New to photography, a few pics later: Inspired!

iBankAllDay · 1 Sep 2006 at 14:04

I've just come back from 1 month in Canada and the US. I took a few photos, as you do, with so many beautiful landscapes and scenery I was blown away and have now been inspired to take up photography. Up till now (including my holiday pics) I've never really taken many photos, but have always had an interest.

I put some online yesterday, for the first time, please feel free to take a look and critique: My 'work'.

But go easy!

I especially had fun on the beach though

Also, I currently have a very basic Acer camera (Acer Corporation CI6330) which I bought for <£100! Without going crazy (say <£250) are there any suggestions on what I could buy next?

Any help or comments greatly appreciated

iGiDK · 1 Sep 2006 at 14:56

Lake Louise looks absolutely stunning.

Similar to yourself, a holiday to Italy last year really increased my interest in taking photos - couldn't resist the stunning scenery!

I'm sure there are a lot of cameras within your price range that would serve you very well, are you looking for something discreet that you can easily carry in a pocket or one that's a bit bigger with a larger zoom?

iBankAllDay · 1 Sep 2006 at 15:16

I loved Lake Louise, it and Botanical Beach blew me away with their beauty. Truely stunning places.

I suppose, for now at least, I'd be looking for something discreet. A bigger and better camera would be good, but I'm not too sure if I'm ready for lenses etc. yet!

robertgilbert86 · 1 Sep 2006 at 15:34

Looks like you went to some amazing places, nice shot too, especially from a cheap camera.

The overclockers will probably reccommend a Canon Powershot camera (not sure of the model). This will give you control over appature, exposure, focus, ISO ect

If you're serious about photography bear in mind an entry level digital SLR is a Nikon D50 with kit lens for £380ish, but there are quite a few other costs to think about with a DSLR

iGiDK · 1 Sep 2006 at 15:48

Yeah a fairly comprehensive manual mode would be a good option to have (in addition to the auto mode) That way you can just simply enjoy taking pictures using the auto mode, and then when the time is right move on to experimenting in the manual mode

I'm not too clued up on pocket-sized digital cameras but I've heard good things regarding the Fujifilm Finepix F11 which can be had for about £150ish if you look around (I think!)

At the very top end of your budget the Canon Poweshot IXUS 800 IS may be worth investigating also