 Posted 5/1/2008 7:17:53 PM
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| Are the lenses you get with the Kits worth anything? I've heard that its better value to get the body only then buy the kits - but I was overwhealmed by how many lenses there were and which ones to buy! I would prefer an all-rounder along with one to do portraits. I also like macro shots. I'm still saving for my DSLR - been doing a lot of research on the net, reading reviews etc... I'm down to Nikon or Canon.... Prob the Nikon D40X or Canon 400d - not concrete yet... The nikon comes with 18-55 and 55-200mm lenses. Then I discovered that you can get VR lenses etc. Are these lenses any good better to get body only? I dont' have lots of cash to spare, but then again I do want to improve my photography. I want something to improve with - dont need top of range yet! LOL  my 4MP camera is getting old and sad and having trouble focusing once I've zoomed in a little. Where do I start??? The more I read the more I not sure what to go for. I look at DPreview and sometimes CNET, or just google the camera model and reviews... Thanks heaps
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Posted 5/1/2008 10:38:46 PM
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Sounds like your doing a good job with research. One thing I would do is (for the Nikon), compare the price for the body and the 18 - 200 VR bought separately and the total cost added up and the Nikon that comes with the 2 kit lenses. Then you can better determine if the VR, one less lens to have to switch and carry, and any other advantages you can think of is worth the added cost. Or maybe you prefer having the options of having 2 and decide if VR is worth it? Personally I can't say because I haven't given it a fair evaluation. Can't help you with Canon's but I know they have a stabilizer too but is called something else. Isn't the stabilizer in the camera instead of the lens with the Canon? One other suggestion that was recommended to me when I was buying my first DSLR. I was deciding between 2 comparable models of Canon and Nikon and doing what was advised gave me the final push. Even if your not buying it locally at a store, if you have a store that carries DSLR's, go check both out. See how they each feel in your hand and which one seems more logical and easy to operate the settings on. When you finally do get something I'd like to hear what you got!
Linda
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Posted 5/1/2008 11:49:18 PM
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Posted 5/2/2008 9:24:20 AM
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| I'm not sure what you mean for your question but thanks for reminding me what Canon calls theirs. I'm not positive if Canon's are in body but I seem to remember some of my classmates talking about that in Studio Photography class. All the students in that class had Canon's except for 2 of us with Nikon's. Also I have a Nikon coolpix (one of the newer ones I think 9000?) and for that camera it has VR in camera but that is a compact camera.
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Posted 5/2/2008 11:45:41 AM
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Neither Canon nor Nikon has it in-body. They've each done their research and found it to be more effective in the lens. I believe the only one that has inbody stabilization is the Sony alpha.
From what I've heard, the Nikon kit lens is more than adequate for most. The Canon kit is pretty junky though. The 18-200 VR is a massive lens and is quite expensive (although awesome). The 55-200 VR is much cheaper, is a nice complement to the kit lens and will serve people well for a while if they don't mind changing lenses. I prefer Canon but if you're leaning Nikon then the kit is fine.
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Posted 5/2/2008 12:19:12 PM
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Pentax has in camera as well. The K20d keeps calling me..
Chris
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Posted 5/2/2008 12:46:50 PM
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| Glad members that know other cameras better are here to help. What Zeke said about the 18 - 200 being massive made me think even more about checking out how it feels. Having the store put on a few different lenses on the camera. I went shooting with someone who had a Nikon 40D (not sure about the x) and when I held it, it felt like a toy compared to the D300. I'm not knocking the camera; it is nice and light and my friend loves hers. It just made me wonder what a larger, heavy lens would feel like on it since the 40D is so light.
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Posted 5/7/2008 5:49:06 AM
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