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Kodak LS753

 

it does the job for me, but I've heard great things about the Rebel XT

Canon 30D

Canon powershot 540. It takes amazing quailty photos for the price and also takes very good movies. I paid I think about $180.00 and it came with a 1gb card. It uses AA batteries, which can be bought anywhere in case of emergency. The camera also feels good in your hand, not to small or big.

pentax *ist D

Kodak Easyshare C643...

Fuji S2pro

Panasonic LX2

DSLR's are $$

dslr is fun

350D here - a bit of an initial investment, but the lenses you buy will last a long time & are typically compatible with new bodies....add in the flexibility that slr photography provides & you can't go wrong!

Another vote for the Canon A540.

It's very inexpensive, has fully auto to fully manual, takes great clear photos and movies, is very compact, and is easy to use.

My only complaints are the flash recycle time and that the quality on the ISO-800 setting is not as good as the other settings.  It's in good company on that.

--James

i dropped mine last night! it now has a little ding on it! Anyway, what are the big advanages of a DSLR?

ashakeandfrys:

i dropped mine last night! it now has a little ding on it! Anyway, what are the big advanages of a DSLR?

1. What You See Is What You Get, especially focus & depth of field

2. Better depth control

3. Better performance on high ISO

4. Could change length, hundreds of choices

5. Better feeling of control

6. Cool shutter sound "Ka Ka" - kidding

Rebel XT with a 18-55mm lens and a 70-300 telephoto/macro

I love it. If you're big on photography, DSLR is the way to go, hands down.  

Nikon 950 indoors (not great resolution these days but color, sharpness and flash control are great and the swivel body allows great shooting angles)

 

Nikon CP5000 outdoors - it takes amazing sharp pictures, great exposure and color outdoors. I hate using it indoors because it never does a good job with flash.

 
I have tried the Canon Rebel but it simply feels to light and small ... I was going to upgrade but I don't feel comfortable with it. Still looking.
 

dslr seems like a huge jump from a point and shoot! haha

Pentax K100D for serious photography

Panasonic FX01


 

Canon 20D!!!

Look into buying used gear...almost all of mine was bought used...saves you a ton

 Look at ebay or fredmiranda.com (buy/sell section)
 

Minolta Maxxum 7D

Nikon Coolpix 8700

Rebel XT with kit lens, but I can borrow a 20D and Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS when I need it.

In about 15hrs and 23mins I'll be using a Canon S3-IS . Before that I had a Canon A610 and before that an Olympus D545Z.

Canon Digital Rebel (300D) with a kit lens and a Quantaray (rebranded Tamron and Sigma lenses) 55-200.

350d with a couple different lenses. Camera does a great job, I love it. My only complaint is the cost of the L lenses, but yeah....

I also carry a Sony DSC-T9 in a cellphone pouch almost 24/7. The quality is decent for a camera this size it uses a rechargeable battery, and I never miss a picture opp.