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Offline Smudgster

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Digital Camera Buying advise
« on: June 23, 2010, 12:49:30 pm »
Hi All

Im thinking of buying a Digital SLR but have no idea what is good, bad ugly etc

Dont mind buying second hand if the deal is right. Have upto £500 to spend. Any advice would help!!!

Thanks
Simon
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Re: Digital Camera Buying advise
« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2010, 01:16:32 pm »
Ah ha!!  The wife wants a DSLR and I too are new to this field ...

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looked at the Nikon D3000 which is an entry level and gets reasonable reviews.
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Re: Digital Camera Buying advise
« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2010, 01:30:55 pm »
Depends what you want the camera for...
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Re: Digital Camera Buying advise
« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2010, 01:47:19 pm »
Quote from: andrewparker on June 23, 2010, 01:30:55 pm
Depends what you want the camera for...

Taking pictures I would imagine  :smiley:
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Re: Digital Camera Buying advise
« Reply #4 on: June 23, 2010, 01:49:33 pm »
Quote from: vRS Carl on June 23, 2010, 01:47:19 pm
Quote from: andrewparker on June 23, 2010, 01:30:55 pm
Depends what you want the camera for...

Taking pictures I would imagine  :smiley:


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Re: Digital Camera Buying advise
« Reply #5 on: June 23, 2010, 01:58:15 pm »
Quote from: vRS Carl on June 23, 2010, 01:47:19 pm
Quote from: andrewparker on June 23, 2010, 01:30:55 pm
Depends what you want the camera for...

Taking pictures I would imagine  :smiley:

Studio, landscapes, portraiture, sports photography.... :wink:

For example if he wants to take photos of cars at a circuit I'd be recommending a camera with a long, and very quick lens.
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Re: Digital Camera Buying advise
« Reply #6 on: June 23, 2010, 02:00:01 pm »
Smudge

I have a Nikon D3000 at the moment which i rarely use and i may be looking to sell. I bought it in Febuary and ive used it a maximum of 3 times i also have a 70-300 lens, camera bag, memory card and lense filters and a couple of photography guides

Link to the camera
http://www.jessops.com/online.store/products/76463/show.html
lens
http://www.jessops.com/online.store/products/66332/show.html

Drop me a PM if your interested
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Re: Digital Camera Buying advise
« Reply #7 on: June 23, 2010, 07:05:01 pm »
dpreview.com is a great review website to start looking at models.
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Re: Digital Camera Buying advise
« Reply #8 on: June 23, 2010, 07:09:40 pm »
Recommend Canon or Nikon. Also go for a decent optical zoom, not just digital. Check battery life expectancy!
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Re: Digital Camera Buying advise
« Reply #9 on: June 23, 2010, 07:12:48 pm »
I was looking for a lumix tz8 or tz10 or samsung wb650 or similar....how do jessops stay in business? They were like £70 dearer than Amazon, I know they offer expert advice etc but £70????

....ok not a dslr, sorry....just realized you guys were budding David baileys...I'm a point and shooter..
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Re: Digital Camera Buying advise
« Reply #10 on: June 23, 2010, 08:41:50 pm »
Quote from: Sharman on June 23, 2010, 07:09:40 pm
Also go for a decent optical zoom, not just digital.

He's after an SLR so it won't have any sort of digital zoom anyway.
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Re: Digital Camera Buying advise
« Reply #11 on: June 23, 2010, 08:48:11 pm »
I absolutely LOVE my canon dSLR. It's never missed a beat. It's a 450d but it's a bit outdated now. I believe you can get a 550d now. No doubt it will be brilliant.

Love canon, great company, great product, great support ;)
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