What should I clean my SLR lens with?

What D-SLR is right for me (and lens maybe)?

• Im not looking for the most uber camera available. I want a camera for taking Close-up(macro?) landscapes, and action. (im pretty sure those are all as unrelated as they can be....) Ive done my research and I need one with a high continuous drive, large buffer, image stabilization (id prefer lens based), extended dynamics range, color control?? and must be compatible with a macro lens to suit my wants. My problem is that there are so many things to take into perspective and each camera manufacturer has a unique way of putting half of the things. Im just wondering if anyone enjoys taking the same type of pictures and has a camera that works well and is built well. Also--if the camera that suits me best is a canon...would lenses from a "canon ae1 program"(my film slr my dad gave me for my 13th birthday day.now for my 15th i want to buy a new one) work with a brand new canon camera??? Lenses-what is the most all around best lens type? last thing--what is a good good photo editing software(I would much rather take a RAW picture because I enjoy having more controll over the turnout of the picture)...it gives me more controll over the turn out of the picture....or is"Picnik" (picnik.com) just the same as any other photo editing software.

• Answer:

  Ok first things first. Two best brands out there, Canon and Nikon. Pick one whichever one you like, they are both great brands with lots of good equipment. I dont know what your budget is but a good Canon to start with for sports is the 30D. With 5 framers per second and good ISO performance its a great place to start. For the things you want to shoot you will probably need a few different lenses. For landscapes you need a wider lens, like 10-20mm. Your choices are the Sigma 10-20, Tokina 11-16, Canon 10-22. You could also get the 18-55mm lens which is cheap but not as good image quality and not as wide. For macro either the Canon 100mm f/2.8 or 60mm f/2.8. Sports is harder and more expensive, considering you really need f/4 maximum aperture at the smallest so you can get the proper shutter speeds, at least 1/400. The 70-200 f/4 is the cheapest with best quality. The 70-200 f/2.8 is the best choice to start with. If you want cheaper try the 70-300 f/4-5.6 IS. For Nikon maybe an old D100. The D200 is a little expensive, I am not a Nikon shooter. Nikon will also have very similar lenses as the ones Canon makes.