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any cannons camera
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Lumix LX-3 or Canon G10

what..?! they’re prosumer.. not professional :p
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IMHO

A professional would be a full frame DSLR. A quality, decent digital camera for classes would be Canon’s Digital Rebel xti or xsi or Nikon’s D40/50/60 or Pentax’s K100D.
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Anything with a built-in lens is not a prosumer/serious camera. If you want nice vacation pictures and don’t want to carry a big camera they’re fine (canon G-10 or Nikon P6000). If you’re more serious, you should look at something like a Nikon D60 / Rebel Xsi (beginner) Nikon D90 / Canon 50D (intermediate) or Nikon D300, D700 / Canon 5D Mark II.

One piece of advice is: don’t be cheap. Buy at a local camera store (a real one; not WalMart, Circuit City, etc.). First, it supports a real business, but mainly, if you have problems they can help you. I buy my cameras @ camera stores and bikes at a bike shop & I always get good help when I need it.
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Hey Emma, you might find this post I made yesterday useful.
Of course it all depends on how much you are willing to spend on a camera, but here are a good few to get started on. These are all entry level to intermediate level SLR cameras.

You’ll have to convert the names and prices to US though if you’re there! the 450D is called the XSi in the US i think. Don’t get the XS (1000D, uugggh, terrible)

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Also don’t listen to people saying Canon/Nikon are better, they’re all promoting their own equipment. They’ll deny it but it’s always true. Both systems are excellent with both having their advantages or disadvantages.
I shoot one system for my own personal work and one system with my 9-5 work. I’m not saying which one’s which 🙂

Personally I would go for one of these four options:

Nikon D80 – £399.00
Nikon D90 – £569.98
Canon 40D – £549.99
Canon 450D – £379.99

The D90 and 40D are the two superior cameras. However you may prefer to get a D80/450D and invest the remaining money on some accessories such as a flash gun or a lens or two.

If you are going to continue with photography, it’s good to start your lens collection now as they will last you a lot longer than your camera body which you will probably be looking at replacing/upgrading every 2/3 years. Save up and invest in good glass! BE warned though a good lens can cost a LOT 🙂

Here are links for all four, have a browse through and make your opinions THEN go try them out and hold them in a shop to see how they feel in your hand and which one you seem to have more of a connection to. That’s my advice 🙂

LINKS:

NIKON D80 – http://imaging.nikon.com/products/imagin…
NIKON D90 – http://imaging.nikon.com/products/imagin…
CANON 450D – http://www.canon.co.uk/For_Home/Product_…
CANON 40D – http://www.canon.co.uk/For_Home/Product_…

There’s a nice table half way down the page showcasing the differences between the two Nikons on the D90 DPreview website here:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond90…

The 40D is the largest of all of these cameras (similar size to the Nikon D300, but obviously not as good)
Here’s the Canon 50D (practically the same size as the Canon D40) side by side with the Nikon D90 to illustrate this.
http://a.img-dpreview.com/reviews/NikonD…

Personally I’m not going to tell you which one I would choose as it’s my own preference and my own style of shooting, which may be completely different from yours!

……Edit: Ok I’ll tell you. I shoot a lot of sports so I’d personally get the Canon 40D for its 6.5fps, mag alloy body and larger size but then remember that because that’s my style and fast action is what I shoot!, You’ll probably be completely different 🙂

In a nutshell all those cameras will serve you well throughout your entire course! Have fun trying them out in the shop!!.. and don’t buy a Canon 1000D or Nikon D40/D40x (shudder).

Hope I’ve helped 🙂

Rick
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Photographer

Canon 1D MKIII, Nikon D3x

basically, i think cannon is the best
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Hi, Emma,

I am one of those who do not like to specifically recommend a brand or model unless I clearly knows what you really wants.

I do not know if you want a DSLR or a Point and Shoot Camera. I had attended some photography workshops, some of the attendees were using Point and Shoot, and they took great pictures.

There are some guides which you may like to follow. First, what do you really need? Do you want to have the flexibility of changing lens – DSLR or simply a camera with mega zoom.

Next is what is your budget? We still need to decide the comfortable level of how much we want to spend.

The next step is to research the cameras. Dpreview.com is a good site for camera. You may like to surf over and narrow down your scope based on your criteria.

I hope this was the answer you are looking for. If you need any additional information, please see my recommended resource at http://pinurl.com/ixg
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http://www.dpreview.com/

I just purchased a camera for my two older children for Christmas and it takes excellent pictures. I like it better than mine and mine was a higher end camera. It was a Nikon Coolpix. It has a large view screen and it comes in several different colors. I purchase a red and blue one so they wouldn’t get each others confused.
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