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Help! which camera to buy?
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<blockquote data-quote="JoeLewisPhotography" data-source="post: 14250" data-attributes="member: 3571"><p>You left out 1 bit of important information. Your skill level. The D3000 and D50000 are pretty similar cameras. The D3000 being geared more for beginners, and the D5000 for beginner/intermediate levels. Both are great cameras and will yield nice pictures. Both are relatively easy to use, small and light weight.</p><p> </p><p>The D200 is getting up there as far as skill level goes. Its a feature rich camera, that is much larger than the other 2. If you are a beginner, you may be overwhelmed by the features and functionallity of it. It is an older camera, and lacks some of the newer technology....more specifically, video. </p><p> </p><p>If your new to DSLR's I would suggest starting near the bottom...with the 3000 or the 5000....and work your way up...Thats what I did, and i believe its the best way. if they are all the same price, the 5000 would be my choice as a beginner. At a moderate level and having a firm grasp at DSLR's, I would go for the D200.</p><p> </p><p>In any event, they will all produce nice pictures....and you cant really go wrong with any of them...you need to pick whats right for YOUR needs. You are the one that has to use it. </p><p> </p><p>Also you mentioned you dont want a "kit" camera? Can you elaborate a bit more as to what you mean?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoeLewisPhotography, post: 14250, member: 3571"] You left out 1 bit of important information. Your skill level. The D3000 and D50000 are pretty similar cameras. The D3000 being geared more for beginners, and the D5000 for beginner/intermediate levels. Both are great cameras and will yield nice pictures. Both are relatively easy to use, small and light weight. The D200 is getting up there as far as skill level goes. Its a feature rich camera, that is much larger than the other 2. If you are a beginner, you may be overwhelmed by the features and functionallity of it. It is an older camera, and lacks some of the newer technology....more specifically, video. If your new to DSLR's I would suggest starting near the bottom...with the 3000 or the 5000....and work your way up...Thats what I did, and i believe its the best way. if they are all the same price, the 5000 would be my choice as a beginner. At a moderate level and having a firm grasp at DSLR's, I would go for the D200. In any event, they will all produce nice pictures....and you cant really go wrong with any of them...you need to pick whats right for YOUR needs. You are the one that has to use it. Also you mentioned you dont want a "kit" camera? Can you elaborate a bit more as to what you mean? [/QUOTE]
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