whats a good camera?

[13Bracer]

well first i dont know if this is in the right section?
-sorry if it is-
but im lookin to get into some photo taking nothing hardcore or anything just to take some good photos.
cause right now i have some stupid cheap ass kodak digital one that just sucks and i want something that you can adjust and stuff like that and take some pretty good quality pics.

can anyone tell me what i should get?
and how much am i lookin at?
where can i get it?

thanks a lot

[imbosile]

I was pretty much in your same situation a few months ago, I bought a Nikon D50 used off of the forums and it has been great. I think you could probably get away with spending around 6-700 on a D50 and lense, I havn't really looked at the prices lately but it has been a great camera. I had no experience at all when I bought it, and although the pictures aren't professional quality or anything I still love it and enjoy using this camera.

[13Bracer]

cool thanks ill check that out

[Nemesis]

anything pentax or hojiwaba

[PhotoStangs]

I think you could probably get away with spending around 6-700 on a D50 and lense, I havn't really looked at the prices lately but it has been a great camera. I had no experience at all when I bought it, and although the pictures aren't professional quality or anything I still love it and enjoy using this camera.

D50 is good but I would look at a Minolta 5d or 7d or even better the Sony A100
which is basicly a 7D only muuch better. Why an A100? 10mp, same sensor as the Nikon D80. Built in anti shake no exspensive "IS" lenses to buy. roughly 16 million lenses avalible from minolta and Sony. The new Carl Ziess & sony lenses!
Good build quality. Its a good camera and a great starter camera.
camera body & 18-70mm lens $800 to 900

Now would I buy an A100 If I already owned say a Nikon d70 or betterwith lenses, probably not but as a first time slr/dslr buyer you bet I would

[FCK_Photo]

pentax k10d or k100d very nice cameras, the k10od will use any lens pentax has made
sony a100 isnt bad either....

[Brady]

uhhh sony lenses are hella money man.

[Nemesis]

i like the waterproof ones at walmart

[GIXXERDK]

d70

[PhotoStangs]

uhhh sony lenses are hella money man.

Some are! For general photography though you can get a minolta made 70-210 @ a constant F4 for like $70 look on ebay for minolta "beercan" lens it's a great lens

I havn't used any of the pentax cameras but have heard good things about them.

[PhotoStangs]

Heres one for ya


Hasseblad H2D-39

Sensor size: 39 Mpixels ********************
Sensor dimensions: 36.7 x 49.0 mm

Image size (8/16 bit RGB): RAW capture 78 MBytes, lossless compressed 50 MBytes (average)

Single shot

16 bit colour

ISO 50, 100, 200 and 400

Longest shutter speed: 32 seconds

Color management: Hasselblad HB RGB: full dynamics and reproduction dynamics

Image storage: CF card type II (write speed >20 MB/sec), New Image Bank 80 GB external hard drive or tethered to Mac or PC

Storage capacity: Over 1500 images with 80 GB disk

Battery type: Li-ion (powered from the H2D camera grip)

Capture rate: 35 captures per minute

Color display: 2.2 inch OLED type, 24 bit color

Histogram feedback

IR filter: Mounted on CCD sensor

Acoustic feedback

Software: Flexcolor (included) or Hasselblad DNG converter (included)

File format: Lossless compressed Hasselblad 3F RAW

Macintosh: OSX. PC: NT, 2000, XP

IAA - Instant Approval Architecture: Included with Exposure meta data, Acoustic feed back and Metadata classification

Host connection type: FireWire 800 (IEEE1394b)

Operating temperature: 0 - 45 ˚C / 32 - 113 ˚F

Battery capacity: H2D camera system, Li-ion battery: 250 captures in 4 hours

Dimensions: Complete camera w. 2,8/80 mm lens: 153 x 131 x 213 mm [W x H x D]

Weight: 2175 g (Complete camera with Li-Ion battery and CF card)

[A.P. Photography]

LOL @ the people on this site. He said not hardcore and not everything has to be SLR based. For general photos that are great quality then look at Nikon 8700/8800. Both George (Nemesis) and I owned one and started out with them. Another good one is the Canon S2IS or S3IS. Both will give great results with out having to buy additonal lenses.

[Nemesis]

Heres one for ya


Hasseblad H2D-39

[13Bracer]

LOL @ the people on this site. He said not hardcore and not everything has to be SLR based. For general photos that are great quality then look at Nikon 8700/8800. Both George (Nemesis) and I owned one and started out with them. Another good one is the Canon S2IS or S3IS. Both will give great results with out having to buy additonal lenses.

hahahah thank you...you actually read!hahah



but thanks to everyone i will check them all out

[Brady]

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