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Let's talk camera bodies! A few weeks ago I had a first hand experience with shutter death. It was quick (and totally unexpected... um, and not so much painless.) It left me without so much as a goodbye from my beloved Nikon. It also left my hands empty and found my heart wanting.

Well, now what am I supposed to do? How do I create without the perfection of glass and mirror? I did what my heart insisted. I started a project.

This blend of photography and words might manifest a camera. But what camera? I've been pouring over all the reviews... but what I really want is the opinion of fellow Shutter Sisters shooting every day just like me.

So let's sit down and chat about camera bodies, shall we? What's your opinion? Share it in the comments today. Nikon, Canon, Olympus, Polaroid? Let us know your favorite camera. What do you shoot with every day? What camera would you never leave home without? I want to hear your suggestions, your stories, your thoughts on what camera body you own or would love to own.

Comments

[Michelle]

I love my Nikon D60. My husband gave it to me for valentine's day to rekindle my love affair with photography. Obsolete? Yes. Perfect? No, but it is a perfect size to take everywhere and I love that it has reignited my passion or photography. I shoot everyday with it and love that it is there for me.

[Lauren]

I just recently upgraded from a Canon Rebel XSi to a 50D. Love the 50D!

[Cornish Bird]

I currently have a canon 450d using lenses 18-55, 50-200, 60mm (I'm in love!) and 35-70. However, I'm just dying to buy the new Canon 7d with a 24-105mm lens..... I have to raise a bit of money before I can do that though, and equally high on my list of priorities is a speedlite.... so much equipment, so little time, so little cash....

[karen]

I just bought the Nikon D90 and love, love , love it.

[Katie]

You know...I scanned these comments and as far as I saw NO ONE mentioned SONY! I have a sony...it rocks my socks. There I said it!!! No one ever ever seems to use these as a professional but I am just starting my photography business and I have no complaints about my SONY. It is a SONY DSLR A350. It is wonderful. I have not had the pleasure of using a GOOD Nikon. I had a crappy one back in the day. My friend who is a photographer has a Canon and I have used it from time to time to take pictures of for her and it seems nice too. I just wanted to let people out there know that SONY's are also great camera's and even though it is kind of big I would NOT leave on an adventure without it!!!!

[chris]

My D90 is like magic. Love it! Perfection in a well-balanced body (and the kit lens that came with it "ain't too shabby," either!). The one camera I never leave home without, though, is my iPhone. The iPhone camera, in combination with the various apps is simply awesome!

[Grace]

I have a Nikon D40x and I LOVE it. I commute and it fits in my backpack very nicely! Plus I am purely a recreational photographer, so no need for fancy bodies. Those days where I have too much stuff to lug around and leave the D40x at home, I use the camera on my phone and it takes pretty good pics (I love my Droid!).

[Kate]

I shoot with a Nikon D80 and take it with me pretty much everywhere I go. I'd love to own the D300 and some more lenses. But that's another story for another day.
I've always used Nikon.

[Nadia Soedira]

Sony A300. 18-250mm.
It's been a year.
... and LOVE them!!!
Soon, 50mm for low lighting.
Someday. Carl Zeiss lenses. Yes, someday!!!

My condolences.

But again, Happy shopping!!!

[Jill]

I love my D90, which I bought to replace a stolen Cannon Rebel. I do miss the weight of the Rebel though -- it's lighter.

[stinkerbellorama]

LOVE LOVE LOVE my Nikon D300s. Upgraded from a D100 that was 7 years old. With a 50mm lens I can shoot without icky flash almost anywhere. For party pics I use a Canon G9 (now G10) which is compact but shoots in raw mode or party mode.

[CJ Barker]

Scary, I had no idea you could actually experience such a thing as shutter death...I know a camera has limited shutter clicks but I have never heard of someone actually getting there! I am a Nikon girl --- started with film cameras then a D70, then a D200 and recently got the D700. LOVE it. However, I do miss that crop factor for nature/wildlife as I don't have any really long glass, but for portraits, landscapes, macro, everything else the D700 rocks. The ISO capabilities totally make up for losing the crop factor and I still have the D200 for the wildlife but have to share it with the hubs. I hope you keep us updated on whether your camera can be fixed or what you get to replace it.

[kg]

Sooo sorry for your loss. My husband 'misplaced' my camera and we thought it was stolen and I my heart ached like I had lost a loved one!!! Found the camera luckily but after the 2 sec of joy I was sad because I then I had no reason to get my new one. I've been shooting w/ mt Rebel XT for 5yrs and it's been wonderful to me.

My next purchase will be the Canon 7D. I'm secretly hoping for shutter failure!

Good luck!

[Patty (.Dali.)]

About two months ago, I had a terrible accident with my Nikon D300 in which the camera was waterlogged and ruined. I cried for three whole days before pulling myself together. I'm now the proud owner of a Nikon D700. This camera is a work horse and really, you can't beat the light, compact body that houses a full frame! My daughter pulls out the Nikon D50 to go shooting with me every so often. That was a great beginner SLR.

[Marla]

I use a Canon Rebel XTi, and although I love it, I find it to be EXTREMELY noisy! It is also underexposing my images by 2 stops when I'm in AV mode . . . annoying, but luckily I shoot manual most of the time. This has been a wonderful starter camera - one that's been great to learn camera settings and the like, but I'm DREAMING of the day when I can upgrade - will probably be another Canon just b/c I'm familiar with the settings . . . (and have a few lenses)

[Rosalinda]

Oh, no! I feel so...unprofessional...reading about everyone else's cameras.

I shoot with my Holga and one of seven Polaroid cameras. I have a Canon point-and-shoot, an ancient one. And a Nikon SLR.

I'm really, really debating whether or not to buy a DSLR or buy an Olympus Pen/Leica D-Lux.

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