Recommend me a camera...

[dannyboy402]

It's a compact system camera. I'd say its just as good as a dslr. It can take nikon lenses from other dslr's. It's just like a dslr but it doesn't have a mirror.

 

[Bryn]

I have bought a lot of second had equipment from this site. photography-on-the.net

It is like ReefCentral full of good advice, many different forums, along with people who shoot pictures for a living.

Bryn

 

[monterey]

I say go with a Nikon with a built in flash commander mode. Nikon offers the best bang when it comes to remote flashes which I find a necessity to good aquarium photography.

 

[Almondsaz]

If you go Canon or Nikon you are getting a terrific camera/lenses. It is all the personal preference about the fell and the "system software/menu system" that drove me from one to the other.

1. Feel of the camera body in your hands is important, but make sure that you work with the cameras menu system. I started out with Nikon and switched to Canon and have never looked back becuase for me the menu system was more logical - for my way of thinking.
2. If you buy used and you can get good deals if you take your time looking, make sure that you get an accurate shutter count because each camera body has a "life to the shutter" meaning that almost all cameras are good for a minimum of 100k shutter actuations and there are lots of programs out there to help you get the facts.
3. I purchased my first Nikon system off ebay and I checked the feedback (only took those with 100%) and then I communicated with the guy selling the setup and he was terrific - ended up throwing in a few freebies since I was brand new to the hobby.
4. I am not comfortable with purchasing camera gear of Craigslist, purchased tanks and the like...but never electronics.

Here is a great site (IMO) to do some research http://www.dpreview.com


Hope this is helpful.

I have owned a Nikon D70 and then a Canon 50D, Canon 70D and a Canon 60D....all great cameras, but they are APS-C ----meaning they are crop sensor cameras.

I currently have a Canon 6D and several "L" series lenses. When you get ready to ask about MACRO lenses...send me a PM or post a new thread and I will chime in. Hope this is helpful.

 

[noy]

If you go Canon or Nikon you are getting a terrific camera/lenses. It is all the personal preference about the fell and the "system software/menu system" that drove me from one to the other.

1. Feel of the camera body in your hands is important, but make sure that you work with the cameras menu system. I started out with Nikon and switched to Canon and have never looked back becuase for me the menu system was more logical - for my way of thinking.
2. If you buy used and you can get good deals if you take your time looking, make sure that you get an accurate shutter count because each camera body has a "life to the shutter" meaning that almost all cameras are good for a minimum of 100k shutter actuations and there are lots of programs out there to help you get the facts.
3. I purchased my first Nikon system off ebay and I checked the feedback (only took those with 100%) and then I communicated with the guy selling the setup and he was terrific - ended up throwing in a few freebies since I was brand new to the hobby.
4. I am not comfortable with purchasing camera gear of Craigslist, purchased tanks and the like...but never electronics.

Here is a great site (IMO) to do some research http://www.dpreview.com


Hope this is helpful.

I have owned a Nikon D70 and then a Canon 50D, Canon 70D and a Canon 60D....all great cameras, but they are APS-C ----meaning they are crop sensor cameras.

I currently have a Canon 6D and several "L" series lenses. When you get ready to ask about MACRO lenses...send me a PM or post a new thread and I will chime in. Hope this is helpful.

How do you find the 6D and the full frame? Do you think its worth an upgrade from T1i if all I do is aquarium shots - i.e. is there that much of a difference?

 

[Almondsaz]

If I was only doing tank shots for the most part I would stick with the T1i. What is it you are looking for that the T1i doesn't give you?

I went to full frame, not for tank shots but for landscape photography (Grand Canyon, Indian Ruins, etc.)