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Newbie buying Nikon D50 SLR Digital Camera
Photgraphy is an avocation I enjoy. I owned a Koday D740 for about 2
years. That was the most advanced digital camera I've owned. Took lots of family pix, I also like to take pix of motorcycle racing. So having fast processing and fast frames per second is important. The Kodak camera was a max 5.0 Megapixels. I usually shot 2.1 resolution, and that was fine, as I rarely printed pix, just usually copied them to my hard drive. But I would like to do a lot more printing.... But, my Kodak was pretty slow for motorcycle racing. And the button had to be depressed for about 2 sec's so the camera could focus, prior to taking the shot. This is not a desirable feature for any kind of fast sports photography. I am ready to move up to a better camera. I have done a lot of reading on forums. I visited a camera store and compared some Digital SLR's. I think I like the Nikon. I see some pretty attractive packages on ebay, such as: Item No 7624038643 includes Camera and 2 lenses: Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor Lens, and Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor Lens extra EN-EL3 Li-ion Battery Pack Nikon SLR System Case USB 2.0 High Speed SecureDigital™ Card Reader buy it now price is $789. (I have a lot of experience with buying on Ebay, and never had any problems. I know how to do it and not get ripped off. I've bought items that cost about 8 times this camera). Of course, there is higher quality and higher prices. But this is about the price range I am willing to spend. I don't need anything more advanced, as I am not planning to do any professional photography. I've tried to think of all the info I should share, but I'm sure I've left out some very important info. Many of you have a LOT more experience than I do. I've never owned a SLR. What do you think of this camera package at this price for me? Thanks!! |
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