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sheruken · 05-30-2005, 12:56 PM

You know today I came in and was thinking of creating a new thread regarding help for "buying a DIGITAL CAMERA". But now it seems if I do that, I'll be shot dead..

So I better use this thread if stmoritzer, has finished his quest on finding the "right" CAM.

I am looking forward to buying a professional CAM for my brother. I am not much into technicalitiies, so I have short listed about 4 of pretty decent SLR (ish) cams.

Canon Digital Rebel XT (released in 2005):
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2005_...s/rebelxt.html

Canon EOS 20D (released in 2004):
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2004_reviews/20d.html

Nikon D70 (released 2004)
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2004_...nikon_d70.html

Sony CyberShot DSC-F828 (released 2003):
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2003_reviews/f828.html

They are'nt similarly priced, so my budget is fairly flexible. I want to give him something that he'll proudly carry around. He's not a professional photographer, but photography is his major hobby and has had some amazing Cameras (old ones). I also dont mind giving him a Hasselblad H1 with a digital back, but thats quite a bit expensive and dont know if its any practical for an enthusiast!
More suggestions would be welcome. Anything from :
6+ MegaPixels
4x+ Optical Zoom (lenses are his choice so he'll buy what he wants)
Cam and a default lense worth anywhere between 800 to 1500 USD.
Most manual features and specs, and SLR preffered!

This better be worth it, as am not buying a scheduled new notebook, I was saving for since 2 years..

Thank you.

05-30-2005, 12:56 PM	#13
sheruken Regular User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 263	You know today I came in and was thinking of creating a new thread regarding help for "buying a DIGITAL CAMERA". But now it seems if I do that, I'll be shot dead.. So I better use this thread if stmoritzer, has finished his quest on finding the "right" CAM. I am looking forward to buying a professional CAM for my brother. I am not much into technicalitiies, so I have short listed about 4 of pretty decent SLR (ish) cams. Canon Digital Rebel XT (released in 2005): http://www.steves-digicams.com/2005_...s/rebelxt.html Canon EOS 20D (released in 2004): http://www.steves-digicams.com/2004_reviews/20d.html Nikon D70 (released 2004) http://www.steves-digicams.com/2004_...nikon_d70.html Sony CyberShot DSC-F828 (released 2003): http://www.steves-digicams.com/2003_reviews/f828.html They are'nt similarly priced, so my budget is fairly flexible. I want to give him something that he'll proudly carry around. He's not a professional photographer, but photography is his major hobby and has had some amazing Cameras (old ones). I also dont mind giving him a Hasselblad H1 with a digital back, but thats quite a bit expensive and dont know if its any practical for an enthusiast! More suggestions would be welcome. Anything from : 6+ MegaPixels 4x+ Optical Zoom (lenses are his choice so he'll buy what he wants) Cam and a default lense worth anywhere between 800 to 1500 USD. Most manual features and specs, and SLR preffered! This better be worth it, as am not buying a scheduled new notebook, I was saving for since 2 years.. Thank you. __________________ Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar - 6 & 4 = 10. Dodge This !