Looking for an upgrade Camera

I currently have a little Digital camera and am looking to upgrade to something like a Nikon D40. My sister and Dad have one and they are great, but I'm on a budget. Is there a good camera out there that will give me a great shot under $400?

Also, if it matters, I am basically taking pictures only of outdoor stuff...Tailing Redfish, Rivers, Mountains, Deer, etc.

Thanks!

 

Found a couple Canon EOS Rebels on craigslist from around 100 bucks. No good?

 

what? dslr?

 

and yes d40 is good also d3000

 

Well...I don't know much about them yet. But basically I want something affordable. Got any links to some decent deals?
Thanks.

 

http://charleston.craigslist.org/pho/1877384087.html

Looking at this tomorrow.

 

i love my sony h20
you can add lenses and has incredible zoom+functions

 

I checked it out. Looks nice! But I am looking for something not as digital. More manual. The one I'm looking at tomorrow is actually film.

 

oic
it also shoots 1080hd video!

haha

 

No one on the Canon?

 

Idk about the canon.. its film right?

 

Yeah it is film.

I really don't mind the film. I just want something with a manual focus.

 

I've only used Canon Digital (original Rebel and a 30D) for the last bunch of years. Not bad to transition from film to digi, and the knowledge translates reasonably well.

The biggest thing with digital is that if you make a mistake, you wipe them out and try again. Film is permanent, if you forget a setting, every pic on that setting is junk, and you've blown $x on the film and $x more on processing to find out that they're junk.

Just having a manual focus doesn't make it final. You still have to know something about setting f-stop and speeds for conditions and film type. Make sure you get a manual with whatever you buy and read it- several times. Same with the digital.

I went thru some pictures I did on film back in the 80s-90s and the color and clarity are right up there with the stuff I did with the 30D. Sometimes better. BUT you have to know what you're setting in. Kinda like a computer- Garbage in, garbage out. Especially with film.

 

You don't have to get an old camera to have manual focus. All Nikon lenses have a auto/manual switch so you can switch it manual whenever you want.

Question why do you want a manual focus? Have you ever shot with a DSLR?

 

DSLRs have manual focus...

And a D40 body can be had from eBay for $300 and a kit lens for $80.

 

Thanks Viet. Sorry for my ignorance about cameras, I am learning


I got the Canon today though..80 bucks isn't too bad for me. Came with a bag, polorizer, standard 35-80mm lens, extra film rolls, and fresh batteries.

I'm just starting to take pictures with it..Mostly reading through the manual.
As a high schooler, I think it will be a nice transition camera. I figured out that my sister had this same camera in high school before she got her Nikon for a graduation present

 

The digital rebels are great starter cameras and can be had cheap if you look for a used one