which DSLR to buy please help!!

[roaddogg]

which DSLR to buy shall i buy canon 60D with 18-55mm and 55-250mm or buy nikon d7000 with 18-105mm and thanks .

 

[Village Idiot]

Canon 1D MKIV.

Yer welcome.

 

[roaddogg]

1D hahaha I wish to buy but your have to give me the money

 

[Stradawhovious]

D7000, but pass on the 18-105, and use the 400 bucks to buy something better.

My humble, forgettable, and sometimes insulting opinion.

 

[roaddogg]

which lens can I pay for 400 bucks ?

 

[Stradawhovious]

what can I bay with 400 bucks ?

Since the D7000 can use and meter virtually all of the Nikon lenses from AI to present, the answer to your question is "almost anything you want."

For $400, you could get two of my favorite lenses, the 50mm f1.8 ($100 new) and the 135mm f2.8 (MF only on the 135mm, $150 used) and have $150 left over to get a medium zoom like the Nikkor 28-70 3.5-4.5 AF-D (about $90 on ebay used)

Or you can save your money up and get a faster zoom lens like the 80-200 AF-S ($800 ish used on ebay) or the 70-200 AF-S VR ($1600 ish used)

There are tons and tons of lenses out there. I'm just not a big fan of the 18-105. If you decide to go with the 18-105 buy it used on ebay or craigslist for$250, rather than paying $400 in the package deal for it.

 

[Ginu]

D7000 hands down over the 60D and ya pass on the 18-105 kit lens. Might as well buy the body and pick up a 18-200 VR used off craig for 500ish... totally worth the 100$ extra for a all purposes amateur lens; also if you could squeeze a flash in there, I strongly suggest one. Don't get me wrong, the on-camera flash is nice but does not compare to an actual flash.

Personally I would save up for pro lens after purchasing a body with a lens or two; the difference is night and day.

 

[KmH]

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