Cameras

Canon and Nikon are the two giants in the field, but there are several other quality dSLRs that you may want to look at.

Canon

www.canon.com
1-800-OK-CANON (general information)
1-800-828-4040 (support number)
One Canon Plaza
Lake Success, NY 11042

Canon offers a complete line of cameras, lenses, flashes, and other accessory products as well as photo printers.

Nikon

www.nikonusa.com
1300 Walt Whitman Road
Melville, NY 11747

Nikon has a complete line of cameras, lenses, flashes, and other accessory products and scanners.

Olympus

www.olympusamerica.com
1-888-553-4448
3500 Corporate Parkway
Center Valley, PA 18-34

Olympus is the primary maker of 4/3 camera systems, including a full line of lenses, flashes, memory cards, and photo printers.

Pentax

www.pentax.com
1-800-877-0155
600 12th Street Suite 300
Golden, CO 80401

Pentax has several models of digital SLRs along with a wide line-up of lenses. You'll also find flashes, light meters, and other accessories.

Samsung

www.samsungcamera.com
1-201-902-0347
40 Seaview Drive
Secaucus, NJ 07094

A Pentax by any other name would likely be the Samsung Digimax. Both camera systems offer the same features and accessories.

Sigma

www.sigmaphoto.com
1-800-896-6858
15 Fleetwood Court
Ronkonkoma, NY 11779

Sigma makes the SD series of digital SLRs which use the Foveon sensor (covered in Chapter 1). They also have a complete line of lenses and flash accessories.

Sony

www.sonystyle.com
1-877-865-SONY

A year ago, this would have been Konica-Minolta. That highly respected brand is now marketed by Sony under the Alpha label. A full line-up of lenses, flashes, and accessories are available for the Alpha.