Recommend me an SLR please - Saxperience

Saxo-SX · 22nd March 2010, 23:19

Im looking into taking some better quality photo's with an SLR camera.

Previously ive just used digital cameras but Im not really happy with the quality they produce.

I dont have much of a budget.... maybe upto around £120.

Obviously I will have to get something 2nd hand for this price.

Can anyone recommend a decent oldish camera that I can pick up for around that price which comes with all the basic equiptment needed to get me started? Or just give me some tips of what I need or what to look out for.

Thanks

jaybiss · 22nd March 2010, 23:20

that is a very small budget but i'd prob try to get a 10d off ebay, talkphotography etc

it is an old camera but still very capable.

-Jason- · 22nd March 2010, 23:42

Jay

40d or 450d and why as ryan is ignoring me

Ryan^p · 23rd March 2010, 00:28

because I was doing work you gay chelski supporting cock sucker

40D

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Viper · 23rd March 2010, 00:29

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Originally Posted by -Jason-

Jay

40d or 450d and why as ryan is ignoring me

depends....

probably because you're a homo?

£120 budget for a DSLR is VERY hopeful.

You need to consider that you will need a body, lens, memory card etc.

as an example a 20D (about 10 years old i think) will cost £200 for the body on its own. Then a kit lens for about £200 odd i think.

you might be better off looking at a second hand bridge camera instead of an SLR

Ryan^p · 23rd March 2010, 00:51

tom 20D isnt that old it was introduced around the same time as the mkII.

So circa 2004

and the kit lens isnt £200

£120 budget on topic, id put it in the bank and save up to get an SLR and a lens

Viper · 23rd March 2010, 01:08

thought they were older than 2004!

wikipedia here i come

Ryan^p · 23rd March 2010, 01:18

the 1D was only introduced this millenium.

Film was still the king before.

mysaxovtr · 23rd March 2010, 01:18

tried to pm you mate you wont get much for 120... im looking for around £600 for all my camera and lenses together sorry if thats out of your reach

Ryan^p · 23rd March 2010, 01:22

£600 I hope you have nice glass or a recent body

mysaxovtr · 23rd March 2010, 01:26

well body is only a d40x but got a sigma wide angle lense nikon vr zoom 400mm lense nikon vr 24-120 mm lense 18-55 mm lense and accesories

Ryan^p · 23rd March 2010, 01:27

lens

titchster · 23rd March 2010, 01:35

I recently got a bargain on an Olympus E600, because they're discontinued now, and even then, I still paid almost £400.

And they're not as popular as stuff like Nikons (that I know Ryan, and Viper and all those who actually know about cameras, unlike me, use), which go for not a lot less second hand on ebay.

Ryan^p · 23rd March 2010, 01:38

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Originally Posted by titchster

I recently got a bargain on an Olympus E600, because they're discontinued now, and even then, I still paid almost £400.

And they're not as popular as stuff like Nikons (that I know Ryan, and Viper and all those who actually know about cameras, unlike me, use), which go for not a lot less second hand on ebay.

Wash your mouth out, I roll with canon

A D3s would make me go noink though...

The issue with stuff like olympus etc.. is theyre not common, so they are harder to get stuff for cheap second hand.

titchster · 23rd March 2010, 01:39

Nikon, Canon, they're all the same.

Ryan^p · 23rd March 2010, 01:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by titchster

Nikon, Canon, they're all the same.

Nah canon blow noink away until you go to the D3

Arsemunching canon give me the mkIV for less than 4.5k