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**vroom_skies** · 12-10-2008, 01:47 AM

Jet:
- I don't know if your only open to Canon & Nikon, but I'd urge you to look into all brands. Each brand has it's gems, and the one you need, might not be held by those two. Once again I'll be an advocate for Pentax, since most everyone else here is pro Canon or Nikon, which is fine, how ever not exactly fair when none of them have used a Pentax. Whats great is your buying used, you can get some killer deals on used Pentax gear, the two I'd recommend are of course the K10D (my camera) & K20D. If you can manage your better off with the K20D. One great thing about Pentax is that you can use any lens that was ever made for Pentax on these cameras (some may need an adapter). Plus EVERY single one of them would be stabilized, unlike with Canon & Nikon where you have to buy expensive IS & VR glass.
From a quick search on ebay, looks like you could get a used K20D for $650 (body only) or so, which would leave you with a lens for $150. If you factory in money you'd save with MS cash back, you could get a very nice package.
On the other hand you could get the K10D for $400 or less which would leave you with $400 for a nice lens. Once again add the MS cash back onto that and you could do even better.

Further more, don't limit your search to just those three. Make sure to look into Olympus, Sony, Samgsung, plus many others.

If you want to stay with Nikon, I would suggest a used D80 or D200.
With Canon I would go with a used 30D and maybe a XSI, but I'm really not a fan of anything lower then the D series lol (personal preference of course).

-Irish:
Ben was already planing on going with the D90, before you brought it up. Plus, it doesn't really matter who convinced who, not that I think he was convinced by anyone here, besides himself. Also, it's a smart move not to just recommend the two main brands. Just because they are the two "leaders" doesn't mean they are the best, and I can assure you, you won't find the best deals from those two. Especially when regarding price to performance. It makes sense that brands who are behind in sales, will have to cut their prices, so with that in mind, you'll get much better deals from the under dogs. Anyways, were here to help and in this case showing them the broad picture is beneficial instead of limited them, even if they end up going that route.

That was just a tad bit off topic lol
Bob

12-10-2008, 01:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
vroom_skies Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: CT Posts: 2,799	Jet: - I don't know if your only open to Canon & Nikon, but I'd urge you to look into all brands. Each brand has it's gems, and the one you need, might not be held by those two. Once again I'll be an advocate for Pentax, since most everyone else here is pro Canon or Nikon, which is fine, how ever not exactly fair when none of them have used a Pentax. Whats great is your buying used, you can get some killer deals on used Pentax gear, the two I'd recommend are of course the K10D (my camera) & K20D. If you can manage your better off with the K20D. One great thing about Pentax is that you can use any lens that was ever made for Pentax on these cameras (some may need an adapter). Plus EVERY single one of them would be stabilized, unlike with Canon & Nikon where you have to buy expensive IS & VR glass. From a quick search on ebay, looks like you could get a used K20D for $650 (body only) or so, which would leave you with a lens for $150. If you factory in money you'd save with MS cash back, you could get a very nice package. On the other hand you could get the K10D for $400 or less which would leave you with $400 for a nice lens. Once again add the MS cash back onto that and you could do even better. Further more, don't limit your search to just those three. Make sure to look into Olympus, Sony, Samgsung, plus many others. If you want to stay with Nikon, I would suggest a used D80 or D200. With Canon I would go with a used 30D and maybe a XSI, but I'm really not a fan of anything lower then the D series lol (personal preference of course). -Irish: Ben was already planing on going with the D90, before you brought it up. Plus, it doesn't really matter who convinced who, not that I think he was convinced by anyone here, besides himself. Also, it's a smart move not to just recommend the two main brands. Just because they are the two "leaders" doesn't mean they are the best, and I can assure you, you won't find the best deals from those two. Especially when regarding price to performance. It makes sense that brands who are behind in sales, will have to cut their prices, so with that in mind, you'll get much better deals from the under dogs. Anyways, were here to help and in this case showing them the broad picture is beneficial instead of limited them, even if they end up going that route. That was just a tad bit off topic lol Bob __________________ www.rsiphoto.com My Flickr Winner of the photography tournament theme: Flowers, Sunsets, Water Scapes, Blurs 2.0, Lightning/Fireworks, Vivid, Flowers in an Abstract Art Form, Waterways, PC Inurds, Most Confusing Image, Fire, Artificial lighting & Rocks. Last edited by vroom_skies; 12-10-2008 at 01:50 AM.