whats a good camara?

[CTgoldhatch]

well my girl want to look in to buyin a new camara something pretty good.

idk anythign about wahts good and wants not

[Herminshs]

talk to me about your budget and then I can give you a good recommendation.....

Sony Eats battery like nothing..

Nikon, unless you get a real expensive one, they are pretty good, until you start to look for details in a pic

Olympus and Canon are my top choices, but model number depends on how much you are willing to spends...

[JDM_DC5]

hows the nikon d60

[Herminshs]

Pro:
Optically stabilized kit lens
10Megapixel
Photos have accurate exposure
low noise levels, and minimal purple fringing
Convenient onscreen user interface
Compatible with a wide variety of lenses and accessories.
Large, bright, and sharp 2.5" LCD
Shooting data well presented on the main LCD
Full manual controls
Speedy performance in most areas
Good continuous shooting mode
Effective (but slow) Active D-Lighting feature; In-camera RAW editing
Dedicated AF-assist lamp; Redeye not a problem
Useful features for Beginners like D-Lighting, redeye removal, assist images, help system


Cons:
Images are oversaturated
Missing some features offered by competitive cameras: bracketing, DOF preview, live view, more than 3 focus points
Viewfinder on the small side
No battery grip available
Flimsy door over memory card slot
Video cable not included
AC adapter is way overpriced


Basically, for a starter SLR camera, it's good, but the accessories are
too expensive for a camera that goes for $500-$600

For this kind of money, get the CANON REBEL XS, which addresses most of the issues with Nikon, and it's about $100 cheaper.

[CTgoldhatch]

i dont even know where to start for a price rang i know it all about you get what you pay for.

i want to be in the mid rang not the best out there def not the cheapest.

i want some thing that will take really good pics but still not break the hell outa thebank

[Herminshs]

well?? 200? 500? 1000?

start there

[CTgoldhatch]

between 2 AND 500 i dont want to spend much more then 5

[astroboy]

IMO the first thing you need to do is go to a camera store and pick up some different camera's. If you don't you may regret it later when you use your friends (insert camera brand here) and discover you like the way it works better and you could have bought that instead. I prefer Nikon but that is mainly due camera ergonomics (really don't care for how to adjust aperture and ISO with a cannon). From all of the research I have done Nikon and Canon are equal quality, Nikon's you can use their very first lens with a dslr body whereas you can not with Canon. Canon has some great lenses on the other hand. It is really a give and take between the two...and for the price I recommend you look at some used kit's, check these guys out after you figure out what you want to get: http://www.keh.com/ They have some very good prices. I feel the Sony Alpha's and Olympus' camera's don't have as good a quality but are a solid 3rd and 4th pick.

[Bsickteen]

I have a nikon D80, its sweet as hell