Need help finding a camera

[peterbj7]

You might find this discussion interesting, on lens vs. sensor image stabilisation:-
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=546444&highlight=peterbj7

And this one on ratings of camera makes by owners:-
http://www.jdpower.com/electronics/ratings/digital-camera-ratings/dslr

 

[WPhyer]

For about a year I've been looking for a DSLR and have asked the few camera "experts" that I know what I should look for. All but one said to focus more on the lenses (pun intended) than the camera body. Spend more $$ on the lenses than the camera itself because they tend to believe that the lenses are what get you the better picture versus the camera itself.

I don't know how true this is, but it makes sense seeing how most upper scale camera bodies have pretty much the same features.

But what do I know... I still don't have a DSLR (yet)

-William

 

[peterbj7]

What your friends told you is true, but you must recognise that choice of body manufacturer and sensor size will determine what your lens choices are. You have to make body and (at least initial) lens choices together.

 

[roadkill]

If I were you (and I'm not), I would save up an extra five or six hundred dollars and get a camera that will present you with a wider range of possibilities... ie. glass. But thats just me.(who's not you)