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So you have $1000 to blow today and you don't have to spend all of it if you
don't want to....what digital camera would you buy?

I don't care what it's to be used for, just what camera you fancy blowing
the money on.

JB

Jackson Bryan wrote:
So you have $1000 to blow today and you don't have to spend all of it if you
don't want to....what digital camera would you buy?

I don't care what it's to be used for, just what camera you fancy blowing
the money on.

Not enough money, sorry. There isn't anything I particular lust after
in that range. (That I don't already own).

I guess I'd get the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 lens (which costs less than half
that), since that's the only thing I can remember on the list for less
than $1000.

Hmmm; I guess I'd add in one of the Zigview video viewfinder
attachments, that still fits well within the budget. That's actually a
good place to spend some mad money, since I have no idea how useful I'd
actually find it.

And maybe the KatzEye screen in my D200 ($150 installed).

On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 01:41:28 +0100, Jackson Bryan wrote:

So you have $1000 to blow today and you don't have to spend all of it if you
don't want to....what digital camera would you buy?

I don't care what it's to be used for, just what camera you fancy blowing
the money on.

JB

Personally - a Sony Alpha - partly because I already have a Minolta 35mm
slr and several lenses.

"Jackson Bryan" writes:

So you have $1000 to blow today and you don't have to spend all of it if you
don't want to....what digital camera would you buy?

I don't care what it's to be used for, just what camera you fancy blowing
the money on.

Well, I'm currently in negotiations with my wife to buy the Olympus E-510 and
the 2 kit lenses, to complement the E-1 and 4 medium level lenses that I
already own, but I may get just the E-510 without the lenses and save $200.
However, if I didn't have any Olympus gear, and $1k was all I could spend, it
changes the equation somewhat.

--
Michael Meissner
email:
http://www.the-meissners.org

So you have $1000 to blow today and you don't have to spend all of it if you
don't want to....what digital camera would you buy?

$1,000 is just a bit too little. I'd spend $1,200 and get the Canon
XTi with the 17-85 IS USM lens. (I see little point in getting the
XTi if you're going to put the standard kit lens on it.)

If you really have to keep it under $1K, get a P&S.

-Joel

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On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:07:51 GMT, Dr. Joel M. Hoffman wrote:

So you have $1000 to blow today and you don't have to spend all of it
if you don't want to....what digital camera would you buy?

$1,000 is just a bit too little. I'd spend $1,200 and get the Canon
XTi with the 17-85 IS USM lens. (I see little point in getting the
XTi if you're going to put the standard kit lens on it.)

If you really have to keep it under $1K, get a P&S.

That's a little condescending don'tcha think? Maybe it speaks to
the fatter wallets that may be common among doctors, but you can
still spend well under $1000 and get a fine camera/lens combination,
more capable than any P&S I'm aware of. One such is Nikon's D50
with 18-70mm lens, which is/was available for less than $750.
Eventually the D40 should be available without the included 18-55mm
kit lens, and then it too should be available with the 18-70mm lens
for about the same $750.

There may be even better deals for good camera/lens combos from
Pentax and Olympus. Not so from Canon I think, unless you get a
used EOS 3xxD body. I agree with your point that the XTi with
standard kit lens isn't a stellar combination, but it seems that you
added the 17-85mm IS USM lens (which breaks the OP's budget) in
order to be able to recommend a Canon solution. Heck, Nikon's D40
and 18-200 VR lens could have been recommended, and they would sell
for about the same price as the XTi and 18-85mm IS USM combo. Either
combo has advantages and disadvantages not shared by the other, and
either could be a reasonable response to someone really considering
spending real money do avoid making an foolish choice by (as you
noted) getting a not very well regarded kit lens. But you/we don't
have to worry about keeping the OP from "blowing it" since JB's
question seems more a "thought experiment" or a fantasy (if not a
benign troll :)). This should be pretty obvious from :

I don't care what it's to be used for, just what camera you fancy
blowing the money on.

"Jackson Bryan" wrote in message
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So you have $1000 to blow today and you don't have to spend all of it if
you don't want to....what digital camera would you buy?

I don't care what it's to be used for, just what camera you fancy blowing
the money on.

The fact that what it is to be used for is irrelevant, makes your query
irrelevant.

Go to BestBuy and show them your $1000 bill and state that the use of the
camera is irrelevant and they will be more than happy to sell you something.

On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 01:41:28 +0100, "Jackson Bryan"
wrote:

So you have $1000 to blow today and you don't have to spend all of it if you
don't want to....what digital camera would you buy?

I don't care what it's to be used for, just what camera you fancy blowing
the money on.

JB

If you're a neophyte, you'll need to be a lot more specific.
There is no "best" camera, just like there's no "best" car, or pen, or
computer, or color. There's only what's best *for you*.
And without knowing more about you (and especially what you want the
camera for), we can't even begin to tell you what may be best for you.

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On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 01:41:28 +0100, "Jackson Bryan"
wrote:

So you have $1000 to blow today and you don't have to spend all of it if
you
don't want to....what digital camera would you buy?

I don't care what it's to be used for, just what camera you fancy blowing
the money on.

JB

If you're a neophyte, you'll need to be a lot more specific.
There is no "best" camera, just like there's no "best" car, or pen, or
computer, or color. There's only what's best *for you*.
And without knowing more about you (and especially what you want the
camera for), we can't even begin to tell you what may be best for you.

Precisely why I asked what you'd buy for you, not what you'd buy for me.

JB