Digital SLR cameras

[Lulletje Rozewater]

I have set my mind on the Canon 450D and sigma lenses.
What is most important is to buy filters,it gives you the ability to make a photo so much attractive.
I would not go for the small-put in your pocket-camera

[Skandi]

This thread is EVIL! I want one at present I have a compact (DMC LX2) which while being fully manual only adjusts f8.0 f2.8 which is really not enough

So back to the evilness of this thread I tend to do macro work, which camera would have the best set of lenses for that?

[Lulletje Rozewater]

This thread is EVIL! I want one at present I have a compact (DMC LX2) which while being fully manual only adjusts f8.0 f2.8 which is really not enough

So back to the evilness of this thread I tend to do macro work, which camera would have the best set of lenses for that?

Sigma lenses are the best there is one which cost about Rand 20.000. for Macro work and stabilizer.

[Ladejarlen]

Who here owns one?

I've been thinking of buying my first DSLR for a long while now. I favor Nikon and the new D5000 seems quite interesting... or is the D90 a better buy ?

Feel free to ramble on anything about DSLRs in this thread ...

I see you are a beginner, then I would have gone for a Nikon D40 or D60 over D90. I would put the "leftover" cash in a objective.
I have a D60 and im very satisfied with it, it goes for half the price of the D40 here. Both are great cameras.
And btw, if you are looking for UV or polarasation filters or remote controls etc I really recommend dealextreme.com Fast shipping and good stuff. I bought filters there that costs 1/10 of the price as the store here. But Norway is pretty expensive on most stuff anyways

Here are some pictures I've taken with my D60, im pretty new to this:














These are all taken with the 18-55 mm kit objective.
One of the greatest things about the D40 and D60 is that they have a small camera house (easy to take with you, who wants to carry around a huge, heavy camera?) and the grip is really good. I tested out a more expensive EOS 450D camera, but the grip wasnt as good.

[Ladejarlen]

Bought myself a tripod today. It wasnt that expensive and it seems to be very good for its price, but it weighs alot for me to drag it with me into the mountains. But guess I will be fine. Went for this one, after recommendation:

The legs are very configurable, and you can tighthen everything nicely. It came with a carrying bag. Now taking images at night and many other times will be so much easier. The minimum height is 29 cm and the max height is around 180 cm