Anybody else here into photography?

[cloudscapes]

yus, verily
and I've just aquired a new camera today!GF1



the minolta lenses (left) can fit on the digital body (right)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cloudscapes/

[McSpunckle]

GF-1. <3

[mutmoo]

What would you suggest for someone who wants to get into photography?

[McSpunckle]

Any camera with decent manual modes. Preferably an SLR.

[culturejam]

What would you suggest for someone who wants to get into photography?

If you want to learn photographic theory, you need to be able to manually control aperture and shutter speed (and a few other things). So make sure whatever camera you get has this capability. A great extra is the ability to shoot RAW files (for maximum post processing flexibility).

You can do well buying a used "entry level" digital SLR from either Canon or Nikon. They both make fantastic SLRs.

If you want a point-n-shoot, I'd recommend one of the Canon G series. They have full manual capabilities and can shoot RAW. But a new one costs as much as the cheaper digital Rebel SLRs, so you might as well get the bigger one. But you can get an older G for pretty cheap, so that might be an option.