CAMERAS

[emptyslot]

Hi i was planing on buying a digital systemcamera for shooting my own reffs but i havent been into the camera specs for a long time so i was thinking if you guys god give me some pointers...

i know there is like 17megapixel cams and probably more but is it nessary? and is the brand importnt or is it okey with Nicon or Canon? and what lenses are good to have and so on. i would be thankfull for any suggestions i get. :lol:

[RiKToR]

I have a Nikon D50 with two Nikkor lenses 18-55mm and 80-200mm. It shoots 6.1 Megapixels which equates to 3000 pixels wide at 240 dpi which is good enough for a plate. I also understand some studios like Double Negative use Canon Digital Rebels. Really an SLR body camera with 6 megapixels or higher is what you want. Check http://www.dpreview.com/ for some comparisons, you mainly want a camera with low digital noise or at least even noise in RGB channels and that shoots good pictures.

[emptyslot]

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Canon/canon_eos300d.asp
this is the camera i was thinking of buying..

any opinions? it seems to be quite good and i found one "cheap" on an auction.

[RiKToR]

Yeah its about the same as the D50, and that specific model of Canon has been used in production before. As for the Auction, if your looking for something on Ebay be careful. I thought I was gonna get a great deal for my D50 and get a case and 3 lenses, two tripods, 1gig memory car, plus a bunch of extras but Im glad I didnt buy it off ebay. Alot of those cheap camera sellers on ebay sell lenses that will fit on the camera but wont be fully functional. For example my Nikon requires lenses with computer chips in them and only the original stock lens actually had it on the ebay deals, the others would mount but the camera couldnt use them... so just be sure to research the "good" deal before you buy it.

[emptyslot]

okey thanks alot for the help.. ill buy one eventually and go snap everything i see :D

[RiKToR]

I just got an email from Nikon about a D40x, its a smaller more point and shoot version of the D50 but its 10.2 Megapixels as opposed to the D50s 6.1. Just though I would throw that in there.

[emptyslot]

hehe well yeah though i think its alot more costy.. even if i got a job im not rich :P

Thanks for everything

[emptyslot]

Thought i would write what i finaly bought

Canon EOS 300D inkl 18-55 with Sunpak PZ40X

http://images.tradera.com/832/45256832_1.jpg

[RiKToR]

Nice, enjoy.