Best camera for a beginner BOUGHT ONE
27-08-2015, 08:42 PM
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Best camera for a beginner BOUGHT ONE
The wife and I are thinking of doing a bit of photography, possibly do a course on it, what's the best sort of camera to go for to get started without spending stupid money
Cheers
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Last edited by mk1turboestate; 06-12-2015 at 10:11 AM.
27-08-2015, 08:51 PM
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Personally with anything I'm buying like that nowadays I just google all the reviews of anything you could possibly want are out thier
27-08-2015, 10:14 PM
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28-08-2015, 06:24 AM
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Either a Canon or Nikon or possibly a Sony, best going to a shop and holding them, i prefer the feel of a Nikon. Theres great entry level DSLR's out there. Dont worry and how many megapixels they are its more about low light capability.
28-08-2015, 09:01 AM
#6
What about something like this? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nikon-D330...item1e9aa6105e
Would I need everything?
Thanks for the help
Would I need everything?
Thanks for the help
28-08-2015, 01:00 PM
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What about something like this? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nikon-D330...item1e9aa6105e
Would I need everything?
Thanks for the help
Would I need everything?
Thanks for the help
A Nikon D3300 really is a great choise but that bundle is just full of cheap crap, just buy a camera, lens, and a memory card. Thats all you need to get going. Have you got a computer?
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28-08-2015, 01:58 PM
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After various Canon's have died early on me I've stuck with Panasonic Lumix and have a number of different models, all of which are perfect for my very amateur needs.
28-08-2015, 02:16 PM
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28-08-2015, 02:47 PM
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Yeah I have a computer, it's not really been used but is only a few months old, I've checked the link you posted as well so my look into that one, thanks a lot for the input, I had no idea where to start and when you go in a shop they just try getting you to spend as much as possible so I wanted an idea first
28-08-2015, 05:04 PM
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Yeah I have a computer, it's not really been used but is only a few months old, I've checked the link you posted as well so my look into that one, thanks a lot for the input, I had no idea where to start and when you go in a shop they just try getting you to spend as much as possible so I wanted an idea first
No problem, what are you wanting to photograph exactly? I just adsumed it was a mixture of things.
30-08-2015, 02:03 PM
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I've found that life I needed.. It's HERE!!
Agree with the post above, there looks like a lot of crap in that bundle and you'll probably hardly ever use most of it.
I've only been in to DSLR photography for the last year, before that I just had a point and shoot.
I'm lucky in that my father is into photography and after he upgraded I got his old Canon 7D and then purchased an 18-200mm lense. Other than a filter and a memory card, that is all I had for 9 months and then now I've added a tripod and a wide angle Tamron lense.
I didn't know what it was that I wanted, go and pick a few cameras up in your local shop, see what you like the look of or how they feel. Personally, I just liked the Canons (and my dad always had Nikon stuff as well). Neither is better or worse and especially for a novice like me, both will do what I need.
Whilst some of the entry level cameras on paper sound like a bargain, when I actually looked at some they did feel cheap so I'm glad I got a higher quality one as my camera will always be far too good for what I use it for and I won't need to upgrade for ages.
I've only been in to DSLR photography for the last year, before that I just had a point and shoot.
I'm lucky in that my father is into photography and after he upgraded I got his old Canon 7D and then purchased an 18-200mm lense. Other than a filter and a memory card, that is all I had for 9 months and then now I've added a tripod and a wide angle Tamron lense.
I didn't know what it was that I wanted, go and pick a few cameras up in your local shop, see what you like the look of or how they feel. Personally, I just liked the Canons (and my dad always had Nikon stuff as well). Neither is better or worse and especially for a novice like me, both will do what I need.
Whilst some of the entry level cameras on paper sound like a bargain, when I actually looked at some they did feel cheap so I'm glad I got a higher quality one as my camera will always be far too good for what I use it for and I won't need to upgrade for ages.
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06-12-2015, 08:35 PM
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I haven't had that one, but a d5100 and a d7100.
The d3300 is good enough to get started, menu driven, but works well.
As you get on with photography you'll want more commander functions switching using dials and buttons along with user presets.
Just get used to holding and framing, you'll get into manual settings if you stick with it, where you'll benefit an upgrade.
My best tip on kit is get fast memory cards, having to wait for files to save can make you miss so much.
The d3300 is good enough to get started, menu driven, but works well.
As you get on with photography you'll want more commander functions switching using dials and buttons along with user presets.
Just get used to holding and framing, you'll get into manual settings if you stick with it, where you'll benefit an upgrade.
My best tip on kit is get fast memory cards, having to wait for files to save can make you miss so much.
09-12-2015, 12:15 AM
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Yes I ended up with one of them, I like it, it takes brilliant pictures. Just make sure its setup correctly. I found I had one of the settings wrong when I first tried taking some pictures. I could do with a better lens for it at some point soon
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