Originally Posted by
GARETH T
i dont see the point of buying a bridge when you can get a d40 for 250 quid! and a 55-200mm af-s lens for 130 quid!
because if you only have £200, you only have £200. that is double the budget and still only gets you up to a 200mm lens when you can get a bridge with 500mm equivalent in budget. learn all the techniques and settings for a few years whilst saving for a dslr, and then get a better setup, not just the base model as you would probably end up wanting to upgrade that anyway.