Best Camera To Use for Concerts?

I understand I can't take professional cameras into concerts, so i use my IPhone. But I was wanting to get into maybe doing Concert Photography & get a pass, just to do local bands etc to start & hopefully get bigger…

So what camera do you suggest that has good qualities and I can use not just to do Concerts, but to do other shots as well, just to get started.

So what camera is good & is a reasonable price? Preferably Nikon or Canon…

The Canon or Nikon question doesn't do much here… It's a pretty 'lame' question…

If you wanted to drive a car you would learn to drive wouldn't you… And would you be asking people which car you should buy… BMW or Mercedes?

It is much the same with photography… You need to learn the basic stuff, grab a photography guide book from your local library and have a read at it, you will be guided through the different types of cameras that are available and the different specifications will be explained to help you decide what is best for you… A decent guide book will also explain why some lenses and accessories are better than others for different styles or subjects in photography… And it will also give you some idea of how much your new interest is going to cost you.

As for choosing a camera… The best way to choose a camera (after you understand which specification you really need in your equipment - we don't want a Formula One car to do the school run do we?) pop into your local camera store and ask for a demonstration of what cameras are in your budget… Canon, Nikon, Pentax and Sony all make quality cameras and after 'handling' a few you will like the way one camera feels, the layout of the controls will feel just right, the menu system will seem more 'user friendly' and it will feel really comfortable in your 'grip' when you compare it to the other cameras in the range…

No one can tell you how much you should spend… Photography is an investment, an expensive one, not only in terms of money - the amount of time you invest is equally important - that decision is one only you can make - there's a lot of competition out there, every teenager wants to be a photographer these days, so you'll have to be ready to produce something really different or special to get noticed… Unless you are just wanting to engage in photography as a 'hobby'.

There are a few 'how to buy your first DSLR camera' guides on the internet here's a link to just one of them:

http://photography.tutsplus.com/tutorials/the-ultimate-guide-for-buying-your-first-digital-slr--photo-2270

I could parachute you in with a Canon T4i (700D) body and say put a 50mmm f1.8 lens on it in addition to having an 18-135 modern Canon 18-135 STM lems to help you take video etc. But what if you still couldn't get the results you need because the pros use 35mm sensors and very expensive fast lenses?

Canon and Nikon are only the most popular sellers as a result of marketing, tradition and newbie fear. Pentax and Sony have equally attractive cameras and in some ways they surpass the market leaders.

As you were already advised, check out all the DSLRs and pick the one you like to handle best.

A viable half-way house is to pick up a Canon G1-X top-spec compact. (it still has a little optical viewdinder… And viewfinders make a big difference to camera stability and sensible framing.

A professional camera starts about 4 grand.So, I take it you mean that they won't let you in with a $500- dslr.
There's not much hope here. You need light and bridge cameras have small sensors. As was said, you have to do much reading on different cameras. I got by quite well about 7 yrs ago shooting a 70 piece orchestra. My iso setting averaged 320, I was quite close and lighting was ok. I used a Sony super zoom, at 6 megapixels.