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Old 01-01-2011, 09:50 AM
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Try this site, it's been very helpful and accurate for me in the last 8 years or so. http://www.steves-digicams.com/camera-reviews/

Canon is my personal preferance. I think a common trend is placing more emphasis on a body vs. the lens. A Rebel T2i with a good lens suited to your primary photo objectives is not a bad place to start.
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http://www.amazon.com/Canon-Rebel-Di.../dp/0470648635


no matter what camera you choose, make sure youre comfortable with it. as long as it does what you want to do, youll be fine.

Sony is not new to the D-slr market but i would say newer than say canon or nikon whom have been doing this forever haha. thats my only reason i dont reccommend sony being that they are newer to the game and im not sure about your options for it and glass quality on the lenses.
Field Guides will help me a lot.

Something is drawing me to the Sony but I still need to read more about the Sony's and the Canon's and their lenses. I may end up buying two camera's
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I have the Nikon D5000 and I love it. Its my first DSLR and it can do amazing things! I looked at this camaera and the Canon T1i and went with the D5000 because of the articulating screen. It's pretty cool, you can position it anyway you like and take shots in many crazy positions easily!
My brother bought the Nikon D5000 several months ago but I don't think he has used it that much up to this point. I guess I should ask him if I could borrow it for a week or so to test it out. I think I will give him a call.
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Old 01-02-2011, 11:04 PM
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Try this site, it's been very helpful and accurate for me in the last 8 years or so. http://www.steves-digicams.com/camera-reviews/

Canon is my personal preferance. I think a common trend is placing more emphasis on a body vs. the lens. A Rebel T2i with a good lens suited to your primary photo objectives is not a bad place to start.
Thanks for the site. Canon seems to have a great line of lenses.

Do you have the T2i?
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I have a Nikon D90 and LOVE it.
I picked up a D90 too.
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Old 01-03-2011, 08:27 PM
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I picked up a D90 too.
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What are the pro's and con's of your D90?
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Thanks for the site. Canon seems to have a great line of lenses.

Do you have the T2i?
No, but we've had 2 Rebels and Elan IIe film SLR before the Rebels.

Nikon vs Canon.............Ford vs Chevy Both are good options.
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What are the pro's and con's of your D90?
I guess the only drawback that I've had with the D90 (for my level of use) is that the ISO only goes to 3200. (It can go Hi-1 to 6400).
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Sony.....


They make small radios I think.... and maybe some other trinkets.


Nikon makes cameras.

Cannon makes cameras.

And my favorite camera quote of all time is still.... Steve Rupps

Q: What's the best camera?

A: "The one you have with you"


So true in so many ways....

One thing you might want to consider is the lens format. Nikon and Cannon have bodies that take the same lens for many years - which means there is a market for them - (both the bodies and the lens) - and you can borrow and swap with friends etc. I was at an IRL race with a buddy that is a pro - It was super fun using all his super hi-zoot lenses on my camera! Of course, as many pros and knowledgable people do he uses Nikon... so we could swap (a one way swap - LOL).

I bought both the kids Nikons for Xmas last year (they've reached the ages where they actually have lives)... and they've taken some amazing photos with them while just "experimenting" and learning. The beauty of this is that we can share the lens format between the three of us.
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Here's another good camera site....

http://www.kenrockwell.com/
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