Whats the best general photography camera for around 1000$?

[Raymond_Mason]

I was thinking of possibly spending about thousand dollars on a good DSLR. For still photos and general photography; what is the best I can get?

Is the Canon EOS 70D the best for this price range? Thanks for the help! :mrgreen:

 

[ruifo]

Here some options for you:

$1,397
Nikon D7100 DSLR Camera with 18-140mm VR DX Lens 13302 B&H Photo

$1,149
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/986390-REG/canon_8469b009_canon_eos_70d_dslr.html

$1,047
Nikon D5300 DSLR Camera with 18-140mm Lens (Black) 13303 B&H

$897
Nikon D5200 DSLR Camera with 18-140mm VR DX Lens 13311 B&H Photo

$847
Nikon D5300 DSLR Camera with 18-55mm Lens (Black) 1522 B&H Photo

$697
Nikon D5200 Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm Lens (Black) 1503

 

[Derrel]

USED Canon 5D classic, $550. Used 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM zoom lens. Orrrrrr, any of the several choices ruifo has provided above--those would all be nice.

 

[Raymond_Mason]

Thanks guys! I will go through my choices very carefully.

 

[KmH]

[h=2]Whats the best general photography camera for around 1000$?[/h]

There isn't just one 'best' one.

All the $1000 cameras will have pluses and minuses and you need to consider what lens(s) you may want to use.

 

[Raymond_Mason]

Whats the best general photography camera for around 1000$?

There isn't just one 'best' one.

All the $1000 cameras will have pluses and minuses and you need to consider what lens(s) you may want to use.

Well, any of these bodies would be nice for me. I am sure all these would do just fine with the right lenses.

 

[JoeW28]

I was thinking of possibly spending about thousand dollars on a good DSLR. For still photos and general photography; what is the best I can get?

Is the Canon EOS 70D the best for this price range? Thanks for the help! :mrgreen:

Raymond, do some serious thinking about what type of photography you are going to want to do. B/c that affects your choice.

1. The Nikon D5200 and D5300 are smaller and lighter bodies. That matters b/c the best camera is the one you have with you. And for people who aren't sure if they're addicted yet, having a camera that is smaller and lighter (even to the point of a point-and-shoot) means that you're more likely to carry it with you (which means you're more likely to use it).

2. If you're going to be shooting indoors or in low light a lot, then a lens (more specifically, the aperture of the lens) will matter the most. B/c if you don't know about speed lights/off-camera lighting and aren't planning to buy one, using the popup flash produces glare, red-eye, hot spots and flat images. So the answer to that is to buy a lens that is "fast". Lots of kit lens will have apertures of f3.5 or f4.5. If you can get a lens that is f2.8 that's good. One that is f2 or f1.8 is even better...that will allow you to shoot in low light without a flash in many cases.

3. If you're going to be shoot sports (especially kids sports) than you're going to want a zoom lens (ideally, up to 200mm). And in daylight or sunny weather, an f4.5 aperture will be fine to still allow a fast enough shutter speed to capture action.

I could go on. But the point is: think about what it is you're likely going to shoot. Than you may want to figure that instead of spending $1,000 on a camera, you spend $500 on a body and $500 on the lens that best fits your needs. Or...other equipment (like a quality tripod if you're going to be shooting landscapes and home interiors, or a speed light if all your shooting will be indoors with lousy lighting, etc.).

 

[goodguy]

Nikon D7100 hands down!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[chanda95]

I just purchased a Canon EOS 70D and am very pleased with it..so far. I was able to get a kit with the camera, two lenses (18-135mm and a 55-250mm), filters for each lense, the bag, 3 batteries and 2 battery chargers, 64 gig card, lense cleaning kit, tripod and a card reader for about $1500. I did tack on a speedlite flash as well so that upped my total cost to around $1700. I do know that you can get just the body for the thousand dollar range without a problem.

So far I haven't regretted the purchase at all.