lets start off as this is probably in the wrong section but idk where to put it and though this was related enough...

so ive been going to alot of meets/cruises lately and i wanna get into photograph/taking videos... any recommendations for cameras/video cameras?

nothing too serious just want them for meets/cruises so id say somewhere at an amiture/entry level

 

Nikon D60

 

Price limit? Functions? Point & Shoot? DSLR? The fact is if you want really nice shots of cars, you're going to have to end up getting a decent SLR ~ 4-500 bucks... Yeah check out Nikon's line, or Sony.
Go to BestBuy or CircuitCity and just play around with their cameras/videocameras. You can get a really nice HD vid. camera for a lot less nowadays

 

Canon has great Cameras & Lens also. I use a Rebel XT myself. Nothing too fancy. The new Canon XSi is supposed to be pretty nice.

 

Check out the canon forums for deals on stuff.

 

Canon...............

 

i would just get a decent canon point and shoot, that way you can take good pics, and also good video, and its small

like this

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/co...ModelDetailAct

 

D80!

 

I need a new camera as well. Similar to the OP, just want to be able to take some nice pics of my car from time to time.

I'll look into some Canon's. thanks guys!
I also don't want anything TOO small, I've got big hands and some of those tiny little cameras just don't work for me.


P.S. why is I don't even bat an eye at spending $1,000 on my car but I cringe at spending $500 on a camera??

 

thanks for the suggestions.. i think ill jsut use what i got camera wise for now.. untill i take photography classes and shoot real pics..

any recomendations for a good video camera?

 

as far as entry level video cameras i would say get a panisonic pv-gs300. its an awesome little camera and it has some manual funtions you can mess with. dont get the gs320. gs400 and 500 are good but they're going to cost you a little more. The reason why i recommend the 300 is because its cheap, 3ccd !, and its a perfect size to carry around or even mount in your car for a run. The gs320 doesnt have nearly the amount of things the 300 does. oh and you can switch from widescreen to full screen.

 

Check these out too, if you plan on doing mounted video, great price for what it is. Mount and waterproof case are part of it, $180 for the basic one...
http://www.goprocamera.com/

 

$500.00??? jedi i spent almost a grand on my canon
and still don't know half the features after having it for
five years...

 

Where's Photo Chick?

 

she has been captured
in a photo and want be released
until she makes more cup cakes..

 

oh, nice choice. i love my d60. great camera.

http://images.google.com/images?clie...-8&sa=N&tab=wi

 

Yesterday day I was staring at a Canon EOS-1D Mark III.. -shutters at the cost of $4,000 just for a camera body-

 

Over the past 10 or so years my digi camera selection has evolved from point and click to slr.

I'm currently using an Olympus eVolt e500 and am very satisified with it. I've got a couple extra lens and have 0 complaints.

I'm not an expert by any means, just your run of the mill, lets go take some pictures kinda guy.