Hi, I am a 15-year-old photographer with a Canon Rebel 2000 SLR camera. I have heavily researched the Canon Digital Rebel and I have fallen in love with it for all of its features it has that my regular 35mm does not. I have wanted to make the switch to a Digital SLR but they were way too expensive. Finally the price of the Rebel has come down to around 700 dollars online. I would love to get this camera to further my photography but I don't have the money. I am unable to get hired by a store because I am too young and my only source for income is odd jobs around the house like mowing lawns, babysitting for neighbors, ect. In the future I would like to sell my photos at craft fairs. I have one some awards for my pictures and I take pride in them. But for me there are so many advantages to switching to digital, such as not paying for film and developing. I spend most of the money I make doing those too things and some of the pictures don't even turn out good! I was thinking that maybe out of the kindness of your heart you would donate to help me get this Canon Digital Rebel. All I need is 750 dollars. If many people donated perhaps 3 or even 5 dollars, I would be able to get this camera in no time. All it takes is the kindness of one photographer to another. I would really like this camera to further my photography. If you are interested, send me a PM or email me at whyareyou@gmail.com and we can talk. I am going to set up a pay pal account to make it easer to donate. I would appreciate this thread not be deleted as it is not spam, just my plea for help :-) Thank you all for listening.
Chris
PS: I'm not going to just come here, get money and drop the forum. I just found this forum and I am here to stay, because photography is something I really have a passion for, just like many of you.