actorlife Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 Since there is no section for photography i thought i'd get it going on here...What is everybody using these day? or what do you have your eyes on? beside HI-MD Has anybody ever tried the Canon Rebel 300D? If so, would you recommend it? I have an old Canon A1 and Canon T-5 are they considered a good cameras? I know the A-E1 was a great camera. I also have a Canon A300 which take cool pictures, but has no zoom :-( Any good books/ dvd recommened about learning the in's and out of photography? I'm a beginner so please help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 Generally, the knowledge you gained with the A-1 is still useable with a digital slr. By sticking with Canon, you usually get a good camera, but if you want to know exactly, I suggest, that you go to http://www.dpreview.com/ and check out the reviews and the sample galleries by yourself. You might give http://www.123di.com/Affiliate.asp?affid=001 a look as well for a book. And the Shortcourses too: http://www.shortcourses.com/ Hope this helps... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actorlife Posted February 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 Thanks alot Jade great sites! What are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAjEsTiC Posted February 2, 2004 Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 u could also try looking at Norman Koren's site for tutorials etc as well as Steve's Digicams for reviews... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actorlife Posted February 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 Never heard of the norman one before! Thanks Majestic! What zoom lens brand would you guy recommend besides Canon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAjEsTiC Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 i use mainly Nikkor and Canon lenses...i've had the chance of using higher quality lenses made by Leica and Carl Zeiss off a friend who is very into photography and stuff and yeh they're really nice...but outta my budget range as i do it as a hobby and not as a profession...i usually look for the ones that have ED stamping on them...and re ur very 1st post...i've managed to muck around with the Canon Rebel camera in store and damn does it take nice pics...highly recommended for the price... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actorlife Posted February 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 Yeah i badly want the rebel 300D saving as we speak, but now i hear Nikon is releasing the D70 which will be in the same price range. Now i don't know what to do :cry: :?: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actorlife Posted February 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 Look here: http://www.letsgodigital.org/html/f...n_D70_EN01.html http://www.dpreview.com/articles/nikond70/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAjEsTiC Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 heyy they looks like a nice unit...kinda reminds me of my D100...only it doesn't cost as much... i think it's worth just waiting so u can personally try both of these models out in store or something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actorlife Posted February 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 WOO HOO is right! Can't wait!!! Let's see what Canon has up their sleeve. Photo show next week! Spec for HI-MD http://www.minidisc.org/keep/walkman_specs_fy04.pdf Majestic if my memory serves me right i think i read or heard that the NH1 HI-MD has an internal battery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAjEsTiC Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 hav noo idea actually...Leland said that it was using a different battery as the N10 and didn't say that it was inbuilt...soo if we're lucky we may have the NH1 having a removeable Li-Ion battery...^^ yay back to the good old days when they used to use Li-Ion batteries on MD's... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 I have a Nikon CoolPix 5700 Pro. Best digital camera I've ever used, and I'm speaking with a good range of experience. I'm sure some of the newer offerings are better, but this thing does more than I could ever fully use. Nikon is top quality all around, methinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actorlife Posted February 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 I am leaning towards the Nikon D70, but still considering the Canon Rebel if the price comes down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAjEsTiC Posted February 9, 2004 Report Share Posted February 9, 2004 the only brands i've used before are Nikon, Canon and Minolta in normal SLR film photography as i have a few old models lying around the house...in terms of digital i usually stick with the trend...either units from those 3 manufacturers make nice units that take really nice photos so it just depends on the price in the end i spose... i would prefer using Canon's EOS-1D over Nikon's D100...but then again there is a massive difference in price... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alieninhead Posted May 30, 2004 Report Share Posted May 30, 2004 I took a photography class my last year of high school. I was sad I didn't start earlier; it was sort of fun. I have a cheap SLR, tho I use it. I'm slightly considering getting another SLR, but I'm not sure with the way film is going. I have a Nikon Coolpix2100, and I'd recommend it highly (as well as a Coolpix3100, the 3MP version.) to people for general use. However, they don't make them anymore. And the benefits I found with the camera (used CF, mainly) and the nice things about it (came with a CRV3 battery; now they come with crappy alkalines) just tells me Nikon really isn't caring/is becoming more "competitive." I'd just as soon recommend a Panasonic with a Leica lens... I've toyed with the Digital Rebel (if I recall correctly, that's 300D to you people outside of North America) and it's pretty fun. It's supposed to work with all old EOS lenses, but I found out today that this, in fact, is not the case as someone came back with one and showed me how it errored out 80% of the time when he had the lens on. ~a.i.h. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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