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What's the best camera for the money?

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Keith_Stone
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Jun 12 2011 8:38PM
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A.Eberhard
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It really depends on your needs and how much money you want to spend. For the money is a very general statement.
Jun 12 2011 8:41PM
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steezysteeze
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Depends on a bunch of things. Do you want a camcorder DSLR or point and shoot. If you want a DSLR do you want it strictly for stills or will you be doing allot of filming too. What have you looked at?
Jun 12 2011 9:02PM
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FUUUCK
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how much money?
Jun 12 2011 9:11PM
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Keith_Stone
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like up to $500 is my limit and just something with good quality. any size will do
Jun 12 2011 10:46PM
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lukewalnuts
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$500 for the camera only

or for the camera and accessories?
Jun 12 2011 10:53PM
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S.C
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video or still?
Jun 12 2011 11:03PM
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Shredability
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Nikon D5000 if you want photo & video
Nikon D80 if you want photo
Canon HV20/30/40 If you just want video
GoPro 1080p if you want it to double at a helmet cam
Jun 12 2011 11:29PM
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Keith_Stone
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ight, think i might go with the d5000 or gopro
Jun 13 2011 4:39PM
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the.cheat
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please don't blindly jump into dslrs. you're going to get very frustrated if you don't know what you're doing and spend a lot more than 500 for a usable video setup. that being said, they're great cameras and they can produce great videos. assuming you don't know much about cameras, get a gopro or hv30. but fill out the sticky about buying a camera for us
Jun 13 2011 8:32PM
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Keith_Stone
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Jun 13 2011 8:47PM
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Coalescent
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$500, I would go for the hv30/hv40. They are great for the price.

Don't go with the D5000. You won't be happy with it. *IF you can save up a bit more, you can roll with the t2i and be super stoked. It's a great cam to learn the basics as long as you have the patience.
Jun 13 2011 8:51PM
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TijmenDal
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Still camera: 40D, hands down. You can get one for like 450$ or something.
Jun 14 2011 5:43AM
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Gknow
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Canon vixia HF30 shoots good video. Amature, but still decent quality.

just a quick search through BH
Jun 14 2011 2:32PM
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