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Hello all,

I would really love to get into herp photography, and have no clue about photography. I would like to find out what quality cameras are out there for people on a budget. I'm not needing anything extremely fancy, just something that take good digital pics and doesn't cost more than all the money I've spent on my reptile hobby lol.
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Jason

The problem with trying to get answers to this question (and it is a popular question on here!) is that almost every person who answers you will only have experience with 1 or 2 cameras so they won't be able to tell you anything useful other than "I have a Canon/Nikon/Pentax/Sony model XXXXX and it is awesome" or "I used to have a model XXXX and it sucked". There might be ten other cameras which would suit you better!

You should really do a little more research into what features you want/need in a camera, then go to a camera comparison site like Dpreview dot com and look at their reviews and Buyer's Guides/comparison charts (which include prices).
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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, Texas

I would also say that you can always look to buy used gear...camera bodies depreciate in value rather quickly and become great values. As usual, quality will typically come at a price. I included a Canon forum link at the bottom with a "marketplace" section that is very reliable (forget Ebay! lol). I have bought a lot of gear over the last 6 years from people selling stuff and saved a ton of money in the process. Plus, you can research and ask questions from some very knowledgeable people at the same set of forums:

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=14

Hope this helps!