Camera's?????? Does anyone know anything about them?

[KREEP]

I am trying to buy a camera.....a used one and I am trying to get into hobby photography. Can anyone tell me any good brands?
I am talking to a guy about trading my tv for a canon eos rebel xt 350d
Let me know what you think

[Scotsman]

i think noting,lol

[coolcat]

I THINK THEY TAKE PICTURES

[KREEP]

I will kill you all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


This is serious Bidness

[JDMJAYDC2]

pm uproot or nemesis or ejallmota i think thats right either of them should be able to point you in the right direction also try pawn shops in known rich areas you can find incredible deals buckhead roswell alpharetta any of those areas should bring in decent cameras if you want something new id wait until xmas time as a 800 cameara will mostly be 600 or so

[KREEP]

Someone has to know about cameras!

[KREEP]

pm uproot or nemesis or ejallmota i think thats right either of them should be able to point you in the right direction also try pawn shops in known rich areas you can find incredible deals buckhead roswell alpharetta any of those areas should bring in decent cameras if you want something new id wait until xmas time as a 800 cameara will mostly be 600 or so

Will do ...thanks man

[dtmcnamara]

dont get a 350...you will regret it just like my mom is already...get a 40D

since the new 5D is out they will be dropping in price

[x Resilience]

Wrong section, ask SpeedMinded or Chang.

As for camera I think you should get Justin's(13bracer) Nikon

[A.P. Photography]

dont get a 350...you will regret it just like my mom is already...get a 40D

since the new 5D is out they will be dropping in price

LOL, I have seen people with 350D's out shoot people with 40D's. It is not all about the bodies. And I think you meant the 50D.

To the OP, you can pick up a used 350D for a couple hundred now so depending on what kind of TV you could be getting an even trade or really screwed. What all is coming with the camera? Lenses, grip, extra batteries, CF cards? How many actuations are on the body? The 350D is only rated to about 50k actuations.

[collins]

ok sorry for the threadjack, but ap, i have a minolta slr... is there a way to tell how many actuations ive put on it? im just curious as to how many shots ive taken in the past couple years

[KREEP]

I have a Sony wega 50" Lcd that i BOUGHT A FEW YEARS AGO FOR $ 2700
Camera comes w/ extra lens ...card and the box and everything he had when it came new. The guy is on this forum

[A.P. Photography]

ok sorry for the threadjack, but ap, i have a minolta slr... is there a way to tell how many actuations ive put on it? im just curious as to how many shots ive taken in the past couple years

Not sure if it will work but you might try shooting a jpg image and load it straight into flickr. Do not do any processing just load it right out of the camera. Make sure your Exif is on and recording and if it is, it might show how many actuations you have in the Exif display fields on Flickr. At least it worked for me on Canon

[A.P. Photography]

I have a Sony wega 50" Lcd that i BOUGHT A FEW YEARS AGO FOR $ 2700
Camera comes w/ extra lens ...card and the box and everything he had when it came new. The guy is on this forum

What lens? If you were to sell your tv out right, what would you want to get for it?

[KREEP]

What lens? If you were to sell your tv out right, what would you want to get for it?

Somewhere between 800 obo

[A.P. Photography]

Somewhere between 800 obo

Then no. I would not do it.

[KREEP]

Then no. I would not do it.

Well I would want + cash or something else as well

[KREEP]

So what camera would you buy on a budget??????????

[A.P. Photography]

Really depends on how serious you want to get. Just remember bodies are disposable, glass lasts forever.

[KREEP]

Really depends on how serious you want to get. Just remember bodies are disposable, glass lasts forever.

You were pmd 110 times Lol sorry but let me know what you think ....I am not trying to get too serious but I need a starter camera.

[A.P. Photography]

Really comes down to preference and how the camera feels in your hands. Go to DPreview and research some of the entry level DSLR's. Nikon and Canon both have great enty levels. If you are just wanting to do hobby shooting then there is no reason to go overboard on a higher end DSLR when an entry level will give you good results and still have a lot of room for you to grow. Do some research on them and then head to Wolf and get them in your hands and see which one feels better.

[Random Hero]

I know nothing, and it sucks

[CHADbee]

buy this...

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/pho/886333007.html

same camera i use, but i have different lens. for samples of my work with my D50 click the smiley in my sig.

[87 Turbo II]

dont get a 350...you will regret it just like my mom is already...get a 40D

since the new 5D is out they will be dropping in price

what exactly is your mom regretting? A novice photographer doesn't need more features than the 350 has.

[bandydesign]

buy this...

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/pho/886333007.html

same camera i use, but i have different lens. for samples of my work with my D50 click the smiley in my sig.

x2 That is exactly what I shoot with. No fancy lenses yet; just that. Check out my work... click my sig.

[KREEP]

Sony?
Canon?
Nikon?
What brand?

[CHADbee]

Sony?
Canon?
Nikon?
What brand?

did you not clicky the linky

[KREEP]

So Nikon is the way to go huh?
I found a Nikon on the best buy auction website for $400 w/ warranty.....of course they were open box but I think it was a nikon d70 s 6.1 mp slr w/ lens
The other was a sony d slr a100k w80 7.2 mp

[A.P. Photography]

Sony?
Canon?
Nikon?
What brand?

Sony makes a good enty level that is idiot proof. Downside is if you want to ever upgrade the lens then it is wayyyy to expensive.

Canon/Nikon both make great enty levle cams (see Speedminded, Chadbee and Kustoms pics) and the lenses can be upgraded with the canon costing slightly less. The entry levels will give you lots of room to grow.

[A.P. Photography]

So Nikon is the way to go huh?
I found a Nikon on the best buy auction website for $400 w/ warranty.....of course they were open box but I think it was a nikon d70 s 6.1 mp slr w/ lens
The other was a sony d slr a100k w80 7.2 mp

Stay away from anything open box from a retail store like Best Buy, Circuit City as most of the time the sensor has been touched and can have more problems than it is worth.

[KREEP]

So a d40 or a d50 would do the job? I have no prior photo experience.

[KREEP]

The canon rebel eos xt 350d that i mentioned in post #1 wouldnt be ok for me? It's 2.5 years old and I am not sure if I want something that out of date.......

[A.P. Photography]

The camera is not really out of date. It is an older camera but still very capable. I have one as a back up. It would still work but you have to watch how many actuations are on the body. As for which one, go to WOLF and HOLD the camera and see which one feels better to you. Believe it or not, one might feel more comfortable to you than the other.

[mushroom_toy]

Im diggin the shit outta the Pentax I bought. I say Pentax ftw. XD

[atlantamx3]

Sony makes a good enty level that is idiot proof. Downside is if you want to ever upgrade the lens then it is wayyyy to expensive.

As a Sony/Minolta Shooter, I will disagree.


You have TONS of great Minolta Glass to choose from and they will ALL benefit from The Sony's "Super Steady Shot" Image stabilization which many consider the best in the business.

Sigma and Tamron make decentglass for them as well that isnt too much. The big money comes with the big glass (or specialty glass- a la Wide Angle)and if you step up to the Zeiss stuff.

I have a Sony a100 and an a700.

Glass in my bag:

Minolta 50mm f1.4
Minolta 11-18mm f4.5-5.6
Sigma 24-60mm f2.8
Minolta 80-200mm f2.8 (APO G)
Minolta 100-300mm f5.6

[atlantamx3]

I would recommend you hit up KEH.com. Great prices on used equipment, but it is all inspected and cleaned, etc before being re-sold.

They UNDERrate their equipment. My a700 was rated as EX+, but it was Like New and still had all of the stuff-- basically an open box. Everything was still in wrappers, never been used.

[CHADbee]

get a nikon d50, bang for the buck it really can not be beat IMHO.

the d40 is a newer camera but wont autofocus with some nikon lens. for that reason i say go with the older d50. just because its old doesnt mean it doesnt work well

I would recommend you hit up KEH.com. Great prices on used equipment, but it is all inspected and cleaned, etc before being re-sold.

They UNDERrate their equipment. My a700 was rated as EX+, but it was Like New and still had all of the stuff-- basically an open box. Everything was still in wrappers, never been used.

i agree, i have friends that have even bought BGN items from them and you had to REALLY look for any imperfections.

KEH.com and craigslist is where i look for my good deals.

[13Bracer]

i got a pretty much brand new d40 for sale for 400?

[87 Turbo II]

The canon rebel eos xt 350d that i mentioned in post #1 wouldnt be ok for me? It's 2.5 years old and I am not sure if I want something that out of date.......

It'd be fine, in all honesty, ignore everyhting everyone in this thread has said. Go out, play with some until you find one that feels good in your hands and has a great menu layout, then buy it knowing ALL DSLRs CAN PRODUCE THE SAME QUALITY SHOTS (with the exception of high noise performance, in which case entry level DSLRs are all about the same anyway). It'll be the lenses that matter more than the body, so buy a comfortable body, go cheap as you can, and spend the money on good glass(often will cost you as much or more than the camera, if that's too big to swallow, utilize the versitility of a non DSLR superzoom).

[A.P. Photography]

It'd be fine, in all honesty, ignore everyhting everyone in this thread has said. Go out, play with some until you find one that feels good in your hands and has a great menu layout, then buy it knowing ALL DSLRs CAN PRODUCE THE SAME QUALITY SHOTS (with the exception of high noise performance, in which case entry level DSLRs are all about the same anyway). It'll be the lenses that matter more than the body, so buy a comfortable body, go cheap as you can, and spend the money on good glass(often will cost you as much or more than the camera, if that's too big to swallow, utilize the versitility of a non DSLR superzoom).

So ignore everything that was said in this thread but you are going to say exactly what I have already said in this thread.

As for my Sony statement, I was going by the Sony Glass. I had no idea that you could use Minolta glass on the Alphas. I stand corrected on that aspect.