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Buying a new camera. Need help

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NorthernBuck

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My wife dropped my camera Sunday night and its no longer usable. We have our 3rd child due to arrive next Friday (she's being induced) so we need a new camera asap. I enjoy sports photography but my first love is scenic and weather (lightning more than anything) photography. She felt so bad about breaking my camera that she said to go ahead and make the upgrade to the kind of camera I have been wanting to get for a long time, a Digital SLR. I went ahead and bought a Canon Rebel XTI (10.2mp) but am nervous about not having image stabilization. I have 14 days to try it and decide if I like this camera or if I want to trade it in for a different one (like the Sony a100). I guess I'm looking for info from some of the more experianced photographers or anyone else who happens to own a digital SLR. Any inof at all will be helpfull.
 
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edit: NM. i should have read your post more carefully. i have a POwershot A620, so i don't count. my roomate is a freelance photographer, and he has an EOS 10D, and SWEARS by it. the Rebel SLR is a badass camera.
 
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I am a Rebel XT owner. Great camera! Image stabilization is not that big a deal.(shoot at a faster speed)(use flash)

Or you could spring for one of the Canon image stabilization lenses(not cheap). I use a Tamron 28-200 zoom 90% of the time , it's a fine all-arounder. And reasonably priced.
 
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price point is essential to know...

when price is no object, JWins and Hayn are THE gurus... those are truly pros..

I did a ton of homework on the lower end $250-300 and chose the FujiFilm S5200.. with a 10X Optical Zoom.. then added accessories (memory, etc) and a neat photo printer that can run on batteries (ie portable)... For what I wanted/needed it was perf...

there are much better out there.. but I'm a value fella...
 
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Image stabilization is often needed b/c the camera is too light & the lens is too cheap. It's much easier to get a sharp picture with a SLR than a point'n'shoot.

The question is what do you want?

SLR - Pristine image quality, true photographer's camera, better long term value (lenses), more versatility... but bulky, costly

Point n Shoot - portable, fit in pocket/purse, more affordable... but meager sports qualty (esp low light), lesser image quality.
 
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