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Originally Posted by KadeS
Hmm.. Well, when it comes to photography, I've always kept one thing in mind. Good glass before a good body.
Pretty much, you can always replace the camera body, those come and go. However, good lenses are just that, they're good lenses. When you buy a camera body, you're buying into the camera system. So pick your lenses, then pick a body. (that's what I do anyways).
So, what do you plan on taking pictures of? Will it be more often "night" or more often bright and sunny? Will you be taking pictures indoors or outdoors?
Do you want a "zoom lens" or a "prime" lens, prime lenses are fixed focal length, zooms... well zoom. I lean towards prime lenses, because they often are of much higher quality than a normal zoom lens. However the most important thing about primes is that they have a faster f-stop than their zoom equivalent, so you get more light and a shallower depth of field. Zooms are nice because they can fill many roles at the loss of some quality and speed and one doesn't have to change lenses as often.
Now about that Sony alpha77, I know it has a translucent mirror. In SLT cameras, the light goes through the mirror before it hits the sensor. You lose some light there. For someone like me, who shoots in dark conditions, I would like to keep as many photons of light as possible. That's not to say the alpha77 isn't a good camera (Its actually a really good one, handles nicely too) it just might not fit your needs.
Oh, and for everything else...
I shoot with a Pentax K-5; the DA* 55mm f1.4 and the super-thin DA 40mm f2.8 Limited
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thanks alot sir
as I stated before this will be my 1st dslr, so thats why I ask you guys here cuz you know better than me. Anyway, I can save up to $2000 for my 1st dslr. My idea is to have the best for $ dslr that is balanced performance for the momey paid (I mean somthing will do good in all conditions for a noob like me
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I some times shot at bright day time, some times at night,,,ect thats why I need a good balanced dslr. Oh also this should last around 6 years. I have no plan to replace my camara within shot time, so I can focus on better lens's
you can see some of my shots here (mosty about cars, with stupid skills, and point and shot camera)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8313751@N07/
I know canon and nikon has so much lens selections but not sure which on of them had a good dslr?
I know 7d is good but that one is made in 2009 right?
for final thoughts, which camera should I buy? also what best 3 lens's combo is best (1 wide, 1 good prime lens, and 1 with range of 18-200mm or more
yah I think I hate the idea of changing lens's so I want somthing that can be good for almost eveything
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