Quandry on 3 DSLR's

"fishfeeder@gmail(dot)com" wrote in message
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I have been looking at on line 3 10.+ MP DSLR cameras.
Sony alpha
Canon rebel XTi
Nikon D 40x

all with the "parent company" stock standard lens
also looking for a longer zoom lens to about 300MM or so
All cameras seem to be adequate and have the about the same
recommendations.

I have perused Dpreview and still cannot make-up my mind.
I have not been able to handle the SONY, but the other two feel ok to
me.

any major faults with any of the above listed ones

TIA, Howard


Went yesterday to the camera shop and held them all. All were tiny feeling
in my hands except the D80. I did like the Sony Alpha, though. It's a toss
up. There's a lot to be considered, hand size being one thing that hardly
anyone even mentions.

I think all of the cameras you mentioned are great cameras, and there are a
lot of high end goods out there that will do more than their operators can
make them do or comprehend.

I think I've settled on the D80, although I WAS leaning heavily towards the
Nikon D40x because of the 10mp size, two Nikon lenses with it for $1,000 and
Nikon's reputation.

I'm like you. Confused with all the choices.

Steve

I posted this to the rpd, first and then found this NG......



I have been looking at on line 3 10.+ MP DSLR cameras.
Sony alpha
Canon rebel XTi
Nikon D 40x

all with the "parent company" stock standard lens
also looking for a longer zoom lens to about 300MM or so
All cameras seem to be adequate and have the about the same
recommendations.

I have perused Dpreview and still cannot make-up my mind.
I have not been able to handle the SONY, but the other two feel ok to
me.

any major faults with any of the above listed ones

TIA, Howard

It is alleged that fishfeeder@gmail(dot)com claimed:

Sony alpha
Canon rebel XTi
Nikon D 40x
[snip]
any major faults with any of the above listed ones

Personally subjective:

I will never willingly buy another Sony device with card storage until
they drop their proprietary MemoryStick and join the standard of SD.

I will never willing buy another anything from Canon as in my
experience they are spammers and sell their registration database to
other spammers. They have consistently refused to remove me from their
mailing lists, never even once even acknowledging my requests (I used
to love their printers).

I cannot make any comments about how well those cameras actually
perform as I've never used them, and were never under consideration by
me for the above stated reasons.

I have the Nikon D40x and I love it. My kit came with the 18-55 and
55-200VR lenses. You'll want the VR version lenses on any telephoto.
Important note: Nikon has changed the lens/camera interface with the
D40 series. If you want the autofocus abilities, you must use an AF-S
or AF-I lens. What's different, and helps bring the price of the body
down, is that for these bodies Nikon has removed the autofocus motor
from the body and instead relies on a motor in the lens. The good news
is that AF-S/I lenses will remain fully functional in higher-level
Nikon bodies so if you get the D40x and later upgrade to, say, a D80,
you won't lose your lens investment.

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"fishfeeder@gmail(dot)com" wrote in message
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I posted this to the rpd, first and then found this NG......



I have been looking at on line 3 10.+ MP DSLR cameras.
Sony alpha
Canon rebel XTi
Nikon D 40x

all with the "parent company" stock standard lens
also looking for a longer zoom lens to about 300MM or so
All cameras seem to be adequate and have the about the same
recommendations.

I have perused Dpreview and still cannot make-up my mind.
I have not been able to handle the SONY, but the other two feel ok to
me.

any major faults with any of the above listed ones

For a "bargain" choice, I choose the Sony A100 body plus two older
Konica-Minolta lens, the 50mm f/1.7 and the "beercan" 70-210 f/4. I got the
Sony A100 body for $570 shipped and the two minolta lens used for $200. Add
in a 2gb CF card and I'm a little over $800.

"Jeffrey Kaplan" wrote in message
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It is alleged that fishfeeder@gmail(dot)com claimed:

Sony alpha
Canon rebel XTi
Nikon D 40x
[snip]
any major faults with any of the above listed ones

Personally subjective:

I will never willingly buy another Sony device with card storage until
they drop their proprietary MemoryStick and join the standard of SD.

The Sony A100 can use either its proprietary memory stick OR a regular
compact flash card. I'm using CF.


I have the Nikon D40x and I love it. My kit came with the 18-55 and
55-200VR lenses. You'll want the VR version lenses on any telephoto.

I was looking at the D40 and D40x, the I preferred the Sony because it had
the Vibration Reduction/image stabilization/anti-shake built into the
camera. Thus, you can use any AF Minolta lens. In contrast, VR/IS lenses
are very expensive for similar performance.

On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 20:05:09 -0700, bfd wrote:

I was looking at the D40 and D40x, the I preferred the Sony because it had
the Vibration Reduction/image stabilization/anti-shake built into the
camera. Thus, you can use any AF Minolta lens. In contrast, VR/IS lenses
are very expensive for similar performance.

That was once quite true, but it appears to be changing, since
Nikon's 55-200mm VR lens is quite reasonably priced. This is no
doubt due to VR/IS approaching commodity status, and it had to
happen sooner or later.

On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:56:58 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:


"fishfeeder@gmail(dot)com" wrote in message
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I posted this to the rpd, first and then found this NG......



I have been looking at on line 3 10.+ MP DSLR cameras.
Sony alpha
Canon rebel XTi
Nikon D 40x

all with the "parent company" stock standard lens
also looking for a longer zoom lens to about 300MM or so
All cameras seem to be adequate and have the about the same
recommendations.

I have perused Dpreview and still cannot make-up my mind.
I have not been able to handle the SONY, but the other two feel ok to
me.

any major faults with any of the above listed ones

TIA, Howard


Went yesterday to the camera shop and held them all. All were tiny feeling
in my hands except the D80. I did like the Sony Alpha, though. It's a toss
up. There's a lot to be considered, hand size being one thing that hardly
anyone even mentions.

I think all of the cameras you mentioned are great cameras, and there are a
lot of high end goods out there that will do more than their operators can
make them do or comprehend.

I think I've settled on the D80, although I WAS leaning heavily towards the
Nikon D40x because of the 10mp size, two Nikon lenses with it for $1,000 and
Nikon's reputation.

I'm like you. Confused with all the choices.

Steve



The Pentax K10D is in the D80 price range also.

I don't know what kind of picture taking you do, but I am a satisfied Canon
Rebel XT owner. I have taken over 9000 pictures in the last year ranging
from travel pictures to grandson sporting events. I use either a Canon EFS
18-55mm zoom (came with the camera) or the cheap Canon 75-300mm zoom that I
purchased from Costco. Most of my sports pictures (especially football) are
taken at the 300mm end of the zoom without a tripod and are then printed
after cropping. They quality is excellent as far as I am concerned and as
far as the recipients are concerned. I have registered the camera and lenses
and have never had a single email from Canon.

I haven't tried the other cameras, but like you, I studied cameras for
months before I finally settled on the Canon.

Tom

"fishfeeder@gmail(dot)com" wrote in message
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I posted this to the rpd, first and then found this NG......



I have been looking at on line 3 10.+ MP DSLR cameras.
Sony alpha
Canon rebel XTi
Nikon D 40x

all with the "parent company" stock standard lens
also looking for a longer zoom lens to about 300MM or so
All cameras seem to be adequate and have the about the same
recommendations.

I have perused Dpreview and still cannot make-up my mind.
I have not been able to handle the SONY, but the other two feel ok to
me.

any major faults with any of the above listed ones

TIA, Howard

"fishfeeder@gmail(dot)com" wrote in message
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I posted this to the rpd, first and then found this NG......



I have been looking at on line 3 10.+ MP DSLR cameras.
Sony alpha
Canon rebel XTi
Nikon D 40x

all with the "parent company" stock standard lens
also looking for a longer zoom lens to about 300MM or so
All cameras seem to be adequate and have the about the same
recommendations.

I have perused Dpreview and still cannot make-up my mind.
I have not been able to handle the SONY, but the other two feel ok to
me.

any major faults with any of the above listed ones

Is there any particular reason you have ruled out the Pentax K10D?

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"fishfeeder@gmail(dot)com" wrote in message
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I posted this to the rpd, first and then found this NG......



I have been looking at on line 3 10.+ MP DSLR cameras.
Sony alpha
Canon rebel XTi
Nikon D 40x

all with the "parent company" stock standard lens
also looking for a longer zoom lens to about 300MM or so
All cameras seem to be adequate and have the about the same
recommendations.

I have perused Dpreview and still cannot make-up my mind.
I have not been able to handle the SONY, but the other two feel ok to
me.

any major faults with any of the above listed ones

Is there any particular reason you have ruled out the Pentax K10D?

Cos it's not a Canon or Nikon? Actually the K10D is an exceptional camera
but might not suit a beginner like the OP, no scene modes and has a huge
amount of configurability, built in image stabilisation is icing on a very
good cake. The K100D may suit better.