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mercurial
MyBB Legend
Go for the Nikon D40 Devill. It's a lovely amateur DSLR camera 
Completely different league - I'd still pay the extra on top of the d40 and get the canon dslr though.Think I might get the S5
How much better is the D40 than the S5 for an amature?
mercurial
MyBB Legend
No R5000 is my max
Ps merc can you list some of your reasons? Thanks for the answer
Yes, definitely. Any DSLR will outperform a point-and-shoot because it uses bigger and better lenses and the DSLR camera has much more powerful features and processors so you always get awesome images. Have a look here -> http://www.flickr.com/cameras/nikon/d40/
Now tell me if a point-and-shoot can do that
Sorry but isn't the D40 a dslr?
You're kidding right? Cameras do not make awesome images - photographers do - and rarely ever always.Yes, definitely. Any DSLR will outperform a point-and-shoot because it uses bigger and better lenses and the DSLR camera has much more powerful features and processors so you always get awesome images. Have a look here -> http://www.flickr.com/cameras/nikon/d40/
Now tell me if a point-and-shoot can do that
And TBH I see some pretty decent images coming out of the S5 too - http://www.flickr.com/cameras/canon/powershot_s5_is/
It sure is - thats why I provided a comparison between dslr's (eg the d40) and point and shoots (eg the Canon S5 IS) as you can see in the article both have considerable strengths and weaknesses.
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Ahhh now only do i see the "canon" part
Heard from a friend, who is a really good (top of his class) photographer that maybe I should get the nikon because the lenses are less expensive for nikon on the lower price range (my range
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Are they? http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showpost.php?p=2217549&postcount=39 I dont know for sure but you should be able to figure it out by looking at Orms.co.za or SACamera.co.zaAhhh now only do i see the "canon" part
Heard from a friend, who is a really good (top of his class) photographer that maybe I should get the nikon because the lenses are less expensive for nikon on the lower price range (my range
mercurial
MyBB Legend
I'm kidding? You must be. Are you actually suggesting that a P&S is better? Sure the photographer needs to know what he's doing but the camera plays an important role here as well. Come on...
Ok so you both agree the extra R1000 is worth it for the D40 packadge over the S5 in the ad?
You both also agree that this is a good deal and a good price(I won't find it cheaper without looking very hard
Yes, get the D40.
The camera is nowhere near as important as the guy (or gal) looking through it.
I've seen plenty of people spend tons of money on the top of the range gear and produce images that my kid could do with her point and shoot.
So yeah the gear is important but only if you have the skill to take advantage of it.
mercurial
MyBB Legend
The Canon 400D is about R6000-ish.
mercurial
MyBB Legend
lol, no R5000 is already streching it if I sell my soul
R5k is the absolute maximum atm I can spend.
At that level no - at least not that I know.