Digital SLR Cameras

so ive really gotten into B&W 35mm photography.. i have an old Canon SLR camera, and am looking to upgrade to a digital one haha.. i should have some extra money from work soon and i want to get a Digital SLR Camera.. ive looked at Canon, Nikon, etc etc, but i can't decide.. my price range will still be limited, something under $500.. if anyone has any info, or even just a link to a site with comparisons and reviews ide appreciate it

if anyones got any certain model or brand theyd reccommend ide appreciate the feedback

thanks for checkin

Originally posted by RiSC@Apr 27 2005, 01:05 AM

so ive really gotten into B&W 35mm photography.. i have an old Canon SLR camera, and am looking to upgrade to a digital one haha.. i should have some extra money from work soon and i want to get a Digital SLR Camera.. ive looked at Canon, Nikon, etc etc, but i can't decide.. my price range will still be limited, something under $500.. if anyone has any info, or even just a link to a site with comparisons and reviews ide appreciate it

 

if anyones got any certain model or brand theyd reccommend ide appreciate the feedback

 

 

thanks for checkin

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i'd check around on ebay and B&H's used stuff, new SLRs are well above $500, for a body alone... and a Nikon SLR is out of the question on your budget, used or not.

but an inexpensive and surprisingly nice SLR is that Olympus E-10.

the only thing that sucks is that you can't swap lenses... as in the lens is permanently mounted. which really sucks. i saw some used on B&H a little while back, around $350.

the eos20 and nikon d70 are the DSLRs closest to your pricerange. they both run about 800 for the body, and if you want to get it with the kit lens roughly 1100? i have the d70 and it treats me incredibly well.

if you have 500 dollars in the bank, i would seriously recommend saving it up for a real dslrs instead of glorified point and shoots.

ken rockwell explains this very well.

this is for when you make the decision between the d70 and the eos20d

the eos20d last i looked was around 1000 for the body, where as the rebel xt elite (350d across the seassss) was around 500 for the body, but 500 bucks, you wont be able to get much...just save up and shoot 35mm for now...

well thanks for the responses.. i think ill stick with my old camera for now until i have some more extra cash

good look, i appreaciate it

save save save!!! save up like $3,000.. i know you're like yeah right but save it up & go get a good camera & a couple lenses if you want an slr digital.

canon 20D

save some more money.....it'll be worth it

pop photo reveiwed like most of the sub 2000$ cameras and basically the 20d was the best

the d70 is awsome to ive used it a bunch and its really nice.

The X350 (new rebel) has most of the features of the 20D. I haven't had my hands on either yet, I don't want to make my SD9 feel rejected until I have enough money for a new one.

the 350d is basicaly a cross between the 20d and the 300d, its probably wht i am gettin,,,,

I'm shooting for one too, sometime within the next 6 months if Sigma doesn't come out with anything. I'll probably keep the SD9 but I need something with low light performance that doesn't blow ass for the indoor shots which people are requesting I take more and more lately.

The Nikon D70 is cool. I'm sure right now they have a rebate that makes it 999.99 including 18-70mm lens.

I'd imagine that the price will be dropping soon to make room for the new and improved D70-S

Save up like, 400 more dollars and get a Digi Rebel XT. Probably the most bang for your buck. You can probably find the original Rebel for aroud 600 or so..

Read fredmiranda.com. Lots of good info.

I've been trying to figure out what I'm going to get for the past few weeks. It was between the D70, 20D and 350D. I chose the 350D... so, I guess I'll see how well it works out when I get it on Sunday..

hey now.

i'm thinking about getting the 350d as well. where the bloodclot are my tax returns?

fowler,

please post any comments or observations once you start fucking with it. and onesec, you just got one too right?

let me know what you think about it.

I just picked up the xt kit today....I'm fucking speechless. shit is super hot. I'm gonna go out later tonight and try some night shots...cant wait. I can't afford film anymore so its put a crimp in the amount of shooting I do. no more....

...i want the nikon d70s bad...short of dropping a couple of g's it's the best you can get...i haven't seen anything as of yet for a significant price drop in the d70 though...

just a question can you still braket and get all the cool effects you can with film on a dslr?.. (without photoshop)

Originally posted by ese@May 13 2005, 11:38 PM

I just picked up the xt kit today....I'm fucking speechless. .

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yeah. got mine on saturday. sort of a lot to learn..

but its exciting.

nafe- dslrs bracket and you can pretty much do everything a normal camera can do without photoshop.

it just looks different.

i'll back up everyone on the D70. i've been using nikon digitals at work since the D1 came out (we're running D2h's now) and the D70 is the most versatile for around a grand. its still small enough (depending on your other equipment) to carry around and you can shoot just about everything on it with precise control.

i have recently been shopping around for a digital for myself and am in the same boat. although i'd love to have a d2h, i don't have 5 grand... so i'll probably end up gettina d70 or an 20d as i've been hearing great things about the canon from my friends that tend to shoot primarily on expensive shit like leica and hasselblad...

sportsshooter.com is a huge site for photojournalists. since they tend to upgrade regularly, the classifieds section is a good place to find cheap newer gear.