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If you use Sony before, and if you are newbie for SLR .. buy a Sony law...

$500-600 ..  can just buy a body and a lens ..

Then how about flash? software? etc?

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It is a SONY!

It is cheap, made in japan, good warranty, I bought my A300 2 yr ago with kit lens ( 18-70 ) for $449 .... built in VR ..  and some dummie mode .. good for newbie ga ..

However, new kit lens, only 18-55 ..  less range.

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In general, those 18-55 (~ 27-85) is more then enough for casual shooting ..  rarely need to go wider or more tele ....

And you can can always buy extra lens later .. ( that is why people go SLR )

Sometimes, dual lens kit is much much better bargain..

For example, 450D dual kit, is on sale for $799, still a camera which can provide near the best image compare to other entry model, just no video.

If you break it down, the 450D body is $500, the 18-55IS lens is $250, the 55-250IS is $400 ... total $1150 ..  vs $799 package deal.

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550D ..  with even just one basic kit lens, over $1K wor ..

You want a camera or a video cam ar?

Not much different between 500D and 550D .. 15.5mp and 18.5mp .. no advantage at all, but 550D offers more control on movie mode .. (hopefully firmware for 500D soon)

G11 ..  totally different thing la..

If you buy G11, buy S90 la, at least, S90 is a pocket size, which G11 is not really pocket size .. .... or u can buy GF1 instead, just slightly bigger then G11, and not pocket size at all.

I suggest either a real DSLR, no matter best for your $$, the 450D or 500D, or buy the best pocket DC, S90.

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如果唔係Over budget,我會推 GF-1.
MoiRhapsody 發表於 2010-3-15 23:11

   
If she is looking at 550D ..  then about the same price as GF1 la..

However, for general use, 500D/550D > GF1 la...

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CP,GF1潮好多
MoiRhapsody 發表於 2010-3-16 00:44

   
I know .. it is very pretty tim ..  after playing EP1 and GF1 side by side ..  I didn't even care the IQ, and got the GF1 ..  but it has been just sitting on my draw ...  but at least, I still use the 500D once a while .....  

Agree with siumabb, in general, buying a DSLR, buy the one with better control/feature/IQ ...one that B boy will use ... ^_^

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G10 and G11 hard to use?

May be wait till the new sony mirrorless camera la...