if $1000 is the top of his budget, that's all he's going to get. He can learn the basics with a kit set then move up to a wide or telephoto lens when he can afford it.oldguy said:BTW that "kit" lens is fine for home shots but for moto or scenic shots is way underpowered. I would suggest looking into something with a better range of zoom and Fstops
dohp said:if $1000 is the top of his budget, that's all he's going to get. He can learn the basics with a kit set then move up to a wide or telephoto lens when he can afford it.
This is basically against what i believe in of getting the best of what you want the first time around, so it doesn't cost you more in the long run, but I only buy it when i have the cash, therefore i don't break my budget.
Plus if he's jet setting around the country, a couple "L" lenses are gonna be a pain to haul around.
Yes the kit lens are limited in sharpness and usefulness under dim lighting, but he needs to start somewhere. When he gets an extra $500 or $1000 next year or something he can go out and get a new wide, telephoto lens or flash.
;) just a quick search butdohp said:I would recommend the XTi if he can find it, but likely can only find it used, which isn't bad, i bought one for my mom for her birthday last year, and i'll still borrow it as my back up from time to time just in case. It takes excellent photos, (even better with an L lens up front :) ) If he wants to put in the time to watch the used market, fredmiranda and POTN are good sources if you're into that kind of thing.
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