Which DSLR out of these would you guys recommend?

[xtm]

Well, naturally people are going to be biased and recommend what they own (ie: "I have a T3i and I love it" or "I have a D5100 and it's the best.") See the thing is it's almost impossible for us to recommend something to you when we don't even know you on a personal level. You need to buy what *YOU* think will work for you, and whichever you like the most. There is no "best" camera among those choices.. honestly, at this point in the game, all those models are neck-to-neck with each other. The real dillemma comes when you get higher up in the system, choices like Nikon D800 vs. Canon 5D3 or D4 vs. 1DsM5, etc. Once you get serious with photography then that's the time you really consider your system lineup going forward as you will be investing heavily on glasses.

For a consumer-level system like the bodies you mentioned, my advice is to just pick one up and shoot whichever feels great in your hand and the one with the most comfortable controls *to you*. At that level, your lens selection will have a greater impact on your pictures than the body itself.

 

[spscrackhead]

what you have said is very true. personally i would say buy a cheap camera 20d 30d and get nice lenses.
i am a firm hater on the rebels and t something something.
if you get one thing from my message get that there are better places to get your camera than best buy. and the lenses are what really matter.

 

[Ethan Music]

Thanks guys read all your comments and made my choice went with the sony 580a. Took me forever to figure it out but made a list of pros and cons for all three cameras that I thought were important to me and the sony won by a little.

As for lenses I just bought the body because I want to buy a macro lens thinking about a 50mm lens as for any other lenses whats better to start out with?75-300mm or 55-250mm?

Is there any threads on here that talk about lenses?

I would like a good one for upclose macros, and one for outdoor landscapes and stuff if that makes sense. Or for example when your at a football game and you want to get some nice shots?

Also are those lens filters a must?Should I invest in some nice ones? Can't really find much about them.

Last question for photo editing software what would you recommend?

 

[rogerwilco357]

Canon has some nice bodies and glass if you are looking to get into photography seriously that is and they are not cheap..Nikon is user friendly and easier to master..
I shoot Canon
5D2
7D
30D
with L glass and love the setup ...good luck either way Nikon and Canon will be more than enough for Macro shots of the tank.