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l0g1c wrote:Flickr has a feature where you can search by camera if that will help you in your decision making.

Tbh, I'd go for something mid-range or used. By the time you are experienced enough to identify the shortcomings of your camera, technology will have advanced and you can step up again.

I'm using a 20-year old camera and still learning some of the finer points of photography, so that's where I'm coming from.

werldhed wrote:Oy, foto geeks. I need some advice. Didn't want to start a brand new thread, but feel free to move it if you want.

I'll be requesting a new dSLR as a gift, but I have no real experience with any. I don't really have any skill as a photographer, but I would like something that can be useful as I seriously try to improve. I've been wading through dpreview.com, but a lot of it gets to be gibberish to me.

My big question is whether it is worth it, as an amateur, to ask for a 40D vs. 30D vs. 400D. As a novice, it seems like it's not worth it to look beyond the 400D, and the price makes it more likely that someone would buy it for me. HOWEVER, I'd like to invest in a good camera, and I'm hesitant to get one that can be bought at Target. Will I see obvious increases in quality with the 40D? Can I justify asking for it?

I have a Powershot A95 already, and I know Canon has some shortcomings, such as the indoor whitebalance, built-in flash, and redeye. But is it any worse than other brands?
So... advice? Should I focus on Nikon instead? I noticed the D200 lacks the crispness of the 40D, but the 40D also seemed to have some resolution artifacts that the D200 did not. And if it turns out the 400D is good enough, should I think about a D80, as well?

How do lenses compare between the companies? What starter lenses should I ask for?

Or should I just ask for a used 5D instead? I'm in over my head. Thanks for any suggestions.

MaCaBr3 wrote:

l0g1c wrote:Flickr has a feature where you can search by camera if that will help you in your decision making.

Tbh, I'd go for something mid-range or used. By the time you are experienced enough to identify the shortcomings of your camera, technology will have advanced and you can step up again.

I'm using a 20-year old camera and still learning some of the finer points of photography, so that's where I'm coming from.

Shooting with analog cameras would teach me alot actually, but I don't have so it's all digital for me.

werldhed wrote:thanks for the suggestions, doombrain and log1c. I'm looking at new cameras because this will be something I ask for as a wedding gift. One option might be to ask for a new 400d, and if I get one, return it and use the money to buy a used 20d or something.

l0g1c wrote:

werldhed wrote:thanks for the suggestions, doombrain and log1c. I'm looking at new cameras because this will be something I ask for as a wedding gift. One option might be to ask for a new 400d, and if I get one, return it and use the money to buy a used 20d or something.

Dunno if you mentioned it somewhere else, but congrats all the same

l0g1c wrote: I like this one, too.

[lvlshot]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2190/2259469511_859b4c215a_o.jpg[/lvlshot]

brisk wrote:Again not a photo, but this was the last piece of work I did. Just something for myself. Photoshop + 3D rendering. Took about 30 hours in total.

http://innerstateevents.com/images/birth_divide.jpg

Fanatic X wrote:cool.

i'm digging your recent-ish portfolio, daeb. skillz ++

Dave wrote:That's some sick color.

l0g1c wrote:

Dave wrote:That's some sick color.

lol. Good sick or bad?

I'm still experimenting

Dave wrote: lol.. Sick as in i don't have any idea. It's just liek whoa. The green cast makes me think it was Fuji

BTW, if you want some really cool stuff to cross, try Kodak E100VS. I had some stuff that may or may have not been expired and it came out almost normal, but with some really intense color and an odd yellow cast (although the light has a lot to do with it as well)

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