Digital Camera Purchase
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- big-papes
I am looking into a digital SLR, what do people think of the Canon Alpha Series?
Any other suggestions?
- ok_not_ok0
Alpha is Sony
get the XSi
- Chief0
you can find the xti pretty cheap now. i'd go with it and put the savings into a nice lens.
- sikma0
i'm partial to Canons since I've had good luck with them but all systems have their up and downs.....
what will you be shooting?
- big-papes0
Well mostly I will be shooting live music and portraits, probably a little still life
- ********0
Nikon D300, period.
- +1ismith
- I will own this camera within the next year.duckofrubber
- -2utopian
- NIKON is a great camera for college students.utopian
- burnOnesandZeros
- face!linearch
- sikma0
than you will want to stick with the big names - Canon or Nikon
both produce excellent images which are nearly impossible to tell apart.
my only advice is not to spend all your money in a body. camera bodies depreciate fast. look at buying good glass and lighting equipment - they hold their value much longer
- ********0
the Nikon D300 handles noise very well with long exposures and high ISO speeds which you will need for live music concerts but all that is crap if you get a crappy lens.
I recommend NOT to buy a lens online before you get to see it live. Some lenses are made of plastic instead of real glass, they're much lighter and the image quality is bad. Also buy a UV filter for your lens. it's a lot cheaper to replace a scratched filter than a lens.
- Meeklo0
Live music, probably in low light, for that reason alone I went to Canon, most photographers I know say that nikon is not very good in low light situations, of course this was 3 years ago, the situation might have changed now, I'm sure Daro or ismith will know.
- Meeklo0
Here are some of my live music shots (keep in mind that I'm new to photography and I have the most economic dSLR canon camera and lens you can get).
- how was he live? his music reminds me very much of boards of canada.the_fuzz
- Awesome, I have it on video here: http://www.youtube.c…
and part 2:
http://www.youtube.c…
Meeklo
- ok_not_ok0
noise = grain
it's all good.
- capn_ron0
I just bought the Canon 40D on Saturday. Got the 17-85mm lens to go with it. I am in love ;)
- forcetwelve0
canon 40D for sure. if your budget is smaller then go the 400D with a nice lens, the standard kit lens is rubbish.
- monNom0
See if you can find a Pentax K10d. semi-pro level camera for ~$600.
I'd take it over an XSI any day.then spend the money you save on some fast weather-sealed lenses to match:
http://www.adorama.com/PX1650AFD…
- rafalski0
I just sold a K10D. Pentax ergonomy is great. The in-body stabilizer was nice, but sensor was too noisy for my liking and the camera was a tad slow and in the AF department, especially for night shots. From what I hear, K20D is a step up.
I did manage to take more than a few shots with it that I'm satisfied with.
http://www.qbn.com/topics/408150…I got a Canon 5D for now, but keep 3 favourite Pentax lenses for somewhere in the future.
- capn_ron0
here are a few images I just shot today with my new gun. It is a beast to get used to, but tough love is good.
- flashbender0
take some pictures in austin and update your blog buddy.
- forcetwelve0
here's some of my pics taken with the canon 40D and the 17-85 lens. about the first half of the set are with the 40D.
- forcetwelve0
ah here you go:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/forcetwelve/2314500572/" title="Night Park by Forcetwelve—Photography, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2280/2314500572_035ee1d8ce.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Night Park" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/forcetwelve/2286930361/" title="Bolt Blowers 08 by Forcetwelve—Photography, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2083/2286930361_7ee48e74ea.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Bolt Blowers 08" /></a>
- or not... sorry!forcetwelve
- just the link to the direct jpgMeeklo
- Meeklo0
those are nice force12
- slappy0
I find my 30D + 70-200L a decent combo for gigs, almost no noise.
Tripod (Australian comedy trio) on stage outdoors.
- nice slappy. ISO?forcetwelve
- crisp. really good shots slappy.capn_ron
- ISO 800 forcetwelve.slappy
- those are nice!Meeklo