Helps!
My technical expertise with photography is definitely limited, but I enjoy it and I'm ready to throw down some cash. Plus, I want great pictures from an upcoming year in the land of kangaroos. Usually I'd spend months reading up on cameras before making a calculated decision, but I don't have time. My research has consisted of skimming a few reviews and fondling some bodies. I'm partial to the feel of the Nikon body.
A D60 kit, like this one from Costco, which comes with a 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S DX VR NIKKOR lens and a 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED AF-S DX VR NIKKOR, looks like a potential option. Other ideas: Layout for a D90 (with less glass) or try and find something used in the next week for less $$ (there's a D70 on Craigslist for $430 w/ an Af-s dx 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5g lens).
Any guidance? If you were starting out with photography all over again, what would you have done?
My technical expertise with photography is definitely limited, but I enjoy it and I'm ready to throw down some cash. Plus, I want great pictures from an upcoming year in the land of kangaroos. Usually I'd spend months reading up on cameras before making a calculated decision, but I don't have time. My research has consisted of skimming a few reviews and fondling some bodies. I'm partial to the feel of the Nikon body.
A D60 kit, like this one from Costco, which comes with a 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S DX VR NIKKOR lens and a 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED AF-S DX VR NIKKOR, looks like a potential option. Other ideas: Layout for a D90 (with less glass) or try and find something used in the next week for less $$ (there's a D70 on Craigslist for $430 w/ an Af-s dx 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5g lens).
Any guidance? If you were starting out with photography all over again, what would you have done?