canon rebel T1i, nikon 5000d or pentax k-x, which is best for low light and landscape photography?

Question

i am a newbee in the dslr world but i'm really interested in learning photography especially low light photography and landscape... but i'm also on a tight budget... i endeed up with these 3 models... the canon rebel XSi, nikon 5000d and pentax k-x... i like the canon XSi since my first point and shoot camera was canon and i heard that there are many lenses which are compatible for canon... i also like the nikon because of its video recording and swindle lcd but i heard that some lenses can't autofocus on the nikon 5000d. i also want the pentax k-x because of the available colors (red, white, navy blue...etc) and the video recording but there are issues about the battery also... so i'm confused on what to buy... i'm just a beginner so i dont know all those technical stuff... :D


Pls help me decide which dslr will i choose and which of them is best for low light and landscape...

THANKS A LOT ^_^

Answer 1

The K-x and T1i have superior ISO that can extend up to 12,800. If you're on a budget, I highly recommend you buy the K-x because it is in the $500-$600 range, where the T1i is in the $700-$800 range, don't buy a DSLR purely on color or video, only buy it if you know it will prove you good for a few years, and with the battery issue, what battery issue? that it takes 4AA? I look at that as an advantage, AA batteries are sold universally, and you can carry a bunch of them with you, and plus they're not expensive, but if you worry about having to go through pack after pack, this camera does take rechargeable AA batteries, but if you're talking about the life of the battery, there has been complaints about that, and Pentax has resolved it with a simple firmware update.



so overall, my choice is the K-x, cheap, and full-featured.

Answer 2

Everything is a depends question. Most photographers would pick the system with the lens that they need. Beginners generally don't need to think about it too much specially with the cameras you have listed. There is pretty much three reasons to get the XS. It's dirt cheap these days. Another is if you want to use Canon lenses. And it has the most support from third party vendors. Otherwise, it's older, the back LCD screen is noticeably smaller(compared to the other two), no video, though it does have rudimentary live view. The D3000 is a little more complicated. Nikon's entry level cameras are bastardized in that they don't have auto focus motors built in. This means that there are a lot of older AF lenses that won't auto focus with this camera. If you are only going to be using the kit lenses or buy only modern lenses then this isn't a problem. Image quality is pretty much on par with the XS. Unless you are specifically looking for it, you wouldn't really notice. No video. No live view (useful to have). Has great support from third party vendors (but ever so slightly less than Canon). Has some higher end features such as greater number of auto focus points (same amount as the K-x). As for the Pentax, for high ISO photos (think low light, no flash photography), there is no question. Pentax K-x is much better. It's better than it's peers when it came out, let alone older tech like the XS. So cleaner photos when taking noise and detail into account. It has live view and 720p video. Has a fair bit of higher end camera features like the 11 autofocus points and much faster continuous shooting (4.7 fps in RAW/jpeg vs 3 fps in jpeg for XS and D3000). Pentax also enjoys probably the greatest amount of support for legacy lenses. All lenses built for Pentax lenses from as early as 1975 will mount and work on any Pentax DSLR's. Albeit a lot of the legacy lenses were manual everything lenses. Has won many awards for the best entry-level camera for being easy to use, physically very small, lots of higher-end features (for its class) and great photo quality. As far as I'm concerned, the K-x is the best choice. The only reason you would not want to go Pentax is because it's Pentax. Not nearly as known these days as Nikon or Canon (different scenario in past times). This also means quite a bit less support from third party vendors. This shouldn't cause any problems because all major third party vendors do support Pentax. Even with all that said, ultimately, it really doesn't matter too much as ALL three cameras are great cameras and can take wonderful photos. If I can afford it, I'll go K-x, if budget is a real concern, I'll go XS yet I do like the D3000 ever so slightly over the XS. Lol, confusing. Before making a choice, go play around with all three cameras. Pick the one that fits your needs and almost as important, the one that feels best in your hands.

Answer 3

Hey,



For low light, the T1i is out of the picture. It has the worst sensor compared to the other two. Quality is the same but above ISO 1600, noise is hell of a problem.



Getting Pentax K-x because of the colors, is in my opinon, the worst reason to choose between cameras.



The D5000 is the best, and it also has an articulating screen.



Anyways, here is a post called 'Buying a DSLR, what's important, what's not, megapixels, features, brand, price, quality, video and which one to buy. Here - http://the-digital-photographer.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-dslr-should-i-buy.html



Good luck.

Answer 4

when buying lenses, look for a low number fstop that you can afford. the fstop determines how much light gets in for aperature, and remember the lower the number the greater the light let in.



and finally, lenses are expensive, but generally you can upgrade the camera bodies and reuse the glass, EXCEPT in cases like the full frame cameras, vs APSC cameras.



e.g. EOS XS/XSi, vs 7D and others.

Answer 5

The Nikon D5000 seems to have a little bit lower noise that the Canon T1i:

http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Nikon_D5000/noise.shtml