Newbie DSLR thoughts?
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Hi guys, my gf is looking at getting into photography and is considering a canon or a Nikon.
Budget isn't limited as such but if it can be kept under £450-500 that would be good.
As a totally newbie what would you guys suggest. She's looked at the canon eos 600d and Nikon d3200 etc.
cheers
Andy
Budget isn't limited as such but if it can be kept under £450-500 that would be good.
As a totally newbie what would you guys suggest. She's looked at the canon eos 600d and Nikon d3200 etc.
cheers
Andy
I have old good Nikon D40 with kit lens and it does more then enough for me. As long as you are just a beginner, it will do as much as you want. Later you can get better lens.
The only other pointer I would give anyone wanting to get into photography is check out your local camera clubs. (Look around, not all clubs are created equal.)
I learned more about photography in clubs that I did in a two year full time course at college.
They are not everyones cup of tea but a good club can give you a very good grounding and advice far beyond what you will find online.
I learned more about photography in clubs that I did in a two year full time course at college.
They are not everyones cup of tea but a good club can give you a very good grounding and advice far beyond what you will find online.
A couple of years ago I got my first DSLR, a D3000 and still use it very often, just yesterday in fact. The newer ones are even better, they really did improve the iso on them for lower light. If I was buying a first one again now I wouldn't hesitate to get the D3200.
I love it, amazing quality pictures. I didn't get a kit lens with it. I got 2 Sigma's I'm very happy with, a 18-50 4.5 for about £200 off amazon uk and a 70-300 4.5 which is fantastic at nature shots or even at 300 and a fast shutter at a race track, it was only £70 off ebay.
A copy of Adobe Lightroom 4 to edit your raws and your well set.
The only real downside of it is the small viewfinder, but even like me with poor vision looking through my glasses is no problem.
I can get 400+ shots off one battery charge. The D3000 doesn't have live view or video recording, so just a camera. I love it.
Here are a few I've taken with it:
I love it, amazing quality pictures. I didn't get a kit lens with it. I got 2 Sigma's I'm very happy with, a 18-50 4.5 for about £200 off amazon uk and a 70-300 4.5 which is fantastic at nature shots or even at 300 and a fast shutter at a race track, it was only £70 off ebay.
A copy of Adobe Lightroom 4 to edit your raws and your well set.
The only real downside of it is the small viewfinder, but even like me with poor vision looking through my glasses is no problem.
I can get 400+ shots off one battery charge. The D3000 doesn't have live view or video recording, so just a camera. I love it.
Here are a few I've taken with it:
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As Wayland says, by the time you add a few lenses, a flash, a remote, filters etc you will have quite a bulky pack. That's fine if you are out especially to take photos but just because you went out to take photos, the world doesn't always comply and provide something good to photograph.
I sold my Nikon D3 setup a few years ago now, it cost me well over £8000 to buy... I replaced it with a Panasonic 4:3 camera using the pancake lens which I love and a long lens that I think is just about ok. I admit, the photos are nowhere near as good as those taken with the D3 and it's huge pixels on that full frame sensor... but I'm much more likely to have my camera with me and that means I am more likely to see good things to photograph.
It's just something to consider before buying. but for DSLR cameras, you can't go far wrong with Nikon or Canon bodies.
I sold my Nikon D3 setup a few years ago now, it cost me well over £8000 to buy... I replaced it with a Panasonic 4:3 camera using the pancake lens which I love and a long lens that I think is just about ok. I admit, the photos are nowhere near as good as those taken with the D3 and it's huge pixels on that full frame sensor... but I'm much more likely to have my camera with me and that means I am more likely to see good things to photograph.
It's just something to consider before buying. but for DSLR cameras, you can't go far wrong with Nikon or Canon bodies.
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