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I am looking to buy a digital slr type camera, I had a great slr but it and all my accessories, lenses, etc. were stolen from me. I am looking at a low end Nikon or Canon, something in the 4-600.00 range, any recomendations? I will be using it as an all purpose camera, but will also be doing some wildlife photography on the side. I know I should be buying a better camera, but my budget at this time will not allow it.
Thanks in advance.
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I'm quite happy with my Rebel XT. I recommend going to a camera store and playing with them to see which one works best with you and which one has the most natural feeling menu for you. I find the canon menu is very user friendly for my mind. Don't know about the others.
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a Rebel XTii would be high on the list.
I would take a minute to think about what you will do in the future. I know you don't have the funding to expand now, but you'll want to later.
really you're buying a (disposable) body for your lens collection.
look at the types of lenses Canon & Nikon market and what you might do. it's easy (but not entirely painless) to upgrade bodies, but you pretty quickly get locked into lens mounts....
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UtahLefty nailed it.
My Xti is the cheapest piece of camera equipment I own, and the only one I expect to wear out.
Pick your lenses, and then decide on a body.
Brian
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You might see if Braindead still has this one for sale?
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Well, I'm sure no expert, but I've been having a LOT of fun with my Nikon D60. It is very fast if I use it as a simple "point & shoot", I can take close up photos with ease, and it fits my hand a lot better than the Canon XTi.
I found a heck of a deal, and bought a boxed D60 with the kit lens, camera case, and all kit acc., (2) 2 gig SD chips, and a 4 year extended warranty from Best Buy. It came with the Best Buy receipt (bought June 16th, 2008), + a unfilled factory warranty card. It had very little use, with only 136 shutter release's when I picked it up.
My total cost was $400.00.
Although the camera is considered a beginners DSLR, I have a lot of learning to do, to master all it can do.
You might want to go to a camera store, and handle both the XTi, and the D60 just to see which feels right to you.
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