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Seeking an easy to use digital SLR camera?
I'm looking for an easy to use digital SLR camera. Cost: up to $2,000. The lower the better though. It MUST be easy to use as I am not a professional. I want to use it for my family pictures. Mainly for sports activities. Outdoor use. I'd like the option to buy an extended focus lens thing so I can take pics from far away. It must have an excellent photo quality, battery life, and autofocus. 8.0 megapixels or higher. It will be my first Digital SLR coming from a Canon SD700 point n shoot.
Look at a Nikon D40x. Currently, you can get one for under $920 here. This package has an 18-55mm lens and a 55-200mm zoom and comes from a very reliable EBay vendor.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Nikon-D40x-Digital-SLR-Camera-18-55mm-55-200mm-Lens-USA_W0QQitemZ160153749063QQihZ006QQcategoryZ43456QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem
Another package here has even longer zoom range. It includes a Nikon D40x with 18-55mm lens for $740.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Nikon-D40x-Digital-SLR-Camera-18-55mm-Lens-Kit-NEW-USA_W0QQitemZ160155736624QQihZ006QQcategoryZ43456QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem
Then add this great 70-300mm VR (vibration reduction) zoom for $500.
http://search.stores.ebay.com/Cameta-Camera_70-300mm-vr_W0QQfcdZ2QQfciZ5QQfclZ4QQfromZR10QQfsnZCametaQ20CameraQQfsooZ1QQfsopZ3QQfsubZ3QQsascsZ2QQsaselZ27280321QQsatitleZ70Q2d300mmQ20vrQQsbrsrtZdQQsofpZ2
Here's an article about why VR is so important.
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/image-stabilization.htm
That gives you an easy to use, automatic family DSLR that, with the 70-300mm VR becomes a great sports camera.
Does that work in the real world? Absolutely. Here's some shots I took with a D50, the older little brother to the D40x. The D50 is a 6 megapixel camera (not 10 mp like the D40x). I took these shots at ISO ratings from 400 to 1600 from high in the opposite ends of the stadium. I used an old "outdated", non-VR Nikon 75-300mm and then cropped and resized the photos before uploading to this website.
http://www.spmsportspage.com/images/college/football/2007/California-45-Tennessee-31-09-01-2007/DSC_0065_GHYoung.html
If I can do this with old, lower resolution equipment, I think you'll be fine with the D40x and the 70-300mm VR.
Oh yes, and you'll still have about $600-$700 left from your budget.
p.s. One more bit of information for you.
http://www.jdpower.com/electronics/ratings/digital_camera/dslr
I hope you find this helpful.
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