LSU Picture/Camera Question (Lsuconnman, FLtiggah, etc.)

Lenses matter more than the body. Any Nikon, Canon or Pentax entry level DSLR should do for you if you are just getting into this. Invest more in the good lenses

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Lenses matter more than the body. Any Nikon, Canon or Pentax entry level DSLR should do for you if you are just getting into this. Invest more in the good lenses

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Suggestions?

I am looking at either a Rebel or the Canon 40D. I am a novice when it comes to lenses.

A Rebel would certainly be fine starting out and it'll likely be a few years before you're at the point where that body holds you back.

As far as lenses, what do you want to do?

Looking at moderately priced stuff, for general walkaround/portraiture look at the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8. Sports/telephoto I'd suggest the Canon 70-300mm f/4-f5.6.

You should check out LINK / . Most, if not all, of your questions will be answered there.

I disagree, if you have a shitty camera and awesome lenses, you're still gonna have shitty photos.

I have a D40 and I think it's great. It even came with an alright lens. It ran me about 600 bucks including a 4 gig card and 2 year insurance plan.

yeah, but you still need a decent camera.

The rebels are not shitty cameras.

you put words in my mouth. Put it this way, I would invest in a great camera before I invest in great lenses. Take it fwiw.

$1200 isn't going to get you anywhere if you're trying to get a high quality sports setup. But with that said, A couple of my favorite pictures were taken with my Canon Rebel at the Supers last year, so you can get great shots with anything...you just don't get as many, as often.

I disagree about the camera before the lens opinion. First, a great lens will stay with you forever. Second, I only buy second hand, and lens depreciation is insignficant, while cameras depreciate like cars. So far I've sold 3 of my lenses, made a profit on two, and broke even on the third.

Ultimately, for $1200 I'd get a Canon 50D with the kit lens and the plastic fantastic (50mm f/1.8). When the funds present themselves, I'd add a 70-200 or the IS version for another $1100-1500, which is everyone's general purpose lens.

That combo is more than enough to satisfy any enthusiast.

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ill tell you that my dad uses beachcamera.com for a lot of his camera accessories etc. and they always have pretty good prices with many extras included in the deals (4 gb cards etc.)