Digital SLRs?

[cure]

what f-stops for the 10-20? if it can do your low-light stuff, i'd leave the 30/1.4 out

[andrewyit]

is adorama and b&h the cheapest place to cop a lens in ny?

Will be travelling there next month and would like to grab maybe canon 24 f2.8, its freakishly expensive down under, everything is.

cheers

[joelz]

Actually speaking of ultra-wide angles - what are people's thoughts on them? I've read good things about the Tokina 11-16...

[PandaDenim]

Okay so now I really need to buy a new dSLR, my KM is falling apart...

Would you guys recommend getting a new Sony? I've been to the stores and checked out the new models(a230, a330, a380) and none of them are very impressive...I actually like my KM more than them... Should I spend more and get the A700 which is based off the old KM7 model or just jump ship to another company? And if I gotta jump ship do you guys recommend any cameras? I've been looking at Nikons and Canons.

[guywithpants]

Nikon D90 should you choose to jump ship, a very very nice camera. Also since Nikon has been around for near forever they have a bunch of older lenses you can pick up to use as well.

[ben_253]

Anyone rec me a new lens for my 400D? just got the standard 18-55 at the moment and looking to step my game up a bit. on a bit of a budget though so can't be super expensive..

[jewbagel]

Anyone rec me a new lens for my 400D? just got the standard 18-55 at the moment and looking to step my game up a bit. on a bit of a budget though so can't be super expensive..

50/1.4 is always a good option. What are your primary uses for the lens going to be?

[Osmosis Jones]

50/1.4 is always a good option. What are your primary uses for the lens going to be?

i think using a prime only helps each user decide what type of lense to get next. i had an 18-55mm, and then i switched to an 18-200mm and didn't really use it above 80mm. when i upgraded to a nikon d90, i just chose the 50mm f1.8 and that helped me decide that i would get more use out of a wider lense like the tokina 11-16mm.

[soonami]

idk what canon makes, but a 28-35mm, f/~2.0 fast prime would be a better choice for a crop sensor DSLR because this is wide enough that you can actually shoot comfortably indoors around people without having to strain your back leaning so far back for framing.

But of course the 50mm will be much cheaper since they've been making those for like 75 years.

[Becks23]

Sigma 30mm f1.4

It's relatively cheap and decently sharp although no 400D means no micro-adjustments which is sometimes crucial for this lens cause many people complain of un-sharp copies.

30mm on a crop (it is an APC-S lens though) comes in at 48mm which is quite close to 50mm.

[ben_253]

^ i've read that the Canon 28mm f/1.8 EF is better for less cash..(?)

i'll have to get my research on. thanks everyone

[soonami]

both are pretty expensive:

Sigma is $440

Canon is $500

[herpsky]

canon XSi or XTi?

there doesn't seem to be a big price difference so i might as well get the XSi

[mellowfellow]

xsi have bigger screen and live view no? Yeah, go with the Xsi.

[herpsky]

xsi or x1i?

[Analog]

T1i

But then you may as well level-up to a 50D

[herpsky]

im a n00b @ this though

fucking ridiculous. i can buy a t1i in the japland for the price xsi here in the US.

50D is too balla status.

[Analog]

im a n00b @ this though

lol me too. I've been shopping for a camera also. But where I live, there's only a $150 difference between these two:

Canon Rebel T1i w/ 17-85 F4-5.6 EF-S IS USM

Canon EOS-50D w/ 17-85 F4-5.6 EF-S IS USM

[freecat]

i'd get a used 20d or 30d if I were you, 40d if you've got a lil bit more to put into it. i've got a 30d and don't really think i need something else. i had a 400d/xti before, and it looks and feels like a toy compared to it.

[skeetinmynose]

If the T1i and XSi are close in price, go for the T1i. The XSi performs just a tiny bit better, iirc, but I was a sucker for the video. It'll depend on whether your prefer that over a slight gain in picture quality.

Isn't it called the KISS or something in japland?

Hate how the Rebels just get smaller and smaller though. Buying the grip was a godsend.

[herpsky]

i'd get a used 20d or 30d if I were you, 40d if you've got a lil bit more to put into it. i've got a 30d and don't really think i need something else. i had a 400d/xti before, and it looks and feels like a toy compared to it.

do 20d / 30d perform better than xsi?

i guess they feel and look better because they are pro-use DSLRs.

isn't the technology in xsi recent enough to compensate for the difference?

once again. sorry for my n00bness

[guywithpants]

Well the xsi is newer so it has more megapixels (good and bad) and a better processor compared to the 20/30d. The added megapixels may create more noise at a higher iso.

But overall I think it comes down to feel, whichever camera feels better is the one you should get. Also the 20/30d are fairly old compared to the xsi, so a better used camera option would be the 40d.

[sgt_H]

and it should come down to other things than mega pixels imo.

like iso amounts and iso preformance (which i heard canon kills nikon at)

#AF system? (for instance i dont like D60 cause it only has 3 points)

[freecat]

do 20d / 30d perform better than xsi?

i guess they feel and look better because they are pro-use DSLRs.

isn't the technology in xsi recent enough to compensate for the difference?

once again. sorry for my n00bness

on the paper the xsi might sound better. it sure has live view (like compact cameras), a new image processor, dust removal... but do those things really matter ?

on the other side, the 30d has extendable iso (for low lights), can go up to 1/8000s (the xsi can do 1/4000s), has a larger pentaprism viewfinder (xsi has a pentamirror), better battery and is made of magnesium/plastic which feels better and is sturdier than xsi's inox/polycarbonate. when you take pictures, that is what really matters.

even by the viewfinder, i couldn't go back to the rebel serie. i'd rather have a 20d than a T1i. once you go semi-pro you can't go back.

i know that when you start photography you think about the novelty issue and look at specs carefully. when i chose the canon xti when it was released as my first dslr, i wasn't ready for a 20d because it looked very out of date to me, but if i had to make the same choice again i'd go for the 20d because it feels like a camera, not like a toy.

[guywithpants]

yeah i realize megapixels aren't a big deal, since basically anything over 6 is overkill unless you are making posters.

i honestly don't know much about canon since i'm a pentax user.

[herpsky]

i went to a bestbuy today to test some cameras

the rebel series all feel extremely cheap. i guess it's a good entry level camera but it's not sturdy at all.

i saw some nikons and i actually liked them better.

i'm thinking of getting D3000.

everyone is totally gay for canons but i sorta liked the nikons better...

[joelz]

if you're looking at the d3000 ... at least look at like the d40, or d60, or a used d70/d80. D3000 is incredibly basic

[PandaDenim]

I'm awaiting the release of the Sony Alpha 550!

Has some really neat features I wanna try out.

[freecat]

usually we talk about cameras we know, and i don't know Nikon's camera much. but all i know is that the d80 and d300 are very good cameras. don't get the d40/60, they don't have internal autofocus and though being sturdy, have a toy-ish graphical interface and specs.

[herpsky]

d3000 is supposed to replace D40, i heard