Hi guys, looking for my first DSLR
Just seen a canon EOS 1200d in currys for £199.99
Is there a better alternative for a bit mirror is this a good starting point?
Thanks in advance
Jamie
Go into curry's or wherever and play with them. When I got my first SLR I had two in mind (for my budget) and I went and used them both. Ended up with the Canon as it just felt nicer to use.Thanks a lot bud! Appreciate your input:smile:
Whats the best price on a Nikon D5500 body only? These use one of the best/top of the range sensors in the category on the market, couple this with a 50mm 1.8 G and your set. A 50mm will be good for portraits.
http://www.camerapricebuster.co.uk/Nikon/Nikon-Digital-SLRs/Nikon-D5500-Camera-BodyWhats the best price on a Nikon D5500 body only? These use one of the best/top of the range sensors in the category on the market, couple this with a 50mm 1.8 G and your set. A 50mm will be good for portraits.
These are all the questions I had when I first started out! I'm still finding things out 6 months on but it'll all start to make sense, the 1200d is what I started off with and it's great for learning.Thanks guys!
Also what's meant by crop body?
Is it just the way the lens attaches?
No. Unless you are only going to use it for landscapes then get the kit lens that comes with the camera. It will be more than good enough for a walk around lens and for you to start with.
Wide angle. Cheap is a Sigma 10-20 for a crop body. Can get them for under £300. Wide enough with out the distortion of a fish eye lens. If you don't mind that then go for an opteka 8mm fisheye. Can be had for around £150 ish delivered.
Iirc, some of the Nikon cameras have built in intervalometers (for timelapse) but to shoot Northern lights, you just need to keep it on continous shooting on something like exposures of 10/15 seconds, f3.5/4 whatever the lens goes down to, iso 3200 and you'll get it. You can pick up an external intervalometer for £15 on eBay. It'll also cover as a standard remote shutter too.
It'll be a good walkabout lens and you'll get some good landscape shots with it but it won't be super wide.
Use it for a while. Get used to the camera and then have a look at other lenses. The 10-20 will be a good one for you though when you do decide to get more lenses.
Talk photography is a very useful site for pretty much anything photography related.Thanks for your input bud, appreciate it.
Can you point me in the direction of some good sites/forums to do some learning other than here.
Right now I'm not even sure what lens would fit the body never mind what lens would suite me best.
Talk photography is a very useful site for pretty much anything photography related.
Get on Flickr too and have a search for your camera body. You'll then see the images taken with it and the lenses used, gives you an idea of what it's capable of with what lens.
Other than that, just get out and play with it.