This may be a dumb question...

[il Padrino Ute]

Originally Posted by non sequitur

My 13 year old son has taken a keen interest in photography. He says that all he wants for Christmas is a camera, but he wants an SLR. What, exactly, makes a camera an SLR? For example, how would an SLR differ from the Fuji FinePix that I own?

Also, does anyone have any recommendations on a decent SLR that would be appropriate for a 13 year old?

If he really is interested in photography and you are willing to spend the money, I'd suggest this for him:

http://www.nikonusa.com/template.php...roductNr=25420

It will cost you about $600, but this is an outstanding camera that he'll be able to use until he can start buying his own stuff. The best thing about Nikon is that all of the lenses and various models are interchangeable, so he won't have to get different lenses for each camera body.