Nikon 3100 or Canon1100d

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Thanks Asit and kannan for your prescious input, learnt few things. What, I have decided is to wait a little bit longer (since I have already waited a long) and get a mid level DSLR rather than the mid entry level.

But I am surprised to see D90 in Mid level, upper than the D5000, though it
was released way back in 2008 I guess. Also its around 50K with AF-S 18-105mm VR Kit Lens (again no idea what importance that holds)

I think I will wait a few months more...... save and get D90 as it seems to be having enough juice needed for my priority (hope its not an overkill though), but its a way old model, wonder if that makes any difference.

Visited couple of sites, and it seems D5100 performs equality if not better than D90 and costs less as well. What the take here .. ???

If there are any other recomendations please suggest

....also no one answered my below query mentioned in the previous post....

"What is the best site to read for a beginner to learn the intricacies of Photography. Like I dont even know what exactly is the diffrence between say lense specification (25-525mm - Nikon L120) or (24-720mm - Fujifilm HS-20)"

Again appriciate all the inputs from everybody ...
 
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yes thanks to all the user who help me .expecting canon d550 to perform better than nikon 3100 on ultra ultra low light actual i was tempted for nikon 3100 which i was getting for 16k as 2 nd hand .while no one is selling canon 550d i need to buy from ebay ,may be need to wait but still i will go with canon. i got the whole picture
 
Asit said:
Thatguy,

I see now what you mean. ...

BTW, a few months ago in a conference in the US, a German physicist about my age was sitting beside me during dinner and he was carrying a tiny looking SLR (very old style in appearance). When I wanted to see it in person, I saw that it was a Leica. I was told it costs 7K in Euro. The picture quality was really great :). That camera became the talking point of that table, much ahead of the physics we were discussing before. The German guy was very proud of his camera.

Regards.
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Hi Asit,

The original Leica, with only a viewfinder and no range finder, and collapsible f 1:3.5 Elmar lens, was much smaller than modern 35mm film cameras.

A firm has recently started making digital cameras in the same shape as older classic film cameras but much smaller than the originals. Perhaps this firm has something to do with the old Minox camera firm. Among their products are versions of older Leicas scaled down in size. I'll check up my collection of film magazines in case someone is interested.

Regards.
 
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Hi miroflex,

The Leica that I saw and held in my hand was a DSLR, it was quite new, but looks old-style. It was quite heavy for the size. Image quality was fantastic.

Hi mabhi,

Currently I have the Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM attached to my 550D. Canon India has the MRP at 62k. In US the street price is about USD 800 when I got it more than a year ago. It's a very good lens, but very expensive.

Actually the kit lens EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS is pretty good and quite sharp. The colour saturation is much less than in the case of the 15-85 lens which has even better resolution. The 18-55 IS lens (IS=Image stabilization) is a quite good as a macro too.

These are the only two lenses I have at the moment. Next I want to get a fast (meaning large apertures like f/1.8) prime lens. Typically I'd like to have a 30mm prime lens, but may ultimately have to settle for a 50mm.

Regards.
 
Hi Kannan,

The Leica that I saw was kind of compact, not very tall, depth was almost similar to my 550D, perhaps a bit less, but quite wide. Form factor was quite like an ancient Yashica we had at home in my childhood, if I am not too mistaken (Actually I believe that Yashica is still lying somewhere in our household, my wife cannot get rid of old stuff easily). Top part had a brushed Aluminium look, the rest was black. The fit and finish was a marvel, really, gives one a feeling of solidity and dignity. If I see it now, I think I can recognize it. As far as I remember, it had a 18mp sensor.

I just took a look at the Leica site. From a quick survey, it looks very much like the M9. Price of the camera (with lens) the guy told us (7000 euros) also matches from whatever I can find from the net. If it was the M9, you are correct, it's a range finder. But the guy most probably told me it was a SLR. I did not question him because I never held a Leica before in my hand.

Regards.
 
One overlooked option is the Sony Alpha full frame series of dSLRs. They have a larger sensor, as large as a Canon 1D or 5D, or a Nikon D3. And should cost about as much as Canon or Nikon APS-C sized cams being discussed in this thread. Possible downside is low count of lenses for the Alphas.
 
For the record, I call "Camp Canon" home but feel no animosity towards "Camp Nikon". Had funds permitted, I would have picked up a Nikon D90 with its highly rated VR 135mm lens, but I ended up with a Canon 500D with kit lens and a 50mm prime (most VFM lens, IMHO). And I don't shoot much ever since I bought a dSLR. Not as much as when I had a Panasonic FZ20 with its constant and fast F/2.8 long zoom. Shoots great macros too.
 
You can't go wrong with either but many people feel that nikon has an easier interface for learning.
 
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Essentially : Nikon d3100 is better than 1100d according to reviews. I have not used d3100 but it has better reviews than the predecessor model d3000 which i have used previously.
 
for newbies.. the guide mode of nikon works better than canon...

both are good at ther point however.. entry level it goes to the d3100..
 
Kannan_madhu said:
my father had a yashika range finder which he never allowed me to touch during my childhood :)

Look ,I got the full frame :-) by Madhu K K, on Flickr
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The Yashica Electro series were pretty good range-finder cameras for their price.

jls001 said:
One overlooked option is the Sony Alpha full frame series of dSLRs. They have a larger sensor, as large as a Canon 1D or 5D, or a Nikon D3. And should cost about as much as Canon or Nikon APS-C sized cams being discussed in this thread. Possible downside is low count of lenses for the Alphas.
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The up-side is that you have access to wonderful inexpensive, albeit used, Minolta lenses floating around that would rival the Nikons and Canons. More importantly, the image stabilization is built into the camera body unlike the lens-based IS of the big 2. Given their progress in the last 5 years, I expect them to beat both Canon and Nikon in releasing the first sub-$1000 full-frame DSLR...
 
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jls001 said:
One overlooked option is the Sony Alpha full frame series of dSLRs. They have a larger sensor, as large as a Canon 1D or 5D, or a Nikon D3. And should cost about as much as Canon or Nikon APS-C sized cams being discussed in this thread. Possible downside is low count of lenses for the Alphas.
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Hi,

What is their price range in India?

Regards.
 
I feel its better to go for Canon /Nikon rather than Sony , I am not saying that technologically Sony is inferior but finding the Lens and other accessories are bit difficult , You will get variety of commonly used lens for Canon and Nikon in most of the towns but finding a A-Mount lens is very difficult unless you live in a metro . even the third party support for Canon/Nikon is much better than Sony . Same goes for service support.
 
grubyhalo said:
The up-side is that you have access to wonderful inexpensive, albeit used, Minolta lenses floating around that would rival the Nikons and Canons. More importantly, the image stabilization is built into the camera body unlike the lens-based IS of the big 2. Given their progress in the last 5 years, I expect them to beat both Canon and Nikon in releasing the first sub-$1000 full-frame DSLR...
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Hi Halo,

Are these the Minolta Maxxum series of film camera lenses?

Regards.
 
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