Spec me in to the world of dSLR

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EDIT 2: These would all be bought from the well known highstreet retailer, but the 50-300mm lens they don't have marked down for £25 cashback like they do the otheres, so this confuses me a little. If they do get more stock of the camera, hopefully it's soon.
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Use the Nikon website to find out if it qualifies for cashback. Pretty sure it will do, even if the retailers website does not mention it.

https://www.nikon.co.uk/sites/promotions/summer/index_uk.html

The 55-300mm is listed on the Nikon website as coming with 325 cashback.
 
I know most will recommend a Nikon or a Canon but 12 months ago when I was considering which to buy for my first visit to Chernobyl, I chose a Pentax K50.

From online reviews, the K50 didn't seem "that" far behind Canon/Nikon offerings in a similar price bracket and in some ways surpassed them. Having handled Pentax/Canon?Nikon in the similar price bracket, I felt the K50 was more user friendly - particularly for a beginner.

I only have the K50 to go on - I've considered whether selling the K50 and going up the range band of Nikon or Canon but I'm nowhere near at the limits of the camera so would probably be a waste of money. The K50 is also dust proof which helps to keep that pesky radiation dust out :)

Anyway, I don't pretend to know an awful lot about cameras but I think the K50 has served me well.

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This is probably my fav pic from the camera so far.
 
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That's pretty good EddScott, but with all this brain power I've used, I think I'm set on the kit I listed above :)

So my latest venture ended up with them also being out of stock. They mentioned about expecting stock within the next week or two though. I guess I'll have to try wait out for the camera in hope people stock up before the cashback ends.

I'm guessing that, if they continue to offer the free bag once they restock, the extra £10 would surely be worth it? D3300, 18-55mm lens and a free bag for £359, then I get £30 cashback. Nobody else seems to offer that for the price.

Store in question is Cameraworld - has any used them before?

EDIT: Pulled the trigger on the offer after talking with them via email. Nikon have told them re-stock within 2 weeks. So just the waiting game :)
 
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The Nikon D5200 is only £399 in Curry's, comes with a VRII 18-55mm lens and a 2nd battery and a remote. (those two extra items alone cost over £50)

You also qualify for £40 cashback.

I have just picked up two today :)
 
So while I wait for the delivery of the D3300, it doesn't stop me shopping for lenses. Amazon currently have the Nikkor 35mm at £132, but up until tonight you can get £10 off using a code, making this £122.

Tempted to order this tonight, people have used Amazon for this stuff right? Just don't want some knock off being sent :p
 
Well after such a long wait, Nikon finally delievered to the store late on Monday. Been sent my way today and should be arriving tomorrow :)

Also ordered the 55-300mm lens.

Now I need a memory card, so going to order with Prime so I receive tomorrow.

Which should I buy?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-SDS...F8&qid=1440515412&sr=1-5&keywords=memory+card

or

http://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-Ext...F8&qid=1440516119&sr=1-6&keywords=memory+card

I can't decide which would be better. One seems double the price, but is it worth the money over the cheaper one?
 
Thanks for the info!

The Extreme Pro is a good performing card. How much can fit onto a 32GB when shooting RAW? The 32GB Extreme Pro can be had for the same price as the Extreme 64GB. Just wondering if halving the available space for a better card is the way forward.
 
I opted for the 32GB. Means less storage but since I'm new, the chances of me shooting hundreds of photos in a short amount of time isn't likely to be soon. I can always transfer over to the PC also if need be.

Burst mode will definitely come in handy when I'm capturing something on the move too.

Does shooting RAW + JPEG have any benefits? or should I stick with just RAW?
 
I have just ordered the D3300 with VR ii lens from Jessops. Will be my first DSLR so looking forward to working it all out.

I'm no pro photographer but wanted something to take decent pics. I also ordered the 32GB pro card as 32GB will be fine for me.

Will be good to hear how you get on with yours.
 
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So after playing around with everything, this feels really nice :D. I'm still working on aperture and shutter and been trying the to get the difference in DoF. I've much to learn and really hoping to improve.


I'm going to my girlfriends this weekend and I'll be taking my camera for some shooting. She lives more near the countryside areas, so when we go for a walk we could come across horses and cows in fields.

I'm just wondering, which lens is best suited for this? I will have all my lenses on me with my bag. So should I primarily stick with the 35mm for general use? Would either the 18-55mm or 55-300 be more adequate for photographing the animals? I would assume the longer lens?

Also should I shoot in aperture due to having the daylight during the day and it lets me fix the DoF?
 
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