Convince me; DSLR camera/Mac?!
 

Okay, I'm kind of a technical geek ;) I love new things... cameras/laptops, etc. I'm a college student currently still living at home. I love good quality pictures, love taking pics of my dogs, my brother, my sis, my cousins, etc. I'm looking to get the Canon Rebel XS . It's available on an eBay site for $468 right now brand new, and they do take returns after 7 days (reg. price nearly $600) I have enough in my account right now to get it and still have plenty left over and be comfortable and pay my bills (car insurance, cell phone, etc)

However.... I really have been wanting a Macbook Pro for a long while now. I've got a $200 gift card to Apple as well as -$100 for my college discount. But I'd still be spending over $900 for a Macbook Pro. That would pretty much drain me currently and I wouldn't have much left over and would have to be tighter w/ my money for a little while. So I cant get a Macbook either way for a couple months. I'm currently making approx. $100-$150 a week dog-sitting, and will be starting work at a hair salon next week. So it's not like I don't have some sort of an income and will be making $$$ back. I'm just sooo bad at spending my money LOL. I feel so good knowing I have $$___ amount in the bank yet I want so many things :p I could also probably sell the cameras I have now either to someone on YT or on ebay or something. It's actually a really good camera (Canon sx110) but of course... I want better! lol. Also, I'm trying to find out if an slr will be a pain to carry everywhere. The Rebel is actually not THAT big, which is why I like it.

Should I .....

a) be smart and continue saving money to get my Mac laptop in the next few months and no camera?? Or b) should I get myself a dSLR camera now and still have plenty of money left in my account to "rely" on and just forget about the Mac until Christmas time?? or c) just not buy anything considering I don't NEED either of these things but they would make me happy :p

I'd go for the camera. You wouldnt believe how great the pictures look with a really really high quality camera. I'd bet you could get some really great fall pictures of your baby to share with us! *hint hint* LOL

LOL yes, yes, I would!! :p

The reason I'm tempted to just click "Buy it now!" right now on ebay is because it says they accept returns 7 days after received. So if for some ODD reason if I decide "eh maybe this camera isn't for me"- I know I can return it. Or if I feel guilty for spending the money, I can get it back, LOL.

GO FOR THE CAMERA!! (in my opinion hahaha)

this camera is kind of a one-time-chance. I say buy the camera, the laptop will still be there later. ;)


I want one of those cameras SOOOOOOOO bad. ahhhhh

Since i'm a camera nut i say go for the camera!

I'm wanting a new camera too so I say go for that! :p Let us know what you decide!

Ok guys, purchased the camera! LOL. Hopefully it's here this week! :)

According to the apple rumors (TUAW, macrumors) there might be new laptop models coming out in December, so who knows what will be available by then anyway. Let us know how you like the camera! I'm most curious about how difficult it is to learn how to use.

Yay!!! Congratulations. :)

Thanks!! :)

I can't wait to hear how you like it!

Can't wait for pic's.

Should arrive tomorrow. Thursday at latest!

Question - it's obviously just coming w/ the kit lens (18-55 mm lens) which will be good enough for me to start with, I'm hoping. I know it doesn't zoom much and I really do love using Zoom. What would the cheapest, best lenses be for me to have a little better zoom? Even if it's only 5x, would work for me.

I have the 18-55 for my Nikon. It will be just fine for you right now. I use that one most of the time I only use my big lens for Things like bird or moon shot's.

Really, the best way to get what you want is to bring your camera body into a camera store, and try on some lenses - see what it is that your "eye" is really wanting to do w/ the lens. That doesn't mean you have to buy it there, though ;). There are many ranges of zoom, so it really depends on what you want to do, and then there's macro, but I don't think that's what you might really be looking for....

I am sooo jealous... I was just telling my husband that I really wanted to get a good camera and get back into photography. Unfortunately, we don't have the money right now but hopefully in the near future. Make sure to post some pictures taken with your new camera :)

I'm loving this camera! It's awesome and I haven't even taken it off Auto mode yet!! I posted some of Jackson in the Yorkie pics forum but these are some pooches I dogsat last night... the last pic is just a random one, lol. I highly recommend saving up for one! This is a great beginner's camera. All I've done is point and click!

Wow, those are great!! I especially love the third one :) Okay, I REALLY need to start saving money. hehe

horray for the camera!!
As far as lenses are concerned. You can rent diff ones online for fairly cheap. They send them to you in the mail and everything! That way you can check it out and see what you like. I think the best pics can be taken with a fixed lens ( that is a lens that doesn't zoom). There are less mechanics inside the lens and the pictures are just crisper, brighter ect. You can still zoom, you just have to use your feet. HA! Anyway, have fun with your new camera. the pics look great!