aaroncampbell
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I know that this has been posted before, but I think I'm more ignorant than most, so here it goes:
I want to get a good Digital SLR camera. The problem is...I'm no photographer. My wife is what I would consider a photography Enthusiast...something a little above the average "hobby," with no aspirations to do anything more with it than personal stuff (art for our home, scrapbooking, websites, etc). With the holidays approaching, I'd like to get her a decent camera in the $1000 (USD) range. She does NOT have existing equipment to use with it (so we aren't limited to something that fits her existing lenses, etc). There are a couple problems. First, there are SO many options offered, I don't know which ones are advertising fluff, and which ones are useful/necessary. Also, I don't understand the lenses very well. It seems that a lot of cameras come with an 18-55mm lens. Can someone explain to me how the mm system works as far as what it actually means as you USE the camera?
My mom got a Nikon D50 about a year ago (maybe a little more), and my wife loves it. I was considering getting her one just like it, but I don't want to buy something old if there is something considerably better. The thing I like about the Nikons was that they take SD memory rather than CF. Just a personal preference though (speaking of which, is one actually better than the other for photography purposes?). However, the Canon seems to offer a higher Megapixel rating at roughly the same pricepoint:
Canon Rebel XTi - 10.1 - ~$800
Nikon D50 - 6.1 - ~$700
Nikon D80 - 10.2 - ~$1100
I want to get a good Digital SLR camera. The problem is...I'm no photographer. My wife is what I would consider a photography Enthusiast...something a little above the average "hobby," with no aspirations to do anything more with it than personal stuff (art for our home, scrapbooking, websites, etc). With the holidays approaching, I'd like to get her a decent camera in the $1000 (USD) range. She does NOT have existing equipment to use with it (so we aren't limited to something that fits her existing lenses, etc). There are a couple problems. First, there are SO many options offered, I don't know which ones are advertising fluff, and which ones are useful/necessary. Also, I don't understand the lenses very well. It seems that a lot of cameras come with an 18-55mm lens. Can someone explain to me how the mm system works as far as what it actually means as you USE the camera?
My mom got a Nikon D50 about a year ago (maybe a little more), and my wife loves it. I was considering getting her one just like it, but I don't want to buy something old if there is something considerably better. The thing I like about the Nikons was that they take SD memory rather than CF. Just a personal preference though (speaking of which, is one actually better than the other for photography purposes?). However, the Canon seems to offer a higher Megapixel rating at roughly the same pricepoint:
Canon Rebel XTi - 10.1 - ~$800
Nikon D50 - 6.1 - ~$700
Nikon D80 - 10.2 - ~$1100