Have a baby on the way and my wife and I want a nice camera to start the barrage of pictures in our future. I have midrange consumer camera currently (Canon SX something or another) and am looking for something with a little better zoom/lens and faster speeds.
I do like Canon and have had a few different ones in my day, but am not an extreme loyalist. After researching I think it's down to the Nikon D3100 or Canon T3.... I think I've read on here that the T2i refurb would be decent too?
Price Range - $500-$700 for a kit (body/lens)
Types of Shooting - Mainly family events, portraits, sporting, etc
Video? - Not a dealbreaker if it's not the best since my wife's phone and camera can take decent video.
Megapixel - No real requirements... I'm sure anything 12+ is fine.
Rotating LCD - My current higher end consumer Canon has one and it is pretty nice to be able to swivel the LCD around, but I know I would have to look at the T3i for that function and the extra $300? it brings.
Weight/Size - Don't want a beast... something that won't break my neck if I'm walking around half a day with it.
Anything else I should be thinking about in my decision? I plan on stopping by Best Buy just to get a feel of the cameras and their lcd interface. Hopefully they have these models.
Thanks!
I do like Canon and have had a few different ones in my day, but am not an extreme loyalist. After researching I think it's down to the Nikon D3100 or Canon T3.... I think I've read on here that the T2i refurb would be decent too?
Price Range - $500-$700 for a kit (body/lens)
Types of Shooting - Mainly family events, portraits, sporting, etc
Video? - Not a dealbreaker if it's not the best since my wife's phone and camera can take decent video.
Megapixel - No real requirements... I'm sure anything 12+ is fine.
Rotating LCD - My current higher end consumer Canon has one and it is pretty nice to be able to swivel the LCD around, but I know I would have to look at the T3i for that function and the extra $300? it brings.
Weight/Size - Don't want a beast... something that won't break my neck if I'm walking around half a day with it.
Anything else I should be thinking about in my decision? I plan on stopping by Best Buy just to get a feel of the cameras and their lcd interface. Hopefully they have these models.
Thanks!