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What kind of Digital SLR combo to go with?
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<blockquote data-quote="STG" data-source="post: 7396090" data-attributes="member: 62237"><p>Get the D40 and a better lens. Amateurs shoot Canon. Pros choose Nikon.:banana:</p><p></p><p></p><p>The "faster" camera atgument is ridiculous. Sure, you need a DSLR with a huge buffer to soot 20 RAW frames as quick as you can press the shutter button.... For what? Sports! Like basketball, baseball and football!!</p><p></p><p>1. I don't care how fast you can poress the shutter, you won't be shooting any of these sports without a big telephoto lens that is out of your budget. </p><p></p><p>2. Shooting these sports requires a FAST LENS. Like f2.8.</p><p></p><p>3. A "fast" camera is worthless without another $1,500 to $6,000 expenditure on glass.</p><p></p><p>A D40 is a fine camera. You don't need to spend more on a body. Do yourself a favor and buy the Nikon Nikkor 50mm f1.8D lens for about $110. It may not be a zoom, but it will let you shoot into the evening and it's sharp.</p><p></p><p>I took the photo in my signature with my D100 and a F1.8D lens in the evening. You can see the reflection of what's left of the sunlight behind the mountain on the front fender and door of my car. You can't do that with a kit lens (typically variable F3.5 - 5.6 depending on zoom.)</p><p></p><p>Buy the fastest lens you can afford. That's the single most important piece of camera equipment. Faster lenses let in more light. An F2.8 lens lets in twice as much light as an F4. An f5.6 lens lens lets in half as much light as an f4. It makes allthe difference in the world.</p><p></p><p>Megapixels don't mean a thing. There isn't a consumer grade 7, 8 10 or 12 megapixel camerra that can take better photos than a D40. You can't tell the difference in photos with the naked eye between a D40, D60, D90 and my older D100. If you want huge prints, get a program called Genuine Fractals. The glass and how the camera process the information (programming) from the CCD is far more important than megapixels. </p><p></p><p>Don't buy a DSLR unless you will shoot in RAW. Buy the software to manipulate RAW image (Nikon Capture) and get Photoshop.</p><p></p><p>Consumer reviews on Cnet aren't worth reading. It's like Consumer Reports saying a Mustsang V6 is better than a Mach1 because it gets better mileage and rides smoother. Read dpreview.com</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="STG, post: 7396090, member: 62237"] Get the D40 and a better lens. Amateurs shoot Canon. Pros choose Nikon.:banana: The "faster" camera atgument is ridiculous. Sure, you need a DSLR with a huge buffer to soot 20 RAW frames as quick as you can press the shutter button.... For what? Sports! Like basketball, baseball and football!! 1. I don't care how fast you can poress the shutter, you won't be shooting any of these sports without a big telephoto lens that is out of your budget. 2. Shooting these sports requires a FAST LENS. Like f2.8. 3. A "fast" camera is worthless without another $1,500 to $6,000 expenditure on glass. A D40 is a fine camera. You don't need to spend more on a body. Do yourself a favor and buy the Nikon Nikkor 50mm f1.8D lens for about $110. It may not be a zoom, but it will let you shoot into the evening and it's sharp. I took the photo in my signature with my D100 and a F1.8D lens in the evening. You can see the reflection of what's left of the sunlight behind the mountain on the front fender and door of my car. You can't do that with a kit lens (typically variable F3.5 - 5.6 depending on zoom.) Buy the fastest lens you can afford. That's the single most important piece of camera equipment. Faster lenses let in more light. An F2.8 lens lets in twice as much light as an F4. An f5.6 lens lens lets in half as much light as an f4. It makes allthe difference in the world. Megapixels don't mean a thing. There isn't a consumer grade 7, 8 10 or 12 megapixel camerra that can take better photos than a D40. You can't tell the difference in photos with the naked eye between a D40, D60, D90 and my older D100. If you want huge prints, get a program called Genuine Fractals. The glass and how the camera process the information (programming) from the CCD is far more important than megapixels. Don't buy a DSLR unless you will shoot in RAW. Buy the software to manipulate RAW image (Nikon Capture) and get Photoshop. Consumer reviews on Cnet aren't worth reading. It's like Consumer Reports saying a Mustsang V6 is better than a Mach1 because it gets better mileage and rides smoother. Read dpreview.com [/QUOTE]
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