Quick Camera Question!

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Edited Date/Time 1/15/2012 10:28pm
I am about to buy a camera to get into shooting mainly mx, and possibly some landscape. I have 3 different options Im looking at, and need to know which will be thevbest decision. I am new at shooting, and am not looking to go professional, just want some great shots of MX to look at, so if one of these packages below isn`t a huge advantage for me, then I will probably go the cheaper route and get the one with less accessories. let me know! tthanks!


Nikon D40 With accessories: $758

Link Here


Nikon D60 With accessories: $765 Link Here. Look at pro package #2


Nikon D40 No accesssories: $458 Link Here
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SteveS 6/2/2008 6:05am
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The D60 has higher resolution on the sensor (10 mpixels vs 6). It's obviously more expensive. The package with the D60 only has the "standard" 18-55mm lens. For shooting MX you're going to want the 70-300.

Personally I won't buy from eBay. I also won't use an online retailer that isn't one I recognize as having been a legitimate store that others like buying from.

I use a D50, and haven't really missed the extra 4 mpixels you'd get with a D60. I'm not doing professional photography either, though I have printed my pictures for use on trailers and posters, and they hold up fine for those applications.
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fcr 6/7/2008 7:50pm
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I bought from Amazon. It worked out well and got the same as all the deals on Ebay. I wanted to avoid the sales tax.
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Spinner 6/7/2008 7:56pm
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SteveS wrote:
The D60 has higher resolution on the sensor (10 mpixels vs 6). It's obviously more expensive. The package with the D60 only has the "standard" 18-55mm...
The D60 has higher resolution on the sensor (10 mpixels vs 6). It's obviously more expensive. The package with the D60 only has the "standard" 18-55mm lens. For shooting MX you're going to want the 70-300.

Personally I won't buy from eBay. I also won't use an online retailer that isn't one I recognize as having been a legitimate store that others like buying from.

I use a D50, and haven't really missed the extra 4 mpixels you'd get with a D60. I'm not doing professional photography either, though I have printed my pictures for use on trailers and posters, and they hold up fine for those applications.
I wish I could find a nice D50 or D70 as a back up.

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