hjckcff 1,737 Posted November 7, 2015 Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 ive tried most compact and bridge camera's and none will compare to a basic dslr. ive dropped a few pixels and am enjoying using an old D90. its worth remembering the most important part of any camera is..the person operating it. happy snapping whatever you get. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattybugeye 884 Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 If you was local I would lend you a camera Either way what ever you buy you will enjoy 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Omanyra 2,518 Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 (edited) What a very nice thing to say Such a nice chap :-) Edited November 8, 2015 by Omanyra Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hjckcff 1,737 Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 ya cant beat a dslr dont settle for less 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jasrae 12 Posted November 19, 2015 Report Share Posted November 19, 2015 Wee query on camera model no does larger no mean better quality camera or what looking for camera for wildlife photos fishing photos etc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lid 194 Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 Wee query on camera model no does larger no mean better quality camera or what looking for camera for wildlife photos fishing photos etc Not really, although it can do. Some makes of cameras, such as canon have model groupings and within each group the higher number is usually newer or better. But the relationship between groups themselves may not follow any reliable pattern. So sticking with canon SLR cameras, a canon EOS 7D is better than an EOS 70D which is newer and therefore better than an EOS 60D, all of which are better than then an EOS 1200D. Except that as things advance the lower models get better than all the older ones. I hope this makes sense, as to be honest looking at model numbers is not really very useful. What is your budget and how far do you want to take your photography? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jasrae 12 Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 About £500 but could be more or less depending on hides etc have done lots of work with local wildlife photographer who has now moved up north Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lid 194 Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 Well the opinion in this thread is for that amount go for an SLR and a couple of lenses. Personally I would buy new or secondhand with a warranty. I have bought several expensive SLRs secondhand in the past from private sales and ended up with repair bills. There's a good number of SLR in the £250 - £400 price range now, like the canon 1200D. However I find the starter model canons a bit small myself. Can you get to a camera shop? TBH it is difficult to make a specific recommendation for cameras as if you are going to photograph wildlife, you'll probably need a zoom lens too. It also depends on how fussy you are about 'perfect' image quality, because you can get superzoom lenses like this now which would cover everything. The previous model is cheaper too! However purists are not happy with compromises on image quality on these kinds of lenses. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jasrae 12 Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 Thanks for advice hope to get sorted after Xmas Quote Link to post Share on other sites
deanflute 550 Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 http://www.argos.co.uk/m/static/Product/partNumber/4245153/searchTerm/dslr.htm Is this any good? Doesn't seem to pricey Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hjckcff 1,737 Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 http://www.argos.co.uk/m/static/Product/partNumber/4245153/searchTerm/dslr.htm Is this any good? Doesn't seem to pricey yes they are a good little camera. i had the d3200. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurcherchris 5 Posted December 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 Been having a think and keep looking. Think after Christmas I'm going to treat myself to a Nikon D7200 with a 18-140mm lens. Hopefully might get a deal in new year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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