What camera shall I choose?!?

nikon or canon...my bias is for canon as its possible to get older lenses to fit with adapters with very little trouble an m42 adapter will cost you £15- £20 so enabling you to choose from a multitude of older lenses... the xti or 400d in uk has a firmware hack that just re enables all the software turned off by canon as it uses the chip from the more expensive 40d and its totally safe and reversible http://code.google.com/p/400plus/

nikon or canon...my bias is for canon as its possible to get older lenses to fit with adapters with very little trouble an m42 adapter will cost you £15- £20 so enabling you to choose from a multitude of older lenses... the xti or 400d in uk has a firmware hack that just re enables all the software turned off by canon as it uses the chip from the more expensive 40d and its totally safe and reversible http://code.google.com/p/400plus/

Before you jump in feet first, I would suggest that you find out more about the course your going to be studying. Some will require you to use film cameras (often with little or no automation), whilst others give you more freedom to choose. Whatever camera you choose, I would say Canon, Nikon, and older Pentax and Olympus cameras are always a safe choice. You're also doing to have to steer away from common consumer choices as what you will be using the camera for requires some more specialised kit. Here are some suggestions: - Canon EOS 40D (second hand), Canon 28mm f2.8 (new) or 28mm f1.8 USM (second hand), Canon 50mm f1.8 II(new). - Nikon D80 (second hand), AF-S 35mm f1.8 (new), and AF 50mm f1.8D (second hand) - Nikon FE2, AI 50mm f1.4, and Nikkor-P 105mm f2.5. - Olympus OM2 or OM20, OM Zuiko 50mm f1.4, OM Zuiko 85mm f2, and OM Zuiko 135mm f3.5 - Pentax ME or ME Super, SMC 50mm f1.7 or 50mm f1.4, SMC 135mm f2.5

There are a few cameras that you can get around that price which would be around $650. Some of these go over but I include it just so you can see what you can get for more. In my order of which I would buy first to last. And they all should come with an 18-55mm lens depending on the package you choose. 1. Canon Rebel T3i(Known as the 600D everywhere else but the US) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-Digital-18-55-Lens-Kit/dp/B004MPQXZ0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1333483117&sr=8-1 2. Nikon D5100 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nikon-18-55mm-VR-Lens-Kit/dp/B004U4UHTQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1333483265&sr=1-1 3. Canon Rebel T2i(550D) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-Digital-18-55-Lens-Kit/dp/B0037KM0F8/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1333483307&sr=1-1 4. Nikon D3100 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nikon-VBA280K001-D3100-18-55vr-Kit/dp/B00403MA4M/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1333483343&sr=1-1 5. Canon Rebel T3(1100D) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-Digital-18-55-Lens-Kit/dp/B004MPQXZA/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1333483459&sr=1-1 6. Nikon D3000 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nikon-D3000-Digital-Camera-18-55/dp/B002J9GIAQ/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1333483343&sr=1-2 Glad to help. Also you can use http://snapsort.com/compare to compare any 2 cameras.

You may want to increase your budget if you're going to college for photography. But a great camera is the Canon EOS Rebel T3i. Or any of the Rebel cameras.

Yes! The Nikon D3100 can serve as a very high quality DSLR camera and can be used for film projects too! Definitely look into it. :-)

I have a Nikon D3100 and I'm really happy with it

You may want to increase your budget if you're going to college for photography. But a great camera is the Canon EOS Rebel T3i. Or any of the Rebel cameras.

Yes! The Nikon D3100 can serve as a very high quality DSLR camera and can be used for film projects too! Definitely look into it. :-)