Hey guys,

I am in the market for a digital camera and really am a total n00b. I am not into the photoshop hype and have never used the program. I am looking for a camera that will take great quality pictures, and is an all around good buy. I am looking to spend no more than $1000 as I am tight on funds because I'm moving. So I was just wondering what digicams you guys use and your opinions of them. Any info would be great!

Thanks,

Chris

 

$1000 can get you pretty much anything except for the higher end dSLRs. I don't know what features you are lookin for but I always refer to these sites when I look for cameras.

http://www.dpreview.com/

http://www.steves-digicams.com/

 

Yeah, what he said.

Also Chris, what size are you looking for? Compact, medium sized, or does it not matter? With a 1000 budget, the options are very promising.

 

yeah what do you want to use the camera for? you can get some cameras that take great quality pics for around $250

with a budget of $1000 you can get pretty much anything out there

 

This is where I look...

 

for 1g get a digital slr, like trey's digital rebel, its the ****ing ****.

the higher end cameras arent too user friendly, so you may want to stick with something basic.

dont forget to buy a tripod and a huge memory card

 

He shouldn't buy a higher end camera cuz yeah...well, it's Chris.

Just buy like a sony my first camera or something.

 

He can't buy too high end, because he needs to save $$$ for the memory...

Buy the memory and then see how much you have left for a camera. hahaha!!!

 

CF memory is pretty cheap compared to the rest. Especially compared to sony memory sticks.

http://www.pricewatch.com/h/prc.aspx?i=226&a=5577&f=1

See for yourself.

 

wow.

 

If Plan on buying a camera just for the sake of taking pictures haha dont spend 1k spend 400 and keep six for mods on your car to take pictures of your car.

 

i realize that he said he is a total n00b when it comes to digital cameras


definatly stay away from a dSLR then. get a nice olympus point and shoot. takes great quality shots has a decent amount of features to play with and is very simple to work.

 

Also, make sure to buy a camera that has a lithium ion or some kind of rechargable battery. Cameras that use AAs or standard batteries suck. Stay away from those.

 

what ever, your on crack homey!

What do you do if you dont have a mobile charger? spend $30+ on a new lithium pack if for some reason the gas station happens to carry your proprietary battery?
getting a camera like a sony DSC or a Canon you cant go wrong, sony even provides a wall battery charger for Nicad batteries.

From my experience, Sony is the most consistant, canon has great quality with the high end cameras, and fuji is good as well ( thats what I have right now).

These were things I looked at when I purchased my camera:
* what you will use it for.
* Size.
* Exposure time settings for fast motion objects. - see http://www.slakin.net/imgs/11-12-200...s/DSCF0026.JPG
* Megapixals.
* optical zoom ( cause digital zoom sucks anus ).
* memory format and how much it will cost.
* type of battery and how much it will cost.

Good luck!

 

If you don't leave your camera on all the time, a fully charged battery will last you a while.

Cameras that use standard batteries suck. I didn't say to buy an extra battery. All I'm saying is to buy a camera that doesn't use standard because if you used them, you'll know what I'm talking about.

Sony, Canon, Nikon have good cameras.

Also, I'd recommend buying a camera that uses CF memory so you can save a little money.