spec me a DSLR

collisster

collisster

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I've had a range of P&S cameras in the past and I want to move up to SLRs, can anyone recommend a good cheap one to start with and that will provide a good base for learning and progressing? btw I have looked at bridge cameras & I've decided I do want a DSLR.
Budget = as cheap as possible for what I want, basically a camera, and a general purpose lens to start with

thanks
collisster
 
Nikon:

D50
D40
D40x

Canon:

300d
350d
400d

Do some reading up on those and maybe go to a high street retailer where you can get your hands on the above and see which one fits your budget and you hands the best.

Panzer
 
I know I will get shot down so hard.... but I too recently purchased my first DSLR, and the cost was a major factor in my choice - and subsequently chose outside of the normal Canon-Nikon bracket. I just wanted to start with something, and didn't mind taking a hit on the range of lenses available to me, as long as I could get a camera and start shooting for now...

I bought an Olympus E-330. It's rather old now, and not available any more - I'm not saying you should go for this camera, or even an Olympus - just that you might be able to get something you're looking for with a DSLR from another brand - Olympus or Pentax for example. There are a lot of good deals to be had on both if you shop around..
 
Rebel is the American name for 300D, which has been replaced with the 350D (Rebel XT) and that has been replaced with the 400D (no idea what US that has though)
 
My Oly E-330 cost me £229 due to a price mistake, for all intents and purposes it should have cost me £299.

The Rebel is the 300/350/400D series that Panzer has recommended to you. My experience with cameras from other brands is limited, so wouldn't like to advise. I've heard wonderful things about them though. I've also heard that range is due an update, by the end of this month no-less, maybe a 450d or something along those lines.

edit: pipped to it - I think the US name for the 400D is the Rebel XTi.
 
I've seen the Nikon d40 kit advertised for about £260ish quite recently. Its a brilliant camera, only the lack of af lens' does let it down when you feel you want to expand you equipment, So the d50/d70 might be worth a look for second handers if you like the feel of the nikons
 
Between the two, the canon is probably the better choice, mainly due to the larger choice of lens' that are canon fit. Performance wise I think there is little between the two though.
 
The Canon deffinately will give you more choice in regards to lenses if that's what you're looking for. No contest. But the E-410 represents excellent value for money in that auction. You might find the LiveView (see what your shooting on the screen in real-time, like on a compact camera) particularly useful if this is your first DSLR. The E-410 also has Image Stabilisation built into the body of the camera, so you can benefit from this with whatever lens you use. Remember the 2x crop factor of the Olympus, which means between both those lenses you are can cover focal distances between 28-300mm.

Tough decision.
 
I'm looking at the canon 350d at the moments and it says the shutter speed goes up to 30 seconds, now I've also been looking at some of the pictures on here and they say exposure time of 10mins etc is this then not possible with the 350d or am i getting a bit confused? I suspect the latter :p can someone please explain?

thanks
 
konicky said:
No it doesn't! E510 does. Both great value for money, especially after the price drops announced today :)

The kit lenses are generally considered to be better than other brands too.
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B4 they got taken out, there was 2 links in collister's post, above. One of them was for an auction with the E-410- I lifted the spec to do with Image Stabilisation off there. I thought it was strange too, as Im sure it didnt have a 3" LCD, but a 2.5" (turns out I was right too). I just checked the Olympus website, quite a few of the specs on that auction were incorrect - Im pretty sure they were describing an E-510.
 
The shutter will stay open as long as you keep the shutter button pressed.
If you take your finger off the button it will close.
 
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