Get to know Ken Rockwell
Ken Rockwell runs a website that covers the ins and outs of Canon and Nikon DSLR products. Bodies, lenses, flashes, and other accessories are all covered here in great deal. This being his site he is very clear that the opinions on what he posts are his based on his experience and use of the products that he is describing. These opinions are respected by the majority of the photographers that I have spoken with partly at least because the revenue that the site brings in comes from donations and the referrals/advertisements of the companies from whom he buys his equipment and not from Canon and Nikon.
As a novice to the world of DSLR I frequently pester people about what equipment that I should get. I mentioned earlier that a conversation with my former graduate adviser lead me to choosing Nikon as my brand of choice. What I did not do (and what I am hoping that this blog can help you do) is to do proper research on what body or kit that I should have purchased right off the bat.
In a previous entry I mentioned that I started out with the D40x and upgraded quickly to the D80. What I did not say was that I was too over excited to be purchasing a DSLR that I did not properly research or even hold the two of them at the time of the D40x purchase.
What I am getting to here in all of this is a website that I have been spending more and more time on has the months have passed and I am learning more about what I have, what I can do, and what I want to do.
What I am getting into more lately are his description and reviews of the Nikon lenses. The site has been instrumental in teaching me about what I have and what it can do as well as what I want to do and what I need in order to do it. The descriptions are very well detailed and easy to understand for a novice like myself to comprehend.
No matter if you are considering a switch to DSLR or you are looking to upgrade for equipment, this site has the information that you want in easy to understand format. While the navigation of the site could be cleaned up a bit, you can get to learn your way around quite easily after a while.
Recentaly I decided to get an entry level DSLR to cure the slow recovery times of my Canon S2IS and Canon A590IS digitals. Ken’s article on the Nikon D40 had me convinced this was the one for me. After reading your article it seems you found the D40 lacking in the performanceyou wanted. Would you give me youer opinion of your pick of an entry level DSLR camera for family, school activities, back yard bird pictures, school plays and athletics.