carl hurst Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I am in need of a digital slr camera,nothing to flashy or expensive as budget is low needs to be a digital SLR so can swap lenses and its just to take some photos so i can put them on my website as it needs desperatly updating, Thanks, Carl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 canon eos 400-450d and yes your website needs attention I also have a Canon power shot compact which is superb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godlykepower Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 The new Sony Alpha range is out of this world. I tested the Alpha 300 recently, and was totally blown away. The guys at my local Jessops absolutely raved about them. Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJL Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Sony A100 Superb! Cant Fault It Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl hurst Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 Been round the shops and choice is masive and price is from 300 ish to megabuks so this is why i ask for opinions on the choice, Carl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl hurst Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 canon eos 400-450dand yes your website needs attention I also have a Canon power shot compact which is superb Got some much needed help on that subject of the website at long last, Carl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveG Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 a Nikon D40 will do all that you need and can be bought for around 200-250 depending on cashback deal etc with 2Yr warranty and base zoom lens. Add a 55-200 zoom and you'll have a good no frills DSLR package that will do all that you need for web and brochures. None of the low cost dslr's are waterproof though' so if you want some weather protection look at samsung and pentax ones' but you're now talking about 1000 for a kit. Cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkw90 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I would go for a Nikon well built nice to handle , good choice of lenses flashes ect . I ve had many Nikon SLRs and always been very happy with them . Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I have a Nikon D40X, with the 18-55 zoon (digital zooms are difference its more like a 50-100mm std film power zoom lens). Built solid and is easy to use, Nikon qulaity lens means the pics are stunning - around 10 million megapixels, and I use an Extreme III SD Card (4GB) which gives 260 pictures at 10 million megapixels Around the £250 mark, bought a second battery as with the motordrive function on (I think around 5 frames per sec) it can eat battery power, this is good for action stuff but you'll end up with a vast amount of pics ! Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeagent Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I have a Nikon D50, which is now obsolete... its superb and when the time comes to replace it... it will be with another Nikon DSLR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazelle Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Same as HFH I have a D40X. Fantastic pictures and relatively easy to use. It has now been superseded by the D60. It is the same basic camera, but with a few tweaks, like sensor cleaning and being able to see the picture on the LCD before you take it. (D40X does not do either of these). Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugwash Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Have a Canon EOS 400D same as White90- really very good camera- battery last a very long time, images are excellent, can produce RAW data (useful for editing and colour optimisation, take a very wide range of lenses. Body is well built and generally hard wearing. Have a Canon IXUS IS80 for point and click use- again a very very good camera- takes stunning images with very good colour graduation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmgemini Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I have a Canon 20D. Cheap thing. Mind you you mignt not think a £800 camera is cheap. I do. That was body only. As said look at the lower Canon range. The 400..450D not a bad camera at the price. Make sure you like the way the camers fits i your hand and the way the controls work. Now..Lenses. By the best and fastest lens you can afford. In fast I don't mean how fast the autofocus works. I mean how fast the apature of the lens is. I've just moved from an SLR after 44 years. I've bought this tiny little thing a SONY Cypershot. The best lens in the world, a Zeiss. It does everything my SLR does and goes in my pocket. I can also use it in places where I'd get stopped from taking pictures with an SLR. It also saved me a few hundred quid on not buying another wide angle lens for the SLR. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeds Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Really depends what you want from your camera. The Canons and Nikons are both good digital SLR. Remember it is the person behind the camera that makes a good photo, not the camera. I use a Canon 30D and a 400D. The 30D has faster speeds and more frames per second then the 400D so is better for action shots. Decide what sort of photograhy you are going to do, action, landscape, flowers etc which will determine the camera speed and type of lenses you need. Lenses in range 12-24mm are good for landscapes or getting a complete vehicle in whilst standing close by. 18/28 to 250/300 covers the action at more of a distance. Make sure you get a decent lense. Sometimes the standard lens sold in a package is not best optical quality The more mexapixels for the camera the larger the CF card/memory stick you need. Action photos at high resolution uses lots of memory so storeage system of 2-4 Gb would be required. Hope that helps Regards Brendan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smo Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I'd go for a low end Nikon personally (actually i wouldn't as i already use a high end Nikon!), probably the D40 entry level will do everything you want, although i have to ask if its for photos on a website why not use a point-and-shoot?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I would be inclined to ask the same questions... To do photos for your website the compact cameras are probably far more suited to what you are after. I would be inclined to buy based on the quality of the optics - I have an olympus 3.2 meg camera that I bought 6 years ago and is still excellent, takes superbly crisp photo's, and I still have to shrink the pictures down to about 33% of thier original size to get them to 800x600. If you are not planning to use the full features of a DSLR then it is probably not worth spending that sort of money. If however you do still want a DSLR, I would go for a Nikon... having been a pentax man since I was 12, the pentax digital wasn't cutting it, so I now have the Nikon D50 (sadly no longer available) and it is excellent. probably not much help though, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl hurst Posted July 23, 2008 Author Share Posted July 23, 2008 I'd go for a low end Nikon personally (actually i wouldn't as i already use a high end Nikon!), probably the D40 entry level will do everything you want, although i have to ask if its for photos on a website why not use a point-and-shoot?? I want to use it for other stuf aswell as the web site so thats why ive gone for a DSLR, looked at jessops at a Cannon D60 and seems to be a good deal with the cash back offer, Carl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpodmore Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 i have a nikon d80 and have been amazed at the quality of the prints. ccd's have moved on a lot these days. early ones had problems with greens but now they have an excellent colour replication. when choosing a lense remember the multipler facot. a 18-55 is prob equivelant to 25 - 70 on standard slr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmgemini Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Carl.You are aware that the cash back offer is only in the form of voiuchers. Well mine was. You have to pay quite a lot to get much money back. Do check before you buy. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diesel_jim Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Amazing how no one has moaned that this is O/T yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 It's for taking pictures of Land Rovers - quite obvious really... :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I've had my Canon 350D for a couple of years now, I brought it with the intention of taking pics on the America/Canada/Alaska trip but now find it rarely leaves my side. The poor thing has been through hell and back, left outside in the rain at least 3 times ( ) and dried in the airing cupboard it still worked, melted on the edge of my Coleman gas lamp, dropped in more muddy puddles than I care to remember, subjected to the heat of Death Valley, Cold of the Yukon and thrown... and i mean literally thrown... accross a rocky track in the Coloardo Mountains when I was clearing rocks and the strap got caught around a bolder just as I threw it. I thought I'd killed it then but picked it up and, you guessed it, it still works! It's currently living in the garage amid grinders and welders when it's not bouncing around in the back of the Camel. For me, as a learner it's fantastic. The combination of the quick shot functions and the 'proper techy bits' (stop me if I'm being to technical) makes a great combination of pick upand shoot or mess around when you've got enough time. I've taken some stunning shots which I credit entirely to the Camera. The standard lense isn't too shoddy either, so it'll do unless you want to specialise. When I was choosing I cut it down to the Nikkon or the Canon (Sony wasn't an option then) and the only way I decided was by heading to the local Jessops to try them both. Unless you pick up and press the buttons/work the menus you won't know which will suit you best. Some people have trouble with buttons being too small, menus not intuative etc. As it turns out Jessops also price matched, so I ended up buying my camera from them and I was very happy with the purchase. Without doubt, if I had to buy another one tomorrow, I wouldn't hesitate to go back to Canon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Just to echo what Jen said, We did exactly the same nikon vs Canon stood in jessops and played with them. The nikon won for us - it's personal taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Completely agree - there isn't much between them spec wise, so once you've got your short list get down the shops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmgemini Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I agree with both of you. As I said earlier it's how you yourself like the feel of the camera. Yes Jen. The Canon does bounce well, especially on paving stones and the floor of a Defender. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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