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Can I get advice on what the best (for stock pics) beginers camera would be?
Like the best click for your buck?

With a generic question like this? Probably not, no.

What do you want to do primarily? Model shoots with studio light? Landscape images? Night shots? Macros?

Basically any DSLR will do if you learn how to use it. Probably Canon and Nikon have the largest variety of cameras and accessories, Sony is likely to be called #3 in the market. You can't do anything wrong with any of their DSLR cameras.

But some bridge cameras (non-interchangable but still high quality lense like the Canon G10) will be sufficient as well. Preferrably one that can shoot in RAW mode. Depending on how much you want to shoot and upload, it might be a better choice for beginners.

The key still will be how fast you learn what you can do with the camera of your choice.

I second Leaf's thoughts, 50 mm on either a cheap Canon or Nikon.

if you're looking for bang for the buck, don't rule out Pentax.  They recently dropped the price on the k20d so you can now get a 14.5 meg camera with decent lens for $800 or less.  The reviews are good, and there are a couple on this group using them with good results.  I've been looking really hard at this one -- just need a few hundred more 25 cent sales!

I would look for the non top 3, with the established digital technology names: 1) -Samsung , which is actually Pentax.
-Panasonic Lumix , which is actually Leica.
-Sony, which is actually Minolta.

I stay away from Canon, Nikon, as you are paying for the name. Pentax k20d blows the competition away. If you ask any camera salesman, even those who sells Nik and Can will tell you that. Except those who won't, because we do get paid the commission to push the big 2.

Which do I actually sell as a salesman, under my breath? Lumix.

The value to going with Canon and less so with Nikon is that you will find lots of people whose lens, speedlights, etc you can use

Though Pentax Sony etc may be more reasonably priced right now it is because they have to be to gain market share.

both statements true. To the latter, all the more reason to get the Pentax Sony etc before they become overpriced. Canon and Nikon do more advertising, and you pay the premium.
I am hard pressed to believe that Leica lenses or Pentax lenses are inferior to Nikon or Canon.

more, for that lesser body of Lumix or Pentax, I end up using the money I save for better quality prime lenses. Even studio equipment. The savings is substantial if you consider the whole battlion of equipment you pay for the Canon or Nikon name.

Or because Sony don't make any money from selling dslrs they could exit the business leaving you with a lot of equipment with no upgrade plan....

Why is it that there are so many people who only seem to think there are 2 companies making DSLRs? Life doesn't begin and end with Canon and Nikon, and depending on what you do with your camera they're often not the best choices.

I have a Panasonic Lumix (prosumer) and the Nikon D80.  Each is a fine camera but my biggest regret in converting to digital is NOT buying a full frame (FX) sensor from the get go.  The larger the sensor the better the quality.

Both Canon and Nikon have "affordable" FX cameras.

And, as other have already said, buy the best lenses.  They will appreciate as your camera depreciates.

Yes sorry complete novice I know you point the big circle bit to the front and the square thing you look through to the back.....
I snuck up from the illustrators section. I'm a cartoonist and will be setting up my own site to sell me clipart. I'm planning on going on a trip around Australia (6 - 8 months time) I thought I may be able to throw a few pic's on the site as well as some sketches.

What I plan to photograph would be landscape, Flora, fauna.

I know nothing about cameras. (sorry how basic the question first was, I blame it on my medication  )

Yeah sorry it was very vague. A bridge camera is an all in one?
I'm confused by all of this. I'll start Googling what you kind people have said and creep back down to the illustrators section.

If you can afford it get a camera you can grow into, I unwisely got the Nikon D60 and while it is a good camera it is a bit lacking in some areas, no AEB, only AF-S lens Auto Focus, noise at higher ISO etc.