I know we have some good camera people on here, anybody care to offer up some advice?
I am in the market for a somewhat entry level Digital SLR camera to take pictures with while I am snowmobiling as well as taking pictures of cars and stuff when i am at the race track in the summer.
I've been looking at cameras like the Canon 400D XTI or Nikon D40x but am open to anything. I have really no experience with much more than a point and shoot camera and have never been happy with the blue snow those cameras produced. So here I am looking for some advice. Obviously durability is paramount as well as ease of use and $$$, I don't plan on dropping the camera, but I have managed to break the screen on one of the old point and shoots I had. (in front pocket of jacket, met handle bars quite hard). I also don't want it to be obsolete in a year so keep that in mind
As far as my price range, I'd like to keep it around about $400-$600 for a body and starter lense. That will leave me able to buy some more items like a nice case to keep it in and I'll buy more lenses later on as I can afford them.
Any advice? I've been doing some reading but am looking for some advice from real people, not big magazines and professionals who talk above my comprehension level.
I am in the market for a somewhat entry level Digital SLR camera to take pictures with while I am snowmobiling as well as taking pictures of cars and stuff when i am at the race track in the summer.
I've been looking at cameras like the Canon 400D XTI or Nikon D40x but am open to anything. I have really no experience with much more than a point and shoot camera and have never been happy with the blue snow those cameras produced. So here I am looking for some advice. Obviously durability is paramount as well as ease of use and $$$, I don't plan on dropping the camera, but I have managed to break the screen on one of the old point and shoots I had. (in front pocket of jacket, met handle bars quite hard). I also don't want it to be obsolete in a year so keep that in mind
As far as my price range, I'd like to keep it around about $400-$600 for a body and starter lense. That will leave me able to buy some more items like a nice case to keep it in and I'll buy more lenses later on as I can afford them.
Any advice? I've been doing some reading but am looking for some advice from real people, not big magazines and professionals who talk above my comprehension level.