sccr410
08-18-2005, 05:23 PM
My girlfriend's birthday is coming up and she has been dying for a "good" camera since I met her. She currently uses either her old point-and-shoot or my old Kodak digital camera (don't even remember the model). For the most part, these work well but she does it often enough to warrant her finally getting that "good" camera. We take a lot of the photos to get printed and they work fairly decently, although not quite as good as we would like.
I found this deal for the Canon Rebel XT (http://www2.buydig.com/shop/basket.aspx?sku=CNDRXTS&act=add&sks=CNDRXTS,). I know this is a good camera after reading many, many reviews. It is also within budget.
However, I know it is a little bigger of a camera than she is used to. I don't want it to go unused because of it's size. Often times we snap quick photos of our 4 pets (http://www.sandiegopetadoption.com/blog) in the house. If the camera has to be sitting in a case up in a closet waiting only for use on outings then this pretty much makes it quite pointless.
She has some experience and has pointed to several of the larger DSLR cameras as what she wants. However, would that be the best idea based on how she would use it? Would a smaller, more compact camera suit her needs just as well and produce similar quality photos? She has done minor amateur photography in the past and wants to have control over shudder/speed and focus.
I found this deal for the Canon Rebel XT (http://www2.buydig.com/shop/basket.aspx?sku=CNDRXTS&act=add&sks=CNDRXTS,). I know this is a good camera after reading many, many reviews. It is also within budget.
However, I know it is a little bigger of a camera than she is used to. I don't want it to go unused because of it's size. Often times we snap quick photos of our 4 pets (http://www.sandiegopetadoption.com/blog) in the house. If the camera has to be sitting in a case up in a closet waiting only for use on outings then this pretty much makes it quite pointless.
She has some experience and has pointed to several of the larger DSLR cameras as what she wants. However, would that be the best idea based on how she would use it? Would a smaller, more compact camera suit her needs just as well and produce similar quality photos? She has done minor amateur photography in the past and wants to have control over shudder/speed and focus.