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Yet another SLR thread....
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Point taken. The ISO drop was a must, Im not a particular fan of FP sync, but I can also understand that Im not representing the majority and Nikon didn't make it for me. I still prefer Pocket Wizards though 😀
Mmkay, thanks for the replies!
I'm pretty sure I'm going with the D80. I went down to the local Best Buy and had a lookie at both the A100 and D80 (the Canon was not working... but I suppose I decided that it's either the Sony or Nikion. I was very impressed with the D80 once again, and I talked to another woman who had just purchased one for her husband, and that they liked it lots better than her Digital Rebel (not sure what model of Canon she had...).
Ill keep everyone updated!
I'm pretty sure I'm going with the D80. I went down to the local Best Buy and had a lookie at both the A100 and D80 (the Canon was not working... but I suppose I decided that it's either the Sony or Nikion. I was very impressed with the D80 once again, and I talked to another woman who had just purchased one for her husband, and that they liked it lots better than her Digital Rebel (not sure what model of Canon she had...).
Ill keep everyone updated!
AndrewWx
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Good Thing you held them
my two cents, while everyone is correct that ultimately the lenses will far outlast the body, you still are spending a chunk of change on the body. Make sure you like the way it feels in your hands, do you like where all the knobs are. These are the little things that all add up. I love having my ISO/Qual/WB buttons right there on top on my D200.
If you don't like the way your camera feels you probably won't want to buy more expensive glass for it.
my two cents, while everyone is correct that ultimately the lenses will far outlast the body, you still are spending a chunk of change on the body. Make sure you like the way it feels in your hands, do you like where all the knobs are. These are the little things that all add up. I love having my ISO/Qual/WB buttons right there on top on my D200.
If you don't like the way your camera feels you probably won't want to buy more expensive glass for it.
I went with the D50 actually, and got some other goodies for Xmas, as well as two lenses. I'll let you all know when it comes in!
Chip NoVaMac
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Looong story guys, kinda of a hassle, but in the end, all is well!
Okay, so the place we ordered from, BestCameraPrices.com = scam! After much hassle with credit cards and all, the order was canceled. Holy heck, do not buy from them, ever!
Anyway, yesterday I went down to the local Ritz Camera retail store, and the staff was amazingly helpful. I went in knowing what I wanted, and I told them so, so they didn't give me any speech to sell me on stuff. Turns out, they had a sale on the D70s with the 18-70MM lens, so I went with that. I also purchased a spiffy case, 1GB card, UV filter, tripod, and protection for a total of $1,100.
I'm totally in love with the camera, and I have been reading the book as to get familiar with all the features and controls. Overall though, I'm super happy with my purchase choice, and I'm definitely going to enjoy using it!
Okay, so the place we ordered from, BestCameraPrices.com = scam! After much hassle with credit cards and all, the order was canceled. Holy heck, do not buy from them, ever!
Anyway, yesterday I went down to the local Ritz Camera retail store, and the staff was amazingly helpful. I went in knowing what I wanted, and I told them so, so they didn't give me any speech to sell me on stuff. Turns out, they had a sale on the D70s with the 18-70MM lens, so I went with that. I also purchased a spiffy case, 1GB card, UV filter, tripod, and protection for a total of $1,100.
I'm totally in love with the camera, and I have been reading the book as to get familiar with all the features and controls. Overall though, I'm super happy with my purchase choice, and I'm definitely going to enjoy using it!
Another thing...
to support your decision for Nikon is that Zeiss now makes lenses in Nikon mount. Which was one of the driving points behind buying a Contax or Leica.
And, the super-duper legacy of Nikon lenses that will work with all Nikons.
to support your decision for Nikon is that Zeiss now makes lenses in Nikon mount. Which was one of the driving points behind buying a Contax or Leica.
And, the super-duper legacy of Nikon lenses that will work with all Nikons.
I love my K10. Great camera and I am VERY happy with the purchase. I had many older pentax lenses that drove the purchase but I think I definitely got a better camera than the current Nikon/Canon offerings.
I also have older nikon lenses and a D70 to use with them but that got shelved for the K10 and I think I'm just going to sell it as I love my K10 just that much more.
remember that what you're buying when you're buying a sony DSLR is really konica minolta- Sony merged with them for their SLR equipment so that's really what you're buying in the A100. So the brand is semi-established even though on the surface it appears not to be.