Canon Rebel XT
Now this is a real camera! I finally bought a real dSLR camera (Canon 350D Rebel XT with the 18mm - 55mm canon kit lens). Although the lens is not perfect, it's pretty cheap for $60 and it has a good wide angle on the 18mm side. ISO goes up to 1600 and it really helps with those otherwise "impossible" situations with point-and-shoot.
I love my camera and I'm very happy with Canon. Nikon also has some good deals on some of their models now. If you are tired of limitations of a point-and-shoot camera and you've recently got your tax return, what are you waiting for?!
posted at 5:55 PM
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I liked Rebel XT too and I was just a step to buy it (the gal there stopped me! (; ). But finally, I didn't because of two things:
1-I was/am a novice. Having a SLR might not be the best for me.
2-It was not cheap enough just for trying! (;
3-It is a big camera and I cannot carry it everywhere.
Finally, I ended up with a Canon IS 2. Well, I do not have experience with others, but I like it and I think its only bad point is that it does not go beyond ISO 400 - which is limiting is some cases.
Ostad Solo,
Canon S3 IS was my first choice when I was looking for a digital camera. The alternative for that was the cheaper Canon S2 IS, but I still wanted to wait for S3 IS because of the new built-in lens stabilizer and 60 fps video.
Then I talked to a pro photographer and after 2 hours of talking, I learnt that what I wanted was a dSLR and not a digital camera.
In short, if you understand (or care to learn) the importance of higher SNR, larger receptor size, higher ISO, wide range of aperture, interchangble lenses, external flash, RAW images, ... then you need a dSLR. That is if you have enough money to buy one, of course!
One last thing: A dSLR definitly improves your ability to take good pictures, but it's not everthing. Remember that "a fool with a tool is still a fool!". So if you have already chosen S2 IS, I'd stick with it and take the best pictures I could because in the end, the picture is all that matters; the camera is just a tool.
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