Well, my old digital camera finally died.

[notfred]

So long Kodak DC3400. You served me well.

Now maybe I can get one that's not the size of a brick.

 

[intogamer]

I don't even have one

 

[brigden]

Doesn't matter what you buy - it'll be outdated in a few months and you'll want a new one even sooner.

 

[Eli]

How exactly did it die?

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: Eli
How exactly did it die?

Not really sure, but it wont take pictures anymore.

 

[BullsOnParade]

D70 used without the kit lens ~$550. Then get a 50mm f/1.4 or f/1.8 AI-s lens of ebay for ~$30.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: BullsOnParade
D70 used without the kit lens ~$550. Then get a 50mm f/1.4 or f/1.8 AI-s lens of ebay for ~$30.

the D70 wont meter with a AI-S lens just FYI

 

[BullsOnParade]

Yeah it won't, unlike the D100, but i'll wager you'll have a lot of fun and learn a ton.

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/bullsonparade/DSC_4752.JPG

 

[Anubis]

i didnt say it wouldent work i just sait it wont meter or auto focus

Non-CPU: Can be used in exposure mode M, but exposure meter does not function;

 

[BullsOnParade]

Sorry, that's what I meant. As Anubis said, with that specific choice of lens you'll
not have all the metering, auto-focus goodies available since you'll be in Manual mode.
I guess you could drop ~$70 and get the f/1.8 50mm AF lens and probably do just as well.
And maybe you'll come across a deal for a 70-300 G lens for $55 shipped like I did.

A used D100 wouldn't be a bad choice either. It will meter through non-cpu lenses but some of the
processing and features are below that offered on the d70. Nevertheless its an equally capable camera
and a good choice as well.

 

[JoeKing]

my toshiba pdr-m4 totally kicked my sony cybershots ass. It just keeps going and going. FU sony!

 

[Ornery]

...not the size of a brick.

An SLR is smaller?

This is a pocket size camera that's not too compromised in ability. Any smaller costs more and does less. Any bigger is no better than the Kodak size-wise. What's the budget?

 

[BullsOnParade]

Since when do I let the needs of the buyer get in the way of me pimping the D70. humph!

 

[tami]

d70 > *

but isn't the kodak a P&S? are we determining that the OP is ready to jump into the dSLR world?