I am a photography minor and am finally ready to buy myself an slr, I have $600 to spend, but could go to $700 (I'm a waitress and a student, ugh). I would like something versatile with good focal length. I like to take portraits as well as landscapes. I'm used to working with a Canon Rebel XT eos but have heard there are similarly priced cameras out there with more to offer. Please let me know if you have any advice, my head is swimming with all the information :)
If you like it in red, this is hard to beat.
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But it comes in blue, white, and black too. The best part is you can use any cheap old lens made by or for Pentax.
Well I dont want to make your head swim some more, but here are three buyers guides that will show you what is available in your price range for Nikon, Canon and Sony. You can compare features and specs with these too.
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I would suggest Canon Rebel XSi with 18-55mm lens kit which good enough for landscape
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and get additional lens, Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 one of best lens for portrait.
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or if you want cheaper then Canon Rebel XS is a good choice with around $100 cheaper.
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If you already have a canon, that means you can just get a Canon body and save some cash or get a bigger upgrade for less! For $600 you could get a pretty significant upgrade by going to the T1i (body running $620), XSi or the XS.
All of these will be a bit nicer than the XT (larger screen, newer sensor, better ISO, live view...)
The XSi and the T1i both have canons newest sensor. If you've just got $600 to spend I'd say go with the T1i, the latest and greatest, and have a great camera for years to come.
There are a number of good brands so don't be sold on the idea one brand is better than another. I would keep your costs down. I would get a DSLR with a short zoom (like a 18-55mm) to start for around $425 to $550. Either a 10MP or 12MP will do just fine. The first link below provides a side by side listing of the cameras that I am recommending below, it will let you compare features and specs and there is links to reviews for 3 of the 4 cameras. Also, a link to photo.net, a good resource for photographers to know about.
Also I included some links to some dealers so that you can try and get the best price. Some of these dealers have some of these cameras with some nice extras, free shipping is very common, and sometimes they are offering a free memory card and/or camera bag. Sometimes you have to click in the "add to cart" button to see the actual price.
Here are some models that I think are well worth researching:
Sony Alpha A230 Digital SLR 10 MP with 18-55mm Lens - $429
Nikon D3000 10MP DSLR Digital Camera with 18-55mm VR Lens - $449
EOS Rebel XS 10MP DSLR Digital Camera Kit (Black) with 18-55mm IS Lens - $449
Pentax K-x 12MP DSLR with 18-55mm Zoom (has HD Video also) - $550
Hope this helps. Pick a price range, some features you know you want, and even consider which camera feels good in your hand as a factor. Plenty of great cameras, get one you like and start learning the principles of photography and you will be on your way to making some great images.
Take a really good look at the Pentax K-x, I am thinking about it for a 2nd camera, I have been impressed with some things that I have read and seen. I added a link below to a forum web page that has some black & white photos by a photograher that were shot as some high ISOs (6400, 1250 and 10000) and they looked good. Feel free to contact me if you think I can be of help.
I am a photo professor so I know how tough the money can be with college. Hang in there on the waitress job and good luck with college.
Hope this helps.
Mark
marksablow.com
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