Posted by: divdude February 5, 2008
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@Narayangarh before buying dslr you should first realize what kind of pictures you want to take. There are two major brands that make DSLRs, Nikon and Canon. Each of them have their own strong points and weak points.
One most important thing to understand before you buy into DSLR is that the lens is THE most important part. They will literally last you decades and play fundamental roles in producing quality images. I will just suggest you the main areas of photography.
1. Landscapes: They typically require wide angle lenses, at the moment Nikon is most suited system with excellent lenses such as 14-24 mm and 24-70 mm..
2. Action Photography: They require very wide angles lenses like 14 mm, again Nikon is the best system.
3. Macros: Nikon , although Tamron produces excellent lenses for all systems.
4. Portraits: Canon (They make excellent 85mm lenses for portraits)
5. Wildlife: It requires very long lenses like 500mm or 600mm. Both nikon and canon have excellent lenses for the purpose. But price wise its canon.I have a feeling the Nikon's price will also drop soon.
First you should decide what kinda photography you want to do then decide what system you wanna buy. If your need is not specialized then most probably modern point and shoots will suffice you.
Anyway the latest entry level cameras are,
Nikon D60: $750
Canon 450D $900
both are max retail price so you can probably buy in discounted prices.
One most important thing to understand before you buy into DSLR is that the lens is THE most important part. They will literally last you decades and play fundamental roles in producing quality images. I will just suggest you the main areas of photography.
1. Landscapes: They typically require wide angle lenses, at the moment Nikon is most suited system with excellent lenses such as 14-24 mm and 24-70 mm..
2. Action Photography: They require very wide angles lenses like 14 mm, again Nikon is the best system.
3. Macros: Nikon , although Tamron produces excellent lenses for all systems.
4. Portraits: Canon (They make excellent 85mm lenses for portraits)
5. Wildlife: It requires very long lenses like 500mm or 600mm. Both nikon and canon have excellent lenses for the purpose. But price wise its canon.I have a feeling the Nikon's price will also drop soon.
First you should decide what kinda photography you want to do then decide what system you wanna buy. If your need is not specialized then most probably modern point and shoots will suffice you.
Anyway the latest entry level cameras are,
Nikon D60: $750
Canon 450D $900
both are max retail price so you can probably buy in discounted prices.