looking for a digital camera

[FireWater]

I recently purchased the Sony dsc-h2 and have been very happy with it so far. I have no clue what I am doing with the camera yet, but so far I have been snapping pics of everything with good results. I would check Best Buy or some local stores before putting all the faith in E-bay. I got mine for just above $250 and 10% off any combo of accessories that I wanted at that time @ Best Buy. Plus, once you register your camera with Sony they give you a one time deal on accessories through their website also. I have the camera, bag, tri-pod, 2g card, and a tele lens all for about $350.00 and I dealt person to person. Just my experience and hope it helps.

[dshawls]

firewater,

you got the camera local you say? the combo deal im looking at on ebay comes with 2 lens. i dont think ill use a wide angle lens, but ill definatly put the telephoto lens to use. which best buy did you get your camera at? im assuming they all carry the same stuff huh?

[FireWater]

They should carry the same stuff. Best buy will also price match so if you find it cheaper somewhere else show them. I purchased my tele lens from Sony direct. You might come out a little more by buying it at a store, but the quality of the accessories appears to be better than the stuff that you linked to on e-bay. I can only tell you what I did and what worked for me though- it is your money.

[kirkandkhristi]

Hmmm. All of this discussion is quite interesting as I have really been wanting to upgrade my EOS Elan 35 mm to a DSLR body. I already have the lenses and the flash. $380 for the body is actually a pretty good deal. Now I am going to have to start checking out ebay.

[dshawls]

i think im going to order the h2 off of newegg and purchase the lens from sony or a sony dealer. im a little wary of ordering high priced items off of ebay that say they are new. newegg has never disappointed me, so im sure this time wont be any different.

[tony]

the 10d is about a 5-6 year old body, that really isnt a great deal. i see deals on XTs in the $500 range.

IMO a SLR isnt something you jump into without knowing what you want to do

grab a point and shoot for now to get your feet wet and then see if you grow into an SLR camera. no point in spending that kind of money if you arent going to use the features

if you have particular questions drop me a line, i worked for canon usa for 4-5 years.

if you do a search you can find some informative posts ive made in the past regarding some of the cameras mentioned in this very thread

good luck and post pics when you get said new camera

[dshawls]

i decided on a cybershot h2 i found at best buy for the same price as newegg. even got a 1 gig sony memory card on sale for 29.99.

once i read the manual and the sticky thread in this forum, i will start to post pictures.