Members d4rk0 Posted March 1, 2012 Members Share Posted March 1, 2012 My wife is having our baby sometime in the next week! If she doesn't have her naturally, they will induce her one week from today. I also just found out that I'm getting a bunch of money back on my tax return. So I am finally able to buy a camera but I just don't got the time to do research so HALP ME PLEZ! Tell me what's the best one based on my criteria.- under $600- great low light capability- good image stabilization- HD recording is preferred I am very open to Micro 4/3s or SLRs. What should I get???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members renula Posted March 1, 2012 Members Share Posted March 1, 2012 Buy whatever bbreaker uses. 1.2mp of goodness... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members d4rk0 Posted March 1, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 1, 2012 Buy whatever bbreaker uses. 1.2mp of goodness... you mean this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members renula Posted March 1, 2012 Members Share Posted March 1, 2012 YES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members homestar_kevin Posted March 1, 2012 Members Share Posted March 1, 2012 How much video are you looking to do? Do you have any history with cameras? I use Canon, I'd really recommend looking at the t3i. It's a beast for video and takes great stills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members renula Posted March 1, 2012 Members Share Posted March 1, 2012 I would like this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CrystalLake Posted March 1, 2012 Members Share Posted March 1, 2012 Check out the Canon Rebel series. I have the t3i, but they have a few in your price range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crxsh Posted March 1, 2012 Members Share Posted March 1, 2012 Sony Nex-5N. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members d4rk0 Posted March 1, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 1, 2012 How much video are you looking to do? Do you have any history with cameras? I use Canon, I'd really recommend looking at the t3i. It's a beast for video and takes great stills. I have owned a FujiFilm Finepix S9100 for the past 4 years - it's technically a point and shoot, because it doesn't have an interchangeable lens. But it has all the main features of a SLR (without the SLR quality). We are looking to do most of our home video with this camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members renula Posted March 1, 2012 Members Share Posted March 1, 2012 canon does great video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members homestar_kevin Posted March 1, 2012 Members Share Posted March 1, 2012 Look into the t3i. It's nice, it is ~650 with the kit lens though. If that's too much, also consider the t2i which is what I have and still a very nice cam. You can get those for around ~550 with the kit lens I'd push you to spend the extra $100 and get the t3i, the flip out screen is worth that alone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ibentmywookie Posted March 1, 2012 Members Share Posted March 1, 2012 Sony is awesome for video. Much better than Canon and Nikon since the autofocus system actually works. I used to shoot Sony, but now I'm moving to Canon because I prefer their fullframe bodies and my main priority is photography and not videography. If I were to focus on videography, Sony would be my first choice without a doubt. The NEX (specifically NEX-5N) system is excellent in lowlight (seriously, I had one for a bit and it was better in lowlight than my cousin's Canon 7D) but really lacks a good lens system. However, if you're willing to go manual focus, it has a great "focus peaking" feature which highlights which areas are in focus. And since the NEX system has a short flange distance, you can basically put an adapter on it and use almost any lens ever made. EVER. The NEX system is quite small, which makes it uncomfortable to hold for long durations. The Sony SLT series is the "SLR" series Sony offers. I would recommend the A55 from this series, but the A57 is supposedly coming out quite soon and should be quite an improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ibentmywookie Posted March 1, 2012 Members Share Posted March 1, 2012 This compares the autofocus system of the Sony A33 and Canon T2i Rebel (both outdated models, but you get the point):[YOUTUBE]kHPaVD0pHpQ[/YOUTUBE] This compares various aspects of video between the A33 and T2i:[YOUTUBE]IhdCehGM02E[/YOUTUBE] Hope that helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan. Posted March 1, 2012 Members Share Posted March 1, 2012 DD, when you get a few cams narrowed down check out www.snapsort.com and do a comparison. They list almost every detail of the camera and tell you why its good or bad. Helped me a lot in my search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members renula Posted March 1, 2012 Members Share Posted March 1, 2012 but wasnt yer gf that got you one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan. Posted March 1, 2012 Members Share Posted March 1, 2012 but wasnt yer gf that got you one? yeah but she knew which one i had settled on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ItchyFingers Posted March 1, 2012 Members Share Posted March 1, 2012 I know two things about cameras. Jack and Sh!t. I just came in here to say congrats on the li'l one, Darko! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members d4rk0 Posted March 2, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 2, 2012 Thanks Wookie! Great info! Subs, I will check that site out! And thanks Itchy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tape Posted March 2, 2012 Members Share Posted March 2, 2012 I would like this: I would not.Micro 4/3 cost less and is much better quality. Nikon are making up for the lesser and costlier design with a massive marketing push.Get a GF2/Olympus with kit lens if you can find one. Sub-$500. Or one of the canon entry DSLRs.Congrats BTW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gregovertone Posted March 2, 2012 Members Share Posted March 2, 2012 canon t2i, hands down. great budget DSLR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members d4rk0 Posted March 2, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 2, 2012 I would not. Micro 4/3 cost less and is much better quality. Nikon are making up for the lesser and costlier design with a massive marketing push. Get a GF2/Olympus with kit lens if you can find one. Sub-$500. Or one of the canon entry DSLRs. Congrats BTW! I have my eye on the GX1 right now, but so far the Sony Nex-5n is the clear front runner. I really like the micro four-thirds size, but my wife might overrule me and we might end up going with the cannon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted March 2, 2012 Members Share Posted March 2, 2012 I got the Olympus PEN PL1 recently.....fairly cheap, but it's one hell of a camera. The picture quality is far superior to the Powershot S1 I had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RadioSilence Posted March 2, 2012 Members Share Posted March 2, 2012 I heard the new PEN15 is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eti Posted March 2, 2012 Members Share Posted March 2, 2012 I heard the new PEN15 is good. That's only 5.5 Megapixels, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted March 2, 2012 Members Share Posted March 2, 2012 That's only 5.5 Megapixels, right? I hear that's the average. Some people randomly get more or less. I'm not as big of a fan of the PEN15, as the GA5H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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