camera?!?! HELP PLEASE

[J Phat]

Ok guys, October 18th is my birthday and i want to get a sick camera/lens. If you can please tell me the name of the camera, a price of it, and also a pic of the camera. If you guys can give me a couple good cameras and prices i will greatly appreciate it and you will also receive like 5k rep. Also can you guys give me name/price/pic of some good lenses. i really want to get into the photography/graphics forum and just throughout life. i want people to be able to call me to come out and take pics of peoples cars. i really strive to do this and would appreciate all of your help. So thanks for your time guys and please help me out here.

Thanks,
-JJ

[IncredibleHulk]

Hey man my birthdays the 6th lol and im doing the same thing ive kinda decided on the lumix fz50 its not a real slr but if you look it up its amazing imo

[.:Chris:.]

J Phat, we need more specifics. Give us a price range so we have a starting point.

It sounds like you want an SLR. I only really know pricing for the Nikon line, here it is:

D40 - 6.1 megapixel with 18-55 II lens = $499
D40X - 10.2 megapixel with 18-55 II = $674
D80 - 10.2 megapixel with 18-55 (not II) = $979
D80 - 10.2 megapixel with 18-135 = $1149

[CanTheWhales]

Here's the Canon Line:

Digital Rebel XT ---- 8.2mp --- $599.99
Digital Rebel XTi -- 10.1mp --- $799.99
EOS 30D Digital ----- 8.2mp - $1,299.99
EOS 40D Digital ---- 10.5mp - $1,499.99
EOS 5D Digital ----- 12.8mp - $3,799.99
EOS-1D Mark III ---- 10.1mp - $4,499.99
EOS-1Ds Mark III --- 21.1mp - $4,999.99

[3drwhore]

I think that your the one the needs to do the research not us. We arent you and we dont know what you want the camera for. Different cameras are better at doing certain things better than others and if all you want to do is show off by having a nice camera then its not going to be worth it for you if you dont know a damn thing and you just bought some camera that a guy on the internet told you to get.


just my .02

[Mars_302]

price range, and what do you plan on doing with it and how serious?

[oASHo]

^+1

rebel xti

[CanTheWhales]

I think that your the one the needs to do the research not us. We arent you and we dont know what you want the camera for. Different cameras are better at doing certain things better than others and if all you want to do is show off by having a nice camera then its not going to be worth it for you if you dont know a damn thing and you just bought some camera that a guy on the internet told you to get.


just my .02

I agree totally, I just happen to have that laying around from when I was looking....

J Phat- What kind of camera do you have now? I know you have one from your PS help thread and I know it's decent because they were pretty good quality. Tell me/us what you have now and it'll be easier to help give suggestions as to what you should look at. And don't think you can't research on your own. Best Buy's website is pretty detailed and will give you an idea on price range. Two sites that I've noticed a lot of photographers will frequent are newegg.com and dpreview.com. Plus there's always Amazon/Half/eBay.... Hope this helps.

[oASHo]

i think its his friend seans camera. not sure though

[DD.]

If your not going to:

1. Stick to photography
2. Use it often enough to get your moneys worth

Then i wouldn't even bother getting a camera over 600.

[J Phat]

actually guys i was at best buy today and i was looking at the Canon Rebel XTi. see you guys dont know me. money is not an issue with me. i make enough money and have enough money to buy what i want when it comes to certain things. so money isnt an issue. and yes i plan on using my camera A LOT. and as far as the camera i use to take my pix, its not mine. erotica is right. its my buddy sean and i think its like a 4mp.

3drwhore - i didnt want you to do ANY research at all. i just wanted your opinion and thats it. i also dont want a nice camera to be like "hey guys i have a totally sick camera! now you can blow me because i have a sick ass camera!" thats not it at all. i wouldnt waiste my money on that stupidity at all. i plan on taking scenery shot, car/bike shots. and that is really all i want to do. and i do not know really anything about cameras. but there is always time to learn. i have to start somewhere.

[J Phat]

Here's the Canon Line:

Digital Rebel XT ---- 8.2mp --- $599.99
Digital Rebel XTi -- 10.1mp --- $799.99
EOS 30D Digital ----- 8.2mp - $1,299.99
EOS 40D Digital ---- 10.5mp - $1,499.99
EOS 5D Digital ----- 12.8mp - $3,799.99
EOS-1D Mark III ---- 10.1mp - $4,499.99
EOS-1Ds Mark III --- 21.1mp - $4,999.99

J Phat, we need more specifics. Give us a price range so we have a starting point.

It sounds like you want an SLR. I only really know pricing for the Nikon line, here it is:

D40 - 6.1 megapixel with 18-55 II lens = $499
D40X - 10.2 megapixel with 18-55 II = $674
D80 - 10.2 megapixel with 18-55 (not II) = $979
D80 - 10.2 megapixel with 18-135 = $1149

this is all i needed to know. thats all i asked for. besides opinions on what you think would be a good camera to start off with.

[CanTheWhales]

Well if that's your stance on the situation, I would say look into the XTi (or Nikon equivilent) and use it and learn as much as you can until you actually see the camera as limiting your abilities... With a decent lens and card, You'll be looking at roughly a grand. I just went this same path of figuring out where to start because I had been using a 3.0MP Kodak and it really was keeping me from taking the shots I wanted. I'm now happier with what I have and feel I can learn a lot more now.

Again, I hope this helps and, no, I'm not some sort of camera expert or even a salesman, I just did this too and am just trying to pass along what others have told me.

[J Phat]

nice. thanks man. i am serious about this and only wanted a couple opinions of good cameras.

[DD.]

Well, if you get a canon. I have a 70-300+Macro lense i'll sell ya for 250