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adrianamedina25 asked:
I’m looking for an easy to use digital SLR camera. Cost: up to $2,000. The lower the better though. It MUST be easy to use as I am not a professional. I want to use it for my family pictures. Mainly for sports activities. Outdoor use. I’d like the option to buy an extended focus lens thing so I can take pics from far away. It must have an excellent photo quality, battery life, and autofocus. 8.0 megapixels or higher. It will be my first Digital SLR coming from a Canon SD700 point n shoot.
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I’m looking for an easy to use digital SLR camera. Cost: up to $2,000. The lower the better though. It MUST be easy to use as I am not a professional. I want to use it for my family pictures. Mainly for sports activities. Outdoor use. I’d like the option to buy an extended focus lens thing so I can take pics from far away. It must have an excellent photo quality, battery life, and autofocus. 8.0 megapixels or higher. It will be my first Digital SLR coming from a Canon SD700 point n shoot.
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4 Responses to “Seeking an easy to use digital SLR camera?”
Look at a Nikon D40x. Currently, you can get one for under $920 here. This package has an 18-55mm lens and a 55-200mm zoom and comes from a very reliable EBay vendor.
Another package here has even longer zoom range. It includes a Nikon D40x with 18-55mm lens for $740.
Then add this great 70-300mm VR (vibration reduction) zoom for $500.
Here’s an article about why VR is so important.
That gives you an easy to use, automatic family DSLR that, with the 70-300mm VR becomes a great sports camera.
Does that work in the real world? Absolutely. Here’s some shots I took with a D50, the older little brother to the D40x. The D50 is a 6 megapixel camera (not 10 mp like the D40x). I took these shots at ISO ratings from 400 to 1600 from high in the opposite ends of the stadium. I used an old “outdated”, non-VR Nikon 75-300mm and then cropped and resized the photos before uploading to this website.
If I can do this with old, lower resolution equipment, I think you’ll be fine with the D40x and the 70-300mm VR.
Oh yes, and you’ll still have about $600-$700 left from your budget.
p.s. One more bit of information for you.
I hope you find this helpful.
George’s recommendations are definitely good but if I could add my two cents you say that it must be easy to use. SLRs are the most complicated of all cameras to buy with the most customization in the picture taking process. Unless you are going to be needing and utilizing all of these features, I would recommend that you go with a mid-level camera that can give you the zoom and quality that you’re looking for without the price tag.
The Nikon D40 is a popular choice with Digital SLR first timers
As is the Canon Digital Rebel XTi / EOS 400D
The Olympus E510 looks kinda promising
And I found this outfit for it on Amazon – $999.95
But if it wasn’t for your desire to be able to use different lenses, I’d have recommended the Fuji S6000fd….. which along with the S700 + S9100 is the closest you’ll get to owning a Digital SLR without actually buying one (similar features & design to one, just can’t change lenses).
Though I have managed to take pics of things zoomed in from 2.6miles away with my S6000fd/S6500fd (acurately measured with GOOGLE EARTH)
Personally if I had the money I’d go for this Fuji S5 Pro, though I believe it may be a little OTT for your needs
I won’t bore you with my standard D40 recommendation, but I will just chime in to agree with George and jduck. The D40/D40X is an excellent choice. They are EASY to use, also, if you just leave them on “Auto” or choose one of the “scene” modes, which includes a “Sports” setting just for you. The user manual is among the easiest to use, also, including three pages of “frequently asked questions” that could put Yahoo! Answers out of business.
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