more camera thoughts

[vernacular_life]

well, i've done a few hours of online research, talking to a few photogs at work and have narrowed my choices down to these two:

Canon Rebel XL
Nikon D70

The Nikon is about $150-$200 more and is only 6.2 mpgs versus the 8mpg Canon, but the read difference is in the details, which I can't really think about until I can hold them in my hand this weekend....

I hope to get this in early July in order to be comfortable with it before my parent's party on the 10th.

Comments

[go-dawgs.livejournal.com]

I've never used the Canon, but the Nikon D70 is pretty great. I used it for my friends' wedding a few weeks ago. It took good pictures and had quite a bit of oomph. But I gotta be honest with you, and I'm seriously not trying to push my camera, but I like my Olympus better than the Nikon. The Olympus is a little more user-friendly for me, and the shutter speed is rockin'. However, the Nikon did come with more accessories than the Olympus. And I have heard a million great things about the Canon Rebel. Once you get up into the SLR's, I don't think you're going to end up with a bad camera either way.

[vernacular-life.livejournal.com]

I think you're right about not ending up w/ a bad camera...I think its all about the lenses, and I've been a fan of Canon lenses forever...I will def. check out the one that you have this weekend - I plan on parking my butt down in Best Buy and playing away!