[masraum]

Hey guys, our daughter is having a baby in about 3.5 months. Today she asked me to recommend a good camera for them to get for when the baby is born. She took a photography class with my old Canon EOS 630 film camera several years ago and has a decent eye.

She specifically wants a dslr. I'm a Canon guy myself, but I know that Nikon also makes a great camera, and I've heard that they are putting some seriously high ISO in their recent cameras. I'm thinking that for a budget camera, high ISO capability would be really good for a new/growing baby.

Anyway, I'll do some research myself, but since I'm a few years out of touch with the new of the latest and greatest in dslr, it would be a good idea to check with the brain trust.

She's looking to spend $500-800. I suspect, initially, the most important focal ranges will be a short zoom and probably something like the "nifty 50". I'm pretty sure both Canon and Nikon have a good quality prime 50mm with a decent aperture and optics that is around $100 or so, right?