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I'mlooking into purchasing my first SLR camera, and from what I know its either Nikon or Canon.
So, with not spending more than $500 which of these two would be my best choice?
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Demax777 wrote:
I'm looking in my first SLR camera, and from what I know its either Nikon or Canon.
So, with not spending more than $500 which of these two would be my best choice?
All of that is over my head. I'm used to having a compact Canon. So, I know nothing about changing the lens or even what fstop means...please re-explain inlamest terms.
Originally Posted by Smokey13
Check out the Photography thread... Mjbetch is selling his D80 for less than $500.
what in the world are you talking about? the crop sensor has NOTHING to do w/ the f-stop of the lens. the crop sensor just means that the focallength the lens must be multiplied by 1.5 or 1.6 to get the effective field of view. the f-stop is a function of the lens and is not affected by the camerabody at all other than adjusting the desired f-stop.Originally Posted by Forgot About Jae
BE CAREFUL, THEY'RE BOTH CROP CAMERAS
DAT MEANZ DA FSTOP WILL GO FROM 3.5 TO 5.6 BECAUSE OF DA SENSORZ IN DEM . SO IF YEW BUY A F1.7 PRIME LENS, IT WILL BE A 2.8 ZOOM MMKAY
Originally Posted by Demax777
Demax777 wrote:
I'm looking in my first SLR camera, and from what I know its either Nikon or Canon.
So, with not spending more than $500 which of these two would be my best choice?
Originally Posted by mjbetch
Originally Posted by Smokey13
Check out the Photography thread... Mjbetch is selling his D80 for less than $500.
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http://niketalk.com/topic/139634
Originally Posted by jay kickz till i die
what in the world are you talking about? the crop sensor has NOTHING to do w/ the f-stop of the lens. the crop sensor just means that the focal length the lens must be multiplied by 1.5 or 1.6 to get the effective field of view. the f-stop is a function of the lens and is not affected by the camera body at all other than adjusting the desired f-stop.Originally Posted by Forgot About Jae
BE CAREFUL, THEY'RE BOTH CROP CAMERAS
DAT MEANZ DA FSTOP WILL GO FROM 3.5 TO 5.6 BECAUSE OF DA SENSORZ IN DEM . SO IF YEW BUY A F1.7 PRIME LENS, IT WILL BE A 2.8 ZOOM MMKAY
*edit*
as for picking up your first dslr, i would lean towards canon just because not all nikon lenses are compatible w/ the d60. the camera body itself doesn't have an auto focus motor so the lens will not auto focus unless you buy af-s lenses. with canon you have the availabilty of the full line of ef and ef-s lenses which gives you a lot more options and can also be used on bodies should you choose to upgrade in the future. i personally have an xsi and i love it. although i do wish that canon would follow the same path as nikon as far as upgrades, the lens lineup is too much for me to look away.
blah!
Originally Posted by SaNTi0321
Originally Posted by jay kickz till i die
what in the world are you talking about? the crop sensor has NOTHING to do w/ the f-stop of the lens. the crop sensor just means that the focal length the lens must be multiplied by 1.5 or 1.6 to get the effective field of view. the f-stop is a function of the lens and is not affected by the camera body at all other than adjusting the desired f-stop.Originally Posted by Forgot About Jae
BE CAREFUL, THEY'RE BOTH CROP CAMERAS
DAT MEANZ DA FSTOP WILL GO FROM 3.5 TO 5.6 BECAUSE OF DA SENSORZ IN DEM . SO IF YEW BUY A F1.7 PRIME LENS, IT WILL BE A 2.8 ZOOM MMKAY
*edit*
as for picking up your first dslr, i would lean towards canon just because not all nikon lenses are compatible w/ the d60. the camera body itself doesn't have an auto focus motor so the lens will not auto focus unless you buy af-s lenses. with canon you have the availabilty of the full line of ef and ef-s lenses which gives you a lot more options and can also be used on bodies should you choose to upgrade in the future. i personally have an xsi and i love it. although i do wish that canon would follow the same path as nikon as far as upgrades, the lens lineup is too much for me to look away.
blah!the hell was dude thinking.
As far as the D40/D40x/D60 not being able to focus with "lenses" (basically the only one you need to worry about is the 50mm f/1.There is already a new 50mm Nikkor that WILL Autofocus but you pay a price for that... other than that lens, i really don't see what trouble you would have with any other lenses, especially being a beginner.
I find Nikon also has better quality products, but again its all user preferance. Go to a Photography shop, and ask to use both cameras, play around with both for a while and get a feel for them. Either way, neither Canon or Nikon will dissapoint once you make a decision.
Originally Posted by jay kickz till i die
what in the world are you talking about? the crop sensor has NOTHING to do w/ the f-stop of the lens. the crop sensor just means that the focal length the lens must be multiplied by 1.5 or 1.6 to get the effective field of view. the f-stop is a function of the lens and is not affected by the camera body at all other than adjusting the desired f-stop.Originally Posted by Forgot About Jae
BE CAREFUL, THEY'RE BOTH CROP CAMERAS
DAT MEANZ DA FSTOP WILL GO FROM 3.5 TO 5.6 BECAUSE OF DA SENSORZ IN DEM . SO IF YEW BUY A F1.7 PRIME LENS, IT WILL BE A 2.8 ZOOM MMKAY
*edit*
as for picking up your first dslr, i would lean towards canon just because not all nikon lenses are compatible w/ the d60. the camera body itself doesn't have an auto focus motor so the lens will not auto focus unless you buy af-s lenses. with canon you have the availabilty of the full line of ef and ef-s lenses which gives you a lot more options and can also be used on bodies should you choose to upgrade in the future. i personally have an xsi and i love it. although i do wish that canon would follow the same path as nikon as far as upgrades, the lens lineup is too much for me to look away.
blah!