Horse photographers - which dslr?

It's hard to beat a Pentax K20D.

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I tried out the Canon EOS Rebel XSi, and it was great for photographing my horses- I'm getting one of my own for Christmas!

But that's pretty expensive ($800).

So if you want a nice camera that's more of a point-and-shoot Digital SLR, I would go with a Nikon D40. They're cheaper, and there isn't as much that you need to fiddle around with.

EDIT: If you're really looking at getting into photography, get the Canon; the Nikon lenses aren't compatible with all Nikons, whereas Canon's lenses work on almost every single Canon made (I've been able to interchange lenses between my grandfather's 35mm Canon from the '80s and the Rebel).

I have two cameras which I use for horse photography. I have the camera I use from the ground at the stable sometimes, but mostly for shows), which is a Canon Digital Rebel SLR with a variety of image stabilized lenses, and I have a quite small, though somewhat expensive, non-SLR Sony DSC T-50 that does 7Mp images (mostly for trail riding and for some easy shooting when I'm at the stable and something cute happens) and 640x480 video (I use this from a tripod or stable shelf to record practice sessions, instruction, and training sessions).

I hope this helps!

I set out to buy myself a nice dslr several years ago, and I made many visits to photo stores in my area and tried out both canons and nikons in my price range. They'll let you play around with them in the store and they'll download the shots you take to a computer so you can see. To see how it could take action shots, I just tested it on the cars going by out the window since I couldn't leave the store. I also did a lot of online research on both of the models I was considering. Eventually, I started leaning towards one and got that one. I suggest you go try them out, too. Pick a budget, and they'll show you the comparable nikon vs canon models.

I wound up with the Nikon D70 (was also looking at the Canon rebel).

Anything like that will have NO problem taking clear shots of horses. I've taken fabulous photos with mine :)

any SLR camera can do the trick, when you have an SLR camera, all you need to do is set it at SHUTTER MODE. Boost the shutter speed up like at 1/100 and up. =)

When you have an SLR, seek for tutorials on how to use the camera better.