Topic: budget for D-SLR after Tax $2,000 ~ $3,000 . what kind of equipment is better ? give some suggestions please. @华人论坛:枫下论坛 The Rolia Forum of

枫下拾英 / 摄影艺术 / budget for D-SLR after Tax $2,000 ~ $3,000 . what kind of equipment is better ? give some suggestions please. -gemlan(Gem); 2006-7-27 {1173} (#3107012@0)

if you can give more detail , that will be great. I mean the lens, and some other things, please. we don't have the idea. Thank you ! -gemlan(Gem); 2006-7-27 (#3107031@0)

i can give u my equipment as reference. -speed(如风); 2006-7-27 {1034} (#3107159@0)

thank you very much, actually, what I really want is a good standard zoomlens, and a just so so telephoto. I seldom do portrait,maybe just do it to please my wife and I might give up the widescreen lens to get a better standard lens.how about a even better lens? over $1000 or more? have no idea. -gemlan(Gem); 2006-7-28 {169} (#3107254@0)

The prices of lenses could be wildly different. For example, Tamron 28-75 F/2.8 costs $300, if you go with Canon 24-70 f/2.8L, it costs more than $1000. Canon 70-200 F/2.8 IS is more expensive(around $1500). -coolmint(coolmint); 2006-7-28 (#3107282@0)

I can definately say that even a $100K lens will result the same picture from my hand, I am totally beginner on this. good lens might be a kind of waste, maybe later I can feel the differences. -gemlan(Gem); 2006-7-28 (#3107953@0)

tamron 28-75 is very good..according to some review, it could deliver at 80% performance compare to canon 24-70. as a beginner, i think sharpen skills is more important. play it around, get used to it.plus, canon 24-70 is much heavier than tamron 28-75. -speed(如风); 2006-7-28 {52} (#3107356@0)

My equipment list:Canon 350D with kit lens EFS 18-55/3.5-5.6
BG-E3 grip
50/1.8 II
24-105 /4L IS
70-200/4L
430 EX
Diffuser for 430
Sandisk Ultra II 1G CF
Low Pro Micro Trekker 200

Satisfied and no plan to upgrade now. mainly used for taking photos of my lovely boy.

The lens is the key factor -quattro(人活天地间); 2006-7-27 {289} (#3107188@0)
tell u the truth....highend machine needs higher skill to deliver good output...if u r not going to take it serious, don't invest on DSLR...unless $2k or 3k is just candy money to you...that's another story... -pasu(InTheSky); 2006-7-27 (#3107212@0)

sorry, I totally disagree with you, compact cameras have so many disadvantages that I can barely take, in my mind, cheapest d-slr is better than compact, also, depending on who's hands it being used. sorry, I can not agree with you. -gemlan(Gem); 2006-7-28 (#3107239@0)

speed, pasu and quattro说的都不错。Rebel XT + 17-40/4L + 70-200/4L 也不错。 -canon350d(350D); 2006-7-28 (#3107237@0)
FYI, it's not "widescreen lens" but "wide angle lens". widescreen lens is for vedio camera. Agreed with pusu and speed. according your low budget, suggest you to get a cheap DSLR body first and a few good lenses step by step. -coolmint(coolmint); 2006-7-28 (#3107265@0)
Rebel XT + 17-40/4L + 70-200/4L -flying_snow(飞雪浮冰); 2006-7-28 {2041} (#3107503@0)
family camera? why spend so much money on that, buy a send hand Digital Rebel with kit lens will be good enough. Only about $500You don't need spend so much money on zoom lens, if you really need quality lens later on, try 50mm/1.4, 85mm/1.8, 135mm/1.8, much better than zoom lens, and cheaper. -ding_ding(丁_丁); 2006-7-28 {167} (#3107741@0)

sorry, second hand. And more second hand choice ->EOS 10D about $500-600, EOS 20D about $800-900, EOS D60 about $450-500, EOS 1D, 4.1M, about $1000they feel much better than Rebel and Rebel XT. -ding_ding(丁_丁); 2006-7-28 {143} (#3107762@0)

is it trustable to buy second hand equipment? if that can save some money and also have the same result , I 'd willing to try, on Ebay? have no idea. -gemlan(Gem); 2006-7-28 (#3107968@0)

Yes, Ebay is a good place to go. Try avoid buying used equipment from professional photograhers and store sellers...They usually been abused by those professionals. Use paypal only. -ding_ding(丁_丁); 2006-7-28 {65} (#3108135@0)

actually used one is a good option especially for the lens -eagle_no1(瞎起哄); 2006-7-28 (#3109017@0)

写的满流淌嘛：这侠的洋文功底不浅，中文逻辑也地道。

我推荐Olympus-E1：锰钢机身，金属镜头接口，防水防尘，做工精细。比“刀乐”店做工级别的多功能，高性能，塑料玩具D-SLR好许多。 -notreal(别当真); 2006-7-28 {161} (#3108085@0)

Not all DSLR are 刀乐”店做工. It depends on what are you looking for. If you like feel, try 30D, D200, or even the older DCS760. Not mention 1DS Mark II. -ding_ding(丁_丁); 2006-7-28 (#3108152@0)
hey, man, you didn't get the point. The point is, he got 2k-3k to blow; unfortunately (maybe fortunately) he only got 2k-3k to blow. -coolmint(coolmint); 2006-7-28 (#3108535@0)

买器材就象抽大烟, 我还没见过一次花3000刀就能就此收手的. 希望你能为大家树立一个榜样.1>不管是C家也好,N家也好, 上了贼船就得跟贼走.
2>70-200F4 买不得, 对象你我这样不serious的人来说.telephoto lens 一定要有IS/VR, 不然就是鸡肋, 切记, 切记, 切记..... -wydmly(wydmly); 2006-7-28 {160} (#3108939@0)
if you follow Canon family, here is my suggestion:body 20D which is a pro-customer product.
you need a solid tripod which will cost you about CND300;
lens:
50 mm/1.8 , cheap but high performance ,why not?
16-35 mm/2.8L
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now your CnD3000 have been alreadly burned. but you will never regret of what you bought -eagle_no1(瞎起哄); 2006-7-28 {281} (#3109011@0)

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