Camera's

[HAZZA-VN]

Ok since there are a few people on here who are all about taking photos,

whats a good wide screen camera to get and what sorta dollars m i lookin at????

[nicko]

i have a nikon D40X, good camera more settings than i know wot to do with. around 1 grand i think cant even remember. TEDS camera shop in the city is a good shop

[minux]

What do you want to do with it? You can buy a point and shoot and attach a wide angle attachment, not great quality. You could buy a Full frame sensor body and buy a wide angle lens to suit, for a decent setup your looking at 4k plus just for body and one decent lens. You can buy a crop sensor canon and buy a 10-22mm lens.

The questions you need to ask are:

What do you want to shoot?
What quality do you want?
Do you plan on adding to your kit?
Whats your budget?

The list is endless...

[HAZZA-VN]

Around the $500/$700 mark, just to take pics of the cars,

[minux]

Well you wont get any wide angle setup of decent quality with that.

I would probably go with maybe a Canon 400D Twin lens kit, that way you get an SLR that has a 17mm lens in it(multiply this by 1.6 as it is a crop sensor camera). From here if you like you open up options to get a wider angle lens say a Canon 10-22mm or a Sigma 10-20mm lens(16mm wide).

A 400d can be picked up for around $1000 with a twin lens kit. Personally that would be the way I'd go, buying a point and shoot is a waste of money.

[Rufus®]

Around the $500/$700 mark, just to take pics of the cars,

There are a few semi decent cameras around that price range. You can pick up a Nikon D60 for under $700 with twin lens kit. A Canon EOS 1000D will set you back a little over $800 for a twin lens kit, and as minux said, the EOS 400D for around 1k.

As far as lenses go, the kits you get will be good for starters. you can always build on those as you go.

[CSP]

The EOS400D is a great entry level DSLR camera... And listen to minux when it comes to photography

[SAV_117]

u know whats good a 120 dollar cam from dicksmiths hahahaha

[Bax]

Even a good compact unless you're really serious about it.

If you get an SLR I can guarantee you that you will end up spending alot more then the cost of the twin lens kit. It just keeps going.

Purchase yourself a good compact or even a digital that's like an slr, still with the manual functions but no interchangeable lenses.

[CSP]

Purchase yourself a good compact or even a digital that's like an slr, still with the manual functions but no interchangeable lenses.

No DPAS is anything like a DLSR.

[TVR-190]

i use a finepix s5700 for my car shots, does the job well. can get them for $200 now.... i paid double when i bought it

some shots where ive used it:




so it certainly does the job for me

[Bax]

No DPAS is anything like a DLSR.

Read it over and over until you understand CSP.

SLR Like is a term used for Digital's that are 'Like' SLR's. Essentially the same shape, manual functions etc but without the obvious benefits of an actual SLR.

[CSP]

i use a finepix s5700 for my car shots, does the job well. can get them for $200 now.... i paid double when i bought it

some shots where ive used it:




so it certainly does the job for me

Nice photos dude... Quick tip, and one that has helped me a LOT since I got into photography. Third your horizon, top or bottom third - it doesnt really matter, just as long as it's not half. Unless you're going for a reflection shot in a glassy lake or something.

[TVR-190]

ya well that was sorta a rush shot while going into work, and i'm a storm chaser so i was after the contrast between the cloud and the sunrise

[HAZZA-VN]

storm chaser?

[TVR-190]

ever seen the movie twister?

its nothing like that, but the same principle applies, just going out and photographing / videoing storms

[ClairBear]

and i'm a storm chaser

Awesome, me too. Want to pack up and come chase storms in USA with me?

hehehehe

[TVR-190]

Awesome, me too. Want to pack up and come chase storms in USA with me?

hehehehe

can hardly afford a good camera, are you shouting the trip?