First DSLR Camera: Greetings, Planning on buying my first DSLR camera, mostly for travel and outdoor shots while hiking. Any suggestions? I am purely an amateur, and not very good at...

rsumners Loc: Washington

Greetings,
Planning on buying my first DSLR camera, mostly for travel and outdoor shots while hiking. Any suggestions? I am purely an amateur, and not very good at that. I am rather partial to Canons, have a PowerShot SX230 HS currently, but am open to any opinions. I have been looking at the Canon EOS Rebel T5i and the Nikon D5500 (which has WiFi, which is a plus). Thanks in advance! Would like to stay under $1000 if possible.

Racmanaz Loc: Sunny Tucson!

Would you consider a more compact system like a micro 4/3rds or even any other mirrorless cameras from Panasonic, Olympus or Sony? They would be a little easier to carry on your traveling and hiking trips.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

rsumners wrote:

Greetings,
Planning on buying my first DSLR camera, mostly for travel and outdoor shots while hiking. Any suggestions? I am purely an amateur, and not very good at that. I am rather partial to Canons, have a PowerShot SX230 HS currently, but am open to any opinions. I have been looking at the Canon EOS Rebel T5i and the Nikon D5500 (which has WiFi, which is a plus). Thanks in advance!

Look at the new T6i or the 70D.

rsumners Loc: Washington

Thanks! Would like to stay under $1000 if possible. The 70D looks a bit overbudget.

OddJobber Loc: Portland, OR

rsumners wrote:

I am purely an amateur, and not very good at that.

Welcome to the Forum, r. How is it possible to be not very good at being an amateur? ;)

Billyspad Loc: The Philippines

rsumners wrote:

Greetings,
Planning on buying my first DSLR camera, mostly for travel and outdoor shots while hiking. Any suggestions? I am purely an amateur, and not very good at that. I am rather partial to Canons, have a PowerShot SX230 HS currently, but am open to any opinions. I have been looking at the Canon EOS Rebel T5i and the Nikon D5500 (which has WiFi, which is a plus). Thanks in advance! Would like to stay under $1000 if possible.

Do ya really think the guy that bought a Canon is going to say to you " Buy a Nikon I wish I had" or vica versa?
Not a chance in hell!! Your going to get a load of biased opinion from one brand blinkered people in the main. That is human nature at work.
So now engage brain huh. No one makes a bad camera, the two you are thinking about are excellent and equal in most ways. You have done some research already cos you know about the WiFi so the only differences is slight change in color rendition between Canon and Nikon and how they feel in your hand. Images you can see here and Nikon and Canon sites and how they feel in your hand can be investigated at your local camera store.
Easy huh so please engage brain before asking dumb questions and worse than dumb likely to lead to a very boring thread in which no one learns a damn thing including you.
By the way Im not rude as some will say just absolutely honest and cut through crap quickly.

Billyspad Loc: The Philippines

OddJobber wrote:

Welcome to the Forum, r. How is it possible to be not very good at being an amateur? ;)

In view of the dumbness of the question I have every faith in this persons ability to live up to that particular claim!

Racmanaz Loc: Sunny Tucson!

Billyspad wrote:

Do ya really think the guy that bought a Canon is ... (show quote)

Oh come on Billy, rsumners is a new arrival....give him some slack :)

rsumners Loc: Washington

I am out of here. Really didn't expect to encounter such rude, insulting, obnoxious behavior on my first post.

blankmange Loc: down on the farm...

rsumners wrote:

I am out of here. Really didn't expect to encounter such rude, insulting, obnoxious behavior on my first post.

sorry to read that - way to go, billy!!!

:thumbdown: :thumbdown: :thumbdown:

Racmanaz Loc: Sunny Tucson!

rsumners wrote:

I am out of here. Really didn't expect to encounter such rude, insulting, obnoxious behavior on my first post.

rsummers, sorry you had a bad experience on your first post. Most people on here are very nice and there's a handful not so friendly. There will be plenty of people who will help you with your question very soon. :)

TucsonCoyote Loc: Tucson AZ

blankmange wrote:

sorry to read that - way to go, billy!!!

:thumbdown: :thumbdown: :thumbdown:

I'll second that !

Billyspad Loc: The Philippines

rsumners wrote:

I am out of here. Really didn't expect to encounter such rude, insulting, obnoxious behavior on my first post.

Wonder what they would say if I had have been rude insulting and obnoxious?

Billyspad Loc: The Philippines

blankmange wrote:

sorry to read that - way to go, billy!!!

:thumbdown: :thumbdown: :thumbdown:

Nah Look on the upside It save you ploughing thru another boring as hell Nikon vs Canon post. Unless of course you like em? Archive here is full of them. So you can, should you so wish, read garbage to your hearts content.

Billyspad Loc: The Philippines

Racmanaz wrote:

Oh come on Billy, rsumners is a new arrival....give him some slack :)

OK so I did not guild the lilly but read what I put and then tell me its not true?