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What is the best Digital SLR Camera for under $2000.00?

I have a Canon Digital Rebal right now, but the speed on that camera isn’t that good. The quality isn’t that great either. I’m looking to upgrade..perhaps the Nikon D200 or any other suggestions. I’m not a professional, but I would want to learn and take professional looking pictures. Please advise. Thanks

Nikon D200

There are others, but when I made the decision about my dream camera when I considered EVERYTHING, I chose the D200. Frankly, I had found myself in a good position financially and decided that i was going to buy “simply the best” camera available, regardless of the cost. For me – and many others in the real world – this meant the D200. It doesn’t weigh 5 pounds and I don’t need all the features and burst performance that a professional sports photographer might demand.

The only other “real world” consideration, as far as I am concerned, was the Canon EOS 5D. I already owned 3 exceptional Nikon lenses, though, so my choice was clear. Not to mention, the Canon 5D costs about twice as much. Even in “the sky’s the limit” buying, relative value still counts.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond200/

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2006_reviews/d200.html

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d200.htm

http://www.popphoto.com/cameras/1844/camera-test-nikon-d200-dslr.html

http://www.popphoto.com/cameras/2402/editors-choice-2006-advanced-d-slrs.html

See this comparison of the Nikon D200 vs. the Canon 5D. Each camera has its advantages.

http://www.digitalcamerainfo.com/content/Nikon-D200-vs-Canon-EOS-5D-Head-to-Head-Review-.htm [Note the navigation menu near the top of the review]

I have a few photos on Flickr taken with the D200 and various Nikon lenses. Go to my page at http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/ Near the top, click on “tags.” In the “Jump to” box, enter the word “D200″ and then press the “GO” button.

The only Canon to match up against the D200 in your price range would be the 30D. If you have more than one Canon lens, you might want to look at the 30D, which is a fine camera in its own right. I do believe that there is a difference in 8 MP vs. 10 MP. No, not if you are going to make a full-image print, but – if you are going to learn more about photography – you will want to crop and enlarge your images. This is where 10 MP really helps. Check out this comparison page. Click on “In-depth review” and “Read Owner Opinions” for each camera. Be sure to note that the reviews are many pages long so you don’t stop after page one. Check the sample images, also. You can enlarge these to full size images if you click on the file name shown below the picture. You will have to then put your cursor in the white space to the right of the picture and click once. After that, you can pass your cursor over the image and it will turn into a magnifier. Click it as a magnifier once and the image will go to full size and you can really examine the detail or look for artifacts like purple fringing around items in high contrast photos or noise in darker areas of the picture.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare_post.asp?method=sidebyside&cameras=canon_eos30d%2Cnikon_d200&show=all

Canon Digital Slr Professional

Question about Canon Camera?

So, for my 15 B-day I want to buy a professional DIGITAL camera, so I’m going to buy a digital Canon camera. I want to buy the Canon EOS 1000D with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens (in black). I have like 100 questions:

Yes, the 1000D and the XS are the same camera. EOS (electro-optical system) is really just Canon’s name for their camera line, every Canon camera is an EOS both film and digital SLR. Technically yours would be an EOS Rebel XS. SLR stands for single lens reflex and refers to the fact that it has a mirror that flips up to reveal the sensor and the image you see in the viewfinder is almost exactly what comes through the lens, though many viewfinders cover only 95% or 98% of the entire picture. You will eventually learn which are the good lenses and which are not, though cost is usually a good judge as well. Really good lenses are usually $1000+ though there are many prime lenses (single focal length as appose to zoom) that range from $100-600 and are incredibly sharp and/or well built. Most sub $1000 zoom lenses are just ok and their optical quality drops severely with price. The 18 and 55 are the minimum and maximum focal lengths of your lens respectively which will make that lens suitable for landscapes, portraits and snapshots/general photography. The f/3.5-5.6 refers to the maximum aperture range (small f number bigger aperture=more light passing through the lens onto the sensor) throughout the 18-55 focal range. These are just to let you know the maximum aperture and that lens can be stopped down probably as far as f/22 or f/32 (its been a while since I used mine). Hopefully this answers your questions and will most likely raise a few new ones. Some lenses to consider in the future. Ultra wide angle for landscapes (Tokina 11-16 f/2.8, Tokina 12-24 f/4, Sigma 10-20 f/4-5.6, Canon 10-22 f/3.5-5.6), Macro for close ups (Canon 60mm f/2.8, 100mm f/2.8), Telephoto for action sports/wildlife (Canon 70-300 f/4-5.6, 70-200 f/4), Low light (Canon 50mm f/1.8, 50mm f/1.4, 35mm f/2, Sigma 35mm f/1.4). These are some more affordable options. There are plenty of more expensive lenses should you choose to stick with photography for a long time. For now though get used to your 18-55 and get all you can out of it.

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