Whats a good 1st SLR?

[Josh_Morrison]

im a little bit over my HV-30 and want to get something that will take sweet pics with possibility of shooting the occasional clip.

A friend of mine just purchased a 7D last week, i had a little go and it was sweet. Compared to an HV-30 its a little on the pricey side, is there anything as good or similar but slightly cheaper?

[al dolega]

Yes, go for the Canon T2i or the new Canon 60D. In the US the T2i goes for about $700 and the 60D goes for $1100 (body only prices). I think the 60D is going to probably drop a hundred or two in the next couple months though. For photo and video the 60D has a few extra perks that are nice, but the T2i will do well too if you're on a tight budget. Also remember that with an SLR the body is only part of the package- you're gonna need/want a few lenses, a mic for good audio, a handle for filming lines/fisheye, memory cards, a good tripod and some other assorted things. You can definitely get started with a kit lens but you're going to want/need the other stuff almost immediately, so if you have the cash now you might as well get it all at once.

[Josh_Morrison]

yeah I had a look at the 60d when I watched my friend buy his 7D, I was thinking of starting off with the body and one lense and going from there. Thanks again for your help AL

[ADLAVINSKY]

so far the D7000 is pretty tits

[Josh_Morrison]

i really want to stick with Canons, my hv-30 has been a trooper and I've heard nothing but good things from ppl with them. After reading a few reviews and articles im really leaning towards the 60d

[ryanmatthewdaily]

so far the D7000 is pretty tits

dis

[ZiM108]

cannon 450d my first get it

[beenjahmon]

for a first slr a D70 would be good.

[tobstah]

people... he obviously wants a camera that can shoot video, so stop suggesting ones that can't.

I got the 60d last week and I'm loving it so far. Definetely a big step up from my HF-100 - so good to be able to use different lenses. I was tired of having to use a crappy wide angle or fisheye converter nearly all the time because of the lack of wide angle on the HF-100. Those suck so much. I am totally amazed at the quality of the Walimex/Samyang fisheye lens compared to the Opteka fishy I used on the HF-100. Go for it!