On Thu, 2006-01-19 at 09:08 -0700, Michael Moore wrote: > > There are several $600-$1000 models. If you already have an SLR, it > > would pay to buy a DSLR of the same brand so you can use the lenses. My > > mother owns a Canon Digital Rebel and loves it. > > Good point. We've got some old Canon lenses that are still in good shape.
Check to make sure Canon hasn't switched lense mounts. Canon has been known to do that from time to time. Nikon doesn't change nearly so often. My dad had a 30 year old nikon SLR (hand-wind and everything) that he could still attach lenses to since Nikon had kept their design for so long. I'd be surprised, though, if an old Canon lense would fit the digital rebel. A 5 year-old-one would probably work, though. > That's within our price range too. The price I quoted is usually the price without lenses. Just be aware of that. A good place to check prices is B&H Photo[1]. They have a solid reputation and good prices. You can find some interesting[2] online camera stores selling cameras for cheaper, but they are questionable merchandise (gray-market) from questionable people (we'll see the camera cheap but pressure you into buying accessories you don't need). I always check the reviews on dpreview[3] for cameras I'm interested in. Very good info there. Michael [1] http://www.bhphotovideo.com/ [2] http://www.sheddingsomelight.com/buy-cameras/cameras-index.html [3] http://www.dpreview.com > > > In the end, though, the DSLR only gets used for family portraits and > > artistic shots. The 4 MP point and shoot goes to Europe while the DSLR > > stays home. Bulky has its disadvantages. > > Yeah. My wife does engagement and bridal portraits, so it'll mostly be > for that. We've got a 2 MP that does a decent job for on-the-go > happenings. > > Thanks, > -- > Michael Moore > ------------------------------- > www.stuporglue.org -- Donate your used computer to a student that needs it. > > -------------------- > BYU Unix Users Group > http://uug.byu.edu/ > > The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their > author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. > ___________________________________________________________________ > List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list > -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
