DSLR Recommendation

[spyder]

All shot with my Nikon Coolpix L130 which can be purchased for $120 and up on Ebay.

[DownCrown]

What about the Sony a57? I ve read a lot of good stuff about it.

[brutal]

Went to Bestbuy to finger some of them.. Didn't really like the Nikon D5100 as much as the wife and I both liked the Canon Rebel X4i. Pretty sure were set on it unless something changes. Anything better would be out of our price range. Once we get familiar with this and learn what we do and dont like... we can be more picky and upgrade in a couple years.

I think the OP has already chosen, y'all are just pissing in the wind.

[Tinelement]

I've been following this thread and researching! Been learning a lot. Thanks!

What would be a good price on the T4i body??

[Aloha_Shooter]

I've been following this thread and researching! Been learning a lot. Thanks!

What would be a good price on the T4i body??

Adorama has the T4i body with 16 GB card and a bag for $799: http://www.adorama.com/ICAT4IA.html

They have it bundled with the Canon 18-135mm EF-S lens (good learning lens), 32 GB card, spare battery and a bag for $1049: http://www.adorama.com/ICAT4IK2C.html

Alternatively, bundled with the Tamron 18-270mm lens (good all-around lens), 62mm filters for the lens and an 8 GB card for $1375.43: http://www.adorama.com/ICAT4ID.html I use the Tamron is my general purpose walk-around lens -- good for 90+% of the moments I want to capture and I don't need to worry about swapping lenses -- but your mileage may vary. I have the Canon 18-55 kit lens; it's lightweight, has excellent image qualities and got a good review at DP Review but I really didn't like that 55mm cutoff as a hard transition to the 55-250mm kit lens.


Personally, I find an 8 GB card is pathetically small with these newer cameras but it's good to keep in the bag as an emergency card or for quick moments. There are other combinations of bundles you can look at on the Adorama site (http://www.adorama.com/catalog.tpl?o...DSLR%20Cameras). There are various ways to earn miles or cash back by getting to Adorama through someone else's portal while still getting these prices.

[Tinelement]

Awesome. I was thinking about doing the body and then starting out with the 50mm f/1.4 usm lens.

Seems its been mentioned her and other places as a great starting point.

thoughts?

Adorama has the T4i body with 16 GB card and a bag for $799: http://www.adorama.com/ICAT4IA.html

They have it bundled with the Canon 18-135mm EF-S lens (good learning lens), 32 GB card, spare battery and a bag for $1049: http://www.adorama.com/ICAT4IK2C.html

Alternatively, bundled with the Tamron 18-270mm lens (good all-around lens), 62mm filters for the lens and an 8 GB card for $1375.43: http://www.adorama.com/ICAT4ID.html I use the Tamron is my general purpose walk-around lens -- good for 90+% of the moments I want to capture and I don't need to worry about swapping lenses -- but your mileage may vary. I have the Canon 18-55 kit lens; it's lightweight, has excellent image qualities and got a good review at DP Review but I really didn't like that 55mm cutoff as a hard transition to the 55-250mm kit lens.


Personally, I find an 8 GB card is pathetically small with these newer cameras but it's good to keep in the bag as an emergency card or for quick moments. There are other combinations of bundles you can look at on the Adorama site (http://www.adorama.com/catalog.tpl?o...DSLR%20Cameras). There are various ways to earn miles or cash back by getting to Adorama through someone else's portal while still getting these prices.

[Aloha_Shooter]

hatidua and others made good arguments for the 50mm prime. I started with a 50mm lens on my film SLR years and years ago BUT moved quickly to a large aperture superzoom.

I would say think about what kind of photography you want to do and what you want to learn. You'll learn a lot of basics with the prime and won't have to deal with some factors that the superzooms add. At the same time, you'll have to deal with cropping to get the photo you really wanted in the end. Also, remember the 50 or 55 mm prime emulated the human perspective on film SLRs but the compact sensors have an expansion factor compared to 35 mm film. I like my 35mm prime but it's a $600 lens and I really don't use it that much.

I highly recommend you read reviews of the lenses at sites like DP Review and then think about how the photography done in the reviews compares to the kind of photography you want to do. As with anything else, there's no single best solution.

[kwando]

Lets not forget you can rent lenses too... I've never rented a lens, but its an option vs spending $1k plus on a lens you might not like. I would still ask your family/friends/etc to see what they shoot that way you can rent/borrow lenses from them for cheaper (if they trust you)

[streetglideok]

Ive used borrowlenses.com once, and it let me try out a 70mm-300mm lens for a nominal fee, vs buying one. Can rent cameras as well too. If you are on the fence about a model, rent one and try it for yourself.

[hammer03]

Awesome. I was thinking about doing the body and then starting out with the 50mm f/1.4 usm lens.

Seems its been mentioned her and other places as a great starting point.

thoughts?

http://dealsea.com/view-deal/84886
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