my camera died after 6 years...

arcticreaver

so my first and only digital camera died today. i was trying to shoot a video inside my car to get a recording for the invidia exhaust when the screen just went bonkers and now it still takes pictures but the lcd screen is distorted as well as the pictures taken.

no idea why it crap out on me but i guess that's just technology.

my camera is a sony t33. i think it's pretty old and i'm looking to get a new one. possible a nikon d60 or something of that sort.

just wanted to see if there was anyone on the forums that know about cameras and maybe can give me some advice in picking one out.

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k20z3

Im a photographer what are you loooking for?

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k20z3

I shoot canon only, others prefer nikon.

If your going to shoot all around the time, I would tell you to buy my Canon Rebel XSI, or purchase the new Canon Ti1 15.0 megapixels and 1080p video.

The quaility for my fashion photos isn't up to par with my camera, but the details are minute where as someone that uses it daily wont notice the difference.

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arcticreaver

i'm looking for something that has very good macro and can shoot some decent vids.

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k20z3

THe canon EOS Ti1 would be perfect for you.

Get a good macro lens, i.e something with a LOW depth of field, like aperture 1.2, 1.4, 1.8 etc.

like the Canon 50mm AF 1.4, or 1.8 pretty affordable lens. the L 1.2 is hella expensive.

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k20z3

If a DSLR (Digital single lens reflex) isnt the way you want to go get a Point and shoot like the Canon Elph series they have like I believe they're highest MP is 11.1 which is awesome for a point and shoot. The powershot series to be exact.

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arcticreaver

lol i just google the 1.2 L and it's like 1400, DAYYAAANNN

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k20z3

ya the 1.2 is super large aperture, you should look up the 85mm L 1.2 lens... ******* beautiful lens, super large!!!!

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arcticreaver

actually the canon EOS Ti1 looks really nice. i'm going to dig up some reviews for it. btw - why canon over nikon in your case?

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k20z3

with that 1.2 1.4 you get a really shallow depth of field, but then its awesome for low light and shooting images to get that nice "blur" around it.

check out 100 mm lens too thats a prime or aka fixed focal lenght lens

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k20z3

My grandpa is a photographer though he never helped his only thing "helping with my career" is constructive critisim and to go by nikon.

I've shot with the Nikons before they have a nice layout, but I prefer Canon.

Its like Comparing a honda vs toyota for reliability or a honda vs nissan its up to you, its up to the features you like.

Now, if anyything hassleblad with there 50 megapixel huge sensor thats larger than a medium format camera ie, maymia etc then thats a different way to go, most the sensors in the rebels are cropped, where as the Canon Eos 1ds mark 3 is equivalence to a 35mm camera, which is a little smaller than a medium format camera, but 35mm has its advantages to blow up images larger is why I want a Canon, even though the D3 NIkon does the same thing I prefer the functions and layout of the canon.

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Anatoray

That completely depends on what kind of camera you're looking for. If you want a versatile, full featured camera, one of the "Bridge" cameras usually are best, those are the big ones that look like mini DSLRs. These offer all of the features of the smaller compact point and shoot cameras, and throw in better components for zoom, picture quality, flash, as well as finer manual controls, but be warned that most of these only offer digital control of those manuals, so you won't be able to make a fine personal touch like with a DSLR. When it comes to these types of cameras, Sony and Canon seem to make the better ones, both having just released new Top models. They cost 300-700, depending on which one you get and where you go. Bear in mind, that these usually use the smaller memory card types, and in order to use their top features you will need to use the fastest versions of these cards, so do your research on those.

For compact point and shoot, the field is obviously much bigger. If all you want is an ok camera you can carry around anywhere and shoot the odd video, pick your poison. Nikon, Sony, and Canon all make really good point and shoot cameras, each with their own set of problems when compared to each other. Samsung has been getting better with their cameras, and can usually be had for much cheaper than those 3.

Finally, you have the DSLRs. These are the big ones that professionals use, and for these, I would recommend Nikon or Canon. Which model you want depends on what you want to do with it, but also remember that for these, you need to buy different lenses for different jobs. The benefit of this is that the lenses are universal, so if you ever need to buy a new DSLR down the road, you can purchase the body only for much cheaper. Sony does make DSLRs, but I find them to be lacking due to poor sensors thus far. I have not tried their newest alpha though. These are the ones I check out the least, since they have the least amount of uses for me, but if you're into photography, the Canon XT Rebel is a cheap DSLR that is fairly nice.

Ultra compacts... screw them. These cameras do everything that point and shoots do, except poorly, and for much more money. Sacrifices are made to make these, and you lose out on the sensor size. This flaw has been hidden with the whole 1080p photo BS the companies seem to like feeding people these days, but if you ever shoot at their advertised MPs the photos come out grainy as hell if the light isn't good.

If I remember Son'ys naming correctly, the T33 is an ultra compact and runs on Memory stick duos. So maybe a Sony camera is in order for you since you can reuse the media. Sony's cameras all use Memory stick duos, but the alpha DSLRs also support compact flash. Right now, they are phasing out the W300, so you may be able to find one for cheap from a store trying to dump the rest of their stock.

arcticreaver

yeah it's one thing i hated about sony is the use of their memory stick duo crap because at the time i had a bigger stick of memory but it wasn't compatible.

i've read some time to time that sony just doesn't match up to nikon or canon.

right now i'm still kinda split between which brand i want.

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Anatoray

That's because Sony doesn't stack up to them unless you look at their ultra compact and point-and-shoot cameras. In the high zoom "bridge" cameras they are ok, and maybe you can attach their lower quality to their, for once, lower price than the competition, but in DSLR don't even bother with Sony if you can afford a Nikon or Canon.

k20z3

with a camera Rankin ( look who he is ) he told me buy the best you can afford maybe thats different cause Im into fashion photography but

canon and nikon are well worth the money

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