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If you had $1500 to spend on a new DSLR....

 
 


Daniel
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Dec 16, 2007, 9:23 AM

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Glass included..what would you get?










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DGates
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Dec 16, 2007, 10:57 AM

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With a nickel to spare, this one would be nice.





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Daniel
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Dec 16, 2007, 9:57 PM

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sweet..looks like a great cam for the price!

grassy ass dude!










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GmElliott
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Dec 17, 2007, 4:11 PM

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Yeah the new 40D looks nice. Though it's back-ordered at B&H. I just bought my gf her first DSLR today for Christmas. I picked up a Canon 350D for under a little over 4 bananas w/ kit lens. Gosh I hope she doesn't read these boards.




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Shadow
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Dec 18, 2007, 4:02 PM

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can I spend it at the yarn store instead?


xangel
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Dec 19, 2007, 9:59 AM

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I am more of a Nikon Fan since they have such interchangeability with their lens.

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Bauerjoe
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Dec 21, 2007, 10:31 AM

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Just got it (well, 2 weeks ago) I love the 40D, great camera. I didn't get the kit lens, though. I bought a tamaran 28-70/2.8 that someone else on the VU recommended.
Joe Bauer

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Alan R
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Dec 24, 2007, 7:27 AM

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I am more of a Nikon Fan since they have such interchangeability with their lens.
Nikon D300. I have the D200 and love it. The D300 is an even better camera.


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GmElliott
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Dec 28, 2007, 7:17 AM

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I am more of a Nikon Fan since they have such interchangeability with their lens.






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StillMotion
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Dec 30, 2007, 7:37 PM

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Dan,

Being that you shoot with a letus I think it is safe to say you appreciate good depth in your imagery. I would definitely recommend any kit lens, they might be good for the first 2 hours while you learn the cam but they are so limiting. I would think you would be better off to grab a 40D and then a used 50 f1.4 and 85 f1.8. You won't have the versatility of a kit lens, but you can shoot in low light situations and will have the potential to get really stunning imagery.

At a Canon event we played with the Mark 3 1DS and the 40D and it is really surprising how good the cheap prosumer cam is compared to the Mark 3- definitely a good buy.

If you plan to get more into photo, I would switch all your glass to Nikon now so you can use them with your letus and the dSLR (unless the new letus does canon EOS lenses?). I use the Canon EOS lenses on the 5D as well as the brevis and it make sit much easier to spend $1-2k on one kick ass lens when you can use it for multiple things.

Patrick