Whats the best working camera for taking professional pictures?

Question: Whats the best working camera for taking professional pictures!?

I willing to spend between $300-$500Www@QuestionHome@Com

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

You Can't Get a Professional
Camera With That Money

You Could Only Get A Starter
Digital Single Lens Reflex Camera

Get This Camera:
http://www!.amazon!.com/Nikon-Digital-18-5!.!.!.

it's around four hundred and seventy dollars, which is around your budget!. However, digital SLR photography is much more expensive than standard digital photography!. You have to factor in much more, like filters, flashes, and much more!.

however, this is a nice camera, and it comes with a Nikkor 18-55mm Lens, which is a really nice lens, and you can zoom from 18mm's which is really wide, to 55mm's which is average what you see through your eye!.

the cheapest professional camera is around five thousand dollars, and it's all worth it!. However, you can get really nice pictures with this camera, and you won't regret getting this camera:
http://flickr!.com/photos/27145979@N02/26!.!.!.

i took this picture, i have this camera, and the lens, it's a really nice camera!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I don't know of any professionals who use a non-working camera!. However!. You aren't going to buy a pro-standard camera for that money!. That's because pros take a lot of shots, every day, and need something that stands up to constant heavy use, and keeps on shooting!. They also tend to use cameras with larger sensors than amateur standard cameras!. All of this costs!. Now, the good news: You can buy an entry-level slr and if you study, work hard and practice, you can use that camera to take pro-standard pictures, because it's the photographer that determines picture quality, beyond a certain, very basic, level!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Its not as versatile in some ways as an SLR, but at about $500 the Canon G9 is a good camera, it has more versatility than most point and shoots, you can use external flash units on it, which would be more money down the road, but it can take quality photos, often indistinguishable from more expensive 12 megapixel models!. Otherwise you can get a used camera, and get much more for $500 than you'd be getting for a new camera!.
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you can take pro photos with a cell phone camera!.
want proof!? ok
http://www!.flickr!.com/photos/archangel_r!.!.!.

but for the money youre willing to spend you can get a canon xti 10megapixel dslr with a 18-55mm canon lens!. its a great camera and you cant go wrong with canon!.!.!. or nikon!. but nikon tends to run a little more expensive with equal results!.

the most important part of any camera is 12 inches behind the viewfinder!. the cell phone pics prove that its really not about the camera!. its the skill and talent of the photographer that is most important!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

You probably cant get one for that price!.!.!. but look at all the SLRs that are out!.!.!. and try getting a "refurbished" one!. Theyre cheap and basically the came as new ones!.Www@QuestionHome@Com