what camera with a budget of £1000?

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As the title,

My girlfriend is looking to take the plunge into a camera for her uni work and which will also come handy for her future career.

Her budget is £1000, I have no idea about photography so i'd thought i come here for advice, With that budget what would her best option be?

thanks in advance.

~Lemons_Mufc
 
my 2 pence worth: spend less on camera and more on glass, something like the canon 60d or nikon d7000.
 
A D700 would probably be the best body you can get for £1k, in fact you can't get better without spending £1600-£1900.
Check out MM soon, I'm based in Oxfordshire so not too far away.

A 50mm 1.8g can be picked up for around £150 so not that much over budget.
 
as asked, before we start saying what to get we would need to know what her actual course is and what she wants to shoot.
 
If im honest i havent got a clue when it comes to cameras..

I asked her what will it get used for and her reply was, Close up work, distance and outside photography, if thats any help?

Cheers

~Lemons_Mufc
 
What is she actually wanting to take pictures of? If she want to cover allot of genres then she will likely need to buy more gear but of lesser quality to remain on budget.
 
I'd imagine nothing in particular, at the moment she is studying Graphic Communication, But she is using a lot of photography in her work, At recent shes going and taking pictures of old buildings from outside, So with that said for now it'll mainly be buildings/People ect?

Sorry if i seem a little off, as said i dont understand the whole thing.

Cheers
 
An Exception said:
A D700 would probably be the best body you can get for £1k, in fact you can't get better without spending £1600-£1900.
Check out MM soon, I'm based in Oxfordshire so not too far away.

A 50mm 1.8g can be picked up for around £150 so not that much over budget.
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Over budget, second hand (always taking a chance) and restricted to a 50mm lens..... great camera body but unless theres a lot more money to be added soon that 50mm will soon feel very retsrictive by the sounds of the intended purpose. If there is more to be added then for a 1000 pounds the d700 is very nice.

The first thing for her to do is to handle a combination of dslr's/mirrorless etc as the bigger cameras might not suit her (whereas I prefer the ergonomics).
 
King Damager said:
What does she like to shoot?

D7000 with kit lens + a 35 f1.8G seems like a solid choice :)

kd
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This would be my suggestion, the 35mm wold even be optional to begin with although certainly she should consider something like the 35mm or 50mm f/1.8 primes to go along with the kit lens.

Once she has got a handle of the kit lens she can then decide if she is most interested in a wider lens (architecture and funky perspectives, some landscape work), a macro lens (closeups and reproduction work), fast prime (low light work and shallow DoF portraits), a telephoto lens (landscape and wildlife). Or perhaps something else like a flash, filters, software, tripod, etc.


Given current prices I would also be tempted by the the D5100 + 18-105mm VR Lens for 460 quid. That will leave room for a Tamron 70-300VC AND a Nikon 35mm f/1.8.

That will give a great body with a wonderful sensor with 3 great lens that are all very sharp and complimentary. All within budget. The D7000 shares the same sensor as the D5100 so IQ is the same between the 2, she may not need the extra controls of the D7000.
 
D.P. said:
This would be my suggestion, the 35mm wold even be optional to begin with although certainly she should consider something like the 35mm or 50mm f/1.8 primes to go along with the kit lens.

Once she has got a handle of the kit lens she can then decide if she is most interested in a wider lens (architecture and funky perspectives, some landscape work), a macro lens (closeups and reproduction work), fast prime (low light work and shallow DoF portraits), a telephoto lens (landscape and wildlife). Or perhaps something else like a flash, filters, software, tripod, etc.


Given current prices I would also be tempted by the the D5100 + 18-105mm VR Lens for 460 quid. That will leave room for a Tamron 70-300VC AND a Nikon 35mm f/1.8.

That will give a great body with a wonderful sensor with 3 great lens that are all very sharp and complimentary. All within budget. The D7000 shares the same sensor as the D5100 so IQ is the same between the 2, she may not need the extra controls of the D7000.
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You can pick up the D5100 with kit lens for £405 at the moment with £55 cash back on top of that so it gives you even more to play with if you go with that ;)


EDIT: oops didn't see that you were referring to the longer range lens.
 
you can pick up a new canon 600d on ebay for £390 that leaves you £510 for two lenses.

I would go with a sigma 18-50mm F2.8 which you again can get on ebay for £140, this lens lens is f2.8 (quick) and has image stabilizer.

The other £370 i would put towards getting some accessories, but that is up to you, needs etc.
 
Thanks for all of your replies,

To me all this information sounds a little confusing but with all the information you have given i will sit down with her and go through all the options, Hopefully she will understand it more than i do:rolleyes:

Thanks all.

~Lemons_Mufc
 
f00b4r said:
You can pick up the D5100 with kit lens for £405 at the moment with £55 cash back on top of that so it gives you even more to play with if you go with that ;)


EDIT: oops didn't see that you were referring to the longer range lens.
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Yeah, I was meaning the 18/105 which is a much nicer lens
 
We decided to go with the D7000 but what lens would you recommend as a starter?, For taking photos outside, wildlife, buildings, closeups?

We both don't understand anything about different lens, so if someone would like to explain in a little detail that would be great.

Thanks!

~Lemons_Mufc
 
Does she like to be able to isolate a subject like this by knocking either the foreground of background out of focus?

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