I'm thinking of buying a new digital camera. I've been looking at the prices and there are a few digital SLR's under $500USD these days and I was thinking of picking one up while in the states. Any recommendations between the Nikon or Cannon $500 offerings? I played with a friends nikon and didnt like it so I'm kind of leaning towards the Cannon. I really want to know if these entry level d-slr's are any good or if i should just get a full size digital point and shoot with a decent zoom.
I'm pretty comfortable with full manual mode and like shooting film, but rarely get around to doing it, and when I do I rarely get the pictures developed. I figure saving the developing costs of all the pictures I'd like to take will pay for the camera Right now I'm using a 40 year old Praktica PLC-3.
Any advice on where to buy, online in the states or local in Los Angeles would be greatly appreciated.
I'm a Canon fan .. you should be able to find a Rebel XT (350D) with a kit lens for that price. Better yet, buy the Rebel XT Body ($400 USD) and a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II (< $100 USD) -- great little lenses, better than the kit lenses that come with the bodies for the most part (as long as you're ok with a fixed 50mm ... but for an f 1.8 that's pretty sharp it's a hard deal to beat!)
I've shot around 10,000 actuations with my XT so far and it's going strong and I'm still loving it.
... Right now I'm using a 40 year old Praktica PLC-3.
Any advice on where to buy, online in the states or local in Los Angeles would be greatly appreciated.
Congratulations on keeping a Praktika shutter working for 40 years. A rare accomplishment. I blew one in less than a month and stayed with Nikon thereafter.
As to advice I have none except if you feel the need for a DSLR make sure you have the larger sensor size. Not worth the extra bucks if you end up with the same size sensor as used by the point and shoots. Incidentally my little Canon A550 does an excellent job, images rival those from my old Nikon tanks.
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I know this with Nikon, if you purchase outside of Canada you have no warranty. Something to keep in mind.
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I second the Nikon. With duty, exchange etc. you would probably be better off buying in Canada any way. Electronics are not that much cheaper in the US.
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I second the Nikon. With duty, exchange etc. you would probably be better off buying in Canada any way. Electronics are not that much cheaper in the US.
I'll be working in the states and I'd rather not have it sent from a canadian store down, and I really dont want to wait to return to the country to buy it.
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Same can be said about Canon.
I just read over the canon warranty terms and did not find anything saying that. Can you provide a link?
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Canon's product warranty is honored in both the U.S. and Canada, regardless of which country of the two the product was purchased in. (Link.)
Unfortunately, the same does not apply to Nikon products.
Right now I'm using a 40 year old Praktica PLC-3.
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