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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / DSLR Cameras / July 2006Best Amateur Digital SLR (under
Hi Folks, Steve says that the following are the best Amateur Digital SLR (under $1,000) Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D Nikon D70s Canon Digital Rebel XT/350D Pentax *ist DS2 Olympus E-500 Evolt Nikon D50 Do you agree? Camera Enthusiast http://newcamz.blogspot.com That's only part of the story. What about the lenses?  SignatureJoan http://www.flickr.com/photos/joan-in-manly : Hi Folks, : [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] : Camera Enthusiast : http://newcamz.blogspot.com > That's only part of the story. What about the lenses? For Canon, you might start with: Canon 350D Canon 50/1.8 Canon 20-35/3.5-4.5 Canon 70-300/4-5.6 IS Sigma EF 500 DG And upgrade to: Canon 50/1.8 Canon 85/1.8 Canon 135/2 Canon 300/2.8 IS Canon 1.4x Canon 2x Canon 17-55/2.8 IS Canon 70-200/2.8 IS Canon TS-E 24/3.5 Canon MP-E 65/2.8 1-5x Macro http://digitcamera.tripod.com/#slr Hehehe, I'm in the Nikon camp. BTW how do you upgrade from a 50/1.8 to a 50/1.8? I guess it wouldn't cost much. SignatureJoan http://www.flickr.com/photos/joan-in-manly : > That's only part of the story. What about the lenses? : [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] : : http://digitcamera.tripod.com/#slr > Hehehe, I'm in the Nikon camp. Maybe: 14/2.8 50/1.8 85/1.8 135/2 200/2 VR 1.4x 2x > BTW how do you upgrade from a 50/1.8 to a 50/1.8? That's the point. It is good enough to be useful even with the most expensive lenses. > : For Canon, you might start with: > : [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > : Canon TS-E 24/3.5 > : Canon MP-E 65/2.8 1-5x Macro http://digitcamera.tripod.com/#slr > Hi Folks, > > Steve says that the following are the best Amateur Digital SLR (under > $1,000) > Olympus E-500 Evolt You can get the e-500 with two lens kit for under US$1000. > Hi Folks, > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Do you agree? I agree with the first two, and own both. The Maxxum 5D is especially great if you already have a closetful of Maxxum lenses, which I do. But even if you don't, it is one nifty camera -- and its Anti-Shake system is something very worthwhile that the competition doesn't have (so far). There are tons of Minolta AF-mount lenses out there at reasonable prices, and every one of 'em automatically becomes image stabilized on the Maxxum 5D. Neil > Hi Folks, > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Camera Enthusiast > http://newcamz.blogspot.com Gee, and I thought you were the "expert" begging people to go to his "how to buy a DSLR" website? Why the question then? >> Hi Folks, >> [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >Gee, and I thought you were the "expert" begging people to go to his >"how to buy a DSLR" website? Why the question then? Canon 20D (you didn't say you want's a lens with it) cheers ken > Steve says that the following are the best Amateur Digital SLR (under > $1,000) [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Olympus E-500 Evolt > Nikon D50 From that point of view they are all fairly equal in capability. Each company also offers a range of lenses from crap to great with Canon and Nikon having the most versatility in lenses ... although only a few percent of Canon/Nikon owners have the better lenses and will buy more in the future. A true "amateur" wants better features than those offered with the cameras above, esp. more manual controls on the camera body (not in menus). The cameras above are really sophisiticated P&S system cameras rather than what a real amateur wants. Cheers, Alan Signature-- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: Remove FreeLunch. >> Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D >> Nikon D70s [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >menus). The cameras above are really sophisiticated P&S system cameras >rather than what a real amateur wants. Whole cows, Batman! What's your definition of amateur, Alan? And what's your idea of an amateur camera? >>>Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D >>>Nikon D70s [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > What's your definition of amateur, Alan? "Amateur" to me means seriously dedicated to photography, but not for revenue. > And what's your idea of an amateur camera? Maxxum 9, EOS-1N, 1V, F5 ... Cheers, Alan Signature-- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: Remove FreeLunch. According to Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreeLunchVideotron.ca>: > > Steve says that the following are the best Amateur Digital SLR (under > > $1,000) [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > menus). The cameras above are really sophisiticated P&S system cameras > rather than what a real amateur wants. I find myself wondering what you are considering manual controls on the camera body (not just in menus) which the D70s does not have? I have the D70 (not 's'), and I find that pretty much everything which I want to change frequently can be changed without diving into the menus. There are a *lot* of multi-function buttons on that camera, and as long as you steer clear of the "Auto" mode, you've got excellent control. Granted -- it takes some time before all of these shortcuts become easy to find. You have to *use* them to fix them in your memory. I speak only of the D70(s), because I have no personal experience with the others listed. Enjoy, DoN. SignatureEmail: <dnichols@d-and-d.com> | Voice (all times): (703) 938-4564 (too) near Washington D.C. | http://www.d-and-d.com/dnichols/DoN.html --- Black Holes are where God is dividing by zero --- > I find myself wondering what you are considering manual controls > on the camera body (not just in menus) which the D70s does not have? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > camera, and as long as you steer clear of the "Auto" mode, you've got > excellent control. Going by memory I can only think of one, the only menu feature that should have been placed on the outside of the D70 is selecting between AF-S and AF-C. Other than that little nuisance item (for me) the D70 is a great camera. Rita According to Rita Ä Berkowitz <ritaberk2O04 @aol.com>: > > I find myself wondering what you are considering manual controls > > on the camera body (not just in menus) which the D70s does not have? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > AF-C. Other than that little nuisance item (for me) the D70 is a great > camera. A good point. I can certainly agree with that -- and that is one of the reasons why I want a D-200. I got accustomed to that with the digital-converted Nikon N90s which I used before the D-70. Enjoy, DoN. SignatureEmail: <dnichols@d-and-d.com> | Voice (all times): (703) 938-4564 (too) near Washington D.C. | http://www.d-and-d.com/dnichols/DoN.html --- Black Holes are where God is dividing by zero --- > According to Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreeLunchVideotron.ca>: > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > There are a *lot* of multi-function buttons on that camera, and as long > as you steer clear of the "Auto" mode, you've got excellent control. I was going to mention that the D70 (s) are pretty good in those respects (manual controls), so yes, I agree with you. The Maxxum 7D is probably the "best" in this respect in the late crop of 6-8 Mpix cameras with the D70(s) a very close second. Regrettably, Sony's first DSLR is a Maxxum 5 upgrade and not the wished for (by Minolta lens owners) Maxxum 9 class camera we "amateurs" want. Cheers, Alan Signature-- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: Remove FreeLunch. |
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