A question for experienced photographers.

[MythsBishop]

I have been doing some research, and am about to get a good camera. I am just wondering.... What are everyone's thoughts on the Canon digital Rebel?

[Stormyva]

Awesome camera for the money, but as I found out.... if you can swallow a couple hundred more go with the Nikon D70. My wife and I have both the Digital Rebel and the D70. The lenses, metering, features, and overall feel of the D70 is MUCH better than the Rebel. One thing I have noticed though is that if you are shooting in low light, slow shutter speed, or high ISO ratings the D70 has a lot of noise in comparison to the Rebel.
Which ever one you go with you should be happy though.

Some tips that I learned from trying to get off cheap....
- Dont skimp when it comes to an off camera flash, buy a good one! The cheap off brand ones lose a lot of functionality.
- If you get the Rebel, get a 50mm Prime lens. It's cheap, fast, and is sharp. Add a close up filter and you can get some decent macro shots. Heres a link to the lens at B & H: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...u=12142&is=USA
- Get as much memory as you can. You will be surprised how fast the cards fill up.
- Do NOT buy the Canon 100-300 Zoom lens that costs around $200. It's junk and has some pretty pitiful image quality.
Simply put... save up and buy the good stuff when you get around to adding equipment.

[natedoggSXE]

I purchased the digital rebel last December and I have been pleased with it. I have taken some really great pictures with it. I've heard great things about the nikon n70, but the fact about the noise in low light and slow shutter speed sorta makes me worry, due to the fact when you take pictures of herps in the wild, often its low light. And for lens I got the package where you get the 17-55mm lens. However I would also recomend getting the 100mm macro canon lens, its sorta expensive 400-500, but its worth it. Best and most vaulable lens I have. But as far as the camera itself, I love it. Its been worth the money. If you are looking to save money, I'd go with a really good 35mm canon then upgrade when the 20D is cheaper or something like that. If you can spare a little time and some money, wait and look into the 20D its awesome. But as far as the rebel, I'm more than satisfied with it.

[JuliusSqueezer]

John White and Myself both use Nikon D100s. There isn't really much difference in the D70 other than a few controls and features that probably only matter to professional photographers anyway. There is NO beating nikon. When I first went pro, shooting fashion and glamour in the early 90s, I had several canon 35mm SLRs. They had always been decent enough cameras for everyday use but when I found myself burning 1500-2500 frames per day of film...I quickly started wearing out shutters. I trashed a couple of nice F1s and several A1s...flopped to nikon and bought a couple of used FM2ns and not only never wore them out, I just sold them both on ebay last year for nearly twice what I paid for them. On a hunch and on reputation...and because I already have a nice Nikon AF lens collection...I went to Nikon without a glance at anyone else when I decided to go digital with my pro stuff and have been very pleased. Oh...btw...in low light...use the flash. It rocks

[MythsBishop]

Ok, I have been researching the D70. If I am going to spend enough money to get the rebel, but the D70 is better, I might as well shell out alittle extra cash. I am still gathering info, so my choice isn't COMPLETELY made lol.

Do y'all think that this package is a good deal? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...854823802&rd=1