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I am sure that this type of question have been raised thousands of
time, but I just want to get some more opinions from the readers. I am thinking about a DSLR (finally). However, my requirements for a DSLR may be completely different from others. I do not want to buy a DSLR for the sake that it has the flexibility for having interchangeble lenses, but because it has a larger sensor. Another criteria is economics... i.e. I do not want to spend money for a professional (read - expensive) type DSLR which costs a lot of money. If I can afford to spend over $3000, I may as well looking for a digital back for my M645 or RB67 (any suggestion for a cheap one, if available?). Top of my budget will be a D80 or 30D range. Is the entry level DSLR (Is XT/Xti or D40/D40x any good?) I am open to suggestion on info related to non-popular DSLR. What zoom lens that comes as standard package with the camera, which will allow me the most possible range without changing lenses? I am aware that some readers will immediately comment or ask about the kind of photos that I am planning to take. All kinds... whatever the camera is capable. I usually buy the camera first, and utilize its limits or capability accordingly... without getting sucked into buying more accessories....ie. once I buy it, I have to live with it, and no plan for getting another set of lenses, accesories, etc. Thanks for your input. |
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On Aug 18, 2:26 pm, wrote:
I am sure that this type of question have been raised thousands of time, but I just want to get some more opinions from the readers. I am thinking about a DSLR (finally). However, my requirements for a DSLR may be completely different from others. I do not want to buy a DSLR for the sake that it has the flexibility for having interchangeble lenses, but because it has a larger sensor. Another criteria is economics... i.e. I do not want to spend money for a professional (read - expensive) type DSLR which costs a lot of money. If I can afford to spend over $3000, I may as well looking for a digital back for my M645 or RB67 (any suggestion for a cheap one, if available?). Top of my budget will be a D80 or 30D range. Is the entry level DSLR (Is XT/Xti or D40/D40x any good?) I am open to suggestion on info related to non-popular DSLR. What zoom lens that comes as standard package with the camera, which will allow me the most possible range without changing lenses? I am aware that some readers will immediately comment or ask about the kind of photos that I am planning to take. All kinds... whatever the camera is capable. I usually buy the camera first, and utilize its limits or capability accordingly... without getting sucked into buying more accessories....ie. once I buy it, I have to live with it, and no plan for getting another set of lenses, accesories, etc. Thanks for your input. Go buy a Nikon D80 and their 18-200mm lens. It's all you should ever need. |
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The reason we ask what kind of shooting you plan to do is because the
lens selection will vary widely depending on that. If you're big into landscapes, you probably want wider lenses; if you're shooting animals in the wild, you probably need longer lenses; if it's for a lot of fast-action sports, you'll likely want to put the emphasis on faster lenses rather than longer (ideally both). That's the thing with SLRs, is that the range of what's available is so wide and varied. You can always just go with a long-range zoom, but that's a compromise between versatility, quality, size, weight, and cost. wrote: I am sure that this type of question have been raised thousands of time, but I just want to get some more opinions from the readers. I am thinking about a DSLR (finally). However, my requirements for a DSLR may be completely different from others. I do not want to buy a DSLR for the sake that it has the flexibility for having interchangeble lenses, but because it has a larger sensor. Another criteria is economics... i.e. I do not want to spend money for a professional (read - expensive) type DSLR which costs a lot of money. If I can afford to spend over $3000, I may as well looking for a digital back for my M645 or RB67 (any suggestion for a cheap one, if available?). Top of my budget will be a D80 or 30D range. Is the entry level DSLR (Is XT/Xti or D40/D40x any good?) I am open to suggestion on info related to non-popular DSLR. What zoom lens that comes as standard package with the camera, which will allow me the most possible range without changing lenses? I am aware that some readers will immediately comment or ask about the kind of photos that I am planning to take. All kinds... whatever the camera is capable. I usually buy the camera first, and utilize its limits or capability accordingly... without getting sucked into buying more accessories....ie. once I buy it, I have to live with it, and no plan for getting another set of lenses, accesories, etc. Thanks for your input. |
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CoffeeTalk wrote:
On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 20:06:40 GMT, Matt Ion wrote: That's the thing with SLRs, is that the range of what's available is so wide and varied. And a pity that there's not one lens that fits all needs. In turn it's a praise for P&S cameras where their long-zoom lenses with fairly wide apertures are at least approaching what an advanced photographer needs for almost every shot. Except for IQ. |
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wrote in message ups.com... Another criteria is economics... i.e. I do not want to spend money for a professional (read - expensive) type DSLR which costs a lot of money. If I can afford to spend over $3000, I may as well looking for a digital back for my M645 or RB67 (any suggestion for a cheap one, if available?). A MF Digital Back would cost around $25000 to $30000 and another $3000, would get you 3 years extended warranty on it. Roy G |
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"CoffeeTalk" wrote in message ... On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 20:06:40 GMT, Matt Ion wrote: That's the thing with SLRs, is that the range of what's available is so wide and varied. And a pity that there's not one lens that fits all needs. In turn it's a praise for P&S cameras where their long-zoom lenses with fairly wide apertures are at least approaching what an advanced photographer needs for almost every shot. As long as soft images with lots of chromatic aberations is the effect that the advanced photographer is seeking. Add to the equation that the only reason those lenses can be made so small and light yet still have a moderately fast aperture, is because of the small sensor. Small sensor=more noise, so again image quality suffers. Everything in photography is a compromise - a camera+lens with a wide range of zoom can have at most two of the following attributes: high image quality fast maximum aperture small & light weight |
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On Sat, 18 Aug 2007, RichA wrote:
R On Aug 18, 2:26 pm, wrote: R DSLR may be completely different from others. I do not want to buy a R DSLR for the sake that it has the flexibility for having R interchangeble lenses, but because it has a larger sensor. R R Go buy a Nikon D80 and their 18-200mm lens. It's all you should ever R need. R I thought about this combination to replace my Nikon 8800 which I bought because of its relatively large, but still smallish, sensor. What I miss is a manual focus ring on the lens and a bar/fresnel/ground glass focusing screen in the viewfinder. Does the D80/18-200 combination have anything like that? -- Alan ( If replying by mail, please note that all "sardines" are canned. However, unless this a very old message, a "tuna" will swim right through. ) |
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In article ,
Paul Furman wrote: I think you'd need a whole lot more that $3,000 to do medium format digital. I've seen some used backs for about that on eBay. |
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On Aug 18, 10:22 pm, Rebecca Ore wrote:
In article , Paul Furman wrote: I think you'd need a whole lot more that $3,000 to do medium format digital. I've seen some used backs for about that on eBay. Really? Are you sure that it is a digital back, not the regular back for the camera? I thought the cost of a digital back is closer to the one suggested by Roy G. If I have to pay that much, I may as well get a D1X or 1D I don't even know if there is a digital back made specifically for M645 or RB67. The newer RZ67 is probably better fitted for such transformation into a digital camera. What a pity! |
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