Best Digital Camera?

[windcatcher 0]

Hey guys-
what's the best brand of digital cameras to get, moderately priced? I need to start taking lots of pictures

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[benforde 0]

Canon has been leading the pack ever since the intro of digital photography. Today, depending on your budget...

Canon Digital Elph : aprox $350

Canon Rebel XT : aprox $800

Canon 5D : aprox $3500

Canon 1DsMKII : aprox $7200

[markd_nscr986 0]

Most bang for my buck was a Kodak DX6490......it works great for me

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[missg8tordivr 0]

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Hey guys-
what's the best brand of digital cameras to get, moderately priced?

Canon by far!! they have a nice s50 or s60 that takes great pictures. 5megapix I think. Best Buy has a wonderful replacement warranty too.

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[yardhippie 0]

Im looking at the Canon A610.

Im pretty much sold on it for the $$.

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[simplyputsi 0]

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Best Buy has a wonderful replacement warranty too.

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[windcatcher 0]

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Canon has been leading the pack ever since the intro of digital photography. Today, depending on your budget...

Canon Digital Elph : aprox $350

Canon Rebel XT : aprox $800

Canon 5D : aprox $3500

Canon 1DsMKII : aprox $7200

thanks for the edit!

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[cocheese 0]

Hi windy thing. We just hope you post pics.Say Cheese

[Kris 0]

It's really going to depend upon what you want to use the camera for. Do you want a good optical zoom? Do you want to use a certain type of memory card? Is the camera mainly going to be used for indoor, outdoor, or bukkake photography?

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[billvon 2,426]

I've had very good luck with both Canons and Sony Cybershots.

[Jeth 0]

Wow, lots of fans of Canons. I personally don't like the Canons. The IS is nice, but I don't like their menu system or where they put the controls.

I voted other and say U gotta go with OLYMPUS!! I have owned 4 different Olympus digicams over the years and they rock. The buttons and controls are very easy to use and there are some great shortcuts. The pictures are fantastic as well. Many pros use Olympus.

If you want to compare and read some good reviews, I recommend the following sites:

Steve's Digicams

Cnet.com

Photographyreview.com

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[Remster 24]

I have a fuji. Its OK, but wouldnt recommend it.

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[tigra 0]

Most come with puny memory cards and eat batteries like crazy. When you buy the camera, do yourself a favor and buy a decent sized memory card as well as some rechargable batteries. My guy surprised me with one last Christmas- since it was new, we kept playing with it. I swear the first set of batteries was dead within an hour, and the card would only hold about 20 pictures. So, so much for taking a gazillion pics with the new camera on Christmas day!

That's my only real complaint- its an Olympus and takes very good pictures, AND its easy to use. I just think for what the camera costs, they could throw in a 64 bit card instead of 16, and maybe software that works without you having to purchase an upgrade!

[namgrunt 0]

NIKON D2X $5000

NIKON D-200 $2000

NIKON D-70 $1000

anything less is tacky

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[windcatcher 0]

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NIKON D2X $5000

NIKON D-200 $2000

NIKON D-70 $1000

anything less is tacky

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you're talking to a college student here

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[Loonix 0]

no brand is better, compare cameras against cameras. Do yourself a favor and spend some time figuring out what you want. megapixels and optical zoom is NOT everything!! try www.dpreview.com for example. Also look into olympus.. they have some really good ones (it wasnt on your list).

[vdschoor 0]

My advice?

Buy a camera from a company that has been building cameras for a long time...

So my list of brands to shop for would be:

Canon
Nikon
Minolta

Of course there are more, but this is just off the top of my head.

My vote would be Canon..

[benforde 0]

thanks for the edit!

[windcatcher 0]

wahoo!!! Looks like canon wins!

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[skycat 0]

I bought Derek a Sony 5 megapixel last year and it takes great pictures. We have a bunch of 8x10s up in the house that you would never knows were taken with a digital, the colors are just incredible. We did have a problem about a month ago where there were spots on the pictures and there wasn't anything on the lens. I hadn't bought a service plan but it was still under Sony warranty, they replaced a bunch of components inside and shipped back with in like a week or two with no charge to us. I was very impressed because my Olympus took two months to get back and it did have a service plan.

Here is the camera he has except it's only a 5 megpix.
http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_DisplayProductInformation-Start?ProductSKU=DSCP200&Dept=cameras&CategoryName=dcc_DIDigitalCameras_Cyber-shotDigitalCameras

Oh I forgot to add that there is an attachment that slides over the lens area that will allow you to put zoom lenses on. Derek has it and it's very cool and work really well.

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[Diezel 0]

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NIKON D2X $5000

NIKON D-200 $2000

NIKON D-70 $1000

anything less is tacky

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What's tacky about D-50?

[Kid_Icarus 0]

Sony R-1 ... Way cool

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