A. If I had a dollar for every time I've been asked this question, I could buy a new lens. I will go to my grave saying "it's not the kind of camera you use, it's how you use your camera." Anyway, all the photos I've posted on this blog since July 2008 were taken with a Nikon D80 ... which Nikon no longer makes.
Most of the time, I use the lens that came with the camera, which is an 18-135mm zoom. For low-light and indoors, I use a Nikkor 50mm 1.8 or Nikkor 35mm 1.8. When I'm stalking wildlife, I use a Nikkor 33-200m zoom lens.
Q. What kind of camera do you recommend?
A. Whenever someone asks me this question, I send them to Ken Rockwell's site.
This guy really knows his stuff and has recommendations for point-and-shoot cameras as well as DSLRs. He also has posted user manuals he's written for many popular cameras, which I've found to be much more user-friendly and helpful than the manufacturer's manuals. And all of this information is free!
