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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I'm looking to venture beyond a smartphone for taking pictures - not necessarily rude ones.
Those of you that have a 'proper' camera - did you go for a beginner version or jump straight into something all singing and dancing?
What camera do you have and do you recommend it? |
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"DSLR? I saw a Canon EOS 300 on e Bay for under £100. I have one. It's an oldie but goodie. No video. But otherwise all the trimmings. "
I started with one of those. Very good camera for its age and price
I now use a 50D, more expensive, but worth it
If you do go for a DSLR, it's not so much about the camera body as the quality of the the lenses you use. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"DSLR? I saw a Canon EOS 300 on e Bay for under £100. I have one. It's an oldie but goodie. No video. But otherwise all the trimmings. "
That's a good price.
I'm not too fussed about video. I'd be buying it to take pictures so I might have a look at one of those  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I do a lot of studio model photography, I use a canon 750D, great midrange camera, standard SLR fully manual functions but great extras that can make a complete novice look good.. today though a lot of guys I know are using mirrorless bridge cameras for day to day shots. Your choices are vast with all of them doing the same basic job so I'd say start with secondhand and go from there |
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Have had several DSLR's, up to pro level- as well as thousands of £ worth of lenses. In the end it go to being too much faff and too heavey to keep carrying round.
I recently scaled all that back and swapped it for a Sony mirrorless with 2 lenses and its totally reinvigorated my interest and i think the quality of my shots has improved with it.
Its still a couple of grands worth of kit, bit substantially more portable and useable.
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I have a Nikon D7200 DSLR with some different lenses. I mainly use it for wildlife photography. It's big and heavy so it's not great for day to day use. A few of my friends use bridge cameras which are sort of between a DSLR and a point and shoot camera, much more portable than a DSLR. |
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By *vcarolTV/TS
over a year ago
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For a first step up I’d look at a mirrorless , has 5he quality and the features you’ll need to get the hang of quite a few techniques.
Depends what your looking to shoot as well, if it’s general , mirrorless, but for something specialised you’ll need to look at a dslr.
Buy second hand, amazing what you can get for the money these days.
I’ve bought through eBay most of my gear.
Main camera is a Nikon D3x, still got my original D2x, these alone new where over £5000. Lenses are the decider on where you specialise, a general 30 - 200 ish zoom will cater for most areas. But a decent fast sports lens is handy too if your into football/ cricket/ motorsport.
I do a lot of landscapes / architecture and my fav for this is a Nikon D7000 and a 11-16 ultra wide zoom. Total cost for these were £300 . Light portable, and does some half decent results. |
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