My first DSLR

[Antihero112]

Hello guys, I saved a little amount of money to get my first dslr and I've got two offers which i think are good. Nikon D200 9k shots + [FONT=Lucida Grande, Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]nissin 466 flash for 330 dollars or a nikon d90 and [/FONT]18-55 lens for 410 dollars. I'll use the dslr for wildlife photography ,so in your opinion, which one is better?[FONT=Lucida Grande, Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif] Should I go for d200 and better lens or d90 and 18-55?
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[CaptainNapalm]

I would cough up the extra money and get the D90.

 

[goodguy]

D90 is much better, D200 is ancient camera.
For just a bit more (less then 500$) you can get a new Nikon D5100 with the 18-55mm kit lens and I would recommend to get it over the other two cameras.

 

[robbins.photo]

Hello guys, I saved a little amount of money to get my first dslr and I've got two offers which i think are good. Nikon D200 9k shots + nissin 466 flash for 330 dollars or a nikon d90 and 18-55 lens for 410 dollars. I'll use the dslr for wildlife photography ,so in your opinion, which one is better? Should I go for d200 and better lens or d90 and 18-55?
Thank you!

Well from the cameras you mentioned I'm guessing your budget is fairly limited. One thing to consider is that for wildlife photography odds are very good you'll most likely want a telephoto lens - the Nikon 70-300 mm is an outstanding lens, the problem the VR version is most likely going to be out of your reach at least for a while, they generally run $300 to $500 just for the lens itself.

So you might want to consider going with the D90 and seeing if maybe you can find one cheap enough that you can also get yourself a telephoto lens - the non-VR versions of the 70-300 mm usually run between $100 and $150 used, thing is though to really use them effectively you'll need to shoot in good lighting conditions and keep your shutter speed high or get yourself a monopod or tripod. I prefer a monopod for wildlife shooting, you generally do a lot of walking and the monopod is lighter and easier/faster to deploy.

The D5100 is a much better body than the D90 overall, but from the sounds of things it doesn't sound like you'd be able to get even an inexpensive telephoto lens which would really limit your options for wildlife photography.

 

[Antihero112]

So guys, If you say that d5100 is a better I might go for it. I have a friend who sells one with 20k shots, two years of warranty for 300dollars. Should I buy a new one?

 

[robbins.photo]

So guys, If you say that d5100 is a better I might go for it. I have a friend who sells one with 20k shots, two years of warranty for 300dollars. Should I buy a new one?

Just check to make sure the warranty is transferable - some aren't, they only honor the warranty for the original buyer. But if it is transferable I'd say that's a pretty good deal.

 

[goodguy]

So guys, If you say that d5100 is a better I might go for it. I have a friend who sells one with 20k shots, two years of warranty for 300dollars. Should I buy a new one?

Like everything else its a risk, if you can get it with a valid 2 years warranty and the camera comes with a lens then its not a bad deal, as far as I know this camera is rated at 100k actuation so the camera hardly did 1/5 of its life.
On the other hand I saw today the D5100 is going for 470$ new with its 18-55mm kit lens, this is a lot of camera for the money and its new.

Your choice but overall choosing the D5100 is (I think) the right way to go for the money.

 

[Antihero112]

An online shop had sales and I was able to buy a brand new nikon d5100 + 18-55vr and 4 years warranty for 300 dollars I started to save for lenses!!!
Thank you guys for your support!

 

[goodguy]

An online shop had sales and I was able to buy a brand new nikon d5100 + 18-55vr and 4 years warranty for 300 dollars I started to save for lenses!!!
Thank you guys for your support!

Congrats for the new camera and enjoy it