Camera Choices...Arrrgh!! HELP?!?

[jurichar]

Originally Posted by cain420
hey jurichar are you going to the MMC 2006?? in ann arbor this saturday?
i'm kindof an idiot i guess...i've heard about them MMC, but i dont know what the heck it is . Anyway, i have to work in bay city all day saturday so i cant make it either way.
Why do you ask? Are you from mich?

 

[cain420]

yea.. wixom right by novi and walled lake.. im goin.. its gonna be a great conference this year from what i hear! i havent been to one before, but do u ever go on michiganreefers dot com?

 

[jurichar]

Originally Posted by cain420
yea.. wixom right by novi and walled lake.. im goin.. its gonna be a great conference this year from what i hear! i havent been to one before, but do u ever go on michiganreefers dot com?
as of recently...yes, its a great place. I go by the same handle on there also.

 

[cain420]

i got some free zoos from a guy on there.. they were overtaking his tank, so he gladly gave some up.. its nice to have a LOCAL board! did u go to the swap out near u last week or whenever it was?

 

[jerth6932]

Originally Posted by RCBruce
OKKKKKKKKKK. This is what I do for a living. Manager of a Ritz Camera Center.
Let me get this out of my system first. WAL-MART SUCKS ROCKS!
sigh (better now)
Nikon, definately. Best lens quality on the market, truiest color reproduction, easy to use. You want pocket size, try the Nikon L4. Includes vibration reduction (image stabilazation) $450..........or the Nikon 7600, $250..............both have easy to use scene modes.
The Nikon D50 if you want pure picture quality and the availability of optional attachments. Big camera tho, so it's strictly if you want quality over size. $600
Sony is product specific, even among Sony. They are the only one's that use memory sticks and as such are the most expensive, and they lock you in that way, so if you don't own other Sony products, you might want to stay away.
Kodak.........welllllll.........someone here already said they like theirs and I don't want to offend anyone. Just know Kodak keeps our repair center in business.
Minolta is getting out of the camera business the end of this month.
Canon would be the best second choice to Nikon.
Good luck!
So what are your thoughts of a Cannon Rebel XT? I want the BEST CAMERA for under 1,000 dollars!!! I need a good camera for my tank which is a given...... but I also need a camera that will take better true to life pix of my Dogs, cause I am a Dachshund breeder.... and I can't get True to life color to come out in my pix with my current Pentax Optio S40.

 

[rcbruce]

Rebel XT is a good camera, I just don't see a need for 8 mp unless you want over poster size prints. For what your doing, get the Nikon D50 for $700, then use the extra money to get a flash unit. That will do more good for your pics than more mp.

 

[jerth6932]

Originally Posted by RCBruce
Rebel XT is a good camera, I just don't see a need for 8 mp unless you want over poster size prints. For what your doing, get the Nikon D50 for $700, then use the extra money to get a flash unit. That will do more good for your pics than more mp.
I had a feeling you would direct me towards a Nikon..... but that is fine if that is how you recomend it I can live with that.... Now to switch my thought process....Find Nikon D50's lol

THANKS VERY MUCH!!!!

 

[jurichar]

Here is some pics i did w/ the sony....i think im gonna try the nikon p4 though....