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2/24/09 at 9:30am
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2/24/09 at 9:32am
Should this include review sites?
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2/24/09 at 9:34am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Marin View Post
Should this include review sites?
Yeah why not, I will add another bracket for those to
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2/24/09 at 9:40am
Here's a good Canon review site:

http://the-digital-picture.com/
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2/24/09 at 10:14am
Thank For all the great Links, here's a nice onr i shared with marin last week, http://www.stuckincustoms.com/
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2/24/09 at 10:56am
I like this one

http://digital-photography-school.com/
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2/24/09 at 11:50am
Great idea! And some very good sites up there already. I love DC Resource and DP Review.

Other great review sites:
http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/index.php
http://www.photozone.de/
http://www.cameralabs.com

And lastshot, I suppose we could add a category for online photo album sites, e.g. Flickr, Photobucket, etc.
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2/24/09 at 12:18pm
www.dyxum.com is great for the minolta A-Mount digital cameras, has reviews of lenses as well as cameras plus a good forum
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2/24/09 at 12:22pm
thanks for the links, imma just a starter.
what lens/dslr do you guys use?
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2/24/09 at 12:42pm
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thanks for the links, imma just a starter.
what lens/dslr do you guys use?
I grabbed a Sony Alpha A300 only because CC was going out of business and I got it for $400, if they weren't I would have grabbed a Nikon D40 as they are just about the best starter dSLR under $500
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