On Sun, 27 Mar 2011 18:34:47 -0400, Gene
wrote:

On Sun, 27 Mar 2011 09:22:33 -0400, John H
wrote:

On Sun, 27 Mar 2011 08:32:31 -0400, Gene
wrote:

On Sat, 26 Mar 2011 09:37:19 -0400, Harryk
wrote:

John H wrote:
...anyone know of a better deal than this for $729?

http://tinyurl.com/4zhdw35



Does she want to mess around with a DSLR? That Nikon is a great outfit
and the price seems pretty good, but perhaps she'd want a simpler way to
take great photos, like the Canon Powershot g12:

http://www.amazon.com/Canon-G12-Digi.../dp/B0041RSPRS

I think I'd go the same way.... I'd prefer the Nikon's (still lugging
around my 42 year old Nikon FTNs around, on occasion)....

but if she doesn't want a bunch of levers, dials, and buttons getting
in the way of her memories... the Canon might be a better fit....

I looked at the G12 site above, and read a lot of the reviews. For a point and
shoot it's probably a great camera. But, it's not a 'grown up's' camera, which
is undoubtedly part of my daughter's desires.

She enjoys photography and wants the capabilities of a DSLR. I think the Nikon
D90 will work for her.

What the hell, it's only money.

Well, by golly.... more power to the young lady. Photography has been
one of my inspirations since I was a young teenager.

Money well spent on an inspired progeny...!

When I went to a DSLR, the fact that none of my Canon lenses would fit the Canon
DSLRs pushed me in the Nikon direction. She pleaded with me to give her my Canon
SLRs and lenses, which I did. She used them for several years, until I gave her
my digital P&S, also a Nikon.

Now she's ready to go DSLR. One nice thing about getting daughters into
photography is that it's always easy to find gifts for birthdays, mother's days,
and Christmas.

John H wrote:


When I went to a DSLR, the fact that none of my Canon lenses would fit the Canon
DSLRs pushed me in the Nikon direction. She pleaded with me to give her my Canon
SLRs and lenses, which I did. She used them for several years, until I gave her
my digital P&S, also a Nikon.


The Canon "EF" and "EF-S" lenses fit the Canon DSLRs. The lenses for the
"crop" Canon DSLRs, however, don't work properly opticaly on a
full-frame Canon SLR or DSLR.

The DSLR lines of Canon and Nikon are very competitive.

"Harryk" wrote in message
...

John H wrote:


When I went to a DSLR, the fact that none of my Canon lenses would fit the
Canon
DSLRs pushed me in the Nikon direction. She pleaded with me to give her my
Canon
SLRs and lenses, which I did. She used them for several years, until I
gave her
my digital P&S, also a Nikon.


The Canon "EF" and "EF-S" lenses fit the Canon DSLRs. The lenses for the
"crop" Canon DSLRs, however, don't work properly opticaly on a
full-frame Canon SLR or DSLR.

The DSLR lines of Canon and Nikon are very competitive.

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I've been looking at the canon T2i for a bit and now the T3i.
Trouble is...you ask yourself if it might be better to spend a couple more
dollars and get the 60D.
When you settle on that cost point...the camera guys then try to convince
you to get something with a metal body.... so we arrive at the 7D.
Trouble is... that 7D with a good lens and taxes soars up to the $2k mark.
I then back off and start the whole process again.