Waterpolodan From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 1649 posts, RR: 5 Posted (3 years 9 months 1 week 1 hour ago) and read 880 times:
I'm looking to buy my girlfriend a nice digital camera for christmas, and I thought I'd get started on the research/sourcing now so I can have one by december. It's going to be a bit of a big purchase so I need to make a good decision. Anyway, she and I are both very into photography and I was looking for something with the absolute highest quality and most features for around $300-$350. Preferably it'd be a DSLR, but I'm not sure if any real DSLRs are that cheap. I've used my dad's Nikon D90 on many occasions and it is absolutely incredible, but it's also well over $1,000 so that's out of the question. I'm willing to get a used camera if it's clearly in nearly new condition and will save me a good deal of money over buying one new, but obviously new would be better as it'd have a warranty. What do you say, guys?
ManuCH From Switzerland, joined exactly 8 years ago today! , 2977 posts, RR: 51 Reply 1, posted (3 years 9 months 1 week ago) and read 858 times:
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I'd get a new camera, especially if you're both "very into photography". Others might disagree with this, but I have had some bad experiences with used cameras.
$350 won't get you much of a DSLR. For that price, I'd get something like a Canon Powershot SX200 IS.
FCA767 From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2006, 1720 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (3 years 9 months 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 839 times:
I had Fuji for 2 years and is very sturdy fixed lense 10x zoom with 9 megapixels probably not true 9 but here's the review...maybe try a newer type of fuji bridge camera which is a nikon body
The LCD Screen Flips out so you can take pics from below or above