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10/25/2007 03:29:38 PM · #1 |
Hey guys, I'm looking to get my first DSLR soon and just needed some help with it. Keep in mind that I have used them before, just haven't owned one yet.
I'm entertaining the idea of doing weddings down the track, once I think I'm ready for it, and I'd like to get something that would be capable of getting good results at this. With the amount I'm looking at spending, it looks to be between a Canon Digital Rebel XTi/400D and a Nikon D80. However, I'm contemplating going a bit further and maybe getting a Canon 40D or a Nikon D200, but that's spending almost double what I had planned originally.
Any help, advice from previous experience, and so on, would be greatly appreciated. Especially any insight to how these cameras(specifically the Rebel XTi & D80) using kit lenses would go on weddings.
Thank you very much. |
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10/25/2007 03:35:20 PM · #2 |
If you're gonna point towards weddings, you REALLY want to go with the 40D or the D200 (better yet the D300 when it is available). I don't know much about the Nikons, but the 40D has MUCH better low-light focusing performance than the Rebels. And the live preview is a real plus.
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10/25/2007 05:18:04 PM · #3 |
It all depends on what you want. I do not think you can go wrong either way. I prefer the D200 for its fantastic ergonomy (not menu like). The image quality will be more than fine with both of them. Canon will handle noise better (though the D300 might be better, not sure). They are really two different camera in terms of built quality (D200 superior IMO), I strongly suggest to play with them before purchasing one of them. IMO, the Nikon are unbeatable in terms of built quality and ergonomy. In terms of image quality, both will deliver superb quality.
Message edited by author 2007-10-25 17:18:19. |
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10/25/2007 08:35:41 PM · #4 |
| I wouldn't bother with the kit lenses. Especially with the almost certainty of churches being dark. |
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10/25/2007 08:50:32 PM · #5 |
| realize that if you are really serious about this you will spend much more money on glass than the camera in most cases |
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10/26/2007 03:24:17 AM · #6 |
I do realise that (re. spending more on lenses in the long run than the camera itself), it's just that I've only got limited funds and will prob have to make do with the kit lens/es that come with the camera until I've got enough $$$ to get any better ones.
With that said, has anyone come across any wedding photos on here using basic lenses on the cameras I've mentioned? Would be good to see what's possible with 'em. |
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10/26/2007 03:30:41 AM · #7 |
<=== shoots weddings and portraits with Rebel XT's.
I will say this though. Save the little money the XTi cost over the XT. The benefits of the XTi are minimal. Then you can buy a little better glass and start saving (and working) for that 40D, if ya want to go that route.
The Rebel XTs are excellent cameras and I personally like the lightness, although many complain that it's small.
Message edited by author 2007-10-26 03:31:19.
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10/26/2007 04:38:17 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by jflo:
I do realise that (re. spending more on lenses in the long run than the camera itself), it's just that I've only got limited funds and will prob have to make do with the kit lens/es that come with the camera until I've got enough $$$ to get any better ones.
With that said, has anyone come across any wedding photos on here using basic lenses on the cameras I've mentioned? Would be good to see what's possible with 'em. |
Forget it. Basic lenses can yield very good pictures, if used properly and in daylight or with appropiate lighting. For weddings, you do need at least two specialized -fast- lenses for the low-light situations you are bound to run into. Best price-quality comes from primes (I'dd say Canon's 50/1.8 and 85/1.8 are a great start here), but you miss out on flexibility. This may be a real pain in weddings, but you also may be able to work your wau around it. Nice (not perfect, and not as good as the primes) and affordable fast zooms are the Tamron 17-50/2.8 (normal range) and the Sigma 50-150/2.8 or Sigma 70-200/2.8 (fast tele is expensive no matter what you do).
As far as the camera goes, nothing wrong with a rebel XT or XTi and I agree with f_f that the extra benefits of the XTi are not worth the extra investment if you are on a short budget (don't get the 300D though, it's too noisy at higher ISO-values)
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