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Barry Bean wrote:
I posted recently asking for suggestions for a first digital camera. After researching the issue, I'm looking ay: Olympus E1 Canon 20D Nikon D70 Nikon D100 My budget is $2000 for body, basic zoom to cover range from wide to short telephoto, and adequate memory for 50-100 shots at max resolution. The one caveat is that I have a very thorough Olympus manual focus lens collection, and either the Olympus or Canon would allow me to use many of my existing lenses. You have picked out some very nice cameras. I happen to have the 20D and I have been very happy with it. However I am going to make a suggestion. Go out and pick up and handle each of them. Work all the usual controls. Look through the view finder. How do they feel to you. Don't pick one that just feels bad. It always will. Don't pick out one just because it feels good, but how it feels is important. -- Joseph Meehan 26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math |
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Please help me narrow my choices
"Barry Bean" wrote in message .. . I posted recently asking for suggestions for a first digital camera. After researching the issue, I'm looking ay: Olympus E1 Canon 20D Nikon D70 Nikon D100 My budget is $2000 for body, basic zoom to cover range from wide to short telephoto, and adequate memory for 50-100 shots at max resolution. The one caveat is that I have a very thorough Olympus manual focus lens collection, and either the Olympus or Canon would allow me to use many of my existing lenses. I doubt that you will get all those cameras for less than $2000. |
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Barry Bean wrote:
I posted recently asking for suggestions for a first digital camera. After researching the issue, I'm looking ay: Olympus E1 Canon 20D Nikon D70 Nikon D100 My budget is $2000 for body, basic zoom to cover range from wide to short telephoto, and adequate memory for 50-100 shots at max resolution. The one caveat is that I have a very thorough Olympus manual focus lens collection, and either the Olympus or Canon would allow me to use many of my existing lenses. Hi, I'll drop D100 since D70 is included. They're all good cameras. Personally I'd go for Canon. Have fun. Tony |
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Either one of the Nikon models are good. The D100 is more expensive then the
D70, but the D70 is newer and I think has more "innovative" features. "Barry Bean" wrote in message .. . I posted recently asking for suggestions for a first digital camera. After researching the issue, I'm looking ay: Olympus E1 Canon 20D Nikon D70 Nikon D100 My budget is $2000 for body, basic zoom to cover range from wide to short telephoto, and adequate memory for 50-100 shots at max resolution. The one caveat is that I have a very thorough Olympus manual focus lens collection, and either the Olympus or Canon would allow me to use many of my existing lenses. |
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Barry Bean wrote:
My budget is $2000 for body, basic zoom to cover range from wide to short telephoto, and adequate memory for 50-100 shots at max resolution. The one caveat is that I have a very thorough Olympus manual focus lens collection, and either the Olympus or Canon would allow me to use many of my existing lenses. Well that eliminates the Nikon's. Of the E1 and the 20D, the 20D is much better. $2000 is certainly do-able. I would advise getting the 20D kit with the 18-55 EF-S lens. Later, you're probably going to want the 10-22 EF-S lens, but right now it's a little pricey at $720. |
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On 3 Feb 2005 23:01:41 GMT, Barry Bean wrote:
I posted recently asking for suggestions for a first digital camera. After researching the issue, I'm looking ay: Olympus E1 Canon 20D Nikon D70 Nikon D100 My budget is $2000 for body, basic zoom to cover range from wide to short telephoto, and adequate memory for 50-100 shots at max resolution. The one caveat is that I have a very thorough Olympus manual focus lens collection, and either the Olympus or Canon would allow me to use many of my existing lenses. I don't own one, but I have been drooling over the Canon 20D since it's introduction. I have been trying to convince myself that a cheaper camera will do, with no luck. I even own a couple of pentax lenses which led me to the Pentax *istDS, but I alwaws come back to the 20d. Take a look at the images at: http://www.steves-digicams.com/2004_...d_samples.html Look at the sample images from the other cameras at the same site and go from there. HTH Bill |
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Barry Bean writes:
I posted recently asking for suggestions for a first digital camera. After researching the issue, I'm looking ay: Olympus E1 Canon 20D Nikon D70 Nikon D100 My budget is $2000 for body, basic zoom to cover range from wide to short telephoto, and adequate memory for 50-100 shots at max resolution. The one caveat is that I have a very thorough Olympus manual focus lens collection, and either the Olympus or Canon would allow me to use many of my existing lenses. Evidently with the E1, if you call up Olympus they will send you an adaptor for your OM lenses. I haven't done this yet, but others have. You need to use them in stop down metering mode, and manual focus, but that presumably isn't a problem for you. Do remember that on the E1, the focal range doubles (ie, a 50mm lens gives the same field of view on the E1 as a 100mm lens would on a film camera). Assuming by "max resolution" you mean RAW mode, you will need roughly 1.5 gigabytes of compact flash (figure about $100/gigabyte for the fast memory), as I can get 34 shots of RAW+JPG on one of my 512MB cards. If you were to shoot JPG at the least compression, a single 512MB card will hold roughly 128 pictures. I bought my E1 for roughly $2k at the local shop (E1, 14-54mm lens, 2 512MB Sandisk Extremem CF cards, 67mm multicoated UV filter), and I suspect you could probably do better than that if you searched around for a good reputible internet dealer. -- Michael Meissner email: http://www.the-meissners.org |
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"Joseph Meehan" wrote in message ... Barry Bean wrote: I posted recently asking for suggestions for a first digital camera. After researching the issue, I'm looking ay: Olympus E1 Canon 20D Nikon D70 Nikon D100 My budget is $2000 for body, basic zoom to cover range from wide to short telephoto, and adequate memory for 50-100 shots at max resolution. The one caveat is that I have a very thorough Olympus manual focus lens collection, and either the Olympus or Canon would allow me to use many of my existing lenses. You have picked out some very nice cameras. I happen to have the 20D and I have been very happy with it. However I am going to make a suggestion. Go out and pick up and handle each of them. Work all the usual controls. Look through the view finder. How do they feel to you. Don't pick one that just feels bad. It always will. Don't pick out one just because it feels good, but how it feels is important. -- Joseph Meehan 26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math Yes I agree, but would drop the D100 off the list and I am thinking that you would really have to have a good reason to go the E1 over the 20D. |
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I don't own one, but I have been drooling over the Canon 20D since it's introduction. I have been trying to convince myself that a cheaper camera will do, with no luck. I even own a couple of pentax lenses which led me to the Pentax *istDS, but I alwaws come back to the 20d. You should probably look at the *ist D then, personally I really like my *ist DS. I have some samples at www.photographyreview.com |
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1. Canon 20D
2. Nikon D70 3. Canon Digital Rebel *There should be a new one coming out soon. If it is similar to the 20D in a poly body then it might be a number 2. Barry Bean wrote: I posted recently asking for suggestions for a first digital camera. After researching the issue, I'm looking ay: Olympus E1 Canon 20D Nikon D70 Nikon D100 My budget is $2000 for body, basic zoom to cover range from wide to short telephoto, and adequate memory for 50-100 shots at max resolution. The one caveat is that I have a very thorough Olympus manual focus lens collection, and either the Olympus or Canon would allow me to use many of my existing lenses. |
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