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Re: [Killietalk] Dfgital recommendation
I was at my camera shop yesterday, where I was told that they'd have 8 new Nikon models in stock in the next 2-3 weeks. They recommended waiting for the new ones.
Mark
Tony Terceira <terceira at ride_ri.net> wrote:
At 12:00 PM 9/1/2007 -0400, you wrote:
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>Message: 3
>Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:03:11 -0600
>From: "Mark R"
>Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Digital Camera Recommendations
>To: "Dick Powell" , "killifish discussion
> list"
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>On 8/25/07, Dick Powell wrote:
> > I am looking at buying a 10 megapixel digital SLR camera. Can anyone
> recommend which brand and model is the best for general use and fish pictures?
> >
First let me say that I am a Nikon user, and have been for over
40 years... so surely I have a little prejudice....... my first digital
was the D100 . For me it is was a "no brainer" ...40 years of some of
the finest lenses made and all of them would work on a digital
body........... the cost of the body was incidental.
Today I also own a D200 ...... the color rendition is amazing and
exceeds the D100. Recommending at digital at 10 mp there would be two
considerations,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, if you are a heavy user in many conditions,
then the D200 because of its metal body and seals. If you are a normal
user then the D80 ........... the major difference is the construction
materials............ metal vs plastic. These are the choices if you
have any other Nikon lenses since all of them will work on either body, and
additionally it has ITTL.. wireless off the body flash use.
If I had no other lenses, then I would recommend the D40x which
just received Digital Photography's best buy................. the
difference is that some of the older Nikon lenses will not work with the
newer body.
All of the camera's are 10 mp. More pixels is always better
since it is easier to crop and recompose without affecting image
quality. You surely do not need 10mp for 4 x6 or 8x10 commercially
produced prints.. but I'll bet you will want to reach in quality as time
progresses.
Of course the true money should be spent in lenses...............
It is so silly to see people pay over $1000 for a camera body and then
attach a $99 lens special to it. Time has not changed the fact that
lenses are the key to image quality and photographers are the key to
composition. Always buy the best lens you can afford, and stick with the
top of the line..................
For fish photography, I have just about every macro lens nikon
makes, a 60mm,105mm, 200mm and the new 105mm VR, but I am a little over the
edge in photography, and I do derive some income from my images.
Stay with Nikon or Cannon, Stay a 10mp as the standard and that
is where the prices are falling......... a new Nikon d40X is slightly over
$650 for the body................ can be bought with a 18-55mm lens for
around $700.
Then invest in the specific macro you prefer, probably the 105 2.8
which can be bought used for about $350 in excellent condition.
Tony
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