look around, maybe you can find a used D70.

Defiantly don't buy the cheapest one you can get.

also look at the Sony a-200.

Not bad on the wallet and i love mine. Plus, it will be cheaper on lenses in the long run.

What is your budget ?

not a fan of those

They have Nikon D60s at furtureshop for about 600 dollars, I don't think I can afford that ATM.

I'd go with the Olympus or even look into the Sony Alpha series, I've heard that the A200 series is great and I love my A300. Right now you could get an A230L, which is the A230 body and a 18-55mm 3.5-5.6 zoom lens. Here are the specs for that and a link, its about $550 for that.

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&partNumber=DSLRA230L

Weights and Measurements

* Dimensions (Approx.) : Approx. 128 x 97 x 67.5 mm (W/H/D, excluding protrusions)

* Weight (Approx.) : Approx.452 g (without battery, memory card, accessories)

Convenience

* Anti-dust function : Charge protection coating on low pass filter and image-sensor shift mechanism

* BRAVIA® Sync™ : Yes, via HDMI with compatible BRAVIA HDTV

* Color Mode(s) : Display color (Black, White, Brown, Pink)

* Creative Style : Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Night view, Sunset, B/W Contrast, Saturation, Sharpness

* Scene Mode(s) : Scene selection (Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports, Sunset, Night portrait/Night view)

* User Interface : "Easy-to-understand Graphic Display and on-screen Help Guide User-friendly function menu"

Viewfinder

* Diopter Adjustment : -2.5 - +1.0m-1

* Eye relief : Approx. 16.5 mm from the eyepiece / 10.9 mm from the eyepiece frame at -1 diopter

* Field of View : 95%

* Focusing Screen : Spherical Acute Matte Screen

* Magnification : 0.83x (with 50mm lens at infinity)

* Type : Fixed eye-level, penta-Dach-mirror

Power

* Battery Type : NP-FH50

* Number of Shots : Approx. 510 images with viewfinder, approx. 230 images in live view mode (CIPA standard)

General

* Camera Type : Sony α Digital SLR camera with built-in flash and inter-changeable lenses

* Color Filter System : RGB primary color filters

* Effective Picture Resolution : Approx. 10.2 megapixels

* Imaging Sensor : APS-C size CCD sensor (23.6x15.8mm)

* Lens Mount Type : Sony α lens, Minolta and Konica Minolta AF lens

* Pixel Gross : Approx. 10.8 megapixels

* Processor : BIONZ™ image processor

* Recording Media Type : Memory Stick PRO Duo™ media / , SD and SDHC memory card,

* Recording Mode : RAW, RAW+JPEG, Fine, Standard

* Still Actual 16:9 : L size: 3872x2176 (8.4M) M size: 2896x1632 (4.7M) S size: 1920x1088 (2.1M)

* Still Actual 3:2 : L size: 3872x2592 (10M) M size: 2896x1936 (5.6M) S size: 1920x1280 (2.5M)

LCD Display

* Brightness Control : Selectable in 5 steps

* Coverage : 100% (Playback)

* Type : 2.7” TFT Clear Photo LCD (230,400 pixels)

Flash

* Flash Compensation : ±2EV (in 0.3-stop increments)

* Flash Coverage : 18mm in focal-length of lens attached

* Flash Metering System : ADI flash (automatic change for Pre-flash TTL)

* Guide Number : 10 (in meters at ISO100)

* Modes : Auto, Fill-flash, Red-eye reduction, Rear sync, Slow sync, Hi-speed sync*., Wireless

* Recycling Time : Approx. 4 sec.

* Type : Auto Pop-up

Software

* Operating System Compatibility : Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP*SP2 Windows Vista Mac OS X(v10.1.3) or later

* Supplied Software : PMB (Picture Motion Browser) Image Data Converter SR Image Data Lightbox SR

Operating Conditions

* Operating Temperature : 32 - 104 degrees F (0 - 40 degrees C)

Inputs and Outputs

* HD Output : HDMI

* Memory Card Slot : Dual memory card slot: Memory Stick PRO Duo™ media SD and SDHC memory card

* Tripod Mount : Yes, 1/4"-20

* USB Port(s) : USB2.0 Hi-speed (mass-storage, PTP)

Control

* AF modes : Single-shot AF, Automatic AF, Continuous AF, (AF/MF selectable)

* Drive Mode : Single-shot, Continuous, Self-timer, Self-timer Continuous, Bracketing, Remote Commander

* Exposure Compensation : ±2EV (in 0.3 EV steps)

* Exposure settings : Auto, Auto Flash Off, Program Auto (P), Aperture priority (A), Shutter priority (S), Manual (M)

* Focus Area : Wide (Up to 3 active focus points glow), Spot, Local (9 local areas selectable)

* Focus Features : Predictive control, Focus lock, Eye-start AF, AF illuminator (Built-in flash, Range: approx. 1-5m)

* Focus Points : 9 points

* Focus Sensitivity : EV0 - 18 (ISO100)

* Focus System : TTL phase detection system

* ISO : Auto, 100 to 3200 (in 1 EV steps,Recommended Exposure Index)

* Metering : TTL metering w/ 40-segment honeycomb-pattern SPC

* Metering Modes : Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot

* Metering Sensitivity : EV1 - 20 at ISO100 with F1.4 lens, (EV3 - 20 in spot metering mode)

* White Balance : Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash, Custom

Service and Warranty Information

* Limited Warranty Term : 1 Year Parts & Labor



Accessories Supplied

* DT18-55mm SAM Kit Lens
* BC-VH1 Battery Charger
* NP-FH50 Rechargeable Battery
* Shoulder strap
* Body cap
* Video cable
* Software CD-ROM

Get an Olympus UZ SP 5XX type. Its cheap and you can create very good photos with it.

Here are some of my shots with the camera:
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www.thassh.deviantart.com/gallery[/URL]

This post was edited by ace07 on Jun 16 2009 09:55am

get a d40..

Isn't that only 6 Mp?

If I was on a low-budget I'd either go for a D40 or a D60 with a kit lens. I'd than go buy a 1.8f /50mm lens (only like $100) to use for portraits and closeups and use the kit for scenery. Trust me, if you like portraits you want that lens ;D

The D40 is a 6mp, but it is a very nice camera to learn with. All the options are displayed more graphically so that you can actually see what is going on.