Evening all,
Just wondering if any of the photographers amongst us could help me choose a camera (I know there are countless threads on this, but I am still undecided!) I am looking to buy this month...
Right up until yesterday I had been set on a "bridge/superzoom" camera because I thought being a photography newbie would see me have little use for a DSLR. Namely the Fuji HS10, which I tried recently and really liked as it retained many of the SLR features, with the added bonus of a versatile zoom lens.
http://www.digitalrev.com/en/fujifi...gory_id=0&match_type=1&time=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
However... I am now thinking that I may be better spending that little bit extra to get into DSLR territory. After getting through all the sticky's on here and looking around my budget I think the Canon 1000D with 18-55mm lens fits the bill:
http://www.digitalrev.com/en/canon-...813.html?match_type=1&sort_ord=3&sort_dir=asc
Although it is £150 more expensive :S
As a complete photo novice (never used anything other than point and shoot before) will I see massive gains over the bridge by getting the DSLR?
Is the 18-55mm lens going to be sufficient for a diverse range of photos? It will mainly be car and holiday shots for the time being. I have just about got my head around the different zooms from wide angle to telephoto but I am worried that I will immediately have to fork out for extra lenses.
What would you recommend in my situation. Budget is hopefully not going above that of the 1000D at £375 (I know quality and budget doesn't always go hand in hand!) Are there any camera's I have massively overlooked? Lots of cheaper DSLR's are available (sony alpha etc...) but from what I gather canon & nikon are both rated.
Finally anyone know if digitalrev.com are good suppliers? Website looks genuine etc... anywhere cheaper about?
Sorry for the essay and thanks for any help that you can throw my way![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Just wondering if any of the photographers amongst us could help me choose a camera (I know there are countless threads on this, but I am still undecided!) I am looking to buy this month...
Right up until yesterday I had been set on a "bridge/superzoom" camera because I thought being a photography newbie would see me have little use for a DSLR. Namely the Fuji HS10, which I tried recently and really liked as it retained many of the SLR features, with the added bonus of a versatile zoom lens.
http://www.digitalrev.com/en/fujifi...gory_id=0&match_type=1&time=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
However... I am now thinking that I may be better spending that little bit extra to get into DSLR territory. After getting through all the sticky's on here and looking around my budget I think the Canon 1000D with 18-55mm lens fits the bill:
http://www.digitalrev.com/en/canon-...813.html?match_type=1&sort_ord=3&sort_dir=asc
Although it is £150 more expensive :S
As a complete photo novice (never used anything other than point and shoot before) will I see massive gains over the bridge by getting the DSLR?
Is the 18-55mm lens going to be sufficient for a diverse range of photos? It will mainly be car and holiday shots for the time being. I have just about got my head around the different zooms from wide angle to telephoto but I am worried that I will immediately have to fork out for extra lenses.
What would you recommend in my situation. Budget is hopefully not going above that of the 1000D at £375 (I know quality and budget doesn't always go hand in hand!) Are there any camera's I have massively overlooked? Lots of cheaper DSLR's are available (sony alpha etc...) but from what I gather canon & nikon are both rated.
Finally anyone know if digitalrev.com are good suppliers? Website looks genuine etc... anywhere cheaper about?
Sorry for the essay and thanks for any help that you can throw my way