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corb |
posted on 2nd Jul 13 at 21:57 |
quote: You lucky son of a bitch, I'd love a go with a 400 2.8 :( | |
Rob E |
posted on 2nd Jul 13 at 15:37 |
There are some good alternatives around to photoshop. One is called GIMP which is completely free and is pretty easy to use. You can Download a 30 day free trial of the adobe products too. If you are starting out I would recommend adobe Lightroom. It's pretty reasonably priced too. I use Lightroom from a majority of my photos these days. Plenty of tutorials on YouTube to familiarise yourself with it too. I look forward to seeing some photos from you :) | |
Welsh Dan |
posted on 1st Jul 13 at 22:51 |
Now bought. Got it for £382 with a Nikon case. I presume its not worth investing in any software just yet? | |
Welsh Dan |
posted on 22nd Jun 13 at 22:28 |
I've managed to find the D3200 for £370 with the DX 18-55 VR lense. I also managed to find it for £415 with a 55-200 lense as well, but it was a US import which put me off slightly. | |
Gaz |
posted on 22nd Jun 13 at 22:03 |
quote: fair doo's then pick a system that feels right in your hands, you understand the menu's or have friends locally that have the same to help you out :) | |
Welsh Dan |
posted on 22nd Jun 13 at 20:06 |
Although a good suggestion, I don't live with my mum as she's 300 miles away so sharing lenses is not practical. She only leaves her camera on Auto and I don't think she's ever changed the settings on it. | |
Gaz |
posted on 22nd Jun 13 at 12:07 |
Can I point out something for you Dan. | |
DannyB |
posted on 21st Jun 13 at 21:33 |
I just bought one Dan not long ago and I love it, still getting to grips with different modes/settings for what I want to use it for though. | |
Welsh Dan |
posted on 21st Jun 13 at 21:03 |
Looking at the options given by Andy1868, i'm going to look at the D3200. Its had good reviews in the What Camera magazine, so i'll have a look around for the best price. Expect some badly taken pics soon. | |
Rob E |
posted on 21st Jun 13 at 17:34 |
I agree, its the lens that will make all the difference. I started with a 400D and the kit lens which was fine for when I was learning but as I learnt, it was the low light performance and the softness of the lens that really became an issue for me. | |
andy1868 |
posted on 21st Jun 13 at 15:04 |
to be fair, both choices have their merits. the zoom is there for versatility. Especially when you first pick up a camera you want to shoot anything and everything. I admit with a nice prime you'll get nicer pictures fairly quickly but you're going to be limited by the field of view and what have you. | |
John |
posted on 21st Jun 13 at 11:30 |
Fair enough points, I still lean more towards my point though. | |
Balling |
posted on 21st Jun 13 at 11:26 |
Very much disagree. | |
John |
posted on 21st Jun 13 at 10:49 |
But when you work out what sort of lens you need you'll be stuck with a lesser quality camera. | |
Balling |
posted on 21st Jun 13 at 10:45 |
No camera is better than the lens you put on it. | |
John |
posted on 21st Jun 13 at 10:43 |
Get the best camera you can now and then add lenses on later when you know what you are looking for. | |
Balling |
posted on 21st Jun 13 at 04:53 |
Cheaper camera with kit lens and 50mm f/1.8 would be a far better start than a more expensive camera with only kit lens. | |
andy1868 |
posted on 20th Jun 13 at 20:46 |
if you're going Nikon then probably the D3200 with 18-55mm lens would make sense. Can be had for £388. Alternatively, if you don't mind the slightly older model you can get the D3100 with 18-55mm and the 55-200mm lens for £430 :) | |
Welsh Dan |
posted on 20th Jun 13 at 17:18 |
Preferably, yes as i'd be worried about it breaking. | |
corb |
posted on 20th Jun 13 at 17:00 |
ebay | |
Welsh Dan |
posted on 20th Jun 13 at 16:49 |
I'm looking at buying a DSLR camera. Used my mums EOS 450D a few times which is nice enough, but I know absolutely bugger all about photography and so I want something suitable for beginners, but not something that can't be upgraded further down the line. |