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I'm looking to buy a camera for all my web work. Not a cheap one - a nice one. Unfortunately, I don't know what to look for in a camera. I was browsing some cameras in the $150 - $200 range at one store and they all had about 10 megapixels - which is what I was originally looking at the pixels.
I've heard Cannon is supposed to have good camera's, can anyone confirm this? What is a good camera for taking still photos - I'd like to get people, buildings, wildlife, forestry, etc. I'd also like it to be very durable. And, if possible, I don't want any extra software added to my comp to use it - I hate that.
Ryan
Thank you too Habtom - that thread was very informative. I'd forgotten just how expensive camera's can get. I'll probably been sticking under $1000 - though I may go as high as $1500. I don't need anything too fancy right now - but this could change in the future.
I just signed up for a Photography class at my college so I'm going to be talking to my Professor on Thursday.
Personally I'd be looking at "low end" Canon DSLR and they are within your price range.
Once you have a reasonably decent body it is the lenses and the person operating the camera that make the difference. Buy a reasonable prosumer body (even second hand if it has been well cared for) and spend as much as you can afford on decent lenses.
[edited by: Paul_Bedford at 6:16 pm (utc) on Aug. 26, 2008]
The pro versions (best probably the EOS1DS-MkIII) are the top buy for ruggedness but the EOS5D and even the old EOS10D are built superbly.
Best all rounder, but not so heavily built at a not too high price has to be the EOS30D, 40D or the new 50D. They were an improvement on the 10&20D due to the larger screen on the back.
Having said this, we have old EOS20D's (the predecessor to the EOS30D)that I just can't bear to part with due to reliability.
My top tip is don't worry too much about mega-pixels. We have perfect pictures blown up to seven feet high from old EOS10D's (a mere 6 mega-pixels).
Buying good quality lenses is far more important. Canon L are the best, but we have a number of non-L lenses that produce superb results, as well as the better Sigma lenses. Look for wide apertures and image stabilizing where possible.
A 8.2 megapixel Canon EOS 20D (body) in good condition with a 1 gig CF card and an extra battery (and the charger, too). The lens is a Sigma DC 15 - 55 1:2.8 Auto focus. Plus, there's the Canon TC-80N3 remote timer and a case.
And he's selling all that for $700. I've emailed him and told him that I would purchase it if no one else has yet.
Do you all think this is a good purchase?
Ryan
You also need to figure out if that lens is the right choice for the work you're doing.
[edited by: BillyS at 11:57 am (utc) on Aug. 31, 2008]
Ryan
