Camera about under $600

I want to get into photography but I don't really know what one to get..

The sort of stuff that I want is:

A pretty high quality image.

I want it to be able to take pictures quickly so I can make like sequences (Like where they you take like 5-10 shots of an action sequence and layer them together..?)

I don't really know what else I want in it but yeah...

Kent.

Are you looking for a digital SLR?

Bob

Not to sound stupid, but uhh what's SLR?

Kent.

In easy terms, it's the ability to change lenses.

SLR:


Non SLR:


Hope that helps

Bob

Wikid i'll go for SLR...

Kent.

Alright then, here is a quick list of what you should be looking at:

Pentax:
- K100D
- K100D Super
- K10D (USED)

Canon:
- Rebel XT
- Rebel XTI (USED)

Sony:
- Alpha A100

Samsung:
- Digimax GX-10

Olympus:
- E-410
- E-500

Nikon:
- D40
- D40x, D50, D70, D80 (USED)

These are for NIB purchases. If you wanted to go the used route you could fit some nicer cameras in there. Also this is main models as of now, If you are willing to go last year models, you could save and few bucks and get a 'nicer' camera.

Hope this helps
Bob

Thanks, do you have any suggestions?

Kent.

The biggest thing I could recommend is going to a store and actually holding the cameras. It doesn't matter if you have the nicest spec camera if you don't like to hold it.

I am bias towards Pentax, just like some people are bias towards Canon and Nikon, but the three models that I would be looking at highly would be:
Pentax K10D
Canon Rebel XTI
Nikon D80

Granted a little over budget, but all worth it.

Hope this helps
Bob

Thanks alot I will write them down now and go to the store some time.

Kent.

SLR means single lens reflex

the other choice would be a point and shoot camera but you loose allot of options with that
(with point and shoot digital you tend to get more fun options like changing the colors in you image rather than in SLR were you get things like exposure compensation and fully manual settings with double dials for shutter speed and aperture )

as always i will recommend this
http://www.amazon.com/Canon-Digital-Rebel-XT-f3-5-5-6/dp/B0007QKN22
canon digital rebel XT /350D for around $600

Thanks 4ngu$ I will also have a look at that one..

Also, are all these cameras able to take pictures very quickly?

Kent.

The cameras listed on the previous page should be able to take 2.5-3+ frames per second (in good lighting conditions). I know that the Nikon D80 will shoot 3 fps continuous shooting: Up to 100 JPEG [Large, Normal] or 6 NEF (Raw) consecutive shots which is pretty good. But as “vroom skies” stated it’s always best to go to a store and try a few out. There is not much point having a fast camera if you don’t like how it feels in your hands. I’ve always used Nikon cameras and lenses and have never had any problems with any of the equipment; it’s very sturdy and reliable stuff.

Okay just so everyone knows where I am at I am currently looking over the:

Pentax K10D (I sorta like this one cause of the 10M)
Canon Rebel XTI (Good with the 10Mp)
Canon Rebel XT /350D (Nice because of the price)
Nikon D40 (I went to the store and tried this one out, it felt good yeah..)
Nikon D80 (I went to the store and tried this one out, it felt good yeah..)

Now I was looking around the need and I found this: http://www.dpreview.com/learn/?/key=burst

Do all cameras have this burst feature because I think this is one of the features that I really want.

Oh yah and thanks tidyboy...

Kent.

just checked at 4000th/1sec the 350 does 3-4 a second if you do want go much higer than that you are looking at high end like the 20D or the 1D

It's not really referred to as "burst" on a DSLR, more refer to it as FPS (frames per second) and “Consecutive Shots”. Some cameras will continue to shoot at their FPS rate until the memory card is full, this is a good feature but in all the years I have been using DSLR’s I have never used over 25 consecutive shots. It all really depends on what you will be shooting. Here are the specs on the listed cameras:

Pentax K10D: 3 fps, sequence: until the memory card becomes full (JPEG), 10 frames (RAW).
Canon Rebel XTI: Approx. 3 fps, JPEG: approx. 27 frames (Large/Fine) RAW: approx. 10 frames.
Canon Rebel XT: 3.0 fps up to 14 JPEG / 4 RAW frames.
Nikon D40: Approx 2.5 fps, up to 100 JPEGs
There is also a D40x (10.2 mp) which is a very good camera: Approx 3 fps. Up to 100 JPEGs
Nikon D80: 3 fps continuous shooting: Up to 100 JPEG [Large, Normal] or 6 NEF (Raw)


So as you can see, all of these are very similar, but please note you will only achieve these fps rates in good light and when selecting a shutter speed of 1/250 of a second or faster.

As you can see above all cameras will shoot RAW format images, and will not record that many consecutive shots in this format, this is because when shooting in RAW the camera records a lot more data. JPEG, the camera does all the processing; this is ok if you are not planning to edit your pics after. If using RAW you can edit your pics, Highlights, Shadows, Saturation, White Balance etc before converting them into JPEGs or TIFF file formats with no loss of image quality.

This is just a personal recommendation, and I'm not saying that the rest of the cameras are no good because they are all great cameras, but personally I would go for the Nikon D80.

Canon Rebel XT: 3.0 fps up to 14 JPEG / 4 RAW frames.

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*picks up camera and try's *

i just got into the 50's with out pause and it only stopped because i stopped it
and thats on large smooth jpg

Don't buy a camera based upon MP's only. That should be one of the last things that is considered. Anything over 6MP's should be fine for you.

If you liked the way the D40 and D80 felt, then your going to love the K10D.

Bob

look hear good info on canon and a good buy and sell lots of stuff this forum moves very fast each day the sell section moves one or two pages

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/

and this one moves even faster 3 or 4 pages a day lots of stuff for sale
http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/

also look at a used 30D 5 FPS 8 mp

im in the same boat as you and im thinking about getting an SLR. I have done some research and I have narrowed the choices down to three.

Nikon D40x - This like like the D40 but with a better sensor and higher megapixels of 10.2. I went into the shop an if felt nicer to hold than the Canon XTI 200D. This camera is the cheapest but lacks any lens cleaning feature and the Auto focus/anti shake feature is built into the lense. The kit lense comes with this AF feature built in, but buying future lenses means spending more money on a lense with the AF feature. This is ment to be a great camera for beginers as the menu systems is simpler and helps beginner users.

Canon Rebel XTI 200D - This did not feel as nice as the nikon but was another option. Like the nikon the AF feature is built into the lens and the kit lense does not include this feature at all unlike the nikons. there is a more variety of lenses out there for this camera. Unlike the Nikon this does have a lense cleaning feature. I ruled this option out as it just did not feel as nice as the nikon which i felt more content with.

Sony Alpha 100 - This so far is my proffered choice of camera. This is one of the first sony DSLR's and this means that there are currently a limited amount of lenses that you can buy and there is not as many people who are attached to the make like nikon or canon because they are new. As with any brand as they go on in the DSLR camera's lots more lense's will be available for it and sony make very nice Kearl zeus lenses (cant spell it) which are on some of there compact camera's. This camera has the AF and anti-shake features built into the camera body unlike the other two and so any lens will have these features. it also has an auto lens cleaning feature. I tries this camera out in the shop and it felt nice. The physical feel to the camera is between the nikon D40X and the Canon XTI 200D and has both these features which makes me want this one!

I hope this info helps.

4NGU$ said:

SLR means single lens reflex

the other choice would be a point and shoot camera but you loose allot of options with that
(with point and shoot digital you tend to get more fun options like changing the colors in you image rather than in SLR were you get things like exposure compensation and fully manual settings with double dials for shutter speed and aperture )

as always i will recommend this
http://www.amazon.com/Canon-Digital-Rebel-XT-f3-5-5-6/dp/B0007QKN22
canon digital rebel XT /350D for around $600

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I think DSLR may be too big. I used the Canon Powershot G7 before and I took very nice pictures. I will recommend its new model: Canon PowerShot G9 which can also put tele and wide converter lens. Size is as compact as point and shoot, and the camera is pretty easy to use.