Nikon D3200

Rybo89

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Worth £335 with the 18-55mm lens?

After plenty of reading it seems this DSLR is very user friendly, especially to new photographers.

Few reviews suggest buying a better lens to use the camera's full potential? Would i even notice this? I just want to do better picture's than what is coming off the phone.

I know nothing about camera's. Bought a decent FujiFilm digital camera once and never used it as i didn't have the slightest clue what all the options was. So swiftly sold it on... Want to give it another crack now though.

Will the D3200 be ok?

Could get the D3100 for £280 with lens but this is nearly half the megapixel?

Thanks
 
It depends on how much money you have, if I had the £335 I would buy the D3200, if I couldn't justify the extra £55 I would buy the D3100. I have the D3100 and think it's great but then I wanted to spend the minimum possible whilst I decided if I enjoy photography.

You shouldn't need a new lens, the kit lens is fine and if you get into photography and find something that you are particularly interested in then it will be worth looking at a new lens but more specific to your chosen area.

Don't get too bogged down by megapixels and so forth and so on have a read of real peoples views on the camera itself. A good place to start would be here,

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=303450
 
Hey Mollymoo, thanks for the reply.

I don't mind spending £335, i get 12 months to pay for it with no interest from my catalog which helps. Seems to be the cheapest place to get it from aswell after having a good google around.

Both me and my GF have thousands up on thousands of photo's that we have took from are phones from over the years, which are still good photo's but they are missing the quality of a proper camera.

Also, we have just spent over £400 on 7 pictures done by a photographer. I think i will try capture my own photo's next time, be cheaper!

I love wildlife, sceneries , car's, things out of the ordinary. Plenty of random photo's of things on my phone. Always taking pictures of something.

I did try before but i couldn't get to grips with the settings on the Fujifilm Camera, they was all over the place. So i sold it and went back to using my phone. Did you find the Nikon easy to use as a new user?
 
Rybo89 said:
I did try before but i couldn't get to grips with the settings on the Fujifilm Camera, they was all over the place. So i sold it and went back to using my phone. Did you find the Nikon easy to use as a new user?
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From an ease of use point of view I don't think there's much difference between the DSLRs. All models at that price point will have an auto mode and some specific scene modes. But to get the most of the camera you will need to learn the basics of exposure.
 
Agreed, although I do prefer Canon from a UX/ergonomics point of view, this Nikon does seem to offer good value for money and once you learn how it all works, you'll be able to capture some lovely Mondeo photos ;)

I would recommend doing some reading on the basics of photography, i.e. exposure time, aperture, and ISO and how they tie together, as well as depth of field and composition and whatnot. This sort of stuff isn't that difficult to "take in" and you'll gain a really good understanding of what's behind the picture once you've grasped it all.

There's plenty of online resources as well as books you can get, and my boss went on a 1 day photography beginner's course through Groupon which he said was brilliant and I can tell he's learnt quite a lot from it!
 
Right guys, brilliant! I will grab the D3200. 2 weeks wait though :(

Howard and Janesy, expect to see plenty of my amazing photography soon. (keep your screen turned Janesy)
 
Oh don't buy a D80. It's been proven that they can't be used to take pictures of cars.

[This is a joke, if you don't get it search for a user called TwoBlackLines]
 
Great pictures :D

Ordered the camera this morning along with a Sandisk Extreme 8GB SD card 30MB/s. Came up to £350 which isn't bad at all.


K.C. Leblanc said:
Oh don't buy a D80. It's been proven that they can't be used to take pictures of cars.

[This is a joke, if you don't get it search for a user called TwoBlackLines]
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I remember that guy from motors :)
 
Expect delivery by the 19th of September.

I hate waiting for new toys :(

What other essentials should i be looking into? Any good websites i should be having a good look at? Books/DVD's that could help?

Thanks
 
Surprise delivery:

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Can't wait to learn how to use it. Won't be till a few days time as i am too busy at the moment.
 
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