Recommend £150-170 SLR

[Spitfir3]

Hey,

I'm looking to get a cheap digital SLR camera no more than £170. I've liked the look of the Canon Powershot S1 IS 3.2MP Digital Camera - 10 X Optical Zoom.

Anyway I dont know, anyone got any advice?

Thanks =)

 

[DannyDan]

The S1 isn't an SLR. You won't get an SLR for that price (certainly not a new one), the cheapest is probably the Nikon D50 @ ~£400.

If you're not actually looking for an SLR then there's a fair few digital cameras to choose from in that price range, you might want to have a look at reviews on sites such as Steve's Digicams.

 

[Deleted member 11679]

Hi,

First things first, remove the competitor

What you have pointed out there is an SLR style compact camera. An SLR, or in fact Digital SLR camera differentiates from the Canon S1 in many many ways, not least the most obvious being you can change the lenses on an SLR or Digital SLR camera.

The Canon is a good choice of camera, one you cannot go far wrong with. In this price range I would also consider the Fujifilm S5500 or S5600, both are SLR style in the fact they have that style of body...and will provide you with a very good introduction into digital photography.

 

[[OZ]]

Hey,

I'm looking to get a cheap digital SLR camera no more than £170. I've seen a few ones over at ******

I would delete the competitor if I was you.

 

[Spitfir3]

okay thanks for the advice lol. I've decided to go for the Fuji FinePix S5600 which looks like a great camera for the price and the reviews looks great.

One question though, do you think it comes with a 16mb card with it from all sellers? Im buying it from this site which I suppose I cant link and it doesnt say but the site - http://www.dpreview.com/news/0507/05072802fuji_s5200zs5600z.asp says that it comes with a 16mb card..?

Anyone got any ideas on this?

Thanks

 

[hoodmeister]

Will almost definitely come with a 16MB card from anyone (it comes in the box) - but 16MB is waay too small for a decent number of shots anyway.

Buy a seperate XD card.

 

[Spitfir3]

ah okay, one other thing - is a SD card the same thing or not? and would it be compatible?

Thanks

 

[hoodmeister]

not the same thing, no. And not compatible.

You can only use XD cards with the Fuji S5600.

 

[kidscruff]

Hey, good choice! I've just bought the Fuji S5600 myself. Now waiting for my 1GB XD Card I ordered online... the included 16MB card runs out in about 10 shots!

It's a nice little bridge camera to get familiar with all the manual settings.

 

[King_Boru]

You can pick up a new Nikon film SLR for that price. I would link the site but not allowed.

 

[Spitfir3]

ah oh well, i've just ordered it along with a nice XD card =)

Damn I cant wait, i'm gonna be takin a lot of photos over the few days