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Phantom1

11-07-2009, 11:08 AM

Any thoughts on these camera choices?

Nikon D60

Olympus E-620

Canon 12.2 Megapixel EOS Digital Rebel

Sony® Alpha 10.2 MP Digital SLR

BBB725

11-07-2009, 11:10 AM

I'd ask Jayboat

Chris

11-07-2009, 11:13 AM

Find a remaining Nikon D-80

Phantom1

11-07-2009, 11:17 AM

Find a remaining Nikon D-80

I'm using Amex rewards points, so I my options are limited.

jayboat

11-07-2009, 11:22 AM

I'm a bit biased toward Nikon. :)

Here's what Ken Rockwell (http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d60.htm)says about the D60.

fund razor

11-07-2009, 03:43 PM

I'm a bit biased toward Nikon. :)

Here's what Ken Rockwell (http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d60.htm)says about the D60.

Jesus Jay.... you even cut and paste CAMERA advice??? :D :D

Sorry. Couldn't help it. I'll excuse myself, carry on. :)

Ted

11-07-2009, 05:03 PM

LOL at Fund :rofl:

I have the D40 and it is great. I find the Auto mode perfect for just about anything you shoot. I have always felt the big deal with the Nikons is the lens and that still holds true with this camera. I have 2 Nikon lenses and the quality and clarity is incredible. I'm sure the camera doesn't have some of the features that a pro like Jay uses but it sure makes amateurs like me look pretty good.

X-Rated30

11-08-2009, 02:26 AM

I'm a Canon guy and switched to the D-60. Very happy.

Chris

11-08-2009, 09:49 AM

Yeah- the camera means a little, the lenses alot. The difference between the consumer lenses and the pro lenses is huge- but so is the price. But the Nikon consumer lens is worth the few extra bucks.

Padraig

11-08-2009, 09:51 AM

Nikon.

Ratickle

11-08-2009, 11:02 PM

Canon xsi or t1i.

Overall the highest rated with decent stabilized lenses. Also consistently best buys in Consumer Reports cause of the sales that happen. All EOS lenses will fit, so lense prices are reasonable.

If you're talking a Pro camera, not running on automatic, I don't know. Freeze and Pete use Canon's. Jay uses Nikons. The rest I don't remember.

jayboat

11-08-2009, 11:33 PM

Imax and Shaun use Nikon. :sifone:

Boss252

11-09-2009, 09:13 AM

I have a Nikon D40 and love it. It takes great pictures.

Audiofn

11-09-2009, 09:22 AM

cigdaze

11-09-2009, 10:08 AM

Nikon gets my vote. I have a D70, with a few different lenses. Overall, the camera has been great.

jayboat

11-09-2009, 11:07 AM

You can not really go wrong with any of them. They are all good. Go to a store that carries them all and see what one fits you best and has the features that YOU need. My mom tried out one of the Nikons and she was overwhelmed with all the features so she went with a more simplified aproach. I got a Nikon and I am still working out all the adjustments.

Good advice. No amount of research can beat actually holding the thing in your hand to see how it feels to you.

Any pro or prosumer level camera is not 'automatic'- you have to tell it what you want it to do. One of the things I like about the D300 is it will allow you to input up to six different settings 'banks' depending on what kind of shooting you are doing.

I have 4 different ones set up (thanks to Mike Hagen)- sports/action, point and shoot, weddings/portraits, and landscape/nature. There are about 120 different possible settings, so I keep a cheat sheet in the bag. :sifone:

Phantom1

11-09-2009, 10:57 PM

Thanks to everyone for the input/advice/comments/direction/thoughts.....etc. Greatly appreciated.:)

Phantom1

11-22-2009, 06:43 PM

I bought a Nikon D5000 today! Thanks to everyone for the advice.

mikes280

11-22-2009, 08:30 PM

d5000 is a nice pick, you will like it. I got a d 90 earller this year and i am still learning. There is a site called nikon cafe that is pretty good, when you go looking for a lens go there and read about it. I thought i wanted some and when i read about them and the problems every one was having i started looking at something else