Hi All,
Firstly let me give you a little background on my requirements. My girlfriend and I plan to take a year out and travel South America early 2010. Of course we would like to capture all we do and see on film so to speak; hence will need to purchase a camera + relevant accessories for the trip.
As a total novice I have read through the basic buying guide in the sticky, as well as a similar basic overview on http://www.dpreview.com/ both of which have given me a small insight into what I might like to look for from what seems like a sea of available cameras.
The bulk of the pictures we take are likely to be landscape / portrait type stuff as opposed to action / sports etc.
Ruggedness is clearly something of a priority, however after nipping to a local store today and asking some basic questions it sounded like anything that was 'weatherized' was going to be some way out of budget.
I'm looking to spend around £500(semi flexible) to get going, but may pick up some extra bits later in the year as I get snapping and get a feel for the camera.
If you were in my shoes what kind of rig would you purchase?
I'm not too fussed on new vs pre-owned but I don't know where to look to pick up pre-owned kit.
Any advice greatly appreciated!
Firstly let me give you a little background on my requirements. My girlfriend and I plan to take a year out and travel South America early 2010. Of course we would like to capture all we do and see on film so to speak; hence will need to purchase a camera + relevant accessories for the trip.
As a total novice I have read through the basic buying guide in the sticky, as well as a similar basic overview on http://www.dpreview.com/ both of which have given me a small insight into what I might like to look for from what seems like a sea of available cameras.
The bulk of the pictures we take are likely to be landscape / portrait type stuff as opposed to action / sports etc.
Ruggedness is clearly something of a priority, however after nipping to a local store today and asking some basic questions it sounded like anything that was 'weatherized' was going to be some way out of budget.
I'm looking to spend around £500(semi flexible) to get going, but may pick up some extra bits later in the year as I get snapping and get a feel for the camera.
If you were in my shoes what kind of rig would you purchase?
I'm not too fussed on new vs pre-owned but I don't know where to look to pick up pre-owned kit.
Any advice greatly appreciated!
its on the Members Market here but you cant access it yet. Very user friendly camera and have the standard kit lens (18-55mm) and a longer zoom lens (70-300mm), also have a rather handy Crumpler Pretty Boy XL bag which is weatherproof. If interested drop me an email in my trust 
