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Hulud
03-03-2006, 11:17 AM
hey i am looking at getting an entry level SLR.
i have been looking at these, which should i get? or anyothers in the $250-$400 price range.

FUJI FINEPIX S5200
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20
Konica Minolta DiMage Z3
Nemesis
03-03-2006, 11:30 AM
Unless its been used a lot , you wont really find a D-SLR around that price range. Maybe a body only, but then youll need a lens. After that you're way past that 400 mark.
Hulud
03-03-2006, 11:33 AM
ok so help me out here since i dunno much about it
http://www.cameraforless.com/itemdetail.asp?itemid=1840
does that not come with a lens?
Nemesis
03-03-2006, 11:50 AM
Thats still a Point and Shoot camera. A DSLR is different.


DSLRS allow you to detach the lens and place a different lens on the body for different types of shots you are going for. Point and shoots have the usual "turn it on, and the lense comes out" setup.
Hulud
03-03-2006, 12:06 PM
oh ok
well tehn whats a good point and shoot?
Nemesis
03-03-2006, 12:12 PM
The Nikon 8700 was a great cam I owned. 8 Megapixels and around 460ish on ebay.
YokotaS13
03-03-2006, 05:26 PM
the cannon s2 is a great camera, while not DSLR, you can get hte lens adapter and put a large variety of lenses on it. I have a s1
A.P. Photography
03-03-2006, 05:31 PM
Either the Canon S2IS or the Nikon 8700 will be a good point and shoot camera. I owned the 8700 before I sold it to George and it was a great little point and shoot camera. I had no problems with it at all and it took some great pics (go back and look at some of George's posts when he used it) but I wanted to control I have with the DSLR.
Hulud
03-03-2006, 10:51 PM
yea i ordered an 8700 today
YokotaS13
03-03-2006, 11:10 PM
shoulda got the s2....IMO has more accessories lens and filter wise
Hulud
03-03-2006, 11:25 PM
how much is the s2
A.P. Photography
03-03-2006, 11:27 PM
shoulda got the s2....IMO has more accessories lens and filter wise
So does the 8700 :rolleyes:
Hulud
03-03-2006, 11:46 PM
So does the 8700 :rolleyes:
lol
babowc
03-07-2006, 08:46 PM
im using 8700 atm.,.
its a great camera, but overall, even though i didnt buy it/my dad did, i regret FOR him paying 800 or something at bestbuys when it first came out.

point and shoot cameras shouldnt be more than 250 or so..


anyways, its a great point and shoot camera, you shouldve gotten the 8800 though, the 8700 doesnt have that shake correction thingy.. i forget what its called exactly