Comments on: Which DSLR should I buy?

By: wingerz

wingerz — Tue, 19 May 2009 05:10:14 +0000

Something in the 10-25mm range is a good wide-angle range. I bet that you’d be able to get decent results even with a decent point-and-shoot that lets you take long exposures and a tripod.

By: karen

karen — Tue, 19 May 2009 00:45:20 +0000

I’m a realtor and need the wide angle for shots of homes. What mm lense should I be looking at?
Also a grandmother so want to be able to take those action shots of grandkids. Love to do close up work (flowers, etc.) for relaxation.
Money is issue like everyone these days. Current camera is getting tired. Any suggestions ?

By: Emily

Emily — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:19:28 +0000

Thanks for the info, it’s very helpful.

By: wingerz

wingerz — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:53:00 +0000

Thanks to everyone for the comments and additional suggestions!

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:43:03 +0000

Some excellent points well made. I’d also add that renting is a good way of checking out both bodies & lenses without shelling out hundreds.

Your theme seems slightly broken in Firefox BTW, the container of your posts has overflowed into your sidebar :-(

By: Link Roundup 11-29-2008

Link Roundup 11-29-2008 — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 06:59:54 +0000

[...] Which DSLR should I buy? ~wingerz A very down-to-Earth discussion about buying your first dSLR. So much hype is given to the biggest and baddest cameras out there, but most people don’t need all that. Here are some things to think about if you’re going for your first dSLR. [...]

By: Thiago

Thiago — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:06:50 +0000

“IS is a very, very nice feature to have on a lens”

Even nicer on a body. Especially for casual and amateurs shooters. The “big two” don’t have it…but the “other three” all have it, so this is something to keep in mind.

By: Luis Cruz

Luis Cruz — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:30:28 +0000

Figure out what mount your friends have. This is one of the tips that most sites seem to omit. I got a Canon because my brother had one, so I can borrow his lenses if I have to.

By: AJ

AJ — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:31:30 +0000

Great writeup, dude!

By: wilson

wilson — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:59:13 +0000

dude, you need to get this post to where even more people can read it (amazon maybe?). if i was buying a dslr, this would totally help me. good thing i’m not(yet) or else i’ll be even more in debt than i am now.