera will make life easier and perhaps better technical quality, but making amazing photos is more about the photographer’s skills than the camera. Give me an expensive camera, and I can take lots of technically crisp shots, but crappy pictures!
Nikon D300 is an excellent choice,get it.
Nice picture quality
100% coverage viewfinder – excellent, and not cluttered up, making composition cleaner
51-points of autofocus available
The LCD screen is 3" in size and has a whopping 920,000 pixels