What's a good digital Canon camera to get? $2k budget.?

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I’m looking to buy a new Canon digital SLR camera. I want to spend about $ 1,500 on the camera alone, and $ 500 on lenses/fish eye lens. I need some suggestions on which camera to look into buying. Thank you! (Sample pictures of what the camera takes is super helpful).

Answer by fhotoace
Look at the T2i or 50D. The next step up, the 7D, is out of your budget

Also it is clear that you have not visited the Canon website. Had you done so, you would have found that Canon does not make a fisheye lens for their Rebel cameras Tokina does make a fine 10-17 mm zoom fisheye lens

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/468737-REG/Tokina_ATX107PRODXC_AT_X_107_AF.html

And

Sigma 8mm full 180 degree fisheye

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=sigma+fisheye&N=0&InitialSearch=yes

The only fisheye lens made by Canon is designed for their 1D and 5D full frame cameras.

There is NOTHING you can tell from sample pictures except the competency of the user

Answer by Hedy Hall
Hi…. I think Canon EOS Rebel T2i is a good choice for you.

18 Megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor
DIGIC 4 processor with ISO 100-6400 (Expansion to 12800)
Continuous shooting at 3.7fps
Full HD movie recording with manual control and selectable frame rates
7.7cm (3.0") 3:2 Clear View LCD with 1,040k dots
iFCL metering System with 63-zone Dual-layer Metering Sensor
Quick Control screen to change shooting settings
Exposure compensation +/-5 stops (although viewfinder scale is still +/-2 stops)
External Microphone socket

Here is a deal link of this camera, you can check it out if you are interested.

http://tinyurl.com/25zd6uq
Hope I helped

Answer by BriaR
I would think again about your spend ratio between camera and lenses

You would be far better to get the lower end Canon body (eg 550d) and spend the balance on 1 or 2 good L series lenses. Camera body technology is advancing quickly so you are likely to want to upgrade it within 3-5 years (or sooner!). Good lenses will make a good longer term investment.

Answer by DigitalPhotography
Hey,

What about spending 900$ on the T2i body and then having 1100$ on lenses. Perhaps, Canon EF 50mm f/1.4, Fisheye, macro etc. whatever you need

Here’s a post called ‘Buying a DSLR, what’s important, megapixels, features, brand, price, quality and which one to get. There are also Amazon links, here’s the post – http://the-digital-photographer.blogspot.com/2009/03/which-dslr-to-buy.html

Here’s a review of the T2i: http://the-digital-photographer.blogspot.com/2010/06/canon-eos-550dt2i-dslr-review.html

And here is a post called ‘Buying a Lens for Canon, what’s important and which one’ – http://the-digital-photographer.blogspot.com/2009/11/buying-lens.html

If you want a better body, then go for the 7D – body is 1600$ . Skip the 50D.

Answer by Eclipse
Kirra, you might actually want to reverse your budget numbers. (i.e. $ 500 on the camera, $ 1500 on the lenses). I say this because fisheye lenses, especially those of decent quality are not cheap. Also, Canon’s current pricing puts camera either above or below your stated budget. The 50D costs about $ 1100 and may get replaced later this year. The 7D costs about $ 1700 and is not necessarily the best choice for a first time DSLR buyer. Also, Canon only offers one fish-eye lens at this time (EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye, $ 680 USD) and it is specifically meant for full-frame cameras rather than the 1.6x crop-body cameras that fit your budget requirements.

It should also be noted that the EF 15mm f/2.8 fish-eye, if mounted on 1.6x crop-body (e.g. Rebel T2i/EOS 550D, 50D or 7D), is just a severely distorted ultra wide-angle lens (not a fish-eye). Rather than providing a true, 180-degree FOV as it does on a full-frame DSLR, a 1.6x crop-body only sees about 113-degrees which is similar to the FOV of a 14mm non-fish-eye lens on a full-frame DSLR. There are alternative brands such as Sigma, who make a true 10mm f/2.8 fish-eye for 1.6x crop-bodies but, even that “cheap” Sigma will cost about $ 650.

If you’re willing to buy a used camera, the original Canon 5D sells for $ 1500 or less depending on the camera’s condition. Before you turn away a used camera, keep in mind that the original 5D still beats even the mighty 7D for image quality specifically because of it’s larger, full-frame sensor. Unless you are shooting sports, the original 5D may actually be the best camera you can buy given your budget. If you’re shooting sports, I’d look at the 50D or splurge for the 7D. Otherwise, with a budget of $ 1500 for the body alone, there is nothing on the market (from any manufacturer) that will beat the original 5D for raw image quality.

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Answer by Dr. Sam
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