Heya Kreggan!

[ceagle]

(and any other photographic enthusiasts) ...
*wooot and warble!*
I picked up a Mamiya 645/1000s for a song! *skreeeeeee!* :D
*tucks it in the kit along with the Rollei and the Hasselblad..*

and speaking of song... I also joined the iPod generation ^v^ *wags feathers* (used yeah, but still snazzy...) :>

take care all!

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[jim-lane.livejournal.com]

Heh! Took an old (now 100% disabled) retired teacher/commercial photographer friend to Jacksonville (we live 30 miles south of there, in St. Augustine) about 1.5 months ago, where he bought about $2,800 worth of digital photo gear. The camera makes me ACHE, I want one so badly! *grin*

Still, for the price differential and the uses I have for a digicam nowadays, I won't be buying one like his unless I win LOTTO. ;)

When you update your camera body, check out the reviews on www.dpreview.com *first*. They convinced me to buy the Lumix instead of several other similar-featured cameras, and they did the same for my friend for the one he bought.

[buran.livejournal.com]

Which camera? The D200?

I know about dpreview; I read that and steves-digicams if I need to look up information about a camera.

The D200 gets good reviews pretty much everywhere although it's relatively pricey because it's more of a pro-level camera. It has several features that I'd like to have but I don't yet have the money set aside for it. (Well, technically, I do; but at this point I'm not going to jump in yet; I'd rather hold that cash for now, and the D70 hasn't died on me yet. If it does, though, I'm in the middle of a photography class and would pick up a D200 so I wouldn't be camera-less; don't yet have a backup. The D70 would go to Dad).

[jim-lane.livejournal.com]

Canon 20D body, plus lenses and the top-of-the-line "cobra head" flash. Your Nikon D200 is a "higher-level" model (more megapixels, etc.), and costs $300-$800 more, depending on where you buy it.

The D70 is a FINE camera (still better than the little Lumix I have) and will do you well until you decide to spring for the "delux" version. ;)