I am planning on purchasing a digital SLR camera in the next few weeks and wanted to know if yall have any suggestions for me. I have been specifically looking at the D40 and Rebel. Thanks
The D40 is a nice camera, but is not on par with the XTi Canon. I shoot Nikon and between those 2 would go with the XTi. You might also check around for pricing on a Nikon D80 it is competetive with the XTi, there are also some great deals around on 30D Canons.
The D40 is nothing compared to even the D50, if you're gonna go nikon which is great be sure to at least get a camera which is compatible with all lenses. The D-40 can only use AF-S lenses, and not regular AF lenses
cool. thanks for the suggestions
If you're going to be shooting at high ISOs (think no-flash concert photography), then Canon has a slightly better reputation on the noise front. Also, FWIW, the 30d can do 3200 ISO and has a spot meter, both good things for concert photos.
Quote from: Sanjay on February 21, 2007, 04:00:21 PM
The D40 is nothing compared to even the D50, if you're gonna go nikon which is great be sure to at least get a camera which is compatible with all lenses. The D-40 can only use AF-S lenses, and not regular AF lenses
It depends on what you compare. Tou are lens limited but the D40 outpreforms the D50 on high ISO noise.
for shooting lowlight concert shots, i'd recommend canon anything...you can easily crank the iso up to 1600 or even 3200 on a rare opportunity and still produce nice shots.
here's some samples of what both are capable of:
http://dgrin.smugmug.com/gallery/1134620
nice shots. I went out and bought the XTi this past weekend thanks for the suggestions. Here are a few shots...