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I am going to be taking a Fireground photography class in April and I am looking for a good camera. So I am looking for suggestions from fellow photographers on what is the type you use or suggest .

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Permalink Reply by Jason Brooks on January 22, 2009 at 1:24pm

The best thing to get is probably out of your price range to start with. As a long time photog, and photjournalist, I would highly recommend a Nikon Digital SLR. If they require film, stay Nikon. I have shot professionally for a long time. The advantages of Nikon for the new user are phenomonal. You can use any lens that has ever been made on even the newest cameras. You might just not get all the fancy features. But, a D40, D50, etc are great to get you into the game. If you are going to go the route of non-slr, look at who makes the lens. Zeiss and Leica make a bunch of the less expensive camera's lenses. But, go for a high optical zoom, not digital zoom. Optical zoom is the actual lens, digital zoom is the computer. Anything over 6MP is probably not necessary. But, get the best you can afford. That should be enough to get your head spinning for a while.

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Permalink Reply by Brian Bearce on January 22, 2009 at 1:30pm

I have just recently purchased the Nikon D60 (Digital SLR). Except for the standard lense that come with it, I love it. I will be purchasing a higher zoom 200-300mm soon. Camera take excellent shots. Still need more practice with all the features to enhance the images.

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Permalink Reply by Jason Brooks on January 22, 2009 at 1:56pm

Nikn makes many different series of lenses. You will find similar focal length lens for different prices depending on the series. You get what you pay for. Also, make sure that you look at the aperature size. A lot of the consumer level lenses only have a 4.5 or 5.6 apertaure as the focal length gets bigger. A 2.8 will allow much more light into the lense. You will also pay significantly more for that. Before you buy, make sure you know what application you will actually use it for.

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Permalink Reply by Denise Co 29 on January 22, 2009 at 8:42pm

Thanks I was actually looking at the Nikon

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Permalink Reply by Matthew on January 23, 2009 at 10:37am

I agree with the folks who have recommended Nikons. Nikon makes a really good quality camera that, as J Brooks said they have alot of advantages for a new user as well as they take great, quality pictures. If you are gonna go the route of a SLR you could pick up a Nikon SLR for anywhere between $500 for the D40 to $1,200 for the new D90 (which is what I have and I freakin' love that thing. The $1200 package is for the camera body and a 18mm-105mm lens I think, however if you already have a Nikon lens you can get the body for $900). Because as J Brooks said you can use ANY Nikon lens from the 50s to present-day because they all have the same f bayonet mounting bracket, however older lens won't have all the new features new ones do such as the VR (Vibration Reduction.)

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Permalink Reply by Jason Tankred on January 28, 2009 at 2:31am

Nikon! but i want the class! I'll go with you.

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Permalink Reply by Doug on January 28, 2009 at 4:04am

A low end Nikon D series or Canon Rebel will do just fine, they run anywhere from $500-$600 depending on where you get them. Both take excellent photographs once you learn all the settings and tricks of photography. If you don't have that much in your budget to spend I would recommend a smaller digital such as a Canon Powershot or Nikon P series. Those too have most of the different settings you'll need and take a decent photograph. Check out my photos, most of the better ones were taken with a Canon Powershot A590.