# Looking for a decent camera... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 16, 2007, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-decent-camera/40360 "2007-12-16T18:30:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-decent-camera/40360/1 "2007-12-16T18:30:58Z")
I am such a noob when it comes to cameras, but i’d like to buy a rather nice one… I don’t know what they are called, I just call the smaller more comon ones that fit in a purse credit card camera (because they look like a card) I had one, but I’m not the type of person to have my camera with me at a party. I’m more of the type to park my car in a cool location and take nice pictures… that is why i’m looking at these types: ![http://computershopper.com/shoptalk/i/nikon_d80_good.jpg](http://computershopper.com/shoptalk/i/nikon_d80_good.jpg) I’d like to stay around the 600$ mark, what should I look for in these cameras? and which camera would you buy? ---
**Author:** ![Krud](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/krud/32/5143_2.png) [@Krud](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Krud)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 7:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-decent-camera/40360/2 "2007-12-16T19:15:32Z")
SLR camera. i have one but its really old, its film, not digital. sorry man, havent looked for a camera in a while ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 8:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-decent-camera/40360/3 "2007-12-16T20:10:48Z")
The one in the picture is a D80. With lens, it’s $1,000. I have a D40x 10.2MP and love it. It’s a very good beginner camera. Take a few minutes and read. [http://www.popphoto.com/cameras/3896/camera-test-nikon-d40x.html](http://www.popphoto.com/cameras/3896/camera-test-nikon-d40x.html) Some sample pics: [http://www.letsgodigital.org/html/review/nikon/d40x/nikond40x\_test.html](http://www.letsgodigital.org/html/review/nikon/d40x/nikond40x_test.html) ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 8:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-decent-camera/40360/4 "2007-12-16T20:15:46Z")
d80 is awesome, I had a chance to tinker with one and its cool. I wanna get a d40x at some point. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-decent-camera/40360/5 "2007-12-16T20:19:24Z")
D80 is cool for sure. Once I get really used to my D40 and if the need arises…I am gonna go with the D200. Nikon makes some sick cameras. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-decent-camera/40360/6 "2007-12-16T20:21:34Z")
yeah, d80 is STILL considered really entry level. My mother got one. She used to be a little into photography and shit. And my sister is having a baby soon, so my mom really wants to get into it and all the photography threads on here got my motivated as well. When I go home for x-mas, I plan to spend a lot of time using it. Im not really sure that it would even make sense to go from the d40x -\> d80, but I REALLY don’t know shit about it. ---
**Author:** ![maverick27](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maverick27/32/4946_2.png) [@maverick27](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/maverick27)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-decent-camera/40360/7 "2007-12-16T20:33:00Z")
nikon d40