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Maybe it will only should to FB friends. facebook.com/singoursong is my FB is you wanna add me!

Looks like they all had a ton of fun! Pics are great!

YouTube instead of Fartbook for videos then us outcast can watch.

Great pictures! I adore the one of Rogue leaning on Koda. So sweet.

That's so adorable! I love them - they're all so cute! So Ginger lets Koda snuggle but not Storm???

Heather, what camera do you have? The pictures look professional.

I have a D5000 and Claudia has a D5100 (the upgrade- 2011 model, mine is 2010). Not sure if there's much of a difference on them features wise.

I was looking at the D5100 at Best Buy the other day. I really want one, but they're pricey! I don't think hubby will go for that in a million years! Do you girls happen to know of any other good quality cameras that are a bit cheaper?

I know the Nikon D3000 is like $500. In all reality a camera is only as good as the person handling it(and it also helps to have a good photoshop program for when you have bad lighting or over/under exposure) and then collecting a variety of lenses(however most good lenses are $500 to well over $1K). But obviously the more expensive and newer bodies do have better specs. I looked into it and Claudia's camera has better light sensitivty and color depth.. and better boost ISO. Most of the other stuff is the displays and overall look of the cam. I do want to sell my 5000 for a D90 or D7000 after I start working again, I did enjoy using her camera more than my own since it has a better f-stop and everything.

There are good point and shoots that are under $400 though.

MelissaI wrote:

I was looking at the D5100 at Best Buy the other day. I really want one, but they're pricey! I don't think hubby will go for that in a million years! Do you girls happen to know of any other good quality cameras that are a bit cheaper?

A good alternative is the Canon Rebel - loove mine (haven't had it charged since we got the pups, though - darn renovation! Can't find the cord)
http://www.amazon.com/Canon-XS-Digital-18-55mm-Black/dp/B001CBKJGG/ref=pd_cp_p_pw_1

I love my Rebel also. I really like the fact that our lens from the Canon 35mm work on it.

OMG that video is too cute. I love how they all stopped. Rogue's howl is so sweet. I played it for Stormy, but it didn't work.

I'm a Nikon girl, but I've also never really used a Canon. But like I said I think if you take the time to learn the ropes and learn how to fix your oopsies, you will be fine with any cam and can collect lenses over time!

And I know, she was so cute howling! I plugged my iPhone in my car and played the video over the speakers and tried to get them to go again in the car.. no luck!

MelissaI wrote:

I was looking at the D5100 at Best Buy the other day. I really want one, but they're pricey! I don't think hubby will go for that in a million years! Do you girls happen to know of any other good quality cameras that are a bit cheaper?

Ditto what Heather said, but what are you looking for? Point-n-shoot? Zoom capability? Compact? And how much do you want to spend?

I've been a Nikon girl when I was into photography but that was WAAAAAY back in the day when it was film. I loaded my own film into the canister and developed my own film and prints. Like I said, WAAAAAAY back when I was in college!

I knew what I wanted this time around, and I wanted to get something I could grow into. My friend who is a professional photographer is a Canon girl and I looked at her set-up and she recommended a few Canon's. Then I talked to Heather, then I shopped around and did price comparison.

I started looking at mid price range and for just the couple hundred bucks more, I could get a really nice kit so I decided to get put the money up front because if I bought just the body and a lens, it would cost about $500+ more to get the rest of the stuff that came in the bundle!

If you tell us what you're looking for, and how much you want to spend, we could make recommendations.

Heatherlee wrote:

In all reality a camera is only as good as the person handling it

This is so true. Having an SLR is not automatically going to give you amazing pictures, you have to know how to use the camera. Using an SLR on "auto" is such a waste so if you opt for an SLR I hope you intend to learn how to use it. If not then save your money and invest in a good quality point and shoot such as the Canon S95. I have the Canon S90 which is a great P&S that can take shots really close in quality to a DSLR but obviously it's not quite there. I believe the S95 is the newer successor to the S90 and it really doesn't cost all that much. I know they've come down in price since I got my S90 last year.

I think Canons are top picks for P&S's, Nikons more for DSLR's. I think Canon DSLR's might be easier for beginners. And I've seen pics posted by people with great Canon DSLRs that just look horrible because they don't know how to use them properly...when in the right hands those same shots could look amazing.

My hubby is waiting for the Nikon D300s replacement to finally upgrade to a more professional DSLR. When he gets his upgrade (if Nikon would ever decide to release an upgrade ) then he is going to give me his Nikon D90. I can't take the shots that he can because I am still learning how to use it but you compare the pics I take with his D90 to the ones he takes on it and the difference is night and day...Just an example of how it's all in the user.

Point/shoot and zoom capability too! Don't mind how big it is as long as it's not HUGE! The most I'd want to spend is $600.

I want to be able to take good pictures without them coming blurry and from a distance as well. Most of the pictures I take are of the dogs while they're in action and I can never get a good shot because it's comes out blurry

Hubby got me a new camera in May and it was about $350 (i think). It's not a BAD camera, but it's not great either. The blurriness seriously get's on my nerves! We've played with all of the settings and it's just not good at catching action shots.

It's an Olympus, but need to look and see what model when i get home.

Melissa, look into the Fuji line of cameras, I bought the S2900 series last year and have been completely satisfied. Does still shots, video, panoramic, continue shoot pics mode and a whole much of neat stuff that I'll never use. Best thing is that its well under $200.

Here is very similar to what I receive last year.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Fuji-FUJIFILM-S2940/16489940

Like Val said, I also have the S95 after her recommendation and it has quite a few manual options like an DSLR does and as long as you learn to work it properly, you can easily get actual shots and it has a decent zoom on it too. But getting REALLY good zoom is expensive.. especially with an DSLR. My zoom lens was $600 on it's own.. my camera was only 150 more!

I would love to take great pictures but If I'm spending that kind of money on a camera then I would need to take a photography class. I will have to check out the Cannon S95 in the mean time since my money is going into the houes right now.

What's so weird with classes.. well, at least in college- it's ALL photoshop! Jarod and I took a photo class last year and I think maybe the first day they said something about the cam itself and then it was all CS5 teaching.