goldie

Forget about the specs - all cameras are good in current market anywayz.
get her one with a GOOD COLOUR - silvery purple ......
she will love it.

布小熊

tofu
did your mom know how to use a 35 mm SLR? that's where my mom started and she loves taking picture of flowers and dance performances.
She got a hands down Canon XT from my bro-in-law and she loves it as her new toys. Most of the lenses that she already owned work with her DSLR. (yes she is a Canon lady)
She even learn to use some simple Photoshop.
May be you can ask your mom to register in some photography courses for senior after getting the camera.
good luck.

siumaibb

thanks yoursecret, so probably 5000D is not good for her.  as i mentioned, she got the lenses already, so she is better get the body with image stabilizer.  i checked few sites for prices.  for 5000d, ...
tofu 發表於 2009-6-21 23:09

Canon body does not have build-in stabilizer, depends on what lenses she got and what is she mainly shooting, she might not need a stabilizer (e.g. if she got some fast lenses and if she mainly shoot in outdoor daylight).
If you don't mind a used body, craigslist have some for your mom to start with.
http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/search/sss?query=canon%20rebel
But you have to make sure your mom aware of that a DSLR is not the same as a point and shoot camera, it is much heavier and bigger to carry around.

布小熊

it is much heavier and bigger to carry around.
siumaibb 發表於 2009-6-22 09:34 AM

Yes. I am always worried about my mom when she goes out for photo shots.
Last time she fell on her heavy backpack (with 2 lenses, flash, tripole and an extra body) and cracked her tail bone. She was in pain for a long time.

So Tofu may need to think about this part as well.

jh66

4# tofu


5000D the camera itself doesn't have "image stabilizer" but some of the lens have it. Nikon calls it "Vibration Reduction" or VR. It's useful more in low light condition. If your mom has s ...
yoursecret 發表於 2009-6-21 22:12

請問Alberta有咩野可靠ge買相機網呀?

maanmo

by the way

  dropping the camera is always  a rites of passage
  maanmo  droped the first camera he played with, a couple of time,  the second camera . once.
  maanmo has not dropped his current camera yet, but it was a close call, i tripped and almost fell flat on the ground , chances were,  the camera i was holding in my hand would have hit the ground first
if i did not stop the fall with some ballet technique, the camera would hit the ground and break into two
before my nose follows

the reasoning is ,   a retired mom should not go out with a DSLR, unless she takes ballet lessons as well
or may be ballroom dancing

Catpiano

first question .. what kind of lens she got ??

If it is freebie from friend .. probably not good lens at all .. or what if they are some old manual focus lens? I doubt your mom wants to do Manual Focus?

Most lower end camera offer "KIT" lens at better value ... and work pretty good for general purpose.

So ..  just check what lens she has now.

Anyway, as goldie said, most DSLR are good nowaday, no matter from Canon/Nikon, to even Sony, they are all similar.

The engine oil vs Car isn't a good example at all .. engine oil ..  ~ $10 - $50 vs $30-$50K for an average car, and in photography world, we all know lens are much more expensive then body .. most photographers decide to use a system because of lens rather then body.

Regarding pricing ..  Price in Canada, is app. the same as in HK, say D5000 kit, $9xx cad, vs $6,xxx HKD, but you get 2 yr warranty here, vs 1 yr warranty if you get it from HK.

Catpiano

請問Alberta有咩野可靠ge買相機網呀?
jh66 發表於 2009-6-22 10:10

in Alberta. (mainly calgary)

www.thecamerstore.com

www.sanealcamera.com

www.vistek.ca

I bought must of my gears from the about 3 stores.

You can check http://www.blackphoto.com/blacks/index.jsp as well.

yoursecret

請問Alberta有咩野可靠ge買相機網呀?
jh66 發表於 2009-6-22 10:10

Let me add McBain to list,

http://www.mcbaincamera.com/

maanmo

if you want to do research for a suitable camera for a retired person who have time to learn
here are some consideration

  learning to use a DSLR takes a couple of years at least
  if one gets a DSLR right now, by the time one begins to appreciate the features in a DSLR, there will be much better DSLR available

so the best way to go is  get a $300 $400,   high zoom, wide lens  semi pro  digital camera
it will take all the brain power to learn to use these camera well
and in a year or two,  may be we will have  wonder DSLR coming out
can you imagine what they will be ?,
if you can't , you can buy one now,
then 2 years down the road,  you still  have not learned much about photography, you may be looking
at those newer DSLRs and wonder.. may be may be ,, its time to buy those