dude_56013
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Hi guys. I'm hoping to see some of the people who are decent hobby photographers at least make a brief appearance in this thread. I know Cabbs did some photo stuff, as did Neo.
Anyways, my mom and I really want to get my dad a DSLR because my uncle has one and my dad has wanted one ever since he saw it. He knows nothing about cameras, but that's fine, because I want the camera as well to do some hobby photography. So, therefore, there is a big price range. My mom originally wanted to stick ~$500, but since I want to use it for entry level hobby photography, I figured I'd tack on an extra $250 to that budget to get something even better.
I know almost nothing about DSLRs as far as what to look for. I know that I want one with the ability to change lenses--but that is almost all of them. The only brands I'm familiar with are Canon and Nikon. Nikon seems to hold value more (from what I've seen--if this is incorrect, please correct me), so I've been leaning that way. But the Rebel series from Canon has seemed decent from a few reviews I've seen.
Ideally, I'd like to get this in the next couple of weeks in time to test it out for Christmas and all that good stuff so we can get it wrapped as a present for him.
Thanks guys!
Anyways, my mom and I really want to get my dad a DSLR because my uncle has one and my dad has wanted one ever since he saw it. He knows nothing about cameras, but that's fine, because I want the camera as well to do some hobby photography. So, therefore, there is a big price range. My mom originally wanted to stick ~$500, but since I want to use it for entry level hobby photography, I figured I'd tack on an extra $250 to that budget to get something even better.
I know almost nothing about DSLRs as far as what to look for. I know that I want one with the ability to change lenses--but that is almost all of them. The only brands I'm familiar with are Canon and Nikon. Nikon seems to hold value more (from what I've seen--if this is incorrect, please correct me), so I've been leaning that way. But the Rebel series from Canon has seemed decent from a few reviews I've seen.
Ideally, I'd like to get this in the next couple of weeks in time to test it out for Christmas and all that good stuff so we can get it wrapped as a present for him.
Thanks guys!