What's a good camera for a beginner photographer?

whats your price range

i say u should either get a cheaper 3ccd panasonic cam for like 500 and if not then just save up for a vx1000

depending on how much you wanna spend, Canon usually has good deals on their Rebel. It usually includes a 35-80mm lens and for a film one will probably run you about $350, while a digital one will cost around $800

just get a 20d $990 on bhphotovideo.com

haha shit i thought u meant video camera

any kenko medium format... or any hasselblad haha

you have to tell us what your looking for and how much you want to spend

i dont mean to hijack, but whats good for a beginner with a price range of less than 600 USD wanting to take shots of whatever wherever.

nikon d50 18-55mm

shame on all of you. anyone telling you you need a nice 'camera' doesn't know what they are talking about.

the camera is just a light box. you push the button and it opens and closes. forget about wanting a nice 'camera', any professional (and anyone who knows what they are talking about) is going to tell you that the importance is in the lens. so get a cheap camera off of ebay (an old canon rebel) and then buy yourself a 50mm 1.8 lens. canon's is only $79, probably the most quality photography you're going to get for anything, anywhere on the market. if you want considerably nicer photographs you could spring for the 50mm 1.4 which is $350, and this you will blow you away with its image quality - and is also a lot of bang for you coin.

i have a bunch of really expensive fancy camera gear, but if i was going to only have one lens, i'd make it that 50mm 1.4 forget about zooms, they only inhibit your image quality. you'll get used to the single focal length and you wont care since you're pictures look so good.

^^im with him