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Last post: 2 months, 2 weeks ago | Thread started: Sep 3, 08, 10:56 a.m.

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• Jaline

  I have to buy a camera and lens, and here are some specifications they should follow:

  - Shoots raw.
  - Aperture must be below 5.6 (the lower, the better, obviously).
  - Macro lens; 75-200 (ish; I was thinking about going with the Tamron 28-300, as my prof likes that one best).
  - Obviously the lens is more important than the body, but I will have to make sure they can go together.

  (I realize there are other threads but this one is a bit more specific).

  Any ideas on which one would be best? I don't want to spend more than $1000 total.

  Sep 3, 08, 10:56 a.m. – Permalink

• dibec

  Canon Rebel XSI + Canon 100mm Macro Lens gets you a little over $1000.00.

  • done!
    next question– Meeklo1/3

    +100– ok_not_ok2/3

    exactly thread over.– amongthemasses3/3

  

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  Dog-earSep 3, 08, 10:59 a.m. – Permalink

• madirish

  d500

  • lol– magnificent_ruin

  

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  Dog-earSep 3, 08, 10:59 a.m. – Permalink

• madirish

  wait- you shoot in the RAW!!???

  • (sorry- have not been here in a while)– madirish1/3

    lol– magnificent_ruin2/3

    haha– Jaline3/3

  

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  Dog-earSep 3, 08, 10:59 a.m. – Permalink

• dibec

  Reviewe of Canon 100mm Macro Lens : http://www.the-digital-picture.c…

  Reviewed of Canon Rebel XSI : http://www.the-digital-picture.c…

  

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  Dog-earSep 3, 08, 10:59 a.m. – Permalink

• Meeklo

  you could try to get a rebusrbished canon rebel XSI, as long as it comes with manufacturer warranty you are in good shape and you probably will save 2-300 bucks

  • Like this:
    http://www.futuresho…– Jaline

  

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  Dog-earSep 3, 08, 11 a.m. – Permalink

• senseg

  get something used, not new...

  • Also, something borrowed and something blue.– kalkal

  

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  Dog-earSep 3, 08, 11:04 a.m. – Permalink

• Jaline

  Thanks

  • no problem! :)– madirish

  

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  Dog-earSep 3, 08, 11:06 a.m. – Permalink

• ninjasavant

  Buy MrDinky's camera

  • btw, i sent the package if you didnt get the email– MrDinky1/3

    I did! thank you! Now I sit in my office and wait for the PACKAGE AT DOCK email.– ninjasavant2/3

    5 business days. so next week?
    forgot to tell you, its wrapped in garbage bag. me no kidding– MrDinky3/3

  

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  Dog-earSep 3, 08, 11:11 a.m. – Permalink

• canuck

  I would buy a used Canon XT body/kit ($300-400) use rest on lens.

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    Spend rest on good lens– canuck1/2

    I plan to spend more on the lens, thanks. I didn't know that before the prof let us know :/– Jaline2/2

  

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  Dog-earSep 3, 08, 11:12 a.m. – Permalink

• sikma

  an xt or xti will be plenty of camera for you.

  try not to spend too much on the body as they lose their value the quickest.

  

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  Dog-earSep 3, 08, 11:14 a.m. – Permalink

• Jaline

  Is this one any good?
  http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog…

  Comes with a lens.

  • NO!!! JUST SAY NO TO SONY. go either Nikon or Canon– MrDinky1/7

    Doesn't have the 3.5 aperture though– Jaline2/7

    OK, omg, calm down :P– Jaline3/7

    aperture depends on lens not camera.– MrDinky4/7

    yeah, I was looking at a kit too– Jaline5/7

    Jaliners.. Sony is an amazing brand, but I think you should stick w/ the big guys here, you will have more lens choices in the future– Meeklo6/7

    the future– Meeklo7/7

  

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  Dog-earSep 3, 08, 11:15 a.m. – Permalink

• MrDinky

  think about if you wanna go Canon or Nikon. big decision.

  

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  Dog-earSep 3, 08, 11:15 a.m. – Permalink

• dibec

  ford or chevy if you ask me. Both make excellent cameras. I am biased to canon. ;)

  

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  Dog-earSep 3, 08, 11:17 a.m. – Permalink

• canuck

  The Olympus Evolts also have had good reviews, and are reasonably priced. But buy a used canon XT and good lens best value right now for starting out.

  

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  Dog-earSep 3, 08, 11:17 a.m. – Permalink

• MrDinky

  get a decent refurb or used. get a nice lens.

  

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  Dog-earSep 3, 08, 11:17 a.m. – Permalink

• Jaline

  OK, so it's this one (comes with the lens) right?
  http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog…

  • dont get a kit– MrDinky1/4

    Actually, not sure if that's a macro lens.– Jaline2/4

    I'm just looking to see if there is one with a lens already in it.– Jaline3/4

    kit lens always suck– MrDinky4/4

  

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  Dog-earSep 3, 08, 11:18 a.m. – Permalink

• MrDinky

  buy a used body and get a new lens.

  

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  Dog-earSep 3, 08, 11:18 a.m. – Permalink

• ismith

  I like my Sigma macro, pretty cheap and looked like better glass than Tamron's to me.

  • +1 even though i never owned a tamron or sigma– MrDinky1/3

    +1 Sigma makes some pretty decent low-mid range glass.– pylon2/3

    +1 Sigma lens. Have a 150mm (shoots 1:1) and love it. Tack on an SD14 body and you'll be *set*– mkuplens3/3

  

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  Dog-earSep 3, 08, 11:19 a.m. – Permalink

• MrDinky

  go to a camera shop and check out the lens and test it out with a body

  

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  Dog-earSep 3, 08, 11:19 a.m. – Permalink

• pylon

  Apeture is lens-specific and in the case of cheap zooms it's also zoom-range specific. You'll likely see stuff that's like 75-200mm with an apeture of 4-5.6 or so.
  A *good* 75-200mm zoom that's also a real macro is likely not going to exist in your price-range, if at all....
  Maybe get a few decent used primes from a pawn shop or something? You can probably get a used macro 70mm or so for cheap-ish if you really need to shoot true macro.

  

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  Dog-earSep 3, 08, 11:22 a.m. – Permalink