Canon Rebels are really nice from what I have seen!!
 

Photographic Memories, a lens upgrade depends on what your main target is. I personally find the Tamron AF 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di LD Macro 1:2 a great all around lens. Can also highly recommend the 28-135mm Canon Image Stablizer lens.

The Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 is a very popular macro/portaiture lens.
 

the xti is nice but i'd opt for a better lens as soon as you can afford one. the kit lens kindof bites LOL
 

hey what is a better lense recommendation for the xti? i am still using the starter and i agree about the quality of it. thanks
 

Have a look at the Sony Alpha series....

Cannon and Nikon are top shelf to be sure, but the image stabilization is found in the lens on these cameras. As such, the lenses tend to be pretty pricey.
The Sony (and the Minoltas) have the image stabilizer in the camera body, so the lenses are less expensive.
 

Sony or Pentax also Olympus

have image stabilization in the camera and not the lens

'i looked at all of them and decided on Pentax for me
I'm going to get my son a Pentax also


good luck
 

I would recommend the Canon Rebel XTi as a starter camera... It's under $1000, and it performs wonderfully.
 

Really depends on your budget and what your long term goals are. If you want to go "manual" vs Point and Shoot, Canon Rebels are great but will cost you around 800-900 bucks for the kit, which for some people isn't "cheap"...
 

Why not go back to the Roots and get a film camera? You can get Nikon F series cameras for as low as $100.. splurge on some Nikkor lenses.

If you want an AF get the N8008... I got one on EBay for $79...looks and acts brand new. AF Nikon lens will work on digital if you decide to go digital later. For $279 I got an N90S with 2 Nikkor lenses, a Nikon SB 28 flash, manuals, filters in a beautiful camera bag. I just ordered 35 rolls of film for $80. This is Fuji Press film and Neopan.

Get an excellent quality film camera and learn how to take pics on that. Move to digital later when you can afford it. I still can't afford the move to digital for what I want. But I still love my film cameras.

Shot below taken with my 25 year old Nikon FG 2 years ago, Fuji Press 800, sorry forget what lens but probably 135 or 105.


 

Sorry neglected to say, photo is of Ansel Cridland of The Meditations.
 

I am an old fashion guy. I started out with an Olympus OM1 camera and ended up buying alot of lens and even a motor film drive for it. The camera was so easy to work with. However that was way back in 1982 and I became a professional in 1984.

But I learned alot about photography using that camera. I still have it and in fact I still use it as my back up camera for weddings and other events taking place.
So it depends on how much you want to spend for a camera. The Olympus OM1 can still be found in Used camera shops for less then $150.00.

However I know that today's kids want digital cameras because they dont believe in film anymore. Sigh the old saying goes Film will never last.
I find that hard to believe because to many photographers ( like Myself ) still loves Film.
So give film a chance you will find it harder to use then with a digital camera because You are the photographer not the computer... Digital cameras are computer generated all you do is click a button and the computer does everything for you.

SO I use film cameras because it allows me to have more control in creating an Image.
Trust me if you learn to do beautiful images with a film camera. Just imagine what you can do with a Digital camera..

You are welcome to see my portfolios albums I have in myspace.com
See what film can do...
 

If you're looking into digital, I believe the Canon Rebel XT is a great starter camera. You can find them for around $500. - $550. and that includes the 18mm-55mm kit lens. Sometimes retailers bundle them with a 75mm-300mm telephoto, a bag with extra battery and lens filter for around $600. which is still an awesome deal. The menu is very user friendly and especially easy to maneuver in creative mode. Nothing against film, but digital is the way to go if you're on a budget and learning how to use an SLR. Compared to having to buy several rolls of film, compact flash cards are also very reasonably priced and you can use them over and over. There are also alot of people using point and shoots and getting some spectacular results. Remember it's not the camera that makes a photographer...it's the person behind it.