Instead of posting ANOTHER thread for this.... I will just change this one,
I talked to my teacher about the Nikon D40, and she said that MOST pros use canon, and the reason you see Nikons allot is because Nikon sponsors allot of stuff having to do with photography, and also Nikon cameras\lens' have to be cleaned once every two months, which costs $35-$75 (each time you have them cleaned) and the canon ones also have to get cleaned, but a place near my house does it for free... Please note, I didn't know what exactly she meant by this until Clix Pix explained it a little better,
I was looking around at Canons cameras, and came across the 30D. It seems to be a very nice camera, all the reviews are all very positive, and reading the stats it seems like an awesome one for me, that will last me a long time... (unlike maybe the XT or XTi which I may want to replace when I get more into photography)
Although, the kit lens people are saying is slow to focus, and has bad color... also, if you buy it with the kit lens, it is exactly my budget, but if I buy the body and the 75-200mm f/4-5.6 II USM Telephoto, the total of it comes to $70'ish cheaper then the body and kit lens...
So my amazon shopping card\wish list is:
Canon 30D Body Only
75-200mm f/4-5.6 II USM Telephoto Lens
4gb SanDisk Ultra II Card
Total: $1,134.09 + Tax
Which combined is $37.91 below my budget...
I am mainly asking for people who own this camera to post there experience, and maybe even some other suggestions... (the only other canons I can really afford is the 20D, XTi, and XT but the XT\XTi, I will want to replace them sooner...)
Anyway, I am pretty set on the 30D and this lens, but if someone wants to recommend a better lens that is $200 or below, then please do!
With my extra $37.91, what is a filter that I can attach to the telephoto lens, to help make it a better macro lens, is it fine as is? Or maybe there is a cheap filter to make it better...
Please note, I am no longer going to only get\consider a canon... I will consider a Nikon... please, no more flaming, before you post fully read this post, and the others so you don't repost the same info
I talked to my teacher about the Nikon D40, and she said that MOST pros use canon, and the reason you see Nikons allot is because Nikon sponsors allot of stuff having to do with photography, and also Nikon cameras\lens' have to be cleaned once every two months, which costs $35-$75 (each time you have them cleaned) and the canon ones also have to get cleaned, but a place near my house does it for free... Please note, I didn't know what exactly she meant by this until Clix Pix explained it a little better,
I was looking around at Canons cameras, and came across the 30D. It seems to be a very nice camera, all the reviews are all very positive, and reading the stats it seems like an awesome one for me, that will last me a long time... (unlike maybe the XT or XTi which I may want to replace when I get more into photography)
Although, the kit lens people are saying is slow to focus, and has bad color... also, if you buy it with the kit lens, it is exactly my budget, but if I buy the body and the 75-200mm f/4-5.6 II USM Telephoto, the total of it comes to $70'ish cheaper then the body and kit lens...
So my amazon shopping card\wish list is:
Canon 30D Body Only
75-200mm f/4-5.6 II USM Telephoto Lens
4gb SanDisk Ultra II Card
Total: $1,134.09 + Tax
Which combined is $37.91 below my budget...
I am mainly asking for people who own this camera to post there experience, and maybe even some other suggestions... (the only other canons I can really afford is the 20D, XTi, and XT but the XT\XTi, I will want to replace them sooner...)
Anyway, I am pretty set on the 30D and this lens, but if someone wants to recommend a better lens that is $200 or below, then please do!
With my extra $37.91, what is a filter that I can attach to the telephoto lens, to help make it a better macro lens, is it fine as is? Or maybe there is a cheap filter to make it better...
Please note, I am no longer going to only get\consider a canon... I will consider a Nikon... please, no more flaming, before you post fully read this post, and the others so you don't repost the same info