getting into photography

[Nates-VTR]

ive liked photography for along time but ive never actually tried it,
just wondering what would a fairly good camera cost to start off in photography?

[Ross]

I've worked as a professional photographer running my own business (now closed) for several years previously. What area of photography are you interested in? There are many options available to you, but knowing what you really want to focus on can help buy the right equipment at the start :)

IE, if you really like macro photography, or you really like landscapes, the type of lenses and even body of the camera would/could be different.

[Nates-VTR]

car shoot type of photography not sure what you'd call it :/

[Brettles1986]

I would like to get into this but mostly pictures of people (my daughter in particular).

How much should I be looking to spend on a half decent camera to start off with?

p.s. sorry for the thread hijack

[holdawayt]

I had a Nikon D40 DLSR which was ideal for the beginner photographer. Ended up selling it to a mate but I think I paid a guy of here £150 for it including a tripod.

I worked out I could get better results from my HTC desire Hd so got rid. Sure if I could be bothered to learn more about it I'd regret it lol.

[JoshB]

For people wanting to get into photography, I'd look at a second hand "bridge" camera.

No need to buy tons of lenses, they do it all, but they still have the majority of manual controls of a DSLR. You can learn how to alter the aperture and shutter speed to control depth of field and exposure, and see how often you use the full zoom, if ever.

eBay is littered with Fujifilm Finepix bridge's.

They give you a good flavour of the basics of photography but without the cost. (I've spent over £500 in lenses alone in my first year!)

[Barry123]

I agree with JoshB. SLR systems are prohibitively expensive so it's a bit of a pain if you decide it's not for you, can be several £xxx's down the drain after you've sold up.