Camera decissions..Which one to get!?

[Elliott]

Hi people.
Right been speaking to a few lads about DSLR's and now i got a few options i can take, i will list below

1.
Canon eos350d digital slr camera, 18-55mm lens, additional dedicated flashgun, spare battery, memory card, in mint condition very little used.
£320 posted All i would need is a tripod and the bag im getting so call that £50 extra is near enough £400.

2.
Canon eos slr Digital camera model 20d with canon 18mm-55mm lens excellent condition and boxed with manuals and software.
£220 posted I would need to buy a memory card, bag, tripod which would come in at about £70 so call that £300

3.
Canon 30D...comes with all accessories 2 x original batteries, box, leads, charger, manual .. etc ...
£280 posted would need to buy a lens, mem card, bag and tripod which im looking at about £150 extra which is £430



What do i do people??

[-Jason-]

I am also interested in this discussion as need an slr for my uni course will put a full post up soon

[Elliott]

Its now between the 30D or 350D, 20D sold

[Elliott]

The flash with the 350D is a jessops 300AFDC

[Viper]

i thought you had decided on a 30D???

[Elliott]

Im still deciding.

Canon 30D...comes with all accessories 2 x original batteries, box, leads, charger, manual .. etc ...
£280 posted would need to buy a lens, mem card, bag and tripod which im looking at about £150 extra which is £430

or...

Canon eos350d digital slr camera, 18-55mm lens, additional dedicated flashgun, spare battery, memory card, in mint condition very little used.
£340 posted All i would need is a tripod and the bag im getting so call that £50 extra is near enough £420.

[Viper]

you should have got the 20.

and saying 150 extra for memory card, bag, tripod and lens you wont be getting a good lens!

[Elliott]

I can haz 30D
Im only getting a kit lens to start out with dude

[Viper]

yeah, but as you get better, you will want to upgrade some a better lens, which you may as well start off with.

[jaybiss]

he could pick up a second hand kit lens for cheap just to get him started, otherwise he will have a nice camera but no lens.

after a kit lens id probably look to get a zoom lens like a 70-300

[Elliott]

Wel im getting the canon 30D body for £280 posted.
Camera bag for £20.
4GB mem card for £18 posted.
Tripod for like £20

I got about £60 to spend on a better lens than a kit lens...i bet thats not possible isit?

[Elliott]

Originally Posted by jaybiss

he could pick up a second hand kit lens for cheap just to get him started, otherwise he will have a nice camera but no lens.

after a kit lens id probably look to get a zoom lens like a 70-300

Jay you know it mate.

Im looking at 70-300 lens's right now.

[jaybiss]

Originally Posted by Elliott

Wel im getting the canon 30D body for £280 posted.
Camera bag for £20.
4GB mem card for £18 posted.
Tripod for like £20

I got about £60 to spend on a better lens than a kit lens...i bet thats not possible isit?

Bag, subscribe to dslr user magazine for 30 quid and get a choice of two tamrac bags for free

Get a couple of 2gb ones incase a card fucks up and you wont lose all your days pics then

tripod, 7dayshop 14 quid delivered. Budget tripod but fantastic for the money.

you'll get a kit lens for 60 quid easy

[Viper]

Originally Posted by Elliott

Jay you know it mate.

Im looking at 70-300 lens's right now.

ive got the tamron 70-300 at the moment. its brilliant. just look at my threads in this section to see wat its like (any track photos will have been taken with it)

Originally Posted by Elliott

Wel im getting the canon 30D body for £280 posted.
Camera bag for £20.
4GB mem card for £18 posted.
Tripod for like £20

I got about £60 to spend on a better lens than a kit lens...i bet thats not possible isit?

for the memory card, i would get on 7dayshop and get a couple of 2GB cards like jay said

they have some really cheap ones so for the price of your 4GB you bould probably get 8GB worth of cards.

2GB cards are better because if something happens, you lose less photos

[don55]

for goodness sake Elliot, just buy one.

[Ryanp]

Originally Posted by don55

for goodness sake Elliot, just buy one.

+ 1! we told you to get the 30D! hurry up before I do.