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On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 21:42:19 +0100, "Tom" <> wrote:

>And a high aperture lens so you don't need to use flash.

Of which Canon offers a number of fine primes including the now out of
production 50mm f1.0L,


>
>
>"John A. Stovall" <> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 20:01:40 +0800,
>>
>> For indoor and night you want low noise and the only choice is Canon
>> and I would suggest the 20D for low noise at high ISO in a 1.6 crop.
>>
>> http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos20d/
>

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Paul Schilter wrote:
> Frank,
> Are you soliciting?
> Paul
>
> Frank ess wrote:
>> lydia wrote:
>>
>>> I am looking to buy a DSLR Camera, in particular using for indoor
>>> and night shootings.
>>> would appreciate any advise.
>>> thanks in advance.
>>> lydia
>>
>>
>> Where are you?
>>
>> You can avoid many onerous complications by hiring a competent
>> professional photographer.

Not even. Thought it might benefit the OP and any local PPs if she
responded.

Heh.

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"John A. Stovall" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 21:42:19 +0100, "Tom" <> wrote:
>
>>And a high aperture lens so you don't need to use flash.
>
> Of which Canon offers a number of fine primes including the now out of
> production 50mm f1.0L,
>

Perfect lens for a total newbie.

John A. Stovall wrote:

>>I am looking to buy a DSLR Camera, in particular using for indoor and night
>>shootings.
>
>For indoor and night you want low noise and the only choice is Canon

I'm a Canon user but I take issue with this comment. Nikon makes some
excellent cameras and lenses. In fact, the Nikon D50 and D70s have low
noise imaging sensors that rival Canon.

The brand is less important than the optical choices. For low light,
large aperture lenses and/or good flash is required. Be it Nikon or
Canon, the requirements are essentially the same.

thank you all for the valuable advice.
I am from Singapore and a newbie to DSLR.Currently I am using a Casio QV-R40
but I find it is only good for day shots.
I now want to learn to take night and indoor photograph, and thought of
upgrading to DSLR. My budget is around US500 - US1000

"Bill" <> wrote in message news:wqadnSvU6OUqFKneRVn-...
> John A. Stovall wrote:
>
> >>I am looking to buy a DSLR Camera, in particular using for indoor and
night
> >>shootings.
> >
> >For indoor and night you want low noise and the only choice is Canon
>
> I'm a Canon user but I take issue with this comment. Nikon makes some
> excellent cameras and lenses. In fact, the Nikon D50 and D70s have low
> noise imaging sensors that rival Canon.
>
> The brand is less important than the optical choices. For low light,
> large aperture lenses and/or good flash is required. Be it Nikon or
> Canon, the requirements are essentially the same.

thank you all for the valuable advice.
I am from Singapore and a newbie to DSLR.Currently I am using a Casio QV-R40
but I find it is only good for day shots.
I now want to learn to take night and indoor photograph, and thought of
upgrading to DSLR. My budget is around US500 - US1000

"Bill" <> wrote in message news:wqadnSvU6OUqFKneRVn-...
> John A. Stovall wrote:
>
> >>I am looking to buy a DSLR Camera, in particular using for indoor and
night
> >>shootings.
> >
> >For indoor and night you want low noise and the only choice is Canon
>
> I'm a Canon user but I take issue with this comment. Nikon makes some
> excellent cameras and lenses. In fact, the Nikon D50 and D70s have low
> noise imaging sensors that rival Canon.
>
> The brand is less important than the optical choices. For low light,
> large aperture lenses and/or good flash is required. Be it Nikon or
> Canon, the requirements are essentially the same.

lydia wrote:

>thank you all for the valuable advice.
>I am from Singapore and a newbie to DSLR.Currently I am using a Casio QV-R40
>but I find it is only good for day shots.
>I now want to learn to take night and indoor photograph, and thought of
>upgrading to DSLR. My budget is around US500 - US1000

In that price range, I'd look at the Canon 300D and 350D/XT, the Nikon
D50 and D70s models. But you're going to want to get some decent lenses
for the cameras to get the most out of them and your budget isn't large
enough for that.

You'll need to add another $300-500 for a good general use zoom lense.
Either that, or simply start with a 50mm and add a zoom lense later. The
50m lense will be very sharp and give you an idea of what the camera can
do.

On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 22:26:03 GMT, "Pete D" <> wrote:

>
>"John A. Stovall" <> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 21:42:19 +0100, "Tom" <> wrote:
>>
>>>And a high aperture lens so you don't need to use flash.
>>
>> Of which Canon offers a number of fine primes including the now out of
>> production 50mm f1.0L,
>>
>
>Perfect lens for a total newbie.

We all have to start some where. Why do you assume a "newbie" can
learn to use one? It works just like any other lens.
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"John A. Stovall" <> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 22:26:03 GMT, "Pete D" <> wrote:
>
>>
>>"John A. Stovall" <> wrote in message
>>news:. ..
>>> On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 21:42:19 +0100, "Tom" <> wrote:
>>>
>>>>And a high aperture lens so you don't need to use flash.
>>>
>>> Of which Canon offers a number of fine primes including the now out of
>>> production 50mm f1.0L,
>>>
>>
>>Perfect lens for a total newbie.
>
> We all have to start some where. Why do you assume a "newbie" can
> learn to use one? It works just like any other lens.


"I am from Singapore and a newbie to DSLR.Currently I am using a Casio
QV-R40
but I find it is only good for day shots.
I now want to learn to take night and indoor photograph, and thought of
upgrading to DSLR. My budget is around US500 - US1000"

Why would you assume that anyone but someone with a very specific need would
have pockets deep enough to get one? The OP wanted better performance than
her brummy P&S, perhaps some realistic suggestions would be a bit more
helpfull.