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What's a good camera for a teen looking to professional photography as a career?

I'm 15 and I want a professional camera for my 16th birthday, but I'm not sure what to ask my parents for. For one, they feel that I shouldn't have a professional camera until I'm in college or something. I try to tell them that photography is something that I'm really into and if it's going to be a career, I should start now. Thank you for your help. You guys are saying Canon Rebel & Nikon d40. Those are both what I had in mind.

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1. You shouldn't buy top of the line camera (or even mid range) until you've learned all you can do so with a less expensive one. If you're going to take any photography class, they likely will tell you to get a film camera. And in this case, a used Nikon manual camera (FM10, FM, FM2, etc) is perfect for you. Other brands will be fine, too. But if you want to jump into digital camera (what teenagers would not?) - get Nikon d40 or Canon digital Rebel XT - both under $500 and will give you a few years of use. Getting a $5,000 camera won't do you any good at this point and I doubt your parents will pay for it.
2. Try asking them 4 a Nikon D40...it's the best transistion from a point & shoot to an dslr..it is one of the cheapest dslr but still peforms with great quality
3. Firstly, you will have to read up a lot on photography. There are many resources online for you to learn from. The more you read the more you will know what makes a good photo and what does not. And also how to capture them. My advice is, if you really want it, make sure it shows ;) Yes, I must agree you should start young if you want to be good at what you do even in everything. Not just photography. My best bet is to get a cheap DSLR and learn from there. No point getting film now, until you become an enthusiast on photography. Each shot costs money. Here are some of the DSLRs which you can get: http://reviews.cnet.com/best-prosumer-dslr-cameras/ If not,... you could also consider this one for best value and savings. http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/fujifilms100fs/ http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicfz18/ Hope this will help get you into a good start :)
4. It is always good to read up a bit and learn about the kind of cameras out there and what they can do. Here is one inexpensive book that I found very useful: http://blog.technicalley.com/index.php/book-review-35mm-photography-the-complete-guide-by-steve-bavister/
5. I'm just starting out in photography. At the moment it's more of a hobby, but I wouldn't mind eventually doing some professional photography. I just purchased the Canon Rebel XSi, and so far I love it! I spent about $950 on it, but it takes beautiful vibrant photos. I'm still learning as it's a lot to learn as far as settings in the manual mode. This camera offers alot and it's new. It just came out in April... When shopping around for cameras, everyone seemed to recommend Canons for whatever reason. That's why I went for the XSi.
6. Sony cybershot is the camera which fits your taste.
7. I'd go with a Canon - the 450D is a great start - it's called something else in the US. You get a great Canon camera that can be upgraded if you want to pursue it as a career - or become a serious amateur. And if you upgrade through the awesome Canon range you can still use the lenses you bought for the first camera as they're generally compatible. This is the important bit - choose a good brand that offers the range of mid and pro range models to develop into.
8. Go with a Canon Rebel XT or the new XSi. Both are fantastic SLR cameras that will give you a jumping off point. Just so you know, in my personal opinion, the body is less important than the lens... not that the body isn't important, but I'd definitely recommend sinking the extra $$ into a few good prime lenses.