dont buy from best buy

buy from adorama

those lenses are too long too

 

Learning to take a photo > Lens > Bodies

Any amateur level camera body and regular camera lens are honestly.......... mostly the same. The only thing I look for in a body nowadays is ISO capability. I like clean High ISO images, so I can darker photos easier. But any other time, most bodies are perfectly capable of great photos.

The nikon or canon with in your 1,000 range are all gonna be about the same. In the end, its a photo. I personally went with the D90. I would love to change to the D7000 as it has better ISO capabilities, and other cool features.

I would buy new or slightly used. D90 and D300 are good prosumer cameras. D90 can be obtained under 1000 easy, and maybe if your lucky a D300.

I can't talk much about Canon, cause i'm all nikon. Good luck, and honestly in the end, any DSLR will probably suit you well.

 

I try to buy in state, but for big photography stuff I go through Adorama.

I'm not sure what Canon and Nikon have to offer in the way of body and lens kits, but you really just need about an 18-80mm and a 70-300 lens. That'll cover pretty much everything for amateur photography and your initial learning phase (I say initial because you're always learning). After that you can look into prime lenses (fixed focal length) and higher quality glass (lenses covering the same or similar focal lengths as your standard lenses, but better quality resulting in better images). Right now don't worry about getting top quality glass. Just get lengths that'll cover your needs.

 

agreed. Also there are rebates right now from Nikon and Canon. Also go to mrrebates.com you get an extra 3% back from them from Adorama. Just put me as a referal please

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Join the darkside. Canon = Win.
If you have any interest in Video at all.
I would suggest the 60D.
Pretty good deal for the price and the specs you get on the camera.

 

well nikon would be the dark side they have black lenses canon has white

 

Does that make Sony the silver side? Actually they have silver and white ones. I guess that makes us the emotionally confused middle child.

 

pssssht sony is the red headed step child

 

Whatever, we're dying our hair, covering up the bruises, and moving on up... slowly.

 

thanks for all the input guise...whats up with those refurbished deals on adorama tho? are they guaranteed or have warranties? sorry, been checking out the site on my phone at work. I'm not looking for top of the line, just a camera to satisfy my learning/recreational photo taking for the next couple of years.

 

actually if you are goign to get a canon go through the canon loyalty program. any camera P&S thats broken qualifies


but seemed like you are set on nikon.

 

I actually saw a Sony shooter last week

Do you guys have some secret club that makes you like all ninja. Sony makes nikon sensor?

 

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not all Nikons have Sony sensors.