Buying my first DSLR - Advice wanted

lgardinor

Hello everyone. I'm very new here and am looking for your advice...please. :huh

I'm getting ready to purchase my first DLSR. I know the camera - Konica-Minolta 7D (I am a staunch Minolta girl, I currently use a Maxxum 7xi with all the trimmings, all of which are interchangable with the 7D, and LOVE it).

My question is this... There are kits available that include lenses, memory cards, cases, card readers and the like... should I invest in a kit for one lump sum(bargain) as I learn to use my new baby or should I buy each piece separately as I learn?? :dunno

Thanks in advance.

Lynn

DanielB

lgardinor wrote:

Hello everyone. I'm very new here and am looking for your advice...please.

I'm getting ready to purchase my first DLSR. I know the camera - Konica-Minolta 7D (I am a staunch Minolta girl, I currently use a Maxxum 7xi with all the trimmings, all of which are interchangable with the 7D, and LOVE it).

My question is this... There are kits available that include lenses, memory cards, cases, card readers and the like... should I invest in a kit for one lump sum(bargain) as I learn to use my new baby or should I buy each piece separately as I learn??

Thanks in advance.

Lynn

Lynn,

it all depends where your getting the camera from. i just recently got my 10D and the items listed below. I find myself not Urgent for a tripod or new memory card. But i will be needing to get these before long. so try looking at www.bhphotovideo.com or www.onecall.com they are very good dealers with a great record. Probably have the deals your looking for too.

Good luck, and have fun

-daniel-

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http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=353925&is=REG&addedTroughType=categoryNavigation
a deal on B&H and if you have all the lenses you already need i would say this is a great deal. then you could just pick up a 1gig CF card and maybe run by your local camera store and try out Tripods/monopods.

Harryb

lgardinor wrote:

Hello everyone. I'm very new here and am looking for your advice...please.

I'm getting ready to purchase my first DLSR. I know the camera - Konica-Minolta 7D (I am a staunch Minolta girl, I currently use a Maxxum 7xi with all the trimmings, all of which are interchangable with the 7D, and LOVE it).

My question is this... There are kits available that include lenses, memory cards, cases, card readers and the like... should I invest in a kit for one lump sum(bargain) as I learn to use my new baby or should I buy each piece separately as I learn??

Thanks in advance.

Lynn

Hi Lynn,

The 7D is a great choice, good luck with it. Unless you are buying from a top tier store (i.e. B&H) I would avoid most of the offered kits like the plague. Most of the included accessories are overpriced items of poor quality that you will in the end replace or throw away.

lgardinor

Thanks so much for the replies. I appreciate it so much.

DanielB

lgardinor wrote:

Thanks so much for the replies. I appreciate it so much.

no prob. let me know how it works out for ya

and remember

have fun with it

Skippy

Hi There Lynn

lgardinor wrote:

Hello everyone. I'm very new here and am looking for your advice...please.

I'm getting ready to purchase my first DLSR. I know the camera - Konica-Minolta 7D (I am a staunch Minolta girl, I currently use a Maxxum 7xi with all the trimmings, all of which are interchangable with the 7D, and LOVE it).

My question is this... There are kits available that include lenses, memory cards, cases, card readers and the like... should I invest in a kit for one lump sum(bargain) as I learn to use my new baby or should I buy each piece separately as I learn??

Thanks in advance.

Lynn

Heyyyyyyyyyy Girl...........nice to see you posting
I know you will love this forum with all these wonderful folks.......there are so many talented people here who will be more than willing to help you if you have any questions.....if not I will personally beat them with a big stick till someone give you an answer okay

Take Care Lynn ........ Skippy (Australia)

lgardinor

Skippy wrote:

Heyyyyyyyyyy Girl...........nice to see you posting
I know you will love this forum with all these wonderful folks.......there are so many talented people here who will be more than willing to help you if you have any questions.....if not I will personally beat them with a big stick till someone give you an answer okay

Take Care Lynn ........ Skippy (Australia)

Hi love. Thanks so much for the welcome. You rawk, of course. You know, I spend as much free time as possible lurking about here. I do love all the pretty. There is amazing talent here. Some days, I can barely pick my jaw up off the floor. .

Osprey Whisperer

Hello Lynn and welcome to Dgrin. Some folks like the "kits". I don't care for them. I always just buy the camera body without any bells and whistles. I'd much rather just purchase the glass I really want.....even if this means waiting a while. I have sometimes even purchased the lens first and a camera body after the fact. Usually these kits include inferior items or stuff you will seldom use. Decide what kind of shooting you will be doing and purchase the appropriate equipment accordingly. Do your research on the equipment as well.

Don't know if you noticed that B&H seems to have a deal right now on this 7D ?

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=353925&is=REG&addedTroughType=search

Good luck and look forward to seeing the pics from the new camera.

MM

Perry

Bird Man Photographer wrote:

Don't know if you noticed that B&H seems to have a deal right now on this 7D ?

Konica-Minolta is also offering a $200 rebate on the 7D. I have the PDF of the offer (good till 12/31) which I downloaded from amazon.com when I was looking at their listing of the 7D.

Since the B&H "rebate" is $200 I wonder if they have just factored in the K-M offer or if this is in addition to that?

kshep

I'm wondering why more people don't seem to recommend the Minolta 5d/7d cameras?? They seem like a great value with the built in Stabilization. IT's almost always "buy a Nikon/Canon".

DanielB

kshep wrote:

I'm wondering why more people don't seem to recommend the Minolta 5d/7d cameras?? They seem like a great value with the built in Stabilization. IT's almost always "buy a Nikon/Canon".

these are good cameras. i know that for a fact. but the general knowledge is that Canon and Nikon both are leading in the Digital SLR world *canon mainly *. And lenses with canon or nikon mounts are more commonly stocked in local shops i've come to find out.

but the main reason is because these are the names that everyone knows and is comfortable with.

lgardinor

Bird Man Photographer wrote:

Hello Lynn and welcome to Dgrin. Some folks like the "kits". I don't care for them. I always just buy the camera body without any bells and whistles. I'd much rather just purchase the glass I really want.....even if this means waiting a while. I have sometimes even purchased the lens first and a camera body after the fact. Usually these kits include inferior items or stuff you will seldom use. Decide what kind of shooting you will be doing and purchase the appropriate equipment accordingly. Do your research on the equipment as well.

Don't know if you noticed that B&H seems to have a deal right now on this 7D ?

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=353925&is=REG&addedTroughType=search

Good luck and look forward to seeing the pics from the new camera.

MM

Thanks so much Birdman (, I love that). I've been looking around and researching for months. B&H is like a dream. I remember walking into the store in NY and just going weak in the knees. . Its brilliant.

I have a bunch of lenses and filters and such that I use with my Minolta 35mm SLR and these attachments seem to be interchangable with the DSLR so thats pretty dandy.

Hey, is there a difference between a digital flash and the flash I use with my 35mm?

I've noticed all the posting regarding Nikon/Canon. But I just love the weight and feel of Minolta so I'm not going brand hopping. Knowing what you like is certainly a help when looking around for a camera.

The $200 rebate is directly from K-M. YAY!!!

Thanks everyone. I sure do appreciate all the replies.

pathfinder

We have not had very Minolta DSLR users here on dgrin. I will be interested to see your images when you recieve your new camera.