jeremyshaw
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EDIT: for TL;DR: I had a taste of the good stuff. Now I only have the bad stuff and an unknown quantity. Is a D3100 good enough? I'm not willing to spend much above 600usd for the whole operation thank you! -Jeremy
Hello,
I'm sorry for asking here. I did do a cursorary search just in case, but came up with a thread from mid-late 2010.
I'm thinking of getting a D3100. All I got right now is a Casio 10MP camera from 4 years ago?? I tried one of our workplace's cannon? DSLRs and I didn't think much of it then. But looking at the pictures I take now vs what the cannon? camera spit out easily (I did take one semester basic photography class (mostly film) and have a few binders of shots to show for it ), I realized my point and shoot is lacking, severely.
So.... this is probably the wrong way to ask, however, is the D3100 a decent choice for the price? 580usd on amazon right now, and that's about as much as I am willing to spend. I've heard other cameras don't come with the lens!? and this one does come with a (basic?) lens to start with? Would this be better than the Sony HD video camera I've been using (has an onboard HDD/flashmem? and 1080i video capability. Cost 1000usd at the time [2008/2009], lol Much better than my point and shoot as it is, but seemingly not as good as the workplace camera) I'll buy within the month.
Thank you very much for reading
-Jeremy Shaw
Hello,
I'm sorry for asking here. I did do a cursorary search just in case, but came up with a thread from mid-late 2010.
I'm thinking of getting a D3100. All I got right now is a Casio 10MP camera from 4 years ago?? I tried one of our workplace's cannon? DSLRs and I didn't think much of it then. But looking at the pictures I take now vs what the cannon? camera spit out easily (I did take one semester basic photography class (mostly film) and have a few binders of shots to show for it ), I realized my point and shoot is lacking, severely.
So.... this is probably the wrong way to ask, however, is the D3100 a decent choice for the price? 580usd on amazon right now, and that's about as much as I am willing to spend. I've heard other cameras don't come with the lens!? and this one does come with a (basic?) lens to start with? Would this be better than the Sony HD video camera I've been using (has an onboard HDD/flashmem? and 1080i video capability. Cost 1000usd at the time [2008/2009], lol Much better than my point and shoot as it is, but seemingly not as good as the workplace camera) I'll buy within the month.
Thank you very much for reading
-Jeremy Shaw
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