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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / DSLR Cameras / April 2006advice
Hi, I own several point/shoot dsc's along with an old Canon AE1 film SLR that still takes great pictures. I'm now in the market for a DSLR for "recreational use" - vacations, kids' sporting events etc. I don't have any AF lenses, so am not predisposed to any brand - though several frineds have recommended Nikon over Canon for various reasons. Right now I'm leaning towards the D50 as it seems to have the right price and features. I've also been looking at the Sigma 18-200 lens as it seems like a good option for a wide variety of shots. Any thoughts/opinions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance! "mike walsh" <walshsw@comcast.net> wrote in message > I own several point/shoot dsc's along with an old Canon AE1 film SLR that > still takes great pictures. I'm now in the market for a DSLR for [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > been looking at the Sigma 18-200 lens as it seems like a good option for a > wide variety of shots. Why would you buy a new Ferrari, and then attach square pram wheels to it? >> recommended Nikon over Canon for various reasons. Right now I'm leaning >> towards the D50 as it seems to have the right price and features. I've [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Why would you buy a new Ferrari, and then attach square pram wheels to it? D50 is hardly a Ferrari. Reasonably appropriate lens for the camera but I believe the 18-125mm Sigma is a little better. > D50 is hardly a Ferrari. Reasonably appropriate lens for the camera but I > believe the 18-125mm Sigma is a little better. I was being polite :) >I own several point/shoot dsc's along with an old Canon AE1 film SLR that >still takes great pictures. I'm now in the market for a DSLR for [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >been looking at the Sigma 18-200 lens as it seems like a good option for a >wide variety of shots. Right now I think the Nikon D50 is the best entry level DSLR. It performs well and it can use a wide variety of lenses. If you don't have a need to stick with Canon due to lenses, then I highly recommend the Nikon D50. However, the kit lense is not very good. I recommend you find a place that will sell you a "kit" with the D50 body and the Nikon 18-70mm lense that's usually included in the D70 kit. The lense is very good and covers the equivalent of a 28-105mm on a film body. Price will be higher than the Sigma, but you get what you pay for. You can read about the Nikon 18-70mm here: http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/1870.htm The Sigma 18-200mm is a dog of a lense. It's only value is the wide zoom range and small size. Image quality is mediocre at best. I suggest you avoid it. If you feel you have to have a single lense, see if you can get your hands on the Nikon 18-200mm. It's a surprisingly good lense. You can read about that one here too: http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/18200.htm By the way, I use Canon gear and I try to remain unbiased when it comes to this stuff. My investment in Canon lenses is the reason I use Canon cameras. > Hi, > > I own several point/shoot dsc's along with an old Canon AE1 film SLR Right now I'm leaning > towards the D50 as it seems to have the right price and features. traitor ;) > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Any thoughts/opinions would be appreciated. Canon 350D with an efs 17-85 lens. Just my opinion ... the Nikons are also very good cameras. > I own several point/shoot dsc's along with an old Canon AE1 film SLR that > still takes great pictures. I'm now in the market for a DSLR for > "recreational use" - vacations, Canon 28/2.8 Olympus 0.7x > kids' Canon 50/1.8 > sporting events etc. Canon 70-300/4-5.6 IS > I don't have any > AF lenses, so am not predisposed to any brand - though several frineds have > recommended Nikon over Canon for various reasons. Right now I'm leaning > towards the D50 as it seems to have the right price and features. Canon 350D: 8MP Nikon D50: 1/500s X Sync Minolta 5D: Anti-Shake Pentax DS: TTL Flash http://digitcamera.tripod.com/#slr |
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