Need Help!!!!

[cindyt_01]

I want to start getting into photography and I want to buy the canon rebel xsi... Any suggestions?!...
I plan on taking a few photography classes.. Do ya think this would be the best camera for me?!

[Truckman]

Welcome Cindy...The XSI will certainly fill the bill as it will take any of the Canon EF or EF-S lenses...Just remember that the finest camera in the world can't take a great picture without an imaginative mind behind it...You've picked the right place to learn from the best...

Look around here, ask all the questions you want and if you're like me you'll learn something new here every day...Ben

[Daniel Bates]

Originally Posted by cindyt_01

I want to start getting into photography and I want to buy the canon rebel xsi... Any suggestions?!...
I plan on taking a few photography classes.. Do ya think this would be the best camera for me?!

Welcome to the forum!

As far as the camera, the XSI is a great starter camera. I had a previous incarnation for quite a while (the XT / 350D). If you don't mind buying pre-owned, there are a couple of cameras for sale on our very own buy/sell forum - at least one of them has a full kit included, with lenses and a grip and other useful items.

Good luck!

[J Eddington]

Cindy, You say you want to get started in photography. It sounds like you don't have any experience and are looking to learn a new hobby. Do you have a camera now? Before you purchase the XTI you need to consider what you will be shooting. Do you need a fast camera, a lens that does well in low light, are you shooting mostly family, sports, etc.

[Truckman]

Daniel is right, the bargains are out there right now and the Buy & Sell forum is a good place to hunt...Also, here is a very good thread to keep bookmarked...Ben

[cindyt_01]

thanks for your suggestions!!

I've always loved photography but never got myself into it... So this is a new hobby I want to start... Never owned an SLR camera..