it says $654 with the 8GB good price or should i keep looking?

 

bhphoto.com has a used 9+ condition for $569 or a new one for $640. I would not go for that type of SD card amazon has, you'll want something fast. I have an SanDisk SD Extreme III and works very well.

i would go to your local camera store to get a feel on some DSLR's first. I held an XSi the other day and was very unhappy with the way the body felt compared to my D40. it doesnt feel well built to me?

 

ok thanks for that recommendation!

 

i agree the canons feel so "plastic" to me after having my nikon.

 

yup, and i know its all about whats inside but it just doesnt feel right to me?

 

so besides the XSi what other model would you recomende and thats around the same budget?

 

try to get a feel of d60 or d80. try those in your list.
when i was looking around, i felt canon, nikon, and sony. then look at what you can afford. then, read up on lots and lots of different reviews on the one's that you like. then go from there.

 

if you are going to go for the entry level nikon...

out of the d40, d40x, d60... GO WITH THE D40. d40x and d60 are a total waste of the extra money they cost. especially the d60.

the best deal on the market right now if you insist on buying brand new concerning WHAT YOU GET for WHAT YOU PAY is the D40. $410 shipped.

 

From where?

 

im bored... and my brain is fried from studying. so i took this. LOL!!

 

i was bored at school and grabbed my camera. first shot at macro and manual focus with the xsi

 

^^ NICE!!! i love how you did the DOF effect.

 

Adorama

 

thanks! i found it a lot easier to get a shallow DOF in manual focus, it was a lot easier to use than i expected. i know they arent attractive subjects for pictures or anything, i was just tryin stuff out

 

Aperture helps a lot also.

 

 

yeah i tried to get the largest f stop i could

 

our christmas card this year:


cool reflections in my driveway, no editing at all:

 

i've only been to norcal once and it was nice, but yes when compared to socal this is true. lol

i'd love to live up there for school though, at cal berkley--too bad it's an @ss and a half to get in.