Some buying advice please!

Terminel · 22 Mar 2011 at 17:00

So the wifes birthday is coming up and you know what they say, "happy wife, happy life". She dropped a hint the other day about buying her a camera but not any old camera, a digital SLR I think they are (you may have guessed, I have absolutely no idea about cameras).

I suppose what she needs is beginner friendly of a decent quality, what I need is relatively wallet friendly /cough £150 ish.

Is it even possible for that budget, I don't know but let me know what you think?

Cheers.

mcc49 · 22 Mar 2011 at 17:10

Depends if you are prepared to buy 2nd hand? Its next to impossible to get a DSLR brand new for £150.

mhk1058 · 22 Mar 2011 at 23:50

£400 is probably the bottom end for something worth having, the Nikon D3100 is about that with the current cashback offer, beginner friendly, good quality and a great intro.

PieEater · 23 Mar 2011 at 07:32

I think you'll be looking at a bridge camera for that price, perhaps one with an 18x zoom which would cover most of the bases. You could suggest that it would let her get to grips with more advanced photography and find out if she really wants to invest in a proper DSLR.

Terminel · 23 Mar 2011 at 07:48

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_camera

I agree with the bridge camera idea and your right there is the chance of it of ending up in a draw gathering dust. So any recommendations?

Thanks for the advice so far, appreciated.

Terminel · 23 Mar 2011 at 07:57

A very quick search threw this up....

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Panasonic-Lumix-DMC-FZ38EB-K-Digital-Camera/dp/B002KHMJ78/ref=tag_stp_s2_edpp_url

its more than I would normally spend as I am quite "tight" but like I said happy wife happy life.

mcc49 · 23 Mar 2011 at 09:46

http://www.fotosense.co.uk/panasonic-dmc-fz45-digital-camera-black.html?source=webgains&siteid=10691

Or get the latest FZ45 model for the exact same price

DiCe! · 23 Mar 2011 at 11:07

I have an older version of the lumix, it is a nice little camera, it doesnt allow you to pop it in your trouser pockets but its good if you want a point and shoot and a camera you can mess around with on full manual, build quality is great, dont forget a SD card!

Terminel · 24 Mar 2011 at 07:16

Thx for the advice, ordering in the next couple of days.