Need advice for buying a CANON DSLR camera

[able]

Just started up my fall semester in College. Turns out, I need a DSLR camera.

I want one that shoots at least 12mp and also does HD video

the only issue is....

I've only got $450


Any recommendations or advice would be greatly appreciated

also, I'm a CANON fan boy

[Cadillac Ranch Dressing]

I can't really point you in a good direction for a camera that shoots HD vid, but you should check out places like http://www.bhphotovideo.com/
and http://www.adorama.com/ because they have student discount programs. I have a student discount with B&H and they do have really good deals, depending on what you're looking for. That's my 2 cents.



I'm also a Canon guy, born and raised.

[able]

Fuck yeah! Much appreciated

[Cadillac Ranch Dressing]

No problem man. At least for B&H, they'll need to see your class schedule and a college ID or something just to prove you're a student. Also, if you're on the East coast, they ship super fast. I buy film from them all the time and I literally get it next day, free shipping, I think, with the student thing.

[finknoos]

my face when you think megapixels matter

[Tale Crab]

Hey, suck out man.

[finknoos]

Hey, suck out man.

+1

[Andrefosho]

Isn't there some connection between megapixels and the size of the prints you can make?

[finknoos]

Isn't there some connection between megapixels and the size of the prints you can make?

yes, however if youre buying a DSLR, megapixels dont matter because if you want to do large prints you can just shoot in RAW format which is kinda like infinate pixels

[able]

Thanks for your infinite wisdom asshole, have you ever seen a vagina?

[finknoos]

Thanks for your infinite wisdom asshole, have you ever seen a vagina?

vaginas are gross and sticky

[Hercules Rockefeller]

seriously though, i think you got that whole "raw"-thing wrong. its just unprocessed, a larger sensor will deliver a raw-file with better resolution.

[Tale Crab]

You got me all excited for a bit there. I thought I could finally do those infinite picture zooms like in MacGyver.

[able]

Been fighting with e-bay over this shit
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130570149425&category=31388&_trksid=p5197.c0.m619#ht_500wt_1202


I'm about to just buckle down and get this shit
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B001XURPQS/sr=/qid=/ref=olp_tab_used?ie=UTF8&coliid=&me=&qid=&sr=&seller=&colid=&condition=used

[metamachine]

Been fighting with e-bay over this shit
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130570149425&category=31388&_trksid=p5197.c0.m619#ht_500wt_1202

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Isn't there some connection between megapixels and the size of the prints you can make?

[close]

yes, however if youre buying a DSLR, megapixels dont matter because if you want to do large prints you can just shoot in RAW format which is kinda like infinate pixels

[close]

WHUT?! heck no man, raw just mean the camera doesnt apply the usual jpg/tiff compression and extra's like shapening etc.
it records the light exactly as it was at the scene this makes it easier to fix white balance etc in post production.  megapixels do matter A LITTLE, if you want to print big your gonna need some megapixels but everything around 10 and above will be fine for your needs.  the thing is sensorsize > megapixels. the bigger the sensor the more information you can record. this is why fullframe camera's (like the canon 5dmlk2) have way better low light performance than crop sensor cameras (7d, 450d , ect)  


also this lens : http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-50mm-f-1.8-II-Lens-Review.aspx
this is the one lens to get when starting out

[finknoos]

either way most people getting DSLR's arent going to be making 1Metre prints, but its good to know you can.

Personally i look for specs that are more important such as how many FPS it can shoot, and what the higher isos are like etc.

[Siem van Woerkom]

Im not sure youre gonna get a good one with that budget..