Question: I want to get back into photography, dont mind splashing out on a DSLR. Any good pointers for a camera? Willing to spend upto £400, is that enough?Also want to get to know how to use my camera effectively, any good guides?
Supamatt:
I'd personally go either the nikon/canon route. They're market leaders for a
reason, but i know others have brands they're happy with. If you really get the
bug and want to upgrade, i dont think any of the other manufacturers
camera's/lenses are as good. There probably isnt a great deal of difference at
entry level though.I'm a canon user so would happily recommend them. A 2nd hand
camera would be fine and you could easily pick one up for under £400, possible
with a couple of lenses too. But i'd personally go for a camera with live view,
where the picture you're about to take is shown on the LCD, and older cameras
tend not to have it. I dont have it on mine and its something i think would
really come in handy.Question: Evening gents, I don't want to hi-jack this thread but I've got a really quick question. If I'm not a pro photographer and don't want to be will I be able to tell the difference in quality between the likes of the D90, 1000D and the D300, 7D?I just need to be able to justify the extra cost!
If you don't want to be, then start off with something like a 1000D (or better a 450/500D) and then if you get into it you can move up to a 7D or something tasty like that - the lenses will still fit... (unless you buy EF-S lenses and try to
put them of a full frame camera - but you don't need to worry about that yet).If you prefer Nikon then go for a D60 or D5000 to start with - but I can't help you out with those as I'm a Canon 500D user (who will be upgrading to a 7D in April)
Edit - watch out with Nikons, the D60/D40 and D5000 don't have autofocus motors built in, you need to buy lenses with af motors in them instead - otherwise you'll have to manually focus everything. - Rodney Trotter
Canons: Effectively. x00d's are the beginner - amateur range, x0d's are serious amateur -semi pro and xd's are the daddies.Depending on budget, look at the about to be released 7d. Looks like it's the replacement for the 40/50d but on steroids - Rodney Trotter
Question.
ReplyDeleteIf my budget is around £1500, and i'm after a camera, a 50mm prime lens, a portrait lens (maybe one that can do macro too? I've read that macro lenses can double as good portrait lenses) and then one general purpose for everything else. Plus what filters should I get?
Answer from Rodders.
Canon 50D Body Only - £670
Sigma 105mm Macro - £367
Canon 50mm f1.8 - £80
Total price: £1117
Or, substitute the 50D for a Used 5D Classic for roughly £70 more
Or, substitute the 50D for a 7D for £549 more
Answers from Will
500D is a really good camera although more nooby than the 5D (also quite a lot cheaper). Body only is about £500
50mm f1.8 for about £75
Canon 100mm f2.8 is an excellent macro and is a great length for portraits - you can pick it up for about £400
18-200mm Canon for general purpose about £400
UV filters are dirt cheap and B+W ND110 filters are about £50 IIRC