Advice needed - Good beginner DSLR

[Michael172]

Not exactly fussed about price but id rarther spend £200 instead fo £400 if you get me, but will pay more if its worth paying more.

Need somehting which has changeable lenses (which im guessing they all do) and decent picture quality with sufficient settings for me to play with. And it needs to be good.


My point and shoot is a bit "limited" so to speak and want to get into photograpy like i used to. I gave up because i felt that i couldnt string any better pictures from the point and shoot if i tried.

Thankyee.

 

[ChrisH]

i've just bought this one and am trying to work it all out, (might take a while), seems to be pretty good and gets good reviews, etc. http://www.jessops.com/Store/s73580...kor-VR-18-55mm-f-and-35-56G-Lens/details.aspx

 

[Michael172]

Id prefer a D40 for the price, is the D60 built from plastic ?

 

[Brasseye]

d40 is amazing value......

d60 slightly better chip inside and you get the vr kit lense and 10mp good fro cropping

Both the same build plastic case

 

[Jungle_Jim]

what about a canon 10D or 20D, althought they are slightly older technology they were sold as high amateur / semi pro cameras and retailed at over £850 when released therefore they have better features and are better build quality (magnesium body not plastic) that the budget lines such as canon 350d etc and nikon d40's
you could pick one you for as little as £250 too, a great first dslr camera, ive had my 10D for 4 years and am still happy with the results it gets, holding out to get the most upgrade for my money

 

[koi]

I just got a refurbished Canon 350d for under £200, just need to learn how to use it properly now lol

 

[Oil C Park]

Could pick up a 350d or a D50 now for reasonable prices I'd always pick the D50 over a D40 on a budget since it has a drive motor in the body and you have a (much) larger choice of lenses. (and has 5 AP points, settings display on top etc..)

 

[Michael172]

Roight its my bday soon. As a joint present, i can get anything within reasonable limits. IE. Im not guna be able to spend a grand. Prices around the £400 mark. Might be able to scrape a bit more tbh.

Thinking Nikon D60, but whic lens :S

http://www.jessops.com/Products/SearchResults.aspx?searchword=D60&sortby=RelevanceDESC

I also want a filter - Ali mentioned he had a polarising filter. Should i get one ? or somehting different.

 

[Rasclart]

http://www.jessops.com/Store/s73580...rtBy=RelevanceDESC&IsInStockOnly=False&comp=y

Go for that one mate with the VR lens. Filter wise I personally wouldnt worry about a polarising filter for now. You will need a UV filter just to protect the lens.

 

[Michael172]

http://www.jessops.com/Store/s75150/0/Nikon-D60-Bundle-1/details.aspx


that any good ?

 

[Rasclart]

£125 for a bag, 2GB and a filter. In a word NO mate thats massivly over priced.

Buy the bits seperate NOT from Jessops.

 

[JJ!]

Buy this one:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=220285234840