Originally Posted by
Chris C.
If your wanting to take any kind of meaningful pictures like the types you mentioned, your going to want to stay away from a standard p-a-s.
A good camera to jump into the game with is a Nikon brand DSLR. I'm not saying Nikon > Canon, but with a Nikon, things are a lot more user friendly for first time/novice photographers.
Honestly if hes never used either. Though i've seen a few fresh ppl get lost with Nikons. I use a Canon and Nikons are confusing in the menu system to me just cause im not used to it.
Every major manufacturer has a good starter kit setup, Pentax, Olympus, Nikon, Canon, Samsung, Sony, and Fuji. They all have good starter setups for $500-$600 range. The real major plus to Canon and Nikon is the abundance of third party support and pricing for them.