For all the people who dont know about CCD and CMOS, since the terms are used alot in this thread, here is an interesting read.

http://www.dalsa.com/corp/markets/CCD_vs_CMOS.aspx

 

I love the photography I've seen in this thread. You guys are great at what you do. I'm probably lookin to get a new camera.. Nikon D90. Found the body on SonicCamera's site for 530 bucks.. incredible. I'm actually in a photo journalism class at the moment, seems like I know the most out of anyone in there.

 

Abandoned church:

 

Do not buy from soniccameras they are a faux site and they will just rip you off....the cheapest your going to find the D90 is 889 plus free shipping at BH....if you find it cheaper anywhere else be VERY weary of the site....Nikon is pretty strict with their pricing.

 

^^^^ agreed. Only other thing to try is find a reputable dealeron ebay and buy it with the live cashback deal.

 

live cashback ftw thats how im buying my d90

 

Well at least someone was here to tell me before i decided to get it.

 

css9450, what camera do you use?

 

That's how I bought my 50D, 17-40L, 24-70L, 580EXII, and I think something else lol.

 

Hey spectral, what about this? A Nikon D200 at BH for 800..

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...al_Camera.html

My buddy has one and his photography is amazing.

EDIT: Reading>me.. discontinued.. GAY

I did find the D90 tho.. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...al_Camera.html

 

If i were you i would get the D90 over the D200 the tech on the D90 is wayyy more advanced. ISO performance and Image quality are better on the D90 than on the D200.

 

A camera doesn't make the picture, the photographer does.

 

Yeah I've wanted a D90 since before it came out. Soon I hope.. by April at the latest.. HOPEFULLY.

Indeed that is the key. I just feel I can expand my photography talents with an actual SLR that lets me take the lens off. The Panasonic Lumix FZ50 is an SLR but I can't replace the lens.. and its limited to what it can do.

 

Yes, and the lenses....but the D40 sucks

 

An SLR is a camera you can interchange lenses, if you can't change them then it's just an advanced point and shoot.

Of course the D40 sucks lol but you can still get good images with it. You can get amazing images out of a pro camera though

 

im interested to see how my images are going to look given that im gonna not have that crappy CCD sensor anymore.

 

Less noisy in high iso. lol that's all I can say for sure, the rest is up to you.

 

abandond church looks bad ass.... ill have to post up some more pics tommorow after work of other spots in NE.

 

D80.

Or maybe call it a fixed-lens reflex.

Yeah it can go either way. Someone who knows composition and lighting can get some pretty good pics with the very cheapest rudimentary crappy cameras. And I've known a few guys who trade up to the very latest $5000 pro camera every year but they still can't shoot their way out of a box.

 

thats all im expecting really ....i really need it tho...and i like the extra MPs.

 

Then it would be a FLR. Since I've never seen that referred to as a FLR, I'll call it what everyone else does: an advanced point and shoot.

Trust me, I've seen it too. It just shows that money doesn't buy talent.

 

Kid i know shoots with a D200 and i get better pictures out of my D40.

I've seen sooooo many people that have just gotten D300 and D90 cameras and their pictures are complete and udder failures lol.

 

That's because they don't learn the principles of photography and the main lessons. ****, I did 50% shooting and 50% reading my first year of photography.

 

i hate reading i like experimenting

me and a kid i work with made a soft box today at work

 

lol if you don't read, experimenting is okay. Though, learning from others is even better!