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02-11-2007, 07:01 PM
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| Soo... A little background: I'm a armature photographer, do it as a hobby, have entered in a competition last year and took 4th in state (high school photography contest, so had a decent camera on hand). Not bad, didn't think it was that great of a picture, but anyways moving on... I'm looking to get a new camera since i don't have any SLR's on hand now that I'm not in high school anymore. now I'm not that, how to say, camera friendly as far as which are best. So with that i would like your guy's opinions on some camera's i have been looking at... this set up for $649.00 Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi Body Canon 28-105mm Auto Focus USM Lens Canon 75-300mm Auto Focus USM Lens 512MB Compact Flash Card Lens Cleaning Kit Full Size Tripod LCD Protectors Deluxe Digital Camera Case Capkeeper this set up for $679.00 Nikon D80 Digital Camera Body Nikon 28-105mm Auto Focus Lens Nikon 70-300mm Auto Focus Lens 512MB Memory Card Deluxe Digital Camera Case Lens Cleaning Kit Tripod High Speed Compact Flash Card Reader Capkeeper this set up for $670.00 Canon EOS-30D Camera Body 28-200 3.8-6.3 Auto focus Lens 128MB CompactFlash card Deluxe Case Deluxe Cleaning Kit Screen Protectors Tripod CapKeeper this set up for $774.00 Canon EOS 30D Body Canon 28-105mm Auto Focus Lens Canon 75-300mm USM Auto Focus Lens 256MB CompactFlash card Deluxe Case Deluxe Cleaning Kit Screen Protectors Tripod CapKeeper any other suggestion's on cameras would be nice, just trying to get the best bang for my buck within the price range of 500-700. Thanks for your opinions -Koya p.s. most of the subjects i will be photographing are people, houses (do it for a real estate agent), and mainly cars =] (just in case that made a difference in the cameras)
__________________ Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming WOW what a ride!       |
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02-11-2007, 08:36 PM
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| How are you gettin them so cheap? I'm trying to get into dslr's and if i had a price like that on the xti package or 30d package you mentioned I would buy it in a heartbeat. I was thinking about getting a rebel xt with the kit lens for about that much money :-/ |
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02-11-2007, 08:40 PM
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| btw, this is a really good site for camera reviews http://www.dcresource.com/ incase you are interested |
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02-13-2007, 05:19 AM
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| I have liked http://www.dpreview.com for camera reviews; well organized and visually appealing. |
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02-13-2007, 08:11 AM
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| You are quoting prices that sound a lot like fotoconnection.com ... PLEASE DO NOT BUY FROM THESE RIPOFF ARTISTS! Please read the reviews first: http://www.nextag.com/FotoConnection...z1zmainz17-htm They will try to upsell you on something once you place the order, if you decline - they will probably cancel the order on you... ... there are several other sites that run the same way... I actually think they are run by the same guys in the NY/NJ area... If it's too good to be true; it is. BTW - 30D = $1000 ; XTi = $800... if it's less it's either an open box or refurb if it's legit, or it's a scam...
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02-13-2007, 10:18 AM
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| ^agreed. I buy my bodies through costco.com so I can return them under a 100% gaurentee. I reccomend the 28-135 IS USM to EVERYONE, it's a great $400 lens that many call the 'hidden L'
__________________ 2004 Dodge SRT-4 SOLD Camera: Canon EOS 30D|Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Canon 18-55mm (kit lens), Canon 50mm f/1.8 II SanDisk 8GB ExtremeIV | Canon 580EX Flash |
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03-06-2007, 10:21 AM
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| I order from B&H. The prices are good, the service is good, and the quality it is good. I am a nikon guy, so that is my recomendation. I would advise agianst the tripods and memory cards that come in those kits. Get a good 1-2 GB card and a decent tripod. You will want quick release as a minimum. I suggest you page through FredMiranda.com. I am a member there as well. Best Joey |
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03-06-2007, 10:49 AM
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| I order almost all my camera equipment from B&H, too. Gets here very quickly from NYC, they have great prices, and their customer service is top notch. They're very Jewish (Hasidic, I believe), so they're closed during the Sabbath (Friday sundown to Saturday sundown), so don't try to call or order anything during those times (the website won't let you). When I bought my Bogen tripod from them, there was one adjustment lever missing. I emailed them to see how I could get that fixed. I got a quick response (<1 hr) asking for more information, since the CS rep didn't know which lever I meant. So I scanned in a picture from the instruction manual and took a picture of the tripod, drew in arrows to show the missing part, and sent them to him. Again, very quickly, I got a response asking for my shipping information, which was forwarded on to Bogen for them to drop-ship me the missing piece directly. I think it was 2 or 3 days later that it showed up in the mail. Those prices sound entirely too cheap. IIRC, the 28-105mm and 70-300mm Nikkors should add up to $600 by themselves. Great lenses for the price; they're what I used with my D100 before I got bitten by the bug and started to buy $1000+ f/2.8 lenses, and replaced the D100 with a D200.  |
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