Best Digital SLR under $600

[-0MEGA-] · 08-31-2007, 02:54 PM

For those photographers out there, after getting back from my vacation earlier this month, I realized that almost all of my photos had some degree of noise. I'm guessing that my 6.0MP Canon S3-IS just isn't cutting it anymore.

I haven't looked around too much yet, but I was hoping some members here could give me some suggestions on what a good digital camera (SLR preferred), for under $600. But of course the cheaper the better.

Is the Canon S5-IS looking into at all, or is that basically the same just with a higher resolution?

4NGU$ · 08-31-2007, 02:59 PM

i sooo highly recommend this ive been useing mine for a year and its top notch i love it

http://www.amazon.com/Canon-Digital-.../dp/B0007QKN22

i know its not the newest one but its under $600 and its very good and easy to use

the noise you speak of in you image is the iso (light sensitivity of the sensor(the more sensitive it is the more grain/noise you will get) ) being automatic on you camera on most of the SLR this function is manual
and it is manual on the canon 350D/rebel XT

i have no experience with the nikon but again its under $600
http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-Digital-...e=UTF8&s=photo

heyman421 · 08-31-2007, 03:20 PM

this:
http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/productDetail.do?oid=156770&WT.mc_n=388565&WT.mc_t =U&cm_ven=AFFILIATE%20MARKETING&cm_cat=PERFORMICS& cm_pla=DATAFEED-%3EPRODUCTS&cm_ite=1%20PRODUCT&cm_keycode=388565
plus this:
http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/gener...keycode=467284
= a sony DSLR-100K for $639, and you could just go and pick it up this afternoon.

[-0MEGA-] · 08-31-2007, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4NGU$

the noise you speak of in you image is the iso (light sensitivity of the sensor(the more sensitive it is the more grain/noise you will get) ) being automatic on you camera on most of the SLR this function is manual
and it is manual on the canon 350D/rebel XT

i have no experience with the nikon but again its under $600
http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-Digital-...e=UTF8&s=photo

Thanks for the link, i'll check them out when I get back from work tonight.

I can manually set the ISO, but I usually leave it on auto, and the noise mostly appears when I use the 12x optical zoom and it's getting dark outside.

4NGU$ · 08-31-2007, 03:29 PM

yeh that's because at the length of zoom the lens isn't letting much light in and if it getting dark too the only way for the camera to compensate is to hike up the iso to something like 1600 at witch point you do get grain

happy buying and dont forget to post picks from what ever you do end up getting

heyman421 · 08-31-2007, 03:46 PM

He could post some pics, too!

tidyboy21 · 08-31-2007, 04:39 PM

I might be worth looking in to the Nikon D40 or maybe the D40x. Both are great cameras. Here is some info on them: D40, D40X. There are some sample images to have a look at.

vroom_skies · 08-31-2007, 07:40 PM

I would highly recommend going to a store and holding all of the cameras and feeling what one is best in your hands.

You all know I love Pentax, and their k100d is a great contender (it's basically the same camera as the Sony).

Bob

http://www.abesofmaine.com/item.do?i...1855K&l=MYBUYS

[-0MEGA-] · 09-01-2007, 04:37 AM

It mainly shows up when I use the image as my background, or zoom in. I'm not sure you can see it that easily at a 1024x768 resolution, but here are some shots.

08-31-2007, 02:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 27,046	Best Digital SLR under $600 For those photographers out there, after getting back from my vacation earlier this month, I realized that almost all of my photos had some degree of noise. I'm guessing that my 6.0MP Canon S3-IS just isn't cutting it anymore. I haven't looked around too much yet, but I was hoping some members here could give me some suggestions on what a good digital camera (SLR preferred), for under $600. But of course the cheaper the better. Is the Canon S5-IS looking into at all, or is that basically the same just with a higher resolution? __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

08-31-2007, 02:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
4NGU$ VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 18 Posts: 1,961	i sooo highly recommend this ive been useing mine for a year and its top notch i love it http://www.amazon.com/Canon-Digital-.../dp/B0007QKN22 i know its not the newest one but its under $600 and its very good and easy to use the noise you speak of in you image is the iso (light sensitivity of the sensor(the more sensitive it is the more grain/noise you will get) ) being automatic on you camera on most of the SLR this function is manual and it is manual on the canon 350D/rebel XT i have no experience with the nikon but again its under $600 http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-Digital-...e=UTF8&s=photo __________________ Winner Picture Tournaments: Birds, Abstract, Shadows, Christmas, Not what it seems, Infinity, Colours of the Rainbow, Energy and Lost "We photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing,and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth can make them come back again. We cannot develop and print a memory" - Henri Cartier-Bresson Myspace Click! and add Xbox Live : Angus DC Charities: http://www.bhf.org.uk/ http://www.whenyouwishuponastar.org.uk/ Last edited by 4NGU$; 08-31-2007 at 03:01 PM.

08-31-2007, 03:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
4NGU$ VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 18 Posts: 1,961	yeh that's because at the length of zoom the lens isn't letting much light in and if it getting dark too the only way for the camera to compensate is to hike up the iso to something like 1600 at witch point you do get grain happy buying and dont forget to post picks from what ever you do end up getting __________________ Winner Picture Tournaments: Birds, Abstract, Shadows, Christmas, Not what it seems, Infinity, Colours of the Rainbow, Energy and Lost "We photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing,and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth can make them come back again. We cannot develop and print a memory" - Henri Cartier-Bresson Myspace Click! and add Xbox Live : Angus DC Charities: http://www.bhf.org.uk/ http://www.whenyouwishuponastar.org.uk/

08-31-2007, 04:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
tidyboy21 Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 271	I might be worth looking in to the Nikon D40 or maybe the D40x. Both are great cameras. Here is some info on them: D40, D40X. There are some sample images to have a look at. __________________ ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA X48 (0407) C2D E8500 @ 4.1GHz Zalman CNPS9700-LED (Lapped) 2GB OCZ REAPER PC2-8500 @ 1095MHz 2 x HD3870's DDR4 Crossfire (875/1250) Thermaltake Toughpower W0132 1000w 4 x Western Digital 250GB HDs 2 x LG Flatron Slim 19" Thermaltake Armor with 25cm Side Fan 3D Mark06 19125 (Vista)

08-31-2007, 07:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
vroom_skies Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: CT Posts: 1,637	I would highly recommend going to a store and holding all of the cameras and feeling what one is best in your hands. You all know I love Pentax, and their k100d is a great contender (it's basically the same camera as the Sony). Bob http://www.abesofmaine.com/item.do?i...1855K&l=MYBUYS __________________ My Photography Website 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. Last edited by vroom_skies; 09-01-2007 at 03:17 AM.

08-31-2007, 03:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
heyman421 banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,349	this: http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/productDetail.do?oid=156770&WT.mc_n=388565&WT.mc_t =U&cm_ven=AFFILIATE%20MARKETING&cm_cat=PERFORMICS& cm_pla=DATAFEED-%3EPRODUCTS&cm_ite=1%20PRODUCT&cm_keycode=388565 plus this: http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/gener...keycode=467284 = a sony DSLR-100K for $639, and you could just go and pick it up this afternoon.

08-31-2007, 03:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
heyman421 banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,349	He could post some pics, too!

09-01-2007, 04:37 AM	#9 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 27,046	It mainly shows up when I use the image as my background, or zoom in. I'm not sure you can see it that easily at a 1024x768 resolution, but here are some shots. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

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