SuperStalin
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Hello everyone, I'm SS, and I am a Serbian.
After a year with the prosumer FUJI S6000fd I've realized I could make a bit of money on the side by doing stock photography. ( like, for this site www.istockphoto.com )
I don't have too much money to start with ( around 1800 euros ), so I'll have to choose carefully for now.
Now, these camera bodies are what I'm thinking about:
1. Used Canon 5D for around 1100 euros.
2. New Canon 40D for around 800 euros.
3. New Nikon D300 for around 1300 euros.
The first one should be OK, barely used with about 1000 shots taken ( the owner has three 5D's and he wants to sell one ).
Now, the bigger dilemma are the lenses. I don't know if I should buy the 5D and a 50mm f/1.4 prime lens, and then go from there, gathering money and buying other prime lenses in the future.
Then, I heard that the Canon 40D goes well with the 17-55mm IS lens.
Then, there's the Canon 35mm f/1.4L prime which costs about the same.
Then there's the Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L which costs a bit more, but I could handle it.
The Nikon D300 seems to be a great camera, but I have absolutely no idea about Nikkor lenses, and have no clue which ones fit nicely with the D300
and what I intend to do.
Which choice would be the best for a beginner?
After a year with the prosumer FUJI S6000fd I've realized I could make a bit of money on the side by doing stock photography. ( like, for this site www.istockphoto.com )
I don't have too much money to start with ( around 1800 euros ), so I'll have to choose carefully for now.
Now, these camera bodies are what I'm thinking about:
1. Used Canon 5D for around 1100 euros.
2. New Canon 40D for around 800 euros.
3. New Nikon D300 for around 1300 euros.
The first one should be OK, barely used with about 1000 shots taken ( the owner has three 5D's and he wants to sell one ).
Now, the bigger dilemma are the lenses. I don't know if I should buy the 5D and a 50mm f/1.4 prime lens, and then go from there, gathering money and buying other prime lenses in the future.
Then, I heard that the Canon 40D goes well with the 17-55mm IS lens.
Then, there's the Canon 35mm f/1.4L prime which costs about the same.
Then there's the Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L which costs a bit more, but I could handle it.
The Nikon D300 seems to be a great camera, but I have absolutely no idea about Nikkor lenses, and have no clue which ones fit nicely with the D300
and what I intend to do.
Which choice would be the best for a beginner?