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Originally posted by Anne Elk
Anyone have a digital SLR camera? Are they worth the money or can you get most of the same features out of a high end point and shoot digital? I've had a 2MP Olympus (only thing I've ever won) for about 2 years and I'm getting frustrated with the lens and exposure limitations.
If I do splurge, it will be for the Nikon D1 (all my 35mm is Nikon). Hopefully the prices will drop some more when the D2 is released.
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You seriously have three grand to drop on a camera? More power to you. SLR is a format that probably doesn't mean much once you're talking about megapixels instead of film formats, unless you've got thousands sunk in compatible Nikon lenses or something.
I tend to agree with Wonk that if you're a serious-serious photographer, you're still shooting on film and getting Photo CDs from your developer for digital purposes. (Of course, by that measure, I stopped being a serious photographer three years ago, if ever I was one.)
Consumer Reports likes the $900 Nikon Coolpix 5700 (5 megapixel), which has an SLR type form factor but is not a true SLR. CR: "You want it all even at a price. Large and heavy, even for a 5-megapixel model, but its images are excellent and it's loaded with features, including 8X optical zoom."
