okka north Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Can anyone recommend a diglital SLR? If, so why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeybear Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 When I was looking for mine I was torn between Canon eos 350d and Nikon d50. then sony A100 came out and I bought that because I thought it had a better sensor than the other 2. (a big sensor is better than more pixels) I like Canon but the 350 is really small to hold so that is the main reason I discounted it. The new EOS400D from Canon looks very good and is larger than the 350, if I was looking now that would be my choice. Best advice I can give you is go into a shop and hold several cameras in your price range. A good photographer can take a good picture with any camera, if it feels right in your hands you are free to concentrate on what you are doing. Hope this helps. Dave.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaFoot Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Depends what you want to spend. Canon 400D is good, though as I have Minolta glass already I'm also considering the alpha from Sony. Although the silence from Sony regarding next body recently is defeaning - seriously thinking of jumping ship to Canon. If I moved to canon it would be either the 400D or hang on for the next in the 20d/30d line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bago Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Digital SLRs ? I think the Canon 350D is your basic entry-level camera. I have a Canon G5. It's not a digi-SLR, but it has some Canon's functions/modes built within it. So it's a step between a full-on digi-SLR, to a basic playaround digi-camera. I think Jacob's magazine calls it a 'prosumer' type camera. Between a professional SLR range, to a Joe Blogg consumer. It's my first digi-camera too. Though, it's a bit heavy for my needs. Depends on what you want a digi-SLR for. I would invest in a SLR to play around with first before embarking on getting a digi-SLR. Cos spending the cost of 600-1000 in my books mean you gotta be pretty serious about the subject. Digi-cams are different to normal cameras too. I find that you get a few seconds of delay when taking pics, and getting the pic to be in focus is sometimes a hassle. Maybe less so with digi-SLRs. I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaFoot Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 ...Digi-cams are different to normal cameras too. I find that you get a few seconds of delay when taking pics, and getting the pic to be in focus is sometimes a hassle. Maybe less so with digi-SLRs. I don't know. Perfect example of why you might want a DSLR. To avoid these problems inherrant with compacts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaFoot Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Read Amatuer Photographer for a few months to get an idea of what cameras are available at differing price levels. Don't feel you have to buy Canon...they are market leaders (argueably for a reason), but always worth checking out all the others. Expect to pay from £500 for an entry level body with kit lens, up to £4500 for top pro body. And any figure you care to pick in between! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bago Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Perfect example of why you might want a DSLR. To avoid these problems inherrant with compacts. I've held a Canon 350D which my friend bought too. I wondered whether it was because it was a SLR that made it snap so quickly. Then again, it means I need to get into the whole lens thing. Rather than just attempt to use pre-defined modes set by the manufacturers. Btw, has the price of a Canon 350D now dropped ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaFoot Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Start with a kit...that is the camera and basic zoom lens. Fine and dandy to learn with, once you start finding reason for other lenses, then look into it. The pre-defined modes are more about the camera body than the lens. Differing lenses control how much you can see in a picture, the body controls everything else (shutter speed, apeture etc etc.). The lens will affect this to some extent - eg. a lens may not be able to open as wide as another lens. The 350d will be dropping in price now the 400d is out, if you can find one as the 400d replaces it. Shop around. Though if you can I would recommend going for the 400d in preference to the 350d. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bago Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Thanks for the tips. I kind of wanted to buy a decent digi-camera to play around with when I bought the Canon G5. It was half the price of the Canon 350D then. Of course, now it's worth less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GabbleRatcht Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 I've just bought a Sony H2. Ok it's not SLR but you do get apperture and shutter priority choices and it's half the cost of the cheapest SLR. Plus it's a Zeiss lens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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