Camera help! i want a good camera for good concert photos ?

Question

im going to the jonas brothers concert and we are aloud to bring cameras. im interested in buying a new camera for not a lot of money but good quality for this concert. im looking for something that has good zoom and awesome quality at $100 or less i found some good cameras that i'm interested in, but i would like some input. i'm in the vip section for the concert on 8/26 here's the 3d chart: http://seatingcharts.livenation.com/ballena/239/ i'm in VIP Box 204. click on it and it will give u a look at the stage from my seat what kind of camera will work best in my situation. i know this is alot to ask but please please please help me! i need an answer soon so that i can buy the camera and have it here in time!

Answer 1

"im looking for something that has good zoom and awesome quality at $100 or less"

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Good luck with that. And good luck getting anything decent past 20 feet or so.

Answer 2

i've been to that venue several times. unless you want to spend a couple thousand dollars on a telephoto lens, you're not going to get any pictures from where you are. sorry. :[

Answer 3

You have an excellent seat for shooting IF you have a long lens ... If I was assigned to shoot that venue, from that location, I would using a 400 mm f/2.8 on my D3 ... shooting RAW image files.

For $100 or less you will be lucky to find a P&S with a 3x optical zoom with IS that will reach out that far.  You will see from the link below, that the camera you need is more than double your budget

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare_...

NOTE:  IF you can get into the concert with a camera of any kind ... if your ticket says "No Cameras or Recording Equipment Allowed", then you can save your money and buy a good digital camera later when you can take your time and get the camera that has all the features you want.