Andrew Khan
EF5
Thanks for all of the advice!!
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After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.
I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.
For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.
From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.
Sincerely, Jeff D.
Chasing Photography
- Thread starter Andrew Khan
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bvassmer
EF1
I can vouch for the 20D. It is a very nice camera. The kit lens is not the best, but it still works very well. The 10D would be a good cheaper version, and you can find them used for a great price, just make sure to see how the camera has been used/how much it has bene used.
As for something that works for less then 1599$ retail, the digital rebel is not a bad camera for 799$ retail. You can find them for less online, just be careful where you shop.
As for something that works for less then 1599$ retail, the digital rebel is not a bad camera for 799$ retail. You can find them for less online, just be careful where you shop.
Aaron Kennedy
EF5
I had a good experience with buydig.com You can get the 20d(without lens) for $1279.... then there is an additional $100 rebate.
Aaron
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Court Hubbard
EF2
I also have the Canon Digital Rebel and I also had a great experience with buydig.com. I did A LOT of research on www.resellerratings.com to find out what other peoples' experiences were with stores that were offering a "too good to be true" price on cameras and accessories. Do your homework and you will be satisfied in the end. 
Mike Hollingshead
Seems like the camera part is covered well already. If you are still wondering about a video camera I'd mention a couple short things. I'm not sure I'd even bother reading the lux ratings as I'm not sure how some come to the numbers they do with various cams. It has just seemed like a fairly silly thing from what I've seen so far. What I'd look for is if it has 3 ccds as you'll get much more life-like images. The colors will be much better. I'd also look at the ccd size....the bigger the better. Sony went with 1/6 inch on all their newer cheaper cams and I think really killed their low light abilities. The older 1/4 ones I've seen always seem to look better. I'm tempted to buy a larger cam closer to full size just for some of the much larger ccds like 2/3 inch ones. I'd be more concerned about ccd size than if there are 3 of them as you can find cams around $1000 with big big ccds if you look. 3 chippers get you up there in price quickly. Other than those two things I guess you might want to look into the lens that is on it. I don't think these tiny finger sized lenses are going to do much, especially in lower light. I say all this and still am using my sony trv-19, lol. It has the worst of everything and does an ok job in some situations, but generally sucks.
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