please talk to me about good digital cameras under $1000 (ideally under $500 but if it's like earthmoving i'll charge the hell out of it). i am favoring canon or nikon. is this wrong?
do you want an SLR? you can get a nikon D50 or D40 for pretty cheap these days (around $500 if you can find a deal), and the 8mp version of the Rebel for about $500. Having had both a Canon and a Nikon SLRs I slightly prefer the Nikon, but Canon is great, too. have you checked out dpreview.com?
also for non-sketchy refurbished or discount camera places I suggest Cameta Camera (I might be misspelling). they have a huge ebay store and they are non-sketchy the way beachcamera and other places are.
i have a circuit city credit account and i think i want to spend it on a camera since i paid off the tv. my little panasonic/leica is fun for parties but i'm getting more into fashion and actual photography. what is the difference between SLR and non? i am really kind of stupid with this stuff considering i'm an editor
I really like my Canon PowerShot A630. It's perfect for the casual kind of photos I take.
It's in the $300 range, I dunno there's probably a newer latest greatest model, but the A630 has a better lens than some of the more expensive ones with more fancy features. Be sure to pick up a usb card reader with it...so convenient and cheap.
i have a panasonic dmc-fx9 for party pics and whatnot (and yes, card readers just CHANGED MAH LIFE) but i think i want something that will take nicer pics, you know, better w/ light and whatnot. my friend sunny has the rebel but i think hers was like $2K or something stupid. i love flickr's feature where you can compare shots by each camera but i also love lj testimonies!!
Yeah, the low light sensitivity could use improvement and I would have liked the image stabilization in the more espensive models. I do like the swivel-fold screen dealie though. Someday I should read the manual.
Lemme ask Raul, he's my go-to guy on this stuff. Film cameras, I could help you out, but digital/SLR, I am poor & clueless.
You could also look at specialty camera shops for used SLRs -- here in D.C. we have Penn Camera, where, like, the White House photogs sell back stuff. They always have nice, barely-used lenses and things for (comparably) cheap. Photogs never keep anything long and are always trading up but I guess the flipside of that is that they're hard on their gear. Anyway -- Raul. He will help.
I have a Nikon coolpix S10 and I think it is super awesome. I am not ms. talented or anything, but it does take pictures that don't suck, and I like the "whoa over your head" twisty option.
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also for non-sketchy refurbished or discount camera places I suggest Cameta Camera (I might be misspelling). they have a huge ebay store and they are non-sketchy the way beachcamera and other places are.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_single-lens_reflex_camera
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000SDPMEI/ref=wl_it_dp?ie=UTF8&coliid=I2TM1EW0QN26FQ&colid=176IGZ87EPBQG
It goes on sale fairly often.
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It's in the $300 range, I dunno there's probably a newer latest greatest model, but the A630 has a better lens than some of the more expensive ones with more fancy features. Be sure to pick up a usb card reader with it...so convenient and cheap.
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You could also look at specialty camera shops for used SLRs -- here in D.C. we have Penn Camera, where, like, the White House photogs sell back stuff. They always have nice, barely-used lenses and things for (comparably) cheap. Photogs never keep anything long and are always trading up but I guess the flipside of that is that they're hard on their gear. Anyway -- Raul. He will help.
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i have a manual (beseler topcon) but i ain't travellin' w/ a film camera. that's just asking for a) cavity search b) it all getting exposed and shit
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What UK trip, my sweet?
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