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Camera for my mother Anonymous
Hi /p/!!!

I am in need of advice. I promised my mother to help her out with buying out a digital camera. The thing is, she fancies herself as quite the photographer, but is also very thrifty. She is not willing to spend more than $500 as you can see, this excludes all good DSLR cameras.
So in short here are the search criterias:
1. No more than $500
2. Not ultra compact or point-'n-shoot type of camera
3. Plenty of advanced options to fiddle around with.
4. Definitly no Fiji - Cannon is preferred
5. Zoom as much as possible (optical of course)
6. Good for taking pictures of landscapes??

I should also mention that I, like her have almost no clue about digital cameras. Will you guys help me out to select a good model for my mom?
>> Anonymous
D40 with 18-55mm kit. It's not the best, but definitely best for $500. Unless you want to buy used.

Avoid D40X.
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
Digital Rebel XT with 18-55mm kit. It's not the best, but definitely best for $500. Unless you want to buy used.
>> Anonymous
OP here. I might consider used. Also can someone suggest a good online retailer for cameras besides Newegg, Amazon or Ebay. And can someone give me more info on those kits? I remember in the old days film was measured in mm-s but kits? I am afraid I dont understand this.
>> Anonymous
http://www.bhphotovideo.com

"Kit" means that the camera comes bundled with some basic lens.

The package is usually cheaper than when camera body and lens are bought separately.
>> Anonymous
OP here.
I decided I am going to get my mom a Cannon G9. IT is not a DSLR and doesn't come with kits and whatnot. I figure my mom is going to have trouble dealing with it. Plus I can probably get it for $430 and pocket the difference to $500. It is a win-win. Thanks for your help, guys.
>> Anonymous
kit lenses are fine for taking pictures under perfect conditions or studio lighting.

that being said they really suck hard for nightime shots, or interior low light shots.

The reason being is that they usually start at 4.5-5.6 f/stop or something, and then to get them up to good image quality you have to bump it up to at least 6 or higher.

I'm going to throw out the old favorite (for the canon rebel xt) of 50 1.8.

This will allow your mum to take much easier low light shots with much higher image quality. It also only costs like 80 bucks.

Also, but lenses used from a reputable sources. Try and have someone who knows something about lenses shop with you, because it is scarily easy to buy a shit one and not figure it out until a year later when you really know how things work.
>> Anonymous
>>93786

it's really going to limit her just so you know.
>> Anonymous
>>93786


enjoy your photography crippled mom.