dSLR Talks!

[Ian]

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Talks/reviews/suggestions for a dSLR Body!

[CrasHBURN]

bai, depede sa budget... for entry level, go for Canon EOS 350D (Rebel XT, mao ni ako gamit) or 400D (Rebel XTi)... but i'm sure naa ka budget dinha, get a 30D (recommended) para wala'y mahay mahay! hehehe... I love canon...

Next would be Nikon D80 or D200... or might as well wait for Pentax K10D <- good price and it rocks! hehe... goodluck bro!

http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pentaxk10d/ <-- a preview of pentax K10D...

[kolz]

If you really want to go cheap, the prices of 300D has gone down, price is now comparable to a PnS cam.

Word of advice, invest more on the lens and not on the DSLR body, the bodies change every year, mag lisod ka ug apas.

[Ian]

Thanks for everything mga bossing. I think I have to do some research too.

[Ian]

I'll be gettin the Nikon D80 with 18-200mm F3.5 - 6.3 DC AF Zoom Lens. I have talked to a sales person from a local camera shop and said its better than its current rival Canon EOS 30D. Need advice still from you guys.

[irangejuice]

heh, someone's inviting a Canon riot with the previous comment. lol.

[kolz]

Nikon eh! ... hmmm better than 30D you say ? .. hehehehehe

[CrasHBURN]

zerone: LOL!!!

I'll be gettin the Nikon D80 with 18-200mm F3.5 - 6.3 DC AF Zoom Lens. I have talked to a sales person from a local camera shop and said its better than its current rival Canon EOS 30D. Need advice still from you guys.

yep it is better, i'm just a canon lover maybe... oh beware of Nikon's ISO800 / 1600... hehe....its a good kit... get it!

[CrasHBURN]

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/comp...n_d80&show=all

Nikon D80's: Cheaper, 10MP, Self-Timer 2/5/10/20 secs, nangita pako lain...
Canon 30D's: Canon DiGiC II CMOS Sensor!!! 1/8000 shutter speed, 5 fps! Compact Flash storage!

Comparing both, if I were to choose, ill stick with Canon. Nikon's Sony CCD sensor can produce good colors saturation, but not enough against Canon's DiGiC II especially at low light (ISO 800 and 1600). A very bright sunny day, 1/8000s is kinda useful. 10MP? I'm not sure about this but 2MP difference not really that big, a lot of PROs are still using Canon 300D with only 6MP, magazine cover and billboard ready images.

Sports photography? 30D's 5fps, its that fast if you can't afford the 1D MkII N. hehehe... SD card is just too small for me, a bit expensive and limted capacity. With CF card, you'll have it standard to all dSLR camera's, you can get up to 32-64GB of storage!

Self-Timer, well if you are into SELF-PORTRAIT kind of photography, then ok kaayo ni nimo. heheh... Good luck!!!

- edited... "Sony CMOS" to "Sony CCD"

[kolz]

If you shoot mostly with ISO < 800 .. go for nikon. I already have invested on Canon glass .. and I'm a sucker for low light shooting so I go for higher ISO low noise performance at 800-1600 plus a fast lens, thats why I'm sticking to Canon. The CCD cant beat CMOS in terms of noise in high ISO settings.

Your camera really have to depend on your style of shooting.