Digital SLR cameras will soon be the replacement for 35mm SLR cameras
both through price and quality.
Digital SLR cameras are new and exciting to use. The
electronics in a digital SLR camera
today is exploding with new technology and you the consumer will be the winner
in the end. Whether it is a Nikon, Canon, Pentax, Olympus or Konica Minolta;
digital SLR’s are now established and are here to stay.
Digital cameras have moved into the SLR market with a vengeance. Although
digital SLR’s were originally slow out of the gate, they are making up for lost
time.
In the advanced amateur line, Nikon has the D100, D70, D70s, D2Hs,D2X and now
the D50. All these Nikon SLR’s use the Compact flash media and have sensors from
4 to 12 mega pixels and range in price from US$895 to $4999.
Canon has the EOS-1Ds Mark II, EOS 1Ds, EOS 1D Mark II, EOS 20D, EOS Digital
Rebel XT and EOS Digital Rebel. All the
Canon digital SLR’s use Compact
flash and range from 6.3 to 16.6 mega pixels. Their prices begin at US$595 to
$7999.
Pentax have two digital SLR models. Both the Ist DS and Ist D have 6.1 mega
pixels and range from US$713 to $1499. The Ist D accepts the Compact flash media
while the Ist DS accepts the Secure Digital media. Pentax recently announced the
Ist DL.
Olympus E-1 and E-300 digital SLR models accept Compact flash media and are 5
and 8 mega pixels respectively. They range from US$719 to $1299.
The Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D has 6 mega pixels, accepts the Compact flash
media and ranges from US$1150 to 1599. Although this is Konica Minolta’s first
digital still SLR, its claim to fame is its
internal image stabilizer making all the Konica Minolta AF lenses image
stabilized. Also, Konica Minolta has announced the Maxxum 5D.
Well, that is a start and they are continuing grow, even since this article
was first written, so enjoy your pictures!
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