Thread: I wanna buy a Camera, any suggestions??? - Tampa Racing

Quote: Originally Posted by CECORREL Alright, well I am no professional by anymeans but DO YOUR RESEARCH INSTEAD OF LISTENING TO SOMEONE ON TR Personaly, I have the Canon 30D with the ultrasonic lens w/ image stabilizer and am 100% happy with it (if youre dissatified with this camera, you have problems ) I have a few questions for you.... 1. What style of camera are you looking for? -A DSLR or standard style of camera? 2. You're going to...

Quote: Originally Posted by DareDevil If you can spend 800-1k. Than go Nikon. What can I say, I'm a baller.

Alright, well I am no professional by anymeans but DO YOUR RESEARCH INSTEAD OF LISTENING TO SOMEONE ON TR Personaly, I have the Canon 30D with the ultrasonic lens w/ image stabilizer and am 100% happy with it (if youre dissatified with this camera, you have problems ) I have a few questions for you.... 1. What style of camera are you looking for? -A DSLR or standard style of camera? 2. You're going to hear this more than just from me;...

I have an Canon Rebel XTI and i love it. Its all in how much money you can spend. If you can spend around 500 then go canon. If you can spend 800-1k. Than go Nikon. Canon ownes @500 bucks. Nikon ownes @8-1k.

life's a bitch

k mines up for sale with a few goodies for 950 let me know if youre interested

My girlfriend has a Nikon D70S that takes decent shots from the getgo. Think she paid like 800 bucks for a kit or something. I don't remember. Pictures look good.

30d is a badass camera. the sony alpha100 is a good camera for starters I think. Thats what we have. We really love it. The Canon 5D is also a great camera and I think I will own one 1 day. Nikons are nice but I was really impressed with the sony, especially for the price. Plus you can get 20 year old lenses off ebay for hella cheap and they work with it np.

Somone was selling a good starter kit not even a week ago. It was a rebel xti with extra battery and lenses for 550 which is real good.

Quote: Originally Posted by Chris C. If your wanting to take any kind of meaningful pictures like the types you mentioned, your going to want to stay away from a standard p-a-s. A good camera to jump into the game with is a Nikon brand DSLR. I'm not saying Nikon > Canon, but with a Nikon, things are a lot more user friendly for first time/novice photographers. Honestly if hes never used either. Though i've seen a few fresh...