Thanks guys, i'm going to go play with them after work today and i'll report back with which 1 I end up choosing.

Oh and Bri for $50 more I can get this Nikon - Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED AF-S DX VR Zoom Lens

 

A camera without built in AF??? well I guess I haven't kept up then because that seems archaic anymore.

 

Yea like the D40 the D3000 doesn't have the built in AF :happysad:

I tried to find the D60 for $479 but the 2 best buys near me that said they had them in stock in reality didn't.

 

http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/hot-...y&keyword1=xsi

Canon Rebel XSi w/18-55mm IS and 55-250mm IS lenses for $645 Shipped!!

keep checking back if they're out of stock

 

It's not that the D3000 doesn't have AF, it just doesn't have an autofocus motor built in to the body itself. Originally Nikon started out doing AF where the lenses had no motor and the body had a little screwdriver thing that powered the focusing. They've since gone to in-lens motors which they call AF-S. The lower end cameras no longer include the body AF motor so they can't autofocus the older lenses that don't have motors.

 

Shudup...you know better than that that even a DSLR with the convenience of an 18-200 is better than a P&S. It is purely for convenience over anything else. If you are traipsing around the outdoors and you have to switch lenses you know dirt and particles get in on the sensor. Without an auto sensor cleaning you can do some serious damage. No matter how hard you try to not get shit in the body, it will inevitably get in there.

Ever try to shoot a whale watching trip? Yeah...good luck switching to the 18-55 when all the sudden a whale/dolphin/etc pop up in front of the boat 10 feet from the bow and by the time you have switched to the 18-55 the whale is long gone...:slap: With the 18-200...oh look I can just zoom to 18 and I can get the whole whale and not a small portion of it.

 

depends on your personality... go in and try/demo them both.

Nikon is geared towards the elegant. simple, good menu's, intuitive...
Cannon is geared towards the engineer. lots of things to play and tinker with..

kinda like Mac vs. PC ... except that both Nikon and Cannon are equally amazing at what they do.

 

that why i stick with canon

 

dont think so
canon isnt complicated to me
all cameras have a learning curve
but for a total newbie to the dslr scene 2-3 years ago...Canon wasnt that hard to learn


i'd say go for that xsi deal
sell the zoom lense and get a faster prime lense

 

Well the purchase will have to be from best buy cus i'm using reward zone certificates.