New member - hi and question

dick

Hi:

My name is Rich and I am a newly registered user here at dgrin. I have had a smugmug account for almost 3 years now and have been taking shot from travels by motorcycle and other things that interest me.

Things are changing for my wife and I and I want a much better camera to capture upcoming events than my current Sony Cyber-Shot. The Sony has served me well and is small enough that I can carry it in the pocket of my riding suit while I zip around but night time pictures are sometimes grainy and I would like the ability to use zoom and other lenses like I have for my Minolta film camera.

Yesterday I received a small token of appreciation from my company and have the opportunity to purchase a Cannon Rebel XT. I did a couple of quick searches here and found a bit of info on the unit. What I am really looking for a is a site that will allow me to compare features of several cameras to determine if the Rebel XT meets my needs. I am not sure if it was here as a lurker or elsewhere but I found a website that did a great job of comparing different cameras and if anyone could point me in thaat direction it would be great. Also, any feedback on the Rebel XT would be appreciated.

Thanks and I look forward to sharing my pictures and picking up tips and tricks here at Dgrin.

Rich

PS - here is one of favorite Sony shots

Andy

Welcome to Dgrin, Rich - I know you from our sister forum Advrider - thanks for introducing yourself - we'll help you for sure!

You want the side-by-side comparison over on DP Review it's really really useful, the reviews there are incredibly thorough, too. Use the menu on the upper left side of that site, buying guide, side-by-side.

Best of luck to you!

Harryb

DPR has a pretty good compare function
http://dpreview.com/reviews/sidebyside.asp

so does imaging resource
http://www.imaging-resource.com/CAMDB/compare_cameras.php

and DCresource
http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/compare.php

and Steve's Digicams

http://www50.shopping.com/xPP-Digital_Cameras~linkin_id-3053120

dick

andy wrote:

Welcome to Dgrin, Rich - I know you from our sister forum Advrider - thanks for introducing yourself - we'll help you for sure!

You want the side-by-side comparison over on DP Review it's really really useful, the reviews there are incredibly thorough, too. Use the menu on the upper left side of that site, buying guide, side-by-side.

Best of luck to you!

Andy:

Thanks for the link - that is the one I was searching for.

I am looking forward to taking the next step with my photography. Somehow I think I am going to need a larger storage device for all of the pixels.

rich

dick

Harryb wrote:

DPR has a pretty good compare function
http://dpreview.com/reviews/sidebyside.asp

so does imaging resource
http://www.imaging-resource.com/CAMDB/compare_cameras.php

and DCresource
http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/compare.php

and Steve's Digicams

http://www50.shopping.com/xPP-Digital_Cameras~linkin_id-3053120

Hi Harry:

Thank you for the links.

Rich

Zanotti

dick wrote:

Hi Harry:

Thank you for the links.

Rich

Rich:


Hello from a fellow ADV rider! Make sure the read the section on where to buy. Looking at DP review, I see price quotes from places I think that no one on this forum would consider buying from.

Everybody has their favorites, and there are several good ones, but there are many more really horrible ones that rip off anyone that reaches into their lair ( kind of like Jo Momma)

Z

Andy

Zanotti wrote:

Everybody has their favorites, and there are several good ones, but there are many more really horrible ones that rip off anyone that reaches into their lair ( kind of like Jo Momma)

Z