digital SLR camera recommendations & deals

[sbell111]

... He currently has a 20D and is one of the many serious hobbiests waiting for Canon to release a full frame digital at the right price point for a non-professional. He has read tons of reviews and looked at the new 50D and he says he'll settle for one of those if his 20D gives out.

Our money is in the lenses, not the camera body anyway. Those will be portable to the next Canon camera body. ...

I also use a 20d and love it.

Here's a bit of warning, however. The 20d and it's 1.6x conversion factor brethren (30d, 40d, 50d & Rebels) can use both EF and EF-S lenses. The full-frame canons can only use EF lenses. Therefore, if you upgrade to a full-frame camera, you will have to replace any EF-S lenses that you own.

 

[littleteapot]

I also use a 20d and love it.

Here's a bit of warning, however. The 20d and it's 1.6x conversion factor brethren (30d, 40d, 50d & Rebels) can use both EF and EF-S lenses. The full-frame canons can only use EF lenses. Therefore, if you upgrade to a full-frame camera, you will have to replace any EF-S lenses that you own.

In our case, this won't be a problem. This has been dh's excuse to only buy "L" series glass for the past few years. He went with the 20d instead of the 5D because of it's speed for swimming and dance shots. Like I said "all of our money is in the lenses".

Don't forget to insure all that new equipment with a rider on your homeowners insurance.

 

[Anne34]

We got a Nikon D70 many years ago when they first came out. I always take pictures at soccer games & swim meets for other parents. They love how the pictures come out so crisp and clear during these fast moving sports!!

 

[ChristyJ]

Thanks so much!

Circuit City has a deal on the Nikon D40 where you get the camera bag & instructional DVD along with the camera & basic lens for $449. It seems like that's one of the better sales right now. ??

Is the Best Buy BF sale that come with the additional lens a good one?

 

[robb01]

Thanks so much!

Circuit City has a deal on the Nikon D40 where you get the camera bag & instructional DVD along with the camera & basic lens for $449. It seems like that's one of the better sales right now. ??

Is the Best Buy BF sale that come with the additional lens a good one?

That seems like a pretty good deal