Canon 20/30/40/50d

I'm a canon shooter though so I'm biased.

Ken Rockwell's site.. is.. well... interesting. He basically admits he just throws random junk out there in his disclaimer. He even refers to his site as a hoax, but that might be a hoax in itself. He definately takes some liberties when he talks about some products. A lot of pros suggest not listening to him. I've found some info on his site to be good and some to be not so good.

oh yeah back on topic, I really like Canon for sports photography, but a nice Nikon body with a 70-200 f/2.8 VR lens is hot too.. not cheap though. Canon has a better range of lower end lenses IMO.

 

But his comments about mega pixels and it's not what kind of equipment you use are right on. I have done sharp poster size images with 3mp and I have a neighbor who does art shows and sells his images that will only work with a pointeand shoot. It is the eye of the photographer that makes a difference

My current lenses are:
Sigma 18-200 . Usable for everything.
Sigma 135-400 Insane telephoto
Sigma 10-20 ultra wide angle
Sigma 50 Macro.

I am very happy with my lens collection and the canon bodies

 

You MUST get a D90. That way you don't have to buy an HD video camera in half a year. Plus it takes photos.

 

Oh yeah I def agree on the MP arguement, it's been nothing but marketing for years. A high MP low quality sensor will never mean a sharp photo, just a large crap one

I currently have the following lenses:
Canon 18-55 (good for ebay pics )
Canon 10-22 (selling it, rarely use it, good UWA pics though)
Canon 28-135 (my normal use lens)
Canon 100-300 (also for sale)
Canon 70-200 F/4L (I use it for track shooting and other sports)
Canon 50mm f1.8

I need to get the 70-200 f2.8, and want to get a Tokina f2.8 wide angle lens..

 

Ken Rockwell is a better place to research cameras than a car site. Certainly it is not the end all be all photography site, but for someone entering the market there is plenty of useful information there. I've found most of his reviews to be spot on.

Yes, he is a Nikon fan boy. And if you are a Canon fanboy, you can be easily offended by his comments on the Canon SLRs.

My set up:

Nikon D70

OEM Nikkor 18 - 70
Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8
Nikon 70-210 mm f/4-5.6 <--- bargin telephoto. Awesome lens.

 

 

[QUOTE=Willie Gee,Mar 3 2009, 10:17 AM] Yes, he is a Nikon fan boy.

 

The Tokina is badass. Very very wide with hardly any distortion.

BTW: that's a badass Zoom you got there.

 

ah the internet.. a place to find useful an useless information.. how one chooses to follow what one finds is ones decision.. i use as cheap a camera as i have and my pictures are pitiful... but my research says anything in the 400 to 800 range is going to produce far better results then my 129 dollar camera would on it's best day.. you want better.. you spend more... I had a Minolta sr-t101 35 mm.. was a wonderful camera for it's day and I enjoyed then taking photo's and feebly attempted my hand at development.. god I love the digital age... might go out an buy myself a new cheap ass camera today... wouldn't mind a Konica Minolta...

 

You can get great results with a $25 camera. It's all in how you use it.

Gear Geeks abound in the Photography world, but just like driving it's the nut behind the wheel that makes all the difference.