new camera help

[Lone Sailor]

Well, I don't care enough about it to know all the specs off the top of my head, but Danny was bitching on the Roadtrip that his spanking new camera was taking shitty pictures compared to my two year old one.

There are certainly some cameras on the market that are way over hyped and overpriced. There is no shortage of companies trying to make big returns on inferior products. I was more or less just responding to your post so that anyone else reading didn't misinterpret your post and think that megapixels is all they should consider when purchasing a point and shoot. Point and shoot cameras do have their place and that usually lies with those that want a simple no hassle/no fuss camera that is easy to carry, easy to use, and that works as advertised creating a clear image with somewhat minimal resolution. Obviously the point and shoot cameras are still a desirable product or they would have faded out by now. Main thing is as long as you're happy with it that's all that really matters.

[davbrucas]

I got my wife the T3i last xmas. It is easy to use and takes great pictures.

There are some good deals on Amazon for this camera and others.

The amount of megapixels isn't the end all be all of a good camera, they don't have anything to do with image quality. Those cameras are cheap for a reason. Just remember, it's going to look like a decent image until you put it next a high res image to compare it to.

Well, I don't care enough about it to know all the specs off the top of my head, but Danny was bitching on the Roadtrip that his spanking new camera was taking shitty pictures compared to my two year old one.

[Silverback]

plus i gotta new job for the RR, so skrilla is obv. no object!

god bless.

you got promoted to head bedazzler at Roca Wear?

[Lone Sailor]

Unless she is really a photography nut, spending that much on a camera is a waste IMO. I've got a little point and click Nikon the size of my iPhone; 11 megapixels and cost around 200 a couple of years ago. Takes some pretty quality pictures IMO.

The amount of megapixels isn't the end all be all of a good camera, they don't have anything to do with image quality. Those cameras are cheap for a reason. Just remember, it's going to look like a decent image until you put it next a high res image to compare it to.

[Reefer Rae]

T2i is awesome and the bundle with the 55-200 lens is a great deal for what you will be doing . For sports get a monopod and a extra battery pack . Buy a bunch of 4 gig memory cards so you aren't looking for that one pic on the 32 gig one .

[Chopped54]

What about the new Nikon 1? I have not held one, but they look pretty impressive...
Wife wanted one but she wanted to carry it in her purse so we ended up with the S8200

[94form2000z]

Not a DSLR but seems to be a nice camera and deal:

http://www.buy.com/prod/canon-powershot-sx230-hs-black-digital-camera-8gb-bundle/220622226.html

Canon Rebel T2i no tax FS: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...tag=slicinc-20

[Tyrone Biggums]

I picked up the Nikon D3100 package from Costco after watching the price fluctuate anywhere from $729 to $999. It came with two lenses, a cool camera bag, charger, dvd's, anything and everything a camera idiot like me could want. It's got more functions than I'll ever use, but it takes bad ass (to me) pictures just using the auto function or the other preset functions on the dial. I've never used it in manual mode and probably won't ever have the time to learn. I wish I would have bought this thing before the kiddo came along instead of almost a year after.

[Brn N Rubr]

My brother is a professional photographer and we were in the same dilemma. We wanted one for Christmas and didn't quite know what to get. He's a Canon man and suggested the Canon Rebel T2i. We got it online from B&H Photography (where he buys all his stuff ) for $605 (retail in the stores is about $750 - they have a sale on them right now). Pretty impressive specs from my point of view. It has great reviews online (http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos550d/). I like the fact that it does 1080p video. Any way. It's being delivered tomorrow. Can't wait to start playing with it.

Well crap. Just looked it up on their website...they dropped the price even more. I wonder if they'll refund the difference. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search...tialSearch=yes

[2K2 LS1]

My next camera:

http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/cameras/slr_cameras/eos_50d

[03trubluGT]

Nikon D7000

[ELVIS]

plus i gotta new job for the RR, so skrilla is obv. no object!

god bless.

Unless she is really a photography nut, spending that much on a camera is a waste IMO. I've got a little point and click Nikon the size of my iPhone; 11 megapixels and cost around 200 a couple of years ago. Takes some pretty quality pictures IMO.

[Denny]

I'm not well-versed on all the ins and outs of DSLRs, nor do I want to drop that kinda coin for one.

The best thing I've seen as far as a "point and shoot" camera is the Canon SX40 HS. It'll run you about four bills or so, but I played around with it and several others and it is tons better than anything else I have looked at.