After two years of vacations taking mediocre photos, my wife and I decided it was time to plunk down some cash and get an SLR. Now I am no professional, but I'm one of those guys who likes taking pics, not only that, but I can't buy anything without knowing I am getting the best I can get for the money I am spending. So I started my camera search by polling friends who were professional photographers. At the time, I was working with several. They all agreed that I should get a Canon or a Nikon, but most said get a Nikon. So I looked in my price range and decided to do some hands-on research. I visited very camera store in the area and wasted the time of camera salespeople asking EVERYTHING about the Canons and Nikons. I swayed toward Nikon after multiple salespeople at different places said Nikon was incredible durable and came in for repairs the least. I then narrowed it down to the N70 and the N60. I liked the look of the N70 in many ways, it looked cooler, it even had a nifty little digital window where you could adjust the features in a myriad of combinations. I also liked the N60 though, it was newer and had nearly all the features of the N70 and more importantly, it was much cheaper. I told the store I was torn between the two and the salesperson said I could try one and keep it or exchange it for the other within 30 days. SO I grabbed the N70. I took it back two weeks later. There was NOTHING easy about it. It is an incredible camera and it has more features that I imagine I would ever use unless I was Bruce Weber, but it was not at all user-friendly--which is important to me and crucial for my less technical wife. So we traded it for the beautiful N60 and picture taking has been a breeze since. It is easy to use and it takes incredible pictures. It's really as simple as that. It does have all the cool settings and it's nice to know they are there if you need them, but in short, the N60 is just nice to use. Sometimes I play with the aperture and test the different modes, but generally I just take phenomenal pics using the default setting. And my pro friends have tried it and they love it too. So I figure if it can make me, my wife, and the pros happy, it's a solid buy and I feel recommending the N60 to first time users as well as serious photogs.
Here are a couple things to keep in mind though when buying. Extras for a camera add up quick. I'm talking about a bag, a tripod, all the film you'll blow playing with your new toy. Oh and anything related to the lense is very pricey.
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