what camera do you use to take your pics?

[Šįk]

im after a good quality camera, (no not a compact camera!) a proper decent photography camera.. budget is 600 max! what do you guys recommend to look into?

 

[Bazzon]

Try photography sub forum.

I use a 350D with a 10-20mm sigma usually.

 

[Šįk]

Try photography sub forum.

I use a 350D with a 10-20mm sigma usually.

s**t sorry i didnt think their would be a sub-forum, i just jumped in and posted this thread :S lol

 

[terribleclio]

Nikon D70s, sigma 18-50mm

 

[Šįk]

whats the sigma crack? is that an option u have when u buy the camera or is it the idle option on the camera to use?

 

[Tigger]

^ Seperate lens mate
Nikon D40 & Sigma 10-20mm or Nikon "nifty 50"

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Ive got a D200 and a load of different lenses.

I would recommend a Nikon D80 kit if you can afford it

 

[Šįk]

thanks for all the input guys

can any1 please post a picture up of using there camera to see the type of quality they give.. can be of anything! just want to see the quality of the pics...
thanks

 

[guysy]

Im looking at getting a Nikon D40 with my xmas money, Looks to be around 225.

Probably start off using that then get a better lense.

http://www.camerapricebuster.co.uk/prod267.html

 

[Rich]

Trusty old Canon 350D still undecided as to an upgrade to a 50D for next season.

 

[unofficialPete]

See prices and whats out there on:
http://www.camerapricebuster.co.uk/

For Canon bargains see the Refurb Outlet.
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Canon-Outlet


I'd recommend going to a store and holding some different sized DSLR's. You might like the smaller Nikon D40/60, Canon 1000/350/400/450D or the larger Nikon D50/70/80 or Canon 20/30/40/50D.

If I was buying with your budget I'd check out a second hand 30D, throw on a new 18-55 IS or Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 if it doesn't come with a lens and get shooting. Might even have money over to add a longer/wider/faster lens or a 430EX flash. That or pick up a refurbished 400D or find a bargain 450D if I liked the smaller camera's.

Remember lenses are worth spending more on over bodies.

Check POTN for some second hand bargains, gotta dig around for UK stuff.
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=14


Some of my pictures, shot with either a 350D or 40D and one of the 6 lenses I've owned over the last few years...
http://pete-eos.deviantart.com/gallery/

 

[vibrio]

Got a canon 40D with canon efs 10-22, canon efs 17-55 f2.8 IS, canon 135mm f2. L, sigma 10mm f2.8 fisheye, sigma 50mm f1.4, sigma 1.4x TC.

if you are on a very tight budget look at the sony A200 18-70 kit which comes in at under £300.

 

[vibrio]

Some of my pictures, shot with either a 350D or 40D and one of the 6 lenses I've owned over the last few years...
http://pete-eos.deviantart.com/gallery/

some nice shots there dude

 

[Feirny]

Canon 450D + 18-55mm IS + Canon f1.8 50mm + Tamron 70-300m f5.6

 

[Šįk]

awesome pics there bluepete!! what have you got that took those pics?

 

[unofficialPete]

awesome pics there bluepete!! what have you got that took those pics?

Thanks, should say in most of the pictures, either a 350D or 40D, then a 10-22mm, 17-55 f/2.8 IS, 18-55mm, 28mm f/1.8, 50mm f/1.8, 85mm f/1.8 or 70-200 F4L! If they are close up they are one of the primes + extension tubes , Kenko Pro 1.4x teleconverter and sometimes 430EX flash. If they are landscape they are probably taken with a Cokin GND filter.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Well every photo on my portfolio was taken with a D200 (and some with a D70s).

www.danfreemanphotography.com

Tbh, you're not going to go wow just over the quality of the pics, DLSRs are much more than better quality. Its the usability - not taking 10 seconds to focus, and not waiting 10 seconds for it to take a pic!!

 

[f0xy]

Canon 40d + Sigma 17-70mm

 

[JJ!]

For that budget i would go for a Nikon D90!!

 

[Brasseye]

D60 d80 d90 all have great kit lens

 

[tonk_172]

I mainly use a pentax k20d and a pentax 50-135 f2.8 for studio work..

 

[dk]

Canon 50d, Canon 10-22, canon 17-55 IS f2.8, canon 50mm, canon 70-200 f4.0 L, canon 17-85 IS.

no point in posting pics to decide on a camera as its more about the lenses and the photographer than anything else.

 

[Šįk]

that nikon d90 seems to b at my budget and is a higher pixel than the others... would this camera be a good one to go for without buying any extra lenses etc... for now of course i would get more lenses etc in future...? am still a little confuzled at all these other numbers LOL

 

[unofficialPete]

that nikon d90 seems to b at my budget and is a higher pixel than the others... would this camera be a good one to go for without buying any extra... for now of course i would get more lenses etc in future...?

It would be a good choice yes, specially if you think you'd take advantage of the video feature but the Mega Pixel count means sweet f-all.
http://forum.deviantart.com/galleries/photography/849684/

Wander along to your nearest Jessops and give it a hold along side a 40D. Although the 18-105 VR lens would probably be a better starting lens than the Canons and works out cheaper.


Some links to help things make sense...

Focal Length.
http://www.tamroneurope.com/flc.htm

DSLR vs P&S
http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/should-you-buy-a-dslr-or-point-and-shoot-digital-camera/

Lenses:
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/camera-lenses.htm

 

[Šįk]

Well every photo on my portfolio was taken with a D200 (and some with a D70s).

www.danfreemanphotography.com

Tbh, you're not going to go wow just over the quality of the pics, DLSRs are much more than better quality. Its the usability - not taking 10 seconds to focus, and not waiting 10 seconds for it to take a pic!!

awesome pics there aswell m8! do you get much interest from your site? i am wanting a camera to get my own graphics design website up and started you see, and i need a good camera to do some work before i get up and running l8r on in the year

 

[Šįk]

It would be a good choice yes, specially if you think you'd take advantage of the video feature but the Mega Pixel count means sweet f-all.
http://forum.deviantart.com/galleries/photography/849684/

Wander along to your nearest Jessops and give it a hold along side a 40D. Although the 18-105 VR lens would probably be a better starting lens than the Canons and works out cheaper.


Some links to help things make sense...

Focal Length.
http://www.tamroneurope.com/flc.htm

DSLR vs P&S
http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/should-you-buy-a-dslr-or-point-and-shoot-digital-camera/

Lenses:
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/camera-lenses.htm

ok thanks, read through that and is very helpfull info that i never new before so megapixel size is out the window lol... ill have a look in jessops today and have a think, look and a hold etc

thanks for all the help guys!

 

[Addz]

nikon d60 18-55mm lense, straight out of the box and stuck on auto mode

 

[Revels]

Any DSLR will get you great pics. Its the user that makes the picture, not the camera/lens.

I think you're spending a lot more than you need too really. Nikon D40 would suit you fine for now until you learn some more and also save you £400!

 

[Hixle]

I think you're spending a lot more than you need too really. Nikon D40 would suit you fine for now until you learn some more and also save you £400!

+1

D40 really is fantastic for the price!

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

awesome pics there aswell m8! do you get much interest from your site? i am wanting a camera to get my own graphics design website up and started you see, and i need a good camera to do some work before i get up and running l8r on in the year

Not too much. The main reason I have it so when someone asks to see some of my photos, I tell them to go there

 

[Šįk]

just went to jessops and seen this, i think your right, spending more than 500 would b silly, i seen this bundle kit and thought it seemed quite good... what you guys think (link below)

http://www.jessops.com/online.store...ikon/D60 8GB Twin Lens Bundle-75676/Show.html

 

[unofficialPete]

just went to jessops and seen this, i think your right, spending more than 500 would b silly, i seen this bundle kit and thought it seemed quite good... what you guys think (link below)

http://www.jessops.com/online.store...ikon/D60 8GB Twin Lens Bundle-75676/Show.html

Tough call, I don't know much about the D60, AFAIK its a D40 basically, still missing mirror lock up, uses a 3 point AF system, full lens compatibility, stuff you might not understand now but could bug your pretty quickly when you do.

Unless you prefer the smaller camera the D80 is screaming out for that money.
http://www.jessops.com/online.store...ikon/D80 18-55mm VR Lens kit-75429/Show.html

Forget the 100 buck Tamron lens they throw in, work with the camera a little and get a better telephoto down the line. Then again I don't shoot Nikon but I'd imagine people will agree that the D80 is a better choice?

 

[Šįk]

erm just bought a Cannon 1000D today, seemed like a decent camera and got it for a good price hope i picked a gooden! it was out of the D60 and the 1000D and the guy advised me to go for the 1000D plus cannon have the sigma lenses which are meant to be awesome lenses..

 

[Feirny]

erm just bought a Cannon 1000D today, seemed like a decent camera and got it for a good price hope i picked a gooden! it was out of the D60 and the 1000D and the guy advised me to go for the 1000D plus cannon have the sigma lenses which are meant to be awesome lenses..

Both can use Sigma mate, they come in both fitments. Sigma aren't exclusive to Canon.

 

[Šįk]

oh :S lol i just went off what the guy said :S, ....still, i hope the 1000D was the right choice..

 

[Feirny]

Aye it's not a bad camera at all, great entry level, a mate just got one and its very similar to my 450D. Which I love.

 

[Šįk]

good good sounds promising i hope to get some good snaps with the camera tomorrow of my 172 once i give it a good old wash n wax keep an eye out for i it and let me know how they look ppl

 

[dk]

good good sounds promising i hope to get some good snaps with the camera tomorrow of my 172 once i give it a good old wash n wax keep an eye out for i it and let me know how they look ppl

its basically a 400d rebadged, got my brother one for christmas, its got some nice features!

 

[Fletcher]

Canon 450d 18-55mm, and a Tamron 70-300mm lens.

 

[Feirny]

Canon 450d 18-55mm, and a Tamron 70-300mm lens.

Get a 50mm f1.8 II, you wont regret it mate. I have the same set up.